- Did you know that a good portion of the food you eat everyday probably comes from a family farm? Family farming plays a crucial role in ensuring global food security, producing 80 percent of the world’s food in value terms. Around the world, almost a third of the population is...

Rural youth are the next generation of forest and farm producers, and they are at the heart of a food-secure future. As participants heard at the World Food Forum at FAO Headquarters in Rome today, they have much to offer and are essential in global sustainable production efforts, with their...

Earlier this year, rural women producers, entrepreneurs and leaders came together online to share experiences, and inspire each other in a virtual dialogue organized by IIED with the Forest and Farm Facility. Two trailblazing cooperatives showcased how they are successfully using digital technology to enhance processes within their cooperatives...

For over a decade, the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) has been supporting smallholder farmers in vital forest restoration activities. Now, the FFF has joined a new project for smallholder forest and farm producers to support the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100).  The ambition of AFR100 is huge: to...

Farmers in Togo have successfully secured over USD 2.4 million funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, under the auspices of the World Bank Group, to implement and promote sustainable farming practices throughout the country. The funding will improve the livelihoods of thousands of farmers by increasing...