Vu Le Y Voan is Vice Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Viet Nam National Farmers Union (VNFU) and Facilitator of the Forest and Farm Facility programme in Viet Nam. In this video interview she explains how small-scale forest and farm producers can contribute to halting deforestation and...

27 February 2018, Rome - FAO and AgriCord, a global alliance of agri-agencies mandated by farmers' organizations, are joining efforts to facilitate the engagement of family and smallholder farmers in decision making and policy dialogue, increase their institutional and organizational capacities and improve their access to markets and finance. Doing so will...

21 February 2018, Rome — With their uniquely placed frontline role in sustainable natural resource management, forest and farm small-scale producers and organizations should be enlisted as key allies in reducing deforestation and increasing forest cover, a panel session heard on Wednesday during a major international conference at FAO headquarters in...

Nearly a decade has passed since a small group of farmers gathered around a fire to lament the increasing costs of their trade, and the toll that modern practices and inputs was taking on their land. As the embers of the fire settled, they resolved to take action to improve...

In Myanmar, the National League for Democracy (NLD) is transferring the rights to forest land – and all its potential bounty – to local communities. Duncan Macqueen explains how this important move, supported by peer-to-peer learning, is helping to establish new long-term livelihoods. It is impossible to talk about Myanmar without...