De land- en tuinbouw is één van de motoren van de economie van Nederland. Wij zijn de wereldwijde nummer twee als het gaat om de export van agrarische producten. Buiten de Europese Unie is deze export echter gevoelig voor geopolitieke onrust met vaak onvoorspelbare effecten op de prijsvorming in Nederland. »
This session in the series on Family Farming is preparatory to the conference on Family Farming, which will be held in Utrecht on December 15, 2014. Core question of this conference is: how can African farmers be supported to become entrepreneurs? »
The theme of this session is research, information and education for the benefit of smallholder farmers: the session is chaired by Frans Verberne, director of the Food & Business Knowledge Platform. »
To continue and expand the dialogue to a global audience, FAO is now hosting an e-mail conference on “Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms” which will allow participants to share their knowledge, ideas and experiences on this topic. »
An opportunity to share views and reflect on agricultural research and global challenges: the international year of Family Farming – lessons learnt and post-2014 priorities. »
The celebrating FARA gaterhing takes pace November 26 to 28, 2014, and is tagged ‘Renewing, Repositioning and Refocusing FARA’, with as main theme: FARA – Delivering Africa’s Future Through Science-led Agricultural Transformation. »
