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The Firmament Group, McLean Family Farms and Sweat Equities Invest in Citrus Extracts

The Firmament Group, a provider of tailored debt and equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced an investment in Citrus Extracts, LLC.




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Lundberg Family Farms Baked Grain Bites

Baked Grain Bites is a light, airy, and great-tasting snack made from brown rice, sorghum and amaranth.




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Family farmers' market being held in FAO headquarters Atrium

Family farming is inextricably linked to national and global food security. Both in developing and developed countries, family farming is the leading form of agriculture in food production. Family farmers [...]




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MERCOSUR Government representatives praise FAO's support of family farming and hunger eradication efforts

Santiago, Chile- The declaration of the XXI Specialized Meeting on Family Farming of MERCOSUR (REAF, in Spanish) held last week in Argentina, acknowledged the advances promoted by FAO’s Director General, [...]




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FAO calls for “paradigm shift” towards sustainable agriculture and family farming

Policy makers should support a broad array of approaches to overhauling global food systems, [...]




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Global consultation on the implementation of the UN Decade of Family farming (UNDFF) in 2019-2020

In December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) to serve as a framework for developing public policies and investments to [...]




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Report on the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019–2028)

In December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) to serve as a framework for developing public policies and investments to [...]




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Join us: virtual symposium on Agricultural Heritage and Family Farming

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, through the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, will organise the International Symposium on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and Family Farming from [...]




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Global consultation on the implementation of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) in 2021-2022

In December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) to serve as a framework for developing public policies and investments to support family [...]




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Second Report on the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 (UNDFF)

In December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) to serve as a framework for developing public policies and investments to [...]





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CBD News: This year, declared International Year of Family Farming by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Mountain Day is being celebrated under the theme of "Mountain Farming". Mountain agriculture, which




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Make your thunder heard. Join us in the Thunderclap for the Intl Year of Family Farming

Help raise the profile of the IYFF 2014 and its role in eradicating hunger Family farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the world with more than 500 million family farmers playing a key role in securing a future where more quality food is produced in a sustainable way.  For this reason, the 2014 International Year of Family Farming plays a [...]




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Family farming is part of the solution to the hunger problem

The United Nations launched the 2014 International Year of Family Farming to stress the vast potential family farmers have to eradicate hunger and preserve natural resources. In both developed and developing countries, more than 500 million, or nine out of ten, farms are managed by families, making family farms the predominant form of agriculture. They not only produce about 80% [...]




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Four family farms honored as Delaware Century Farms

Four families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as owners of Century Farms on Tuesday in a ceremony honoring Delaware agriculture’s long heritage and historic roots.




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Catfish dream: Ed Scott's fight for his family farm and racial justice in the Mississippi Delta / Julian Rankin

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