January 2017
The Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network (PIFON) in partnership with the World Rural Forum organized the Farmer Organisation consultation on Family Farming that was held in Pacific Harbour, Fiji on 25th November 2016. The outcomes of this consultation meeting is now available via a report here
The World Rural Forum (WRF) is a plural network that works in favour of family farming and sustainable rural development, composed of farmers’ federations, rural organizations and agriculture research centres from five continents.
The aim of the consultation was to provide a regional platform for Pacific farmer organisation representatives to share, improve their knowledge, and understand the concept of family farming and its relativity at a regional level. The consultation also aimed to identify priority policy issues affecting smallholder farmers in the region and means for addressing these issues with farmer organizations as a driving force.
Family farming in the Pacific is known as subsistence farming, traditional farming, organic farming, indigenous farming or smallholder farming.
The meeting was funded by the World Rural Forum.