Reflections on the outcomes of COP29, exploring key implications and opportunities for farmers, and looking ahead to COP30 in Brazil, authored by Luisa Volpe, Advocacy, Policy & Partnerships Practice Leader, and Francesco Brusaporco, Senior Officer at the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO).
The farmers of the world and their organisations, members of the UNFCCC Farmers' Constituency, have come together as one voice and signed a joint statement urging world leaders and policymakers at COP29 in Baku to fully recognise farmers' role and engagement in climate efforts and greater integration of their knowledge and priorities in all decisions that impact agriculture.
The World Farmers' Organisation appeals to world leaders and policymakers at CBD COP 16 in Cali, Colombia, to recognise the ecosystem services farmers provide through sustainable agriculture. It calls for farmers' engagement as essential partners in biodiversity conservation efforts and urges more significant support for farmers to adopt sustainable, locally adapted farming practices.
WFO champions farmers' voices at WTO Public Forum 2024, paving the way for inclusive agricultural trade From September 10 to 13, a delegation from the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO), including trade experts and farmer leaders from WFO Member Organisations and [...]
Rome, Italy, June 19, 2024, member organisations of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), on the occasion of the 2024 Session of the WFO General Assembly, the Organisation’s highest decision-making body, confirmed Arnold Puech D’Alissac as their President for the 2024-2026 term. Born [...]
From June 17 to 21, the World Farmers' Organisation will hold its 2024 Annual Meeting (WFO2024) at the FAO premises in Rome, Italy. The event will convene hundreds of farmers of all sizes and sectors, family farmers, young and [...]
The WFO appeals to the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference to ensure the agricultural negotiations are responsive to the global challenges facing the food and agriculture systems and the needs and experiences of farmers at the local level, reinforcing the position of farmers in the food chain, and ensuring the food security of the global population.
Reflections on the outcomes of COP28, looking ahead to COP29 in Baku, by Luisa Volpe, the Advocacy, Policy & Partnerships Practice Leader of the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO), and Francesco Brusaporco, the WFO UNFCCC Contact Point. After one year [...]
The hundreds of millions of farmers worldwide represented in the UNFCCC Farmers' Constituency issued a joint response to the "COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action." The Farmers' constituency welcomes the 'COP28 UAE Declaration [...]
Farmers worldwide, united under the UNFCCC Farmers Constituency, make a stand and urge Parties to finalise and agree on a clear roadmap of the four-year Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security for constructive implementation that enables farmers to plan practical actions to address the Climate Crisis.