WFO Brought the Women Farmers’ Voice to the UN CSW67
On March 14, WFO Vice President Katie Milne brought the global women farmers' perspective into the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67).
The WFO Solidarity Fund is Now Operational: No Member is Left Behind
Rome, Italy - The World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) is pleased to announce the establishment of a solidarity fund to assist and support the member organisations with limited resources, particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of natural disasters, conflicts and [...]
2023 WFO General Assembly: Registration is now open!
We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the 2023 WFO General Assembly in Sun City, Rustenburg, South Africa, from May 21 to 24! The event is organised in collaboration with the WFO Members Southern African Agri Initiative [...]
Kick-Off Meeting of the Third Edition of the WFO Gymnasium Capacity Building Program for Young Farmers
February 16, 2023 - The new group of young farmers from all over the world attending the WFO Gymnasium High-Level Capacity Building Program convened digitally for the official start of the third edition of the program. The meeting featured the [...]
WFO welcomes to its headquarters 27 TOP Kurs students
Again this year, on February 15, the WFO International Secretariat opened the doors of its premises in Rome to 27 young farmers all coming from different parts of Germany and taking part in the TOP Kurs programme, managed by the WFO partner Andreas Hermes Akademie [...]
WFO member JNRWP President Tamisha Lee joined IFAD GC46
February 14, 2023 – Today Ms Tamisha Lee, President of the WFO Member Organisation Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers went to FAO headquarters in Rome to bring the rural women producers’ voice to the IFAD Governing Council (#GC2023). [...]
WFO President at CSocD61 on the Young Women’s Role in Agriculture Cooperatives
Yesterday, Thursday 9 February, during the 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61), the WFO Member Organisation Indian Co-operative Network for Women (ICNW) hosted the virtual side event “The role of Young Women in Cooperatives in combating inequalities, [...]
WFO Scientific Council holds the First Meeting of the Year
Today, February 8, the distinguished members of the Scientific Council of the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) convened digitally for their first meeting of 2023. Created in 2020, the Scientific Council is an independent scientific body composed of scientists, experts [...]
FAO and the World Farmers’ Organisation renew partnership
The new agreement continues support for farmers, recognizing their key role in achieving sustainable agrifood systems and the 2030 Agenda 27 January 2023, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Farmers’ Organisation [...]
The WFO Young at the GFFA 2023 Young Farmers’ Forum
Photo copyright: BMEL/Photothek For the seventh time this year, at the invitation of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), 10 young farmers from WFO Member Organisations across the globe joined the annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), participating in [...]