IFAP Advocates Farming for Sustainable Development at UNEP Governing Council

From February 24-26, 2010, IFAP representatives joined Environmental Ministers and UNEP officials in Bali, Indonesia for the 11th special session of the Global Ministerial Environment forum and the Governing Council to advocate the interests of farmers in terms of sustainable development, ecosystem services and biodiversity. The Farmers’ Major Group was represented by Ingrid Rydberg, Policy Officer for Swedish Farmers and Valerio Lucchesi, IFAP Policy Officer.

Highlighting the multiple services famers deliver to society, including an adequate food supply for a growing population, IFAP emphasized the wide range of ecosystem services and land stewardship mechanisms that [...]

2 Jul 2010

Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women

IFAP

On the UN International Day of Cooperatives celebrating the theme “Cooperative enterprise empowers women,” the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) encourages the adoption and strengthening of the cooperative business model as an instrument capable of improving the status and living conditions of women around the world.

As [...]

1 Jul 2010

Ajay Vashee to Serve on Advisory Board of Virtual Fertilizer Research Center

IFAP

Ajay Vashee, president of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), which represents farmers at the world level, has agreed to serve on the Board of Advisors of the Virtual Fertilizer Research Center (VFRC). The VFRC held its inaugural meeting at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. The 13-member board [...]

25 Jun 2010

Muskoka 2010 G-8: Farmers' Demands for Food Security

IFAP

This weekend G8 and G20 leaders gather in Canada to discuss the most pressing global issues. Discussions surrounding food security must focus on the need for collaboration, coordination and coherence around food security initiatives. Most importantly, as the primary producer of food, farmers should play a critical central role in [...]

17 Jun 2010

World Day to Combat Desertification

IFAP

Today, on World Day to Combat Desertification, with the theme “Enhancing soils anywhere enhances life everywhere," the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) emphasizes that poverty and economic insecurity encourage practices of overgrazing, land clearance, deforestation and over exploitation of cultivated land and water resources, which present serious risks for [...]