Third global meeting of the Farmers' Forum
The third global meeting of the Farmers' Forum will take place at IFAD headquarter in Rome, on 15 and 16 February 2010 in conjunction with the Thirty-third session of IFAD's Governing Council.
The Forum will bring together more then 70 farmers' leaders from around the world, representing millions of smallholders and rural producers from all over the world who will interact with IFAD staff and selected partners. The Forum will be opened by the President of IFAD, Kanayo Nwanze. Its closing session, in the afternoon of Tuesday, 16 February, will be open to the members of IFAD's governing bodies.
The More and Better campaign has been invited to attend the Forum with the staus of 'observer'. Aksel Nærstad, Intenational Coordinator of More and Better, will be attending.
Highlights of theThird global meeting of the Farmers' Forum
- Women in the spotlight
- Partnership and operational matters
- Crises and new opportunities
- IFAD and farmers’ organizations: Partnerships in progress
