International Year of Biodiversity

January 11, 2010 marked the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity under the theme Biodiversity is Life – Biodiversity is Our Life. It is a theme of critical interest to farmers since biodiversity and agriculture are interdependent; both are also key elements to address climate change and food security. Conserving biodiversity is a shared responsibility of stakeholders worldwide, and farmers are willing to do their part.

The International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) will be highlighting, throughout this year, the crucial role played by farmers to conserve ecosystems.  IFAP will also be challenging national governments and the international [...]

18 Jan 2010

International Green Week 2010

IFAP

IFAP’s President Ajay Vashee, at the invitation of the Deutscher Bauernverband (German Farmers’ Union), will give a keynote speech to a panel of 55 agriculture ministers from throughout the world at 11 AM on Saturday, January 16 at 11:00 AM at during International Green Week 2010 in Berlin, Germany. A [...]

12 Jan 2010

International Year of Biodiversity

IFAP

January 11, 2010 marked the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity under the theme Biodiversity is Life – Biodiversity is Our Life. It is a theme of critical interest to farmers since biodiversity and agriculture are interdependent; both are also key elements to address climate change and food security. [...]

16 Dec 2009

Forestry and Agriculture are interlinked and part of the solution to climate change

IFAP

In an unprecedented collaborative effort, the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) came together with the world’s major agricultural institutions with a united voice encouraging negotiators in Copenhagen to recognize that forestry and agriculture are interlinked and part of the solution to climate change.  They came to the unanimous conclusion [...]

12 Dec 2009

No Agriculture, No Deal: Agriculture Must be a Part of Any Climate Change Agreement

IFAP

Copenhagen –  To achieve long term sustainable solutions to climate change, farmers, through the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), urges government negotiators to provide strong political support for linking food security with climate change adaptation and mitigation in the shared vision of the Copenhagen final outcome [...]

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