Recent Highlights

World Day to Combat Desertification: Empowering farmers as agents of change Land degradation affects around two billion people and 70 per cent of the world’s agricultural land. IFAP is working to find solutions that recognize farmers and farmer organizations as agents of change in establishing innovative and farmer-led strategies to revitalize degraded agricultural land to increase food security and create vibrant rural communities. more...

World Farmers' Organizations Elect New IFAP Executive: Ajay Vashee from Zambia Takes the Helm For the first time in IFAP's sixty-two year history, a representative from a developing country was elected President. Ajay Vashee takes the helm of IFAP with a vision that puts farmers' perspectives at the center of global politics more...

Former IFAP President Jack Wilkinson to be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

Former IFAP President Jack Wilkinson will soon be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Wilkinson was nominated by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, where he also served as President for six years. Wilkinson is one of four 2008 inductees, each being rewarded for their outstanding contributions to the agriculture and food industry. more...

IFAP World Congress to Bring Together a Record 370 Participants from 70 Countries With the theme Working together for Profitability, Sustainability and Development, the 38th edition of IFAP biannual Congress took place for the first time in the Polish capital, Warsaw, May 30 - June 6, 2008. The Congress brought together a record 370 participants from 70 Countries. more...

Biodiversity and Agriculture: Farmers Sustain the Web of Life At the 9th Meeting of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity from May 19-30 2008 in Bonn, Germany, IFAP advocated for farmers, who are the source of agricultural biodiversity, and are key actors in providing solutions to creating long-term sustainable solutions.more...

IFAP Delegation Leads Farmers' Major Group at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. more...

African Farmers’ Organizations Want Stronger Involvement in Boosting Food Supplies: Promotion of Farmer-led Agriculture is the Key for Sustainable and Equitable Development
Representatives from 18 farmers’ organizations in Africa called for farmers’ organizations to have a greater role in the promotion of agriculture. Farmers’ organizations are a valuable, underutilized resource in serving as a development counterpart to governments and international organizations. more...

IFAP Calls for Support of Farmers at the CSD: Action by National Governments Key to Confronting Food Shortages

In the midst of a deepening global food crisis, the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) will address agricultural issues for the first time in ten years at its 16th review session from May 5 to 16, 2008. The International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), which represents the interests of more than 600 million farm families worldwide, will present the farmers’ vision for sustainable development, which must be heeded by governments worldwide to avert global catastrophe. more...

Farmer-Led Strategies, the Answer to World Food Shortages

In this open letter, IFAP President Jack Wilkinson addresses the food shortages and riots spreading across urban centers in developing countries around the world. He provides concrete answers to how farmers' organizations, together with their governments, can solve this food shortage with long-term sustainable solutions. more..

Global Initiative on Commodities (GIC) – Civil Society Workshop

The GIC is a global initiative on commodities that held its first workshop with civil society organizations with the aim of working with civil society to mobilize international public opinion on the importance of commodities for development and poverty reduction. IFAP was present  help empower producers small-scale farmers. more...

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