FAO #ComDev shares rural knowledge and raises farmers’ voice through community media, active participation and stakeholder dialogue. #ICT4D #C4D #familyfarming
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🌱 Inclusive Rural Communication Services (RCS) empower family farmers with knowledge on climate, markets & innovations—strengthening sustainable agrifood systems.
Discover FAO’s new flyer with global examples & solutions 👇
🔗 openknowledge.fao.org/handle…
#ComDev #FamilyFarming
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Two years of @FAO’s Four Betters Courses Initiative show the power of education & partnerships. Bringing free, multilingual #ELearning to universities worldwide, including in Africa, we are investing in people & innovation to empower future agrifood systems leaders. #4Betters
The @FAO #4Betters Courses initiative partners with academia to enrich university curricula with free, certified, multilingual courses.
Explore over 1 000 courses offered by FAO #eLearning Academy to advance sustainable agrifood systems ➡️ elearning.fao.org
Start today!
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What does it take to make public policies work better for women farmers in practice?
📢Join us on 15 Oct for a World Food Forum event exploring innovative policy solutions that turn commitments into action
➡️Register online🔗 tinyurl.com/448tjn59
#FamilyFarming #IYWF2026
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Invest in youth. Invest in #DecentWork
FAO’s Agri-Accelerator helps young entrepreneurs build responsible agrifood businesses that benefit their communities.
Discover their stories 👇
openknowledge.fao.org/handle…
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On International #CoffeeDay, @FAO celebrates smallholder coffee farmers in Rwanda, Kenya & worldwide. ☕
Coffee is more than a beverage: across Africa and the globe, it supports employment, rural livelihoods and economies.
Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/4xUVsxS
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🔴TOMORROW
💡Is it possible to produce while also conserving biodiversity in the #Amazon?
Join the launch of #ProduceAndConserve and discover evidence to advance sustainable economic development📈🌳
📲Register for the event: fao.org/americas/events/even…
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When the @UN system comes together, we amplify our ability to make lasting change.
Explore @FAO's United for Impact interactive story to see how our partnerships are delivering on the ground.
🔗 fao.org/interactive/2026/un-…
#UnitedForImpact
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Since 2019, progress under the UN Decade of #FamilyFarming includes:
🌱 385 policies, laws & regulations approved
🤝 90+ coordination mechanisms established or reinforced
👩🌾 1,853 family farmers' organizations & federations involved
Explore 👉 bit.ly/4wAj9vW
#UNDFF
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📚 Out now!
A new FAO publication celebrating the inspiring stories of cooperative leaders driving innovation, resilience and inclusive rural development across the region.
🔗 Read it here: openknowledge.fao.org/handle…
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📢Investing in rural women transforms entire communities🌏
Inclusive finance is giving women farmers and family agriculture the tools, capital, and financial independence needed to thrive.
Learn more➡️bit.ly/4hggtyl
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2026 is the International #YearofTheWomanFarmer!
@FAO Director Lauren Phillips explains the importance of #IYWF2026, & why it is so crucial to attract young women into the agriculture sector.
Listen to the interview and explore the website to learn more
fao.org/woman-farmer-2026/en
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👩🌾 What makes a farm a family farm and why does it matter?
⏲️ In 30 mins, explore the essentials with @FAO's new free course, Understanding Family Farming
➡️tinyurl.com/572y4h47
📜Certificate available
@FAOcomdev @FAOKnowledge @FAO4Members
👩🌾 What makes a farm a family farm and why does it matter?
⏱️ In 30 mins, explore the essentials with @FAO's free course, Understanding Family Farming.
👉 elearning.fao.org/course/vie…
🎓 Certificate available
#FamilyFarming
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🌿Stronger agrifood systems depend on women’s full participation
🌍Yet women farmers are too often not heard or supported 🌾
Discover a new FAO toolkit to help close this gap: bit.ly/4e0B4Vu8 💡
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On #WorldParliamentDay, @RolandoGlezP, President of @Parlatino_org, highlights how collaboration with @FAO advances legislative action on the right to food, climate change and sustainable agrifood systems.
#ParliamentsAgainstHunger #ParlamentosContraElHambre
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Why do parliamentarians matter for #FoodSecurity?
Ahead of the 3rd Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger & Malnutrition in November, @FAO’s Lauren Phillips highlights how laws, policy & budgets turn global pledges into action.
#WorldParliamentDay #ParliamentsAgainstHunger
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From the taste of her childhood to a source of independence, dates are at the centre of Kaouther’s life.
With support from @FAO's Agri-Accelerator programme, funded by the Netherlands, Germany & others, she is turning this local resource into income.
🔗 bit.ly/4vfIcCR
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This October the Indigenous Peoples' territory is returning to FAO!
Don't miss the chance to contribute to the meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food and Knowledge Systems!
Submit your proposal by 20 June 2026:
tinyurl.com/3cr9d474
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🌍 The UN Decade of #FamilyFarming is shaping lasting change in agrifood systems through stronger policy foundations. 🏛️
👉 Check out the latest report on the implementation of the #UNDFF: bit.ly/4wAj9vW
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Inclusive agrifood systems mean removing barriers, so everyone can participate and thrive.
@FAO has joined the Global Disability Fund (@UN_GDF), alongside partners across the UN system and beyond.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4u9PgAR
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Family farmers are at the heart❤️of climate resilience
🌿Growing diverse crops
🌱Nurturing the soil
💧Investing in climate action
Across the world, family farmers are showing us the way forward...
It’s time to put them at the center of solutions ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=UsJezUrA…
