posted by Mireille Vermeulen

On 15 December 2009, ileia organised a conference on the Future of Family Farming, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. Keynote speakers like Camilla Toulmin from the UK, K.S. Gopal from India and Olufunke Cofie from Ghana presented their expertise on climate change, food security and rural-urban linkages and related their ideas on this to family farming. During the day, there was much space to discuss and further develop visions on family farming. The audience was made up of partners from the South and policymakers, students and professionals from Dutch and international organisations.

We hope that the report with the summaries of speeches, workshops and debates, will inspire you. For family farming can make a difference in the world...

Read the report online (PDF 1mb).