{"id":1060,"date":"2025-10-02T04:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/family-farming-first\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:01:57","slug":"family-farming-first","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/family-farming-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Farming First"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"middle content\">\n<div class=\"column left\" id=\"columnleft\">\n<section class=\"block article summary\">\n<div class=\"headline\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\" target=\"_blank\">opinion article <\/a>of the December issue of The Broker notes that approximately 1.5 billion family farmers in the world live by producing food for themselves and for cities. In some regions, a policy emphasis on global markets and high-input agriculture undermines farmers&#8217; capacity to keep rural landscapes productive. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leisa.info\/ \" title=\"LEISA Network\" target=\"_blank\">AgriCultures Network partners<\/a> argue that policy needs to create space for family farmers to realize their possible contribution to a resilient world without hunger: <i>&#8216;Any future needs family farming&#8217;<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"content column wide left blog content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"banner-fade\" class=\"block\">\n<ul class=\"bjqs noside\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"headouter\">\n<div class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFamily farming first<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe opinion article of the December issue of The Broker notes that approximately 1.5 billion family farmers in the world live by producing food for&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"right\"> | November 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blog-description\" class=\"popup readmore\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\" title=\"Family farming first\"><strong>read more<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-description\" class=\"hide\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\" target=\"_blank\">opinion article <\/a>of the December issue of The Broker notes that approximately 1.5 billion family farmers in the world live by producing food for themselves and for cities. In some regions, a policy emphasis on global markets and high-input agriculture undermines farmers&#8217; capacity to keep rural landscapes productive. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leisa.info\/ \" title=\"LEISA Network\" target=\"_blank\">AgriCultures Network partners<\/a> argue that policy needs to create space for family farmers to realize their possible contribution to a resilient world without hunger: <i>&#8216;Any future needs family farming&#8217;<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">In December 2009, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ileia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ILEIA<\/a> and the AgriCultures Network will run a conference on &#8216;The Future of Family Farming&#8217;. This blog will consider the issues raised before, during and after the event. Please feel free to read and comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Family farming first\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/family-farming-first\/25234-12-eng-gb\/family-farming-first_carousel.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Family farming first\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n\t\t<!-- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/mandrill\/subscription\/add\/75009\/4728\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t -->\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"subitem content column wide left blog\">\n<div class=\"children blue\">\n<div class=\"rounded-corner\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article fader\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/family-farming-first\/let-science-serve-farmers\/27333-2-eng-gb\/let-science-serve-farmers_column.jpg\" alt=\"Let science serve farmers\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Let science serve farmers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kessler-dal-soglio-fabio\/\">Fabio Kessler Dal Soglio <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tOver the past decades, agriculture modernization programs accelerated, based on a \u201cscientific\u201d research and development (R&#038;D) perspective. This R&#038;D perspective was disconnected from family farming knowledge, and led to the widespread adop&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/family-farming-first\/do-not-romanticize-family-farming\/27353-7-eng-gb\/do-not-romanticize-family-farming_column.jpg\" alt=\"Do not romanticize family farming\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Do not romanticize family farming<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/rabbinge-rudy\/\">Rudy Rabbinge<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe most important assignment of agriculture is to ensure that there is enough food for the people in this world. Family farmers can play an important role if you consider and embrace the dynamics of this group. I always find that work on marginal&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/family-farming-first\/constraints-to-farmers-entrepreneurship-in-ghana\/27373-4-eng-gb\/constraints-to-farmers-entrepreneurship-in-ghana_column.jpg\" alt=\"Constraints to farmers' entrepreneurship in Ghana\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Constraints to farmers&#8217; entrepreneurship in Ghana<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/eenhoorn-hans\/\">Hans Eenhoorn<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThanks, colleagues, for pointing to the opportunities small-scale farming holds for development. Family farmers\u2019 position and ability to produce is crucial \u2013 not least because of their sheer numbers. How can society support, or cities absorb, hund&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/family-farming-first\/family-farming-can-address-the-needs-of-planet-earth\/26885-5-eng-gb\/family-farming-can-address-the-needs-of-planet-earth_column.jpg\" alt=\"Family farming can address the needs of Planet Earth\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Family farming can address the needs of Planet Earth<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/kessler-dal-soglio-fabio\/\">Fabio Kessler Dal Soglio <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tEven against all expectations and restrictive policies, family farming has been able to reproduce itself, remaining an important activity for rural families, for the production of food and novelties. 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