FAO ComDev

🌱 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/20.500.… #ComDev #FamilyFarming

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

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=UsJezU…

Agrifood systems face growing shocks – from climate to conflict. Closing the USD 680 billion annual financing gap calls for bold partnerships. @FAO’s Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2026-2030 sets an action‑oriented path for people & the planet➡️ bit.ly/4sFqtDw

At the @ForumForAg in Brussels, @FAO’s Director of Partnerships & UN Collaboration @LM_Phillips highlighted the $ 680bn-per-year financing gap for agrifood systems transformation & the urgent need to innovate in finance & better target countries most vulnerable to climate change.

Private sector voices ahead of the 34th @FAO Regional Conference for Africa call for stronger partnerships, bold investment and innovation to accelerate Africa’s agrifood systems transformation. Read more 👉🏼 bit.ly/3NwYiIf #ARC34

Changing a law to achieve #GenderEquality is a powerful first step. And change happens in the field — informing women of their rights and turning policy into access to land, resources & opportunity. 🎙️ @FAO’s Lauren Phillips explains: bit.ly/4l32b3U #IWD2026 #IYWF2026

When rural women’s voices are heard, communities grow stronger. 🌱 This #InternationalWomensDay, FAO highlights how Communication for Development helps amplify the voices of rural women and girls. 👩‍🌾 Read more: fao.org/communication-…

📢 Help strengthen global efforts to empower family farmers and amplify their voice. Join us to the call for inputs! Download the template and submit your input to CFS@fao.org by 15 April 2026! 🔗Info: buff.ly/am8Zvum @FAOFFKP #CFS #FoodSecurity #Nutrition

41% of agrifood systems workforce are women. In some regions, they are the majority. Yet barriers to land, finance & technology persist. The International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer is a moment to turn awareness into investment. Full episode 🎥 bit.ly/4qVqUbR #IYWF2026

📣 Convocatoria abierta | Artículos Académicos 🤔📚 ¿Investigas sobre la comunicación comunitaria, popular y alternativa? Esta es tu oportunidad para ser parte del #FestivalJUNTANZA 📝 Envía tu artículo o ensayo académico hasta el 28 febrero de 2026 🔗 juntanza.org/convocatorias/…

Women farmers are everywhere — in fields, forests, markets, and beyond. They feed families, sustain communities, and strengthen our agrifood systems. Learn more: fao.org/woman-farmer-2… #YearOfTheWomanFarmer #IYWF2026

📢 CALL OPEN! Women farmers from all regions are invited to apply to share their stories as part of the #InternationalYearOfTheWomanFarmer and the #UNDecadeofFamilyFarming. 🗓 Deadline: 13 Feb 2026 💻 Online workshops 👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/dPjnmkJ2

On #WorldRadioDay, we celebrate rural radio as a lifeline for farmers and communities worldwide 📻🌾 Blending radio with AI can strengthen climate information, learning and local voices 🌱 Discover how this powerful mix is shaping the future 👇 fao.org/communication-…

Happy World Radio Day! For many farmers and rural communities, radio remains a vital source of information, learning, and connection. Let's continue to support farmer-focused radio programmes for learning and climate-risk planning. #4Betters #WorldRadioDay

🌱 A call for women farmers is coming soon! 📌 Online applications 🗓 2–13 Feb 2026 🌍 Open to all regions ✍️ No writing experience needed More details soon, help us spread the word! #WomenFarmers #FamilyFarming #InternationalYearOfTheWomanFarmer

PRESERVING THE HEIRLOOM RICE OF LAKE SEBU The uplands of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato is home to as many as 136 documented traditional rice varieties. With the challenges of climate change and the lack of interest of many young people in farming looming, farmer Nonito Malingay of the Ubo and T'Boli Indigenous Peoples is leading the way in preserving these heirloom rice varieties using indigenous knowledge and innovation. His story was selected from 273 stories received from 68 countries around the world through an open call held in 2025, entitled “Global Call for Stories: Family farmers at the heart of climate-resilient and sustainable agrifood systems” led by the @FAOFFKP, the FAO Family Farming Engagement, Parliamentary Networks and ComDev Initiatives Unit and a coalition of Allies. Read more about Nonito's journey here: openknowledge.fao.org/items/e3206f6b… #FamilyFarming #FoodSecurity #HeritageFood

La agricultura familiar es resiliencia climática. 🌱 Los agricultores familiares invierten +US$1 billón, pero reciben solo 1,7 % del financiamiento climático. Más acceso a fondos permitiría apoyar a quienes generan cambios reales, como #RECLIMA en 🇸🇻 shorturl.at/sql7u

Family farming is climate resilience. 🌱 Family farmers invest over $1T in climate action but receive only 1.7% of climate finance. They need better access to funds so support reaches those driving real change—like in El Salvador’s #RECLIMA project: shorturl.at/ujX1D

👀Check out the latest on the Family Farming Knowledge Platform 👨🏽‍🌾👩🏽‍🌾 📚Weekly compendium ➡️ articles, books, factsheets manuals, publications, podcasts, videos, on.. 🌱 agroecology 🧺family farming & more! Read the latest👉tinyurl.com/bd6fpak9 #FamilyFarming #Agroecology

The Center for Capacity Building in Blinaja/Lipovica was inaugurated yesterday under the @EUKosovo & @SwedeninKosovo funded Programme implemented by @FAO 👉8 field🚘& new equipment were handed to Forestry Agency to boost sustainable, climate-resilient forestry.🌿#SDG13 #SDG15