2009 Annual Report now available
The FARM Annual Report presents the results of studies and conferences organized by the Foundation and the progress and impacts of its field projects. The 2009 report is now available online (pdf, 2.4 MB)..
Publication of The Organic Business Guide
IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) publishes The Organic Business Guide. FARMcontributed to translation, layout and printing costs of the French version of the Guide. The book is now available online.
For more information, read the article on The Organic Business Guide
FARM at the SIA 2010
FARM will be present at the Salon International de l’Agriculture, from February 27 to March 7, 2010, in Paris Porte de Versailles. Our stand will be in Hall 3, avenue D, position 83, we will be delighted to welcome you.
The stand will be a place of rendezvous for professional organizations from northern and southern countries. In addition, several meetings and events will be held throughout the Salon, see the program (in French).
Registrations for the conferences held on Monday, 1 March are open: register now. The conferences will be in French.
Support food production!
In response to the food crisis, the Foundation for World Agriculture and Rural life (FARM) is launching an operational project.
online donation
mail donation, download and fill out the slip
more information on AIPI project
Fostering co-production and exchange of agricultural knowledge in Burkina Faso
Eric Pasquati, ICT project leader at FARM, attended the IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists) XIIIth World Congress, which took place in Montpellier (France) from the 26th to the 29th of April 2010. He presented a paper co-written with Pierre Girard, food project leader at FARM, on innovations in communication processes between local and foreigner actors to foster co-production and exchange of agricultural knowledge in Burkina Faso. The paper is now available online (pdf, 120 kb).
November 23 - 24: "Agricultural prices and market risks" conference
On November 23 and 24, the conference "Prices and markets risks: farmers faced with volatility" is held in Pierre Mendès France Conference Center, in Paris (France).
The conference addresses the issues related to the volatility of agricultural prices, management of market risks and implications of this context for agricultural policies. It takes into account the situation of Africa, Madagascar and Europe.
Download the conference provisional programme (pdf, 71 kb)
