The second global meeting of the Farmers' Forum

The second global meeting of the Farmers' Forum took place on 11 and 12 February 2008 in conjunction with the Thirty-first session of IFAD's Governing Council. The Forum brought together about 80 farmers' leaders from around the world. It:

• reviewed progress achieved in enhancing collaboration between IFAD and farmers' and rural producers' organizations
• discussed IFAD strategic and policy documents
• shared positions on the following three critical issues for the future of smallholder family agriculture
  • access to natural resources
  • climate change
  • policy making and policy influence