Forest and Farm Facility. COFO Agenda Item 6.7 June 25, 2014

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1 Forest and Farm Facility COFO Agenda Item 6.7 June 25, 2014

2 Vision of the FFF Vision Smallholders, communities, indigenous peoples and women s organizations have improved livelihoods and decision-making over forest and farm landscapes

3 FFF focuses on 3 Pillars: Strengthen smallholder, women, community and Indigenous Peoples producer organizations for business/livelihoods and policy engagement Catalyze multi-sectoral stakeholder policy platforms with governments at local and national levels Link local voices and learning to the global level through genuine participatory processes, communication and information sharing

4 FFF and FAO Strategic Objectives SO3 on reducing rural poverty and strengthening rural institutions SO2 Increase and improve provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner In the International Year of Family Farming, FFF makes visible the connection between family forests, forest families and family farming

5 Implementation at Country, regional and Global Levels FAO, IIED and IUCN jointly implement the FFF through: Multi-year partnership agreements and grants with forest and farm producer organizations, government agencies and service providers at: Country level (Guatemala, Nicaragua, Gambia, Liberia, Nepal, Myanmar New: Kenya, Zambia, Vietnam, Bolivia) Regional and global level: support forest and farm producer organizations to play a more active and strategic role. Communication, learning and knowledge sharing between countries and globally -amplifies the work.

6 Forest and farm producer organizations are a primary focus Members of Chachaklun Forest Producers Enterprise, Peten, Guatemala

7 Supporting Forest and Farm Producer Organizations Pillar 1 Alianza Nacional de Organizaciones Forestales Comunitarias de Guatemala (Alianza OFCs Guatemala) Mayangna Nation, RAAN, Nicaragua Farmers Union Network (FUN), Liberia National Farmers Platform (NFP), Gambia Federation of Forest User Groups of Nepal (FECOFUN) and Nepal Federation of cottage and Small Industries (NFCSI), Nepal six FFPOs and Community Forestry groups engaged in enterprises, Myanmar

8 Cross-sectoral platform support Pillar 2 National Forest and Landscape Forum, Liberia High level inter-institutional coordination mechanisms, Guatemala Regional cross-sectoral coordination forum at landscape scale Bosawas, Nicaragua Agriculture and Natural Resources Platform, Gambia Inter-ministerial Advisory Group, Nepal

9 Link local voices and learning to the global level Pillar 3 Support to global partners: International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) Global Alliance for Community Forestry (GACF) International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal People of the Tropical Forest (IAITPTF) Support to regional partners: Asia Farmers Association (AFA) Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques (AMPB)

10 Communication and information sharing Pillar 3 a set of policy briefs on Nicaragua, Gambia and Myanmar; Publications Strength in Numbers effective producer organizations Roadmap for strengthening forest and farm producer organizations Making change happen: what can governments do to strengthen producer organizations? Infographic on Forests and family farming Families, Farms and Forests: prosperity for generations calendar 2014 videos and the web-site:

11 Exchange visits and Conferences Pillar 3 between producers and government partners is an important mechanism for the FFF: women producer groups of Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras; a national exchange between forest and farm producer groups in Myanmar: regional exchanges in Nepal with producer groups and government officials from Myanmar an International Conference on Supporting Forest Producer Groups in Guilin, China in November 2013, co-organized with APFNet and the State Forestry Administration of China; a training in Guatemala on Market Analysis and Development for participants from 9 countries; more planned

12 Lessons learned FFF one mandate different approaches according to country context Forest and farm linkages make sense for farmers and forest producers and FFF support has direct benefit Cross sectoral support is welcomed but challenging High demand for enterprise development support Well organized producers can have policy level impact More demand from countries than funds

13 Points for consideration The Committee may wish to: take note of the report on progress in operationalizing the Forest and Farm Facility and commend countries for supporting these efforts; note further the growing interest in several countries in collaboration with the Facility and invite member countries in a position to do so to make financial or in kind contributions to the Facility to help meet growing demands.

14 Thank you!