NFU Promotes United Nations' 'Year of Family Farming' Campaign
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson and members of the US national committee to promote the United Nations’ (UN) International Year of Family Farming held a teleconference on Friday to kick off events.
25 November 2013
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By: “NFU is pleased to lead the US efforts as a part of the global initiative that the UN is commencing today,” said Mr Johnson.
“In the United States and around the world people are further and further removed from family farming and where their food, fuel and fiber are produced. This initiative is critical to the future of our industry.”
The UN has declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming and many countries have formed national committees to carry out activities in cooperation.
The US executive committee is comprised of 25x’25, the Alliance to End Hunger, American Farmland Trust, the Consumer Federation of America, the National Cooperative Business Association and National Farmers Union.
“The executive committee has adopted policy on family farming and we look forward to having other organizations across all sectors and interests join the committee to support family farming,” said Mr Johnson.
“We are excited about activities that will be planned in the coming months and the impact we can have on policy and awareness for the future of family farming in our country and around the world.”
