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Organizations relating to Farming

Asian Farming Systems Association / Est. 1988
African Agricultural Technology Foundation / Nairobi, Kenya / Est. 2003
Caribbean Farmers Network / Kingstown, St Vincent-Grenadines / Est. 2004
Eastern African Farmers Federation / Nairobi, Kenya / Est. 2001
PanAfrican Farmers' Organization / Kigali, Rwanda / Est. 2010
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific / Dhaka, Bangladesh / Est. 1979
Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa / Lusaka, Zambia / Est. 2008
International Farming Systems Association / Vienna, Austria / Est. 1989
All Africa Farmers Network / Accra, Ghana
Baltic Farmers Forum on Environment / Stockholm, Sweden / Est. 1998
Windward Islands Farmers' Association / Kingstown, St Vincent-Grenadines / Est. 1987
Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network / Nadi, Fiji / Est. 2009
Global Farmer Network / Des Moines IA, USA / Est. 2000
TP Organics - European Technology Platform / Brussels, Belgium
One Acre Fund / Highland Park IL, USA / Est. 2006
Fondation TerrEspoir / Bussigny, Switzerland / Est. 1996
Peace Farm / Panhandle TX, USA / Est. 1986
Diobass, écologie et société / Nivelles, Belgium / Est. 1996
Union internationale des agriculteurs français pour le renouveau / Est. 1974
Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien / Halle (Saale), Germany / Est. 1994
Agriculteurs français et développement international / Paris, France / Est. 1975
Farms International / Knife River MN, USA / Est. 1961
African Smallholder Farmers Group
African Farmers Association / Est. 1985
Central Council of the Nordic Farmers' Associations / Helsinki, Finland / Est. 1936
Latin American Federation of Farmworkers / Est. 1961
All African Farmers' Union / Est. 1962
Farming First
African Moringa Alliance
Unión de Pequeños Agricultores del Atlantico / San José, Costa Rica
Centre de relations internationales entre agriculteurs pour le développement / Est. 1968
International Farmers Aid Association / Pleasant Hill CA, USA
Confederación Andina de Agricultores
Bruges Group / Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France
Andean Confederation of Farmers
Boerenbondstichting voor Oost-Europa / Leuven, Belgium
Farmers World Network / Stoneleigh Park, UK / Est. 1985
Association for Vertical Farming / Munich, Germany
ApiCOWplexa / Est. 2012
Farm Concern International / Nairobi, Kenya
Netherlands Food Partnership / Utrecht, Netherlands
Universal Proutist Farmers Federation / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1982
Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes / Strasbourg, France / Est. 1992
European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers / Strasbourg, France / Est. 1974
European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes / Strasbourg, France / Est. 1976
European Society for Agronomy / Conthey, Switzerland / Est. 1990
European Association for Flower Growers / Est. 2020
Irish Farmers Association International
European Association for Precision Livestock Farming / Parma, Italy
Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific / Bangkok, Thailand / Est. 1975

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World Problems relating to Farming

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Inappropriate tree plantations
Slash-and-burn farming
Stagnated development of agricultural production
Unsanitary and inhumane food animal conditions
Intensive farming
Misuse of agricultural chemicals
Uneconomical small farms
Subsistence agricultural income level in rural communities
Counter-productive agricultural subsidies
Misuse of agricultural resources for production of animal feed
Health risks to workers in agricultural and livestock production
Threatened family farms
Declining breeds of domesticated animals
Effluents from animal husbandry
Overdependence on few crop species
Declining agricultural work
Maldistribution of agricultural land
Landlessness
Inadequate farm crop diversity
Excessive commercial exploitation of farm animals by industrial concerns
Exploitative agribusiness
Crop pests and diseases
Animal stress in factory farming
Cruelty to animals in factory farming
Animal malformation in factory farming

Action Strategies relating to Farming

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Accelerating use of agricultural water use technologies
Ensuring sustainable agricultural development
Using wind power
Monitoring livestock productivity
Developing presently unusable farming land
Using agroecology
Conserving endangered species of farm animals
Increasing small farmers enterprise and income
Farming organically
Training mountain communities in integrated environmental management
Promoting agricultural innovation
Demonstrating new agricultural methods
Informing about sustainable agriculture
Providing alternative to traditional agricultural methodology
Increasing efficiency of manual farming
Improving farming systems
Developing technology with farmers
Improving land and water management by farmers in arid regions
Updating methods of agricultural production
Providing incentives to farmers for biodiversity conservation
Informing on agricultural developments
Practicing silviculture
Growing narcotic crops
Utilizing animals in farming
Improving housing and penning of domestic animals

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