Side Event at CFS organised by The Philippines and France October 8th, 2013 Jean-Michel Sourisseau for the Cirad team -What is and what weighs family farming? -A massive but diverse reality -Family farming is critical for food security -Productions and markets -Employment -Family and local solidarities -Natural ressources management -Paradoxes, tensions and threats -What policies towards sustainable family farming? -New roles for agriculture? -Changing the vision, re-investing in strategies and policies

1. Policies
Toward
Family
Farming:
Major
Insights
of
a
Recent
Review
Developing
public
policies
towards
sustainable
family
farming
Side
Event
organised
by
The
Philippines
and
France
October
8th,
2013
Jean-­‐Michel
Sourisseau
for
the
Cirad
team

2. What
is
and
what
weighs
family
farming?
Family
Farming:
essen%ally
based
on
family
labour
A
close
link
between
family
↔
farm
Agriculture
provides
a
living
to
2,6
bn
people
and
employs
1,3
bn
workers
è
40%
of
world’s
total
and
ac%ve
popula%on
Self-­‐employment
is
the
rule…
è Family
farming
is
a
massive
phenomenon…
and
will
keep
its
core
posiKon
for
a
while

3. A
massive
but
diverse
reality
Mali
Brazil
Indonesia
Family
farming:
è
spreads
across
all
con%nents
and
ecologies
è
is
based
on
a
wide
range
of
technical
knowledge
è
is
connected
to
markets
through
all
types
of
channels
Yaounde
Benin
Amazonia
Bhutan

4. Family
farming
is
criKcal
for
food
security
è
producing
goods,
supplying
markets,
generaKng
incomes
è
providing
employment
and
sustaining
livelihoods
è
feeding
intra
familial
and
local
solidariKes
è
managing
natural
resources
è
strengthening
local
development

5. ProducKons
and
markets
rice
plantains
(bananas)
roots
and
tubers
coffee
cocoa
palm
oil
cotton
rubber

6. Employment
Indonesia
(48M
4%)
Other
Asia
(210M
16%)
Brazil
(11M
0 ,8%)
Ssa
Africa
(203M
15%)
India
(267M
20%)
Others
(83M
7 %)
Mexico
(8M
0 ,6%)
Other
L atin
A mérica
(23M
1 ,7%)
North
Am (3M
0,2%)
Europe
(12M
1 %)
China (497M
38%)
Others
(26M
2%)
source:
FAOSTAT
PluriacKvity
is
widespread,
strengthens
cross-­‐
sector
linkages
and
local
development

7. Family
and
local
solidariKes
Intrafamilial
solidarity
Kes
…
Social
links
shaping
local
development
and
idenKty
A
safety
net
in
case
of
crisis

8. Natural
ressources
management
Various
impacts
depending
on:
•
technical
systems,
•
popula%on
density,
•
public
policies
High
environnemental
impact
autonomy
A
good
knowledge
of
local
biodiversity
and
ecosystems…
dependance
Low
environnemental
impact

9. Paradoxes,
tensions
and
threats
Family
farming:
è
concentrate
70%
of
world’s
extreme
poverty
è
oIen
provides
low
labor
income
è
some%mes
hampers
young
people
and
women
emancipa%on
è
Is
challenged
and
has
to
struggle
with
more
compe%%ve
forms
of
agriculture
•
for
assets
(and
specially
land)
•
on
markets,
including
domes%c
ones

10. What
policies
towards
sustainable
family
farming?
Agricultural
policies
historically
focused
on
producKon
increase:
•
moderniza%on
of
farm
structures
•
technical
change
è
through
massive
supports:
public
investments,
guaranteed
prices,
grants,
subsidies,
market
protec%on
As
a
result:
producKvity
gaps
from
1
to
1000
between
regions
and
types
of
farming
Type
of
farming
Manual
Green
revoluKon,
Green
revoluKon,
Motorized
manual
animal
tracKon
%
of
world
ag.
workers
35%
32%
32%
2%
Nb
of
workers
(millions)
450
410
410
30
Area/worker
1
ha
1
ha
5
ha
100
ha
1
t
10
t
50
t
1000
t
Produc%on/worker
Breakdown
based
on
Mazoyer
(FAO,
2001)

11. New
roles
for
agriculture?
è
Globally,
the
reproduc%on
of
the
historical
model
based
on
convenKonal
modernizaKon
with
high
fossil
energy
and
chemical
contents
is
ques%oned
è
In
order
to
reach
sustainable
development,
there
is
a
need
for
renewed
public
policies
è
Some
significant
shiIs
are
occurring
in
different
regions
and
countries:
è
new
policies
fostering
“territorial”
development
è
massive
social
policies
è
new
types
of
training
systems
and
supports
in
agriculture
è experimenta%on
of
new
technical
systems
è
In
some
countries,
specially
in
La%n
America,
dual
policies
are
being
implemented

12. Changing
the
vision,
re-­‐invesKng
in
strategies
and
policies
è
No
room
for
unique
and
simplisKc
responses
è
Re-­‐invesKng
in
“tailor-­‐made”
development
strategies
è
Family
farming
faces
problems,
but
is
also
strongly
part
of
the
soluKon:
the
voice
of
family
farmers
is
needed
in
the
policy
debate
The
common
challenge:
to
shi[
from
narrow
agricultural
development
models
to
integrated
and
territorial
models
for
sustainable
development