The importance of family farming

Welcome to the Thematic Presentation on “Family Farming”. We the MSW II year student of School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya select this topic for thematic presentation because 2014 is The”International Year of Family Farming”. Through this presentation our focus is to inform about the family farming, importance of family farming, what is International Year of Family Farming, 2014, Objectives of family farming and so on.

Family farming is the most common operational farming model in developing countries like India and thus of great importance in the India. Family farming, in all its diversity, is the predominant form of agriculture worldwide. Local and global food security depends on it.

The majority of the Indian are depends on Agriculture and most of them are involved in family farm. It is passed down from one generation to another, and contributes to the socio-economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas.

Some of the importance of Family farming is listed below:-

·         Generates food and income for hundreds of millions of rural people, including the poor and marginalized

·         Creates jobs for women, men and young people, both within their family farms and in related enterprises along food and agricultural value chains

·         Provides models of adaptability and resilience for more sustainable food production

·         Is socially and culturally part of communities and territories constituting nations, and as such underpins national food security in most countries

·         Safeguards and protects environmental assets and natural resources, biodiversity and cultural heritage.


Concept of Family Farming

What is Family Farming

International Year of Family Farming

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