ACTION THEMES
Founded in 2005, the Foundation for Agriculture and Rurality in the World (FARM) aims to inform decision-makers in countries of the South and North, public and economic actors, on strategic issues such as:
The sectors, from producers to markets
Food and nutrition security
The resilience of rural areas
PUBLICATIONS
Fertilité des sols au Nord-Bénin : de l’agriculture cotonnière productiviste à l’agroécologie traditionnelle
Le secteur agricole est un pilier de l’économie béninoise, générant 70 % de l’emploi et 23 % du PIB. Toutefois, les crises économiques et politiques ont ravivé les enjeux de souveraineté alimentaire alors que la demande nationale s’accroît et que les terres agricoles se raréfient.
Rethinking crop protection: acting collectively for life
La 15ème conférence internationale de la Fondation FARM, tenue le 17 février 2026 à la Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, a créé un espace de dialogue essentiel dans un contexte agricole mondial profondément polarisé.
East Africa and Reshaping Global Trade: Agricultural Exports Still Driven by Cash Crops
East Africa is entering a pivotal decade for agricultural trade. The region’s extra-African agricultural exports increased by 39% between 2014 and 2024, and yet remains focused on unprocessed or minimally processed cash crops and primary commodities.
EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
THE Barometer African agriculture; ;
The AACC-Med project: adaptation from agriculture to climate change in the Mediterranean.
Media and Resources
FARM 2026 Conference – Rethinking crop protection: acting collectively for life
The FARM Foundation is organizing its 15th International Conference on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, entitled "Rethinking the protection of crops: acting collectively for life", at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.