At 10:30 AM at the Circo Massimo Market, the three-day event of meetings and debates ends with food cultures at center stage
On Sunday, October 12, the Assembly of the World Farmers Markets Coalition will conclude with the awards ceremony celebrating farmers markets and producers.
There are three award categories: Best Producer, Best Market Manager, and Best City for Policies Supporting Local Food.
- Competing for Best Producer: Joseph Assaf (Lebanon), Varvara Ryabokon (Ukraine), and Mily Saravia (Peru).
- Competing for Best Market Manager: Dennis Andaye Mlefu (Kenya), Eman Seif (Egypt), and Carlos Lazo (Peru).
- Competing for Best City: Rome, alongside Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Macedon Ranges Shire Council (Australia).
The awards ceremony will take place at 10:30 AM at the Campagna Amica al Circo Massimo market, Via San Teodoro 74, with the participation of, among others, Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and Sabrina Alfonsi, Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Management of the Comune di Roma.
Farmers Markets Assembly in Rome
The World Farmers Markets Coalition Third General Assembly is taking place in Rome, between the Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters and the Campagna Amica al Circo Massimo market. It brings together farmers and market managers from 80 countries across all continents.
Born from a project within the FAO Food Coalition, and launched by Coldiretti and Campagna Amica, the WorldFMC now represents over 100 associations, 28,000 farmers markets, 330,000 farming families, and more than 400 million consumers, with numbers steadily growing.
The Coalition’s mission is to strengthen this global network, promoting a sustainable development model on economic, environmental, and social levels. This happens through support for family farming, the promotion of local products, short supply chains, and farmers’ self-determination with special attention to the role of women and young people.
Among the organization’s priorities are biodiversity protection, the fight against climate change, and improving access to food in the most vulnerable countries. This commitment is particularly crucial given the current international situation, marked by wars and trade conflicts that are undermining global food security.
Farmers Markets Against Hunger in Africa
The World Farmers Markets Coalition, together with Coldiretti and Campagna Amica, participates in the MAMi project, an initiative funded by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) and implemented by the CIHEAM Bari.
The project aims to develop new farmers markets in Africa and the Mediterranean through technical assistance and training. So far, four markets have been opened in Alexandria, Nairobi, Tripoli, Tunis.
Also attending the Assembly are the Ministers of Agriculture of Ghana, Senegal, and the Republic of the Congo, with the goal of creating similar market experiences in their countries.
