December 2025 President’s Message The World Farmers Markets Coalition emerged amidst the scary and heady days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply chains were failing, since …
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Experiences
AI and Farmers Markets: Opportunity, Limits, and the Human Core
Farmers markets have always been about people. They are places where food is not anonymous, where stories travel with vegetables, bread, cheese, and fruit, and …
International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026: Recognizing the Women Who Feed the World
In 2026, the world will turn its attention to the women who sustain our food systems every day. The United Nations has officially declared 2026 …
Reaching New Customers: How Farmers Markets in Latin America Are Expanding Their Impact
The last Academy Studio of the year focused on exploring how farmers markets in Latin America are developing and adapting strategies to reach new customers, …
Italian Cooking: A Shared Heritage of Humanity
Written by Director General Carmelo Troccoli. On December 10, 2025, UNESCO officially inscribed Italian cooking on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of …
FMCOUNT! Campaign – Farmers Markets Count When It Comes to Farmers
In 2025, in occasion of World Rural Development Day (July 6), the World Farmers Markets Coalition counted farmers at farmers markets to measure how and …
Québec’s Public Markets: Pillars of Local Food Systems With Over $430M in Direct Sales
PRESS RELEASE Trois-Rivières, November 10, 2025 — The Association des marchés publics du Québec (AMPQ) held the first-ever National Forum of Québec Public Markets on …
The Third WorldFMC General Assembly: A Success by Everyone, for Everyone
Article by Carmelo Troccoli The third General Assembly of the World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) marked an important milestone in the organization’s journey, a true …
World Farmers Markets Coalition Participates in World Food Forum Panel on the Future of Family Farming
For the first time, the World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) participated in the World Food Forum, marking a significant milestone in the recognition of the …
Rural Women Rising: Building Resilient Futures with Beijing+30
Every year on October 15, the world comes together to celebrate International Day of Rural Women, a moment to honor the essential role that rural …
