In 2025, in occasion of World Food Day (October 16), the World Farmers Markets Coalition counted farmers at farmers markets to measure how and by …
FMCOUNT! Campaign – Farmers Markets Count When It Comes to Shoppers
Embrace 2026 or brace yourself for 2026?
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 …
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 …
Farmers Markets in Italy and Around the World: Putting Local Food on the Political Agenda
A few weeks ago, at the Coldiretti Village in Bologna, we hosted a dynamic panel exploring how farmers markets can and should be recognized as …
Why You Should Join the Next Academy Studio: Growing Your Customer Base in Farmers Markets
Expanding the reach of a farmers market is no small feat. Many markets thrive on loyal customers, the “true believers”, who appreciate local, sustainable, and …
Friends of the Earth Award 2025: Eman Seif’s Impact on Egyptian Women Farmers
Agriculture can be a powerful space of dignity, inclusion, and environmental stewardship, a place where new cultures of respect take root. This vision sits at …
Building Bridges, Growing Communities: A Message from the Director General
At the heart of the World Farmers Markets Coalition lies a vibrant and diverse constituency, one that reflects the richness of the global communities we …
