Farmers Without Borders (FWB) is a non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

 which defines itself as a farmer-led organization with a mission to support struggling agricultural communities in developing regions and strengthen regenerative agriculture around the globe.

Overview

FWB defines its vision of the future as a world where farmers thrive through the ecologically-sound production of nutritious food and are empowered to help other farmers, strengthen their communities and preserve the environment. http://www.farmerswithoutborders.org/about.html

The organization's values are defined with reference to agro-ecological principles and includes as core concepts the following: organic farming

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm...

 practices, food sovereignty

Food sovereignty

"Food sovereignty" is a term coined by members of Via Campesina in 1996 to refer to a policy framework advocated by a number of farmers, peasants, pastoralists, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, women, rural youth and environmental organizations, namely the claimed "right" of peoples to define their...

, food localism, fair trade

Fair trade

Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards...

 and human rights

Human rights

Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

.http://www.farmerswithoutborders.org/about.html

FWB was founded in 2007 by a small group of organic farmers and sustainable international development advocates in Canada. The organization is in what it calls its "cotyledon stage", developing its organizational capacity and undertaking its initial projects in 2008.http://www.farmerswithoutborders.org/2008.html

The Constitution of FWB requires that a majority of the Board of Directors be farmers. Anyone who shares the mission, vision and values of the organization can become full members at no charge. Membership is as either a Farmer Member or as a General Member. The Constitution also includes provisions for members in any region to create their own Section of FWB.

Earlier projects associated with this name exist. For example, a group in France that was associated with the anti-globalization

Anti-globalization

Criticism of globalization is skepticism of the claimed benefits of the globalization of capitalism. Many of these views are held by the anti-globalization movement however other groups also are critical of the policies of globalization....

movement, made use of the name 'Fermiers Sans Frontires' (Farmers Without Borders) in the late 1980s.

Farmers Without Borders operates in partnership with VIDEAhttp://www.videa.ca, an established NGO and Registered Charity in Canada.