Dear Colleagues, The FAO webpage for this e-mail conference (http://www.fao.org/nr/research-extension-systems/res-home/news/detail/en/c/434322/) has just been updated. It now contains the link to the PDF containing all of the 99 messages posted during the conference, as well as the background document, in a single file. The link to the PDF is http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/research_extension/docs/smallfarmsmessages.pdf (750 KB). All of the messages posted during the conference can also be viewed individually, or searched, at https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=Small-farms-L We encourage you to spread the word through your communication channels about the availability of these resources. I can now also provide you with a brief summary about participation. The conference ran from Monday 10 October to Sunday 23 October 2016. There were 462 subscribers and 59 of them (i.e. 13%) submitted at least one message. Of the 99 messages that were posted, 31% came from people living in Africa; 28% from Europe; 22% from Asia; 9% from Latin America and the Caribbean; 8% from North America and 1% from Oceania. The majority of messages (62%) were posted by people living in developing countries. The messages came from people living in 29 different countries. The greatest number came from people living in India (15 messages), Nigeria (9), Mexico (7), Ghana (6) followed by Cameroon, Pakistan, Poland and the United Kingdom (all 5 each) and by Canada, Portugal, Spain, Uganda and the United States of America (all 4 each). Participants in the conference also came from a wide range of work environments. Of the 99 messages, 50% were from people working in universities; 20% from people in research centres or research organisations; 11% from people working for private companies; 8% from people in non-governmental organizations; 4% from people who are farmers and/or work for a farmers organisation; 3% from people working for their government and 3% from a freelance journalist. I hope that you found the conference to be informative and interesting and that, like me, you learned a lot from the very many excellent messages prepared by the participants. Once again I would like to thank all of the 59 people who sent in their messages to the conference. Best regards John John Ruane, PhD Research and Extension Unit, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail address: [log in to unmask] FAO Research and Extension Unit: http://www.fao.org/nr/research-extension-systems/en/ 'Small farms and food security' e-conference webpage: http://www.fao.org/nr/research-extension-systems/res-home/news/detail/en/c/434322/ #SmallFarms ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the SMALL-FARMS-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SMALL-FARMS-L&A=1