17 February 2010, Rome - FAO Director General Jacques Diouf meeting a delegation from COPROFAM (Confederación de Organizaciones de Productores Familiares del MERCORSUR Ampliado), FAO headquarters (Australia Room). COPROFAM (Confederaç?de Organizações de Produtores Familiares do MERCOSUR Ampliado) is a regional network of 12 national organizations created in 1994, representing approximately 350 sub-national family farmers' organizations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Approximately 1.4 million farmer families are affiliated to COPROFAM in the Southern Cone of Latin America. COPROFAM representatives and members regularly attend FAO Governing Bodies and special conferences including ICARRD and WSFS 2009.