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World Agricultures Watch (WAW)

Year of publication 2016

Pages 2p.

Author Marie-Aude Even ; Paolo Groppo ; Camille Balfroid

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The World Agricultures Watch (WAW) supports a collaborative network of partners interested in monitoring and analyzing the diversity of agricultural holdings (from small scale family farms to agribusinesses), their sustainability and their transformations, to inform policy dialogue at territorial, national and international levels. WAW directly contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which target the development of small-scale food producers and family farmers (SDG 2.3) and promot es the intensification of productivity of food systems through resilient agricultural practices (SDG 2.4).

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