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Putting family farmers at the centre to achieve the SDGs

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 28 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) With affirmative frameworks in place, family farmers can play a pivotal role in simultaneously contributing to the economic, environmental, social and cultural sustainability of agriculture and rural areas. The United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) serves as a framework for countries to develop public policies and investments to support family farming from a holistic perspective, unleashing the transformative potential of family farmers to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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