Coping with the food and agriculture challenge: smallholders' agenda

Karla D. Maass Wolfenson;Climate, Energy and Tenure Division

Coping with the food and agriculture challenge: smallholders' agenda

Preparations and outcomes of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)

Year of publication 2013

Author Karla D. Maass Wolfenson;Climate, Energy and Tenure Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document was prepared under the supervision of Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, as part of “Preparations and Follow-up to Rio+20”, a project of the FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department (NRD). It highlights the positions and common agenda of small-scale farmers´ organizations who participated in Rio+20 with the support of NRD, by identifying and synthesising their views, demands, needs, constraints and strengths. With 2014 designated the United Nations International Year of Fa mily Farming, this document identifies some of the opportunities that emerged from Rio+20. The main messages emanating from several internationally recognized institutions in favour of farmers’ claims are highlighted, including the need for an effective shift in partnerships processes.

Language English

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