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World Agriculture Watch (WAW)

Monitoring and guiding investments to transform family farming

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Around 85 percent of the world’s farms are smaller than 2 hectares. Accurate information on farms is lacking, especially small farms and their assets, performance and economic contribution, including for subsistence. Such information is vital for decision-makers, farmers’ organizations and for project investment purposes. This has led to a uniform set of policies and investment proposals that is often unsuited to the needs of small, vulnerable family farmers. The World Agriculture Watch (WAW) helps develop and produce original datasets that match stakeholder needs, working in synergy with existing information systems. By examining the data sets on productive and social aspects of family farming, WAW makes it possible to define comprehensive, integrated policies and investment strategies for family farms and boost their productive capacity, as well as to improve their wellbeing by facilitating access to basic public goods and social protection. In short, taking into account farm diversity helps to improve policy efficiency, allowing the most vulnerable farmers to receive the assistance they need.

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