The future of family farming in the context of the 2030 Agenda

Food systems face the challenges of providing sufficient, affordable and nutritious food to a growing global population, while dealing with the already stark impacts of climate change on production, and addressing concerns related to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental footprint. While much focus is on viewing family farming as a business and improving its productivity, a wholesome narrative on sustainable food systems and nutrition must additionally emphasize the critical roles of fairness and inclusion. This narrative emphasizes the need for locally based agroecological approaches to agriculture, based on holistic environmental and social – in addition to economic – prerogatives; due to their roots in local communities and knowledge of ecosystems, this narrative may be of particular relevance for family farmers. A bridge is needed between local, agroecologically based food systems and the emergence of new business opportunities that can advance the livelihoods of family farmers.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	FAO and IFAD
Format:	Booklet biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	FAO and IFAD ; 2019
Online Access:	https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CA4778EN http://www.fao.org/3/ca4778en/ca4778en.pdf
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