Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation
If the world is to transition towards agrifood systems that are more sustainable and equitable, small-scale production systems will be key to progress. Large parts of the world depend on small-scale systems for maintaining food security and nutrition (Lowder, Sánchez and Bertini, 2021; Herrero et al., 2017). Despite this centrality, neither small-scale production systems nor small-scale producers have received due recognition under predominant agrifood systems paradigms. This paper analyzes the diversity of small-scale producers and demonstrates how understanding small-scale production can have consequences for how policies and investments are directed and how they impact small-scale producer livelihoods. The diverse roles and functions of small-scale production are presented as being essential to realizing sustainable agrifood systems transformations and respecting its social, environmental and economic dimensions. Constraints faced by small-scale producers in accessing the assets, financial and knowledge services and market positioning that can support profitable livelihoods are examined. This publication provides recommendations for expanding the potential of small-scale producers for sustainable agrifood systems transformations across the following areas: <ul><li> create an enabling environment to support the multifunctionality of small-scale production; <li> address the economic and social marginalization of small-scale producers; <li> ensure the political voice and participation of small-scale producers in agrifood systems governance; <li> increase access of small-scale producers to natural and productive resources; <li> improve access to financial services; <li> improve the market positioning of small-scale producers; <li> support the co-creation and exchange of knowledge and innovation for sustainable small-scale production. </ul></li>
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| Format: | Book (stand-alone) biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2022
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CC0821EN http://www.fao.org/3/cc0821en/cc0821en.pdf |
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