The family farm in a globalizing world: the role of crop science in alleviating poverty
The topic of family farms has been gaining prominence in the academic, policy, and donor communities in recent years. Small farms dominate the agricultural landscape in the developing world, providing the largest source of employment and income to the rural poor, yet smallholders remain highly susce...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2005
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| description | The topic of family farms has been gaining prominence in the academic, policy, and donor communities in recent years. Small farms dominate the agricultural landscape in the developing world, providing the largest source of employment and income to the rural poor, yet smallholders remain highly susceptible to poverty and hunger. With the advance of globalization and greater integration of agricultural markets, the need for increases in agricultural productivity for family farms is particularly pressing. Raising productivity and output of small farmers would not only increase their incomes and food security, but also stimulate the rest of the economy and contribute to broad-based food security and poverty alleviation. In this paper, Michael Lipton builds an argument for greater focus on pro-smallholder crop science as a key solution to generate increases in productivity and income. Increasing the levels of investment into agricultural technology, improving water and land use and distribution, and creating positive incentives for developing-country farmers come to the forefront of the paper as critical steps that must be taken to ensure massive reduction in global poverty. Favorable demographic trends over the next few decades provide a window of opportunity for reforms and action that must not be squandered. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1606422025-11-06T05:32:55Z The family farm in a globalizing world: the role of crop science in alleviating poverty Lipton, Michael globalization poverty alleviation developing countries rural poor agricultural productivity agricultural technology small farmers crops rural population small farms appropriate technology poverty land use markets water use The topic of family farms has been gaining prominence in the academic, policy, and donor communities in recent years. Small farms dominate the agricultural landscape in the developing world, providing the largest source of employment and income to the rural poor, yet smallholders remain highly susceptible to poverty and hunger. With the advance of globalization and greater integration of agricultural markets, the need for increases in agricultural productivity for family farms is particularly pressing. Raising productivity and output of small farmers would not only increase their incomes and food security, but also stimulate the rest of the economy and contribute to broad-based food security and poverty alleviation. In this paper, Michael Lipton builds an argument for greater focus on pro-smallholder crop science as a key solution to generate increases in productivity and income. Increasing the levels of investment into agricultural technology, improving water and land use and distribution, and creating positive incentives for developing-country farmers come to the forefront of the paper as critical steps that must be taken to ensure massive reduction in global poverty. Favorable demographic trends over the next few decades provide a window of opportunity for reforms and action that must not be squandered. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:25Z 2024-11-21T09:51:25Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160642 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Lipton, Michael. The family farm in a globalizing world: the role of crop science in alleviating poverty. 2020 Discussion Paper 40. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160642 |
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| title | The family farm in a globalizing world: the role of crop science in alleviating poverty |
| title_full | The family farm in a globalizing world: the role of crop science in alleviating poverty |
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| title_short | The family farm in a globalizing world: the role of crop science in alleviating poverty |
| title_sort | family farm in a globalizing world the role of crop science in alleviating poverty |
| topic | globalization poverty alleviation developing countries rural poor agricultural productivity agricultural technology small farmers crops rural population small farms appropriate technology poverty land use markets water use |
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