Harnessing the Potential of Family Farming in India and China
Ninety per cent of the world’s farmers are in developing countries and 85 per cent of farms worldwide are less than 2 hectares. Presently, family farming feeds up to 80 per cent of the population in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and supports the livelihoods of up to 2.5 billion people. Small fam...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75834 |
| Summary: | Ninety per cent of the world’s farmers are in
developing countries and 85 per cent of farms
worldwide are less than 2 hectares. Presently,
family farming feeds up to 80 per cent of the population
in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and supports the livelihoods
of up to 2.5 billion people. Small family farms
will play a vital role in achieving food security for 9
billion people by 2050 as world agricultural production
will have to increase by 70 per cent. |
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