United Nations calls for pro-family farming policies Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ask international community for commitments during International Year of Family Farming 1.Family farms account for over 90 percent of all farm holdings in a recent study of 93 countries. 2.governments to boost support to the world’s small-scale family farmers in order to win the fight against hunger. 3.Governments can empower family farmers, especially women and youth, by creating policies conducive to equitable and sustainable rural development. This includes better infrastructure to reduce the amount of food lost after harvest when small-scale producers are unable to store, process and transport their goods. 4.encouraged public and private lenders to provide vital financial services such as credit and insurance. 5. small-scale family farmers are particularly vulnerable to climate change events such as extreme weather, droughts and floods. 6.A recent study of 93 countries shows that family farms account for over 90 percent of all farm holdings 7.Family farmers also manage most of the world’s farm land, including 63 percent in Europe 8.Apart from producing a high proportion of the food we eat, family farmers are by far the biggest source of employment in the world they are also the guardians of the world’s agro-biodiversity and natural resources. 9.protecting family farmers from rising threats to their traditional access to land posed by insecurity and land grabbing. The Committee on World Food Security’s approved Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure as well as its Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investments currently being negotiated are of great importance to keep these threats in check, he said. 10.Large private sector investments in agriculture exist and will continue, whether we like it or not, it is paramount that there is a common understanding on how to invest in ways that are sustainable and protect the rights of family farmers and poor communities.”
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:36:55 +0000
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