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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:

 

  • create an enabling environment to support the multifunctionality of small-scale production; 
  • address the economic and social marginalization of small-scale producers; 
  • ensure the political voice and participation of small-scale producers in agrifood systems governance; 
  • increase access of small-scale producers to natural and productive resources; 
  • improve access to financial services; 
  • improve the market positioning of small-scale producers; 
  • support the co-creation and exchange of knowledge and innovation for sustainable small-scale production.
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作者: Arulingam, I., Brady, G., Chaya, M., Conti, M., Kgomotso, P. K., Korzenszky, A., Njie, D., Schroth, G., Suhardiman, D.
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组 织: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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年份: 2022
国际标准图书编号: 978-92-5-136570-0
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类别: 技术文件
内容语言: English
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