World Rural Forum - Europe and Central Asia
It is considered that the report document is very focused on productivity. A stronger focus on sustainability is recommended. It is crucial to put the farmer, the land, the family, the role of women, youth, ecology, environment and professional development at the centre alongside productivity.
Greater attention is recommended to discuss the role of smallholders and their ecosystem services that benefit society and the global challenges of climate change and desertification that we are currently facing.
The focus should be on low- and middle-income countries and small-scale livestock production as vital factors.
Certain limitations to the tool are identified: the specificities and diversities of small-scale livestock production vary from region to region and from country to country. That makes difficult to take into account all the specificities to be considered in a single tool. For when we rise to a global level, the overview becomes less clear, and we may miss some essential details.
The new Pastoralist Law for leasing land for nomadic pastoralism in Kyrgyzstan was highlighted as a successful experience in the region.
女士 June Pomposo