The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for investing more in the field to improve food systems

Investing more in rural farms and local small and medium-sized enterprises can help create more inclusive, fair and sustainable global food systems, according to a report released this week by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Coinciding with the week of the UN Food Systems Summit, the report encourages governments to take action to improve these food systems and notes that “a focus on local ownership and employment will increase job opportunities, particularly for women. women and youth, while giving small farmers access to new and diverse markets.

00which is a vital source of low-level food. national and global ”, it is indicated and recalled that“ farms of up to 2 hectares produce 31% of the world’s food on less than 11% of agricultural land ”.

 

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