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Family Farming and the Worlds to Come (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
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Family Farming and the Worlds to Come (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
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What is family farming? How can it help meet the challenges
confronting the world? How can it contribute to a sustainable and
more equitable development? Not only is family farming the
predominant form of agriculture around the world, especially so in
developing countries, it is also the agriculture of the future. By
declaring 2014 the "International Year of Family Farming," the
United Nations has placed this form of production at the center of
debates on agricultural development. These debates are often
reduced to two opposing positions. The first advocates the
development of industrial or company agriculture, supposedly
efficient because it follows industrial processes for
market-oriented mass production. The second promotes the
preservation of family farming with its close links between family
and farm. The authors of this book wish to enrich the debates by
helping overcome stereotypes - which often manifest through the use
of terms such as "small-scale farming, subsistence farming,
peasant, etc." Research work has emphatically demonstrated the
great adaptability of family farming systems and their ability to
meet the major challenges of tomorrow but it has also not
overlooked their limitations. The authors explore the choices
facing society and possible development trajectories at national
and international levels, and the contribution that agriculture
will have to make. They call for a recommitment of public policies
in favor of family farming in developing countries and stress the
importance of planning actions targeted at and tailored to the
family character of agricultural models. But, above all, they
highlight the need to overcome strictly sectoral rationales, by
placing family farming at the core of a broader economic and social
project. This book is the result of a collaborative effort led by
CIRAD and encapsulates three decades of research on family farming.
It will interest researchers, teachers and students, and all those
involved in national and international efforts for the development
of countries in the South.
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