
Today, markets are increasingly seen as a good instrument for poverty reduction and sustainable development. However, market failures and shortcomings often diminish the desired impact on poverty.
Find out more »Despite the world-wide increase of food availability, there are still around one billion people undernourished. This is far above of the target of MDG 1. There is now substantial evidence that malnutrition has life-long negative impacts on productivity and income-generating potential of the population.
Find out more »Agro Food & Technology has the future... The Dutch Agro Food Sector is an international front runner: the world watches the Netherlands to see which developments are taking place and which solutions we
Find out more »To continue and expand the dialogue to a global audience, FAO is now hosting an e-mail conference on "Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms" which will allow participants to share their knowledge, ideas and experiences on this topic.
Find out more »The theme of this session is research, information and education for the benefit of smallholder farmers: the session is chaired by Frans Verberne, director of the Food & Business Knowledge Platform.
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