Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation
| dc.creator | Arulingam, I., Brady, G., Chaya, M., Conti, M., Kgomotso, P. K., Korzenszky, A., Njie, D., Schroth, G., Suhardiman, D. | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-27T13:52:52Z | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-27T13:52:52Z | |
| dc.date | 2022 | |
| dc.date | 2022-12-22T14:07:32.0000000Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-28T00:38:32Z | |
| dc.description | 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: <ul><li> create an enabling environment to support the multifunctionality of small-scale production; <li> address the economic and social marginalization of small-scale producers; <li> ensure the political voice and participation of small-scale producers in agrifood systems governance; <li> increase access of small-scale producers to natural and productive resources; <li> improve access to financial services; <li> improve the market positioning of small-scale producers; <li> support the co-creation and exchange of knowledge and innovation for sustainable small-scale production. </ul></li> | |
| dc.format | 44 p. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | 978-92-5-136570-0 | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CC0821EN | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.fao.org/3/cc0821en/cc0821en.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/314787 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | FAO ; | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.title | Small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems transformation | |
| dc.type | Book (stand-alone) |