On the week of the G20 Conference on Agricultural Research for Development in Montpellier, AlertNet published a post written by Monty Jones entitled: “Climate Conversations – To feed the world, keep farmers at the center of G20 agenda”
Monty Jones outlines the challenges faced, and calls for action.
“…many farmers do not know there may be a better way to improve their livelihood by changing the way they farm. These farmers cannot access the technologies and inputs required. Now is our chance to change that.”
He suggests the following “to help meet farmers’ needs and ensure food security worldwide”
“…Smallholder farmers must be kept at the center of the G20 agenda…government donors and all involved in agricultural research must do the following:
- Ramp up our collective investment in agriculture at all levels
- Harness the potential of emerging economies
- Continue on the path developed at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD)... the GCARD road map, which defines the steps urgently needed to transform agriculture, has already been welcomed by the G20 agriculture ministers.“
“Smallholder farmers are the key to our world’s future food security and rural development. We encourage the G20 to support an agricultural and rural transformation that keeps crises at bay and improves the lives of hundreds of millions of farmers.” (…)
Read full item on AlertNet: “Climate Conversations – To feed the world, keep farmers at the center of G20 agenda”