Investment in small-scale farmers ‘could have big payoff’ in the fight against climate change, poverty
Buoyed by the raft of recent research demonstrating how local control is often a boon for forest health, a UN agency calls for greater investment in smallholder farmer organizations.
- New research released at the World Forestry Congress finds small-scale farmers and producers of forest products can help rural economies grow, as well as help defend against global problems such as deforestation and climate change.
- Smallholder agriculture and agroforestry practices tend to keep more carbon sequestered, provide better habitat for wildlife, and produce a wider range of resources and commodities than do big plantations.
- The authors recommend increased investment in the world's 1.3 billion smallholders.
Title of publication: http://news.mongabay.com
Author: John C. Cannon
Year: 2015
Type: Article
Full text available at: http://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/small-scale-farming-and-agroforestry-could-be-in-fighting-climate-change-poverty/
Content language: English