The role of agriculture in sustainable development – Ren Wang, FAO

How to feed a growing world population without depleting the planet’s resources counts high among the complex challenges facing decision-makers crafting global development goals this year. In this video, Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General for Agriculture and Consumer Protection at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, describes the centrality of agriculture to the sustainable development discussion, and highlights approaches in which farmers around the world are producing greater yields with less environmental damage.