Sustainable smallholder agriculture - feeding the world, protecting the planet

Author(s): 
Rosemary Vargas-Lundius
Organization(s): 
IFAD

This report was developed following the Governing Council meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The ideas that emerged offer food for thought on how to ensure that the Rio + 20 conference takes up the issue of strengthening the crucial role of smallholder farmers in feeding the world while protecting the planet.