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Small-scale farming
and youth in an era of
rapid rural change
l Felicity Proctor and
Velerio Lucchesi
IIED/HIVOS, 2012
This is the second in a
series of papers from
the Knowledge
Programme: Small Producer Agency in
the Globalised Market. The paper focuses
on developing and emerging economy
regions of the world, providing an
overview of trends in small-scale farming
and agrifood markets, demographic
changes and trends in employment –
particularly that of youth. It reflects on
the aspirations of rural youth and
identifies some of the drivers and
innovations that have engaged youth in
agriculture – and which might help to
inform and shape the future. It identifies
some emerging policy implications that
address small-scale farming and youth in
an era of rapid change, including
knowledge gaps which, if filled, could
better inform the debate on the future of
small-scale agriculture and on who will
be the next generation of farmers.
n Online: http://pubs.iied.org/14617IIED.html
High level policy
dialogue between the
Alliance for a Green
Revolution in Africa
(AGRA) and small scale
farmers on the priorities
and governance of
agricultural research for
development in West Africa
IED, APPG on Agroecology, CNOP, Kene
conseils, Centre Djoliba, IRPAD, 2012
This photo story highlights key moments
in a policy dialogue on agricultural
research for development that involved
small-scale farmers and representatives of
the Alliance for a Green Revolution in
Africa (AGRA). Over one hundred people
participated in the policy dialogue. This
unprecedented event was chaired by the
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to
Food and took place on 1st–3rd February
2012 in Accra, Ghana.
n Online: http://pubs.iied.org/G03349.html
Putting citizens at the
heart of food system
governance
l Michel Pimbert
IIED Briefing, 2012
Establishing inclusive
governance of food
systems – where farmers
and other citizens play an active role in
designing and implementing food and
agricultural policies – is not just a matter
of equity or social justice. Evidence shows
that it can also lead to more sustainable
livelihoods and environments. And yet,
across the world, food system governance
is marked by exclusionary processes that
favour the values and interests of more
powerful corporations, investors, big
farmers and large research institutes.
How can we tip the balance and amplify
the voice and influence of marginalised
citizens in setting the food and
agricultural policies that affect them?
This briefing describes six tried and
tested ways that, when combined, can
empower citizens in the governance of
food systems.
n Online: http://pubs.iied.org/17125IIED.html
Putting farmers first:
reshaping agricultural
research in West Africa
l Michel Pimbert
IIED Briefing, 2012
How agricultural research
is funded, organised,
controlled and practised
can have a huge impact on small-scale
producers in the global South. In many
countries, such research is driven by
external funds, priorities and
technological fixes, such as hybrid seeds,
which can erode crop diversity. But food