Numero 6 - Nov - Dic 2019
Diversity of Family Farming Around the World: Existence, Transformations and Possible Futures of Family Farms, by P.M. BOSC, J.M. SOURISSEAU, P. BONNAL, P. GASSELIN, E. VALETTE, J.F. BÉLIÈRES (Eds.)
Globally, large-scale agribusiness remains the predominant model. However, family farmers have withstood it, and for those interested to understand the complex dynamics behind this resistance Diversity of Family Farming Around the World is a suggested reading.
There is a growing awareness about the crucial role of family farmers to feed the planet and protect the environment, as well as the necessity to address their vulnerability caused by global food markets. Critical moments at the United Nations have been the adoption in December 2018 of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas, and the launch of initiatives such as the 2014 Year of Family Farming, followed by the Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028.
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