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Food and nutrition security and role of smallholder farms - challenges and opportunities
Enhancing smallholders’ production capacities and their economic and social resilience may have a positive impact on food security and nutrition at different levels. Given the importance of smallholder farms, strategies to increase productivity in agriculture are essential to improve food and nutrition security, as is food diversity. Finally, synergies and trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives and outcomes are analysed through an overview of the methods and tools used to assess food security on small farms at household level.
Food and nutrition security and role of smallholder farms - challenges and opportunities - Workshop proceedings
Author:
European Commission
Year:
2016