Strengthening role of farmers in sustainable development

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Broader

Strengthening role of farmers

Supporting rural development

Narrower

Using local knowledge in planning agricultural industries

Training agricultural scientists and extension staff in agricultural ecology

Supporting research on farm mechanization

Serving rural women

Researching easily operated and maintained hand-held farming equipment

Providing incentives for sustainable use of natural resources by farmers

Promoting women's economic self-reliance

Integrating ecology into agricultural science education

Improving cooperation with farmers on development in different agro-ecological zones

Developing technology with farmers

Assessing productivity of high and low-resource agriculture

Strengthening rural institutions and programmes that support environmentally sound farming

Providing institutional and legal support on land tenure for farmers

Linking research centres and farmers groups on environmentally sound farming practices

Involving farmers representatives in international meetings on rural development

Involving farmers and their representatives on policy-making for sustainable development

Improving farmers' knowledge

Implementing programmes on sustainable livelihoods

Establishing networks for exchanging experience on farming and sustainable development

Facilitates

Managing fragile ecosystems

Facilitated by

Developing environmentally sound agricultural technology

Value

Web link

Agenda 21

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero Hunger

Metadata

Database

Global strategies

Type

Subject

Agriculture, fisheries » Farming

Development » Sustainable development » Sustainable development

Content quality

Presentable

Language

English

Last update

Oct 4, 2022