“After decades of failed attempts to eradicate hunger, - TopicsExpress



          

“After decades of failed attempts to eradicate hunger, development agencies, international research institutions, non-profit organizations, and the funding and donor communities now see family farmers as key to alleviating global poverty and hunger. Recent estimates show that currently, 1.2 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty, and at least 870 million go to bed hungry every night. As the world gears up for the International Year of Family Farming in 2014, Food Tank: The Food Think Tank and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are highlighting effective ways to provide family farmers with the tools they need to really nourish the world.” foodtank.org/news/2013/08/family-farming-is-the-key-to-alleviating-hunger-and-poverty
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:20:41 +0000

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