A paper by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) authors in the Global Food Security journal.
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This paper examines how shifts in innovation and technology can foster resilient, inclusive rural transformation, focusing on farming systems and value chains. It highlights opportunities for innovation to create rural jobs, improve smallholder livelihoods, combat malnutrition, and address climate impacts.
Key levers for change include:
- Investing in equity-sensitive, gender-responsive agricultural R&D
- Amplifying marginalized voices
- Ensuring equitable access to technology
- Supporting small- and medium-scale agrifood enterprises
- Prioritizing rural employment amid automation and evolving value chains
The paper challenges traditional rural transformation models and offers a vision for more inclusive, resilient agrifood systems.
Authors: Preetmoninder Lidder, Andrea Cattaneo, Mona Chaya
