Family farming and the worlds to come /

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Imprint:Dordrecht : Springer, [2014]
©2015
Description:1 online resource (x, 361 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11089418
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Other authors / contributors:Sourisseau, Jean-Michel, editor.
ISBN:9789401793582
9401793581
9789401793575
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 4, 2014).
Summary:What is family farming? How can it help meet the challenges confronting the world? How can it contribute to a sustainable and more equitable development? Not only is family farming the predominant form of agriculture around the world, especially so in developing countries, it is also the agriculture of the future. By declaring 2014 the "International Year of Family Farming," the United Nations has placed this form of production at the center of debates on agricultural development. These debates are often reduced to two opposing positions. The first advocates the development of industrial or co.
Other form:Print version: Sourisseau, Jean-Michel Family Farming and the Worlds to Come Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands,c2014 9789401793575