Public policies for the strengthening of family farming in the Global South

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_______*Please note that this issue of the Policy in Focus magazine was updated on February 17, 2016. ___________________________________________________________________________ "This special edition of Policy in Focus aims to follow up on discussions and debates instigated by the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF 2014) by drawing attention to specific cases as well as more general policy recommendations related to family farming in countries of the Global South. It is the product of a collaboration between the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP IPC-IG), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) of Brazil." (...)

"Esta edição especial da Policy in Focus pretende dar continuidade às discussões e aos debates instigados pelo Ano Internacional da Agricultura Familiar (AIAF 2014), destacando os casos específicos e as recomendações gerais de políticas relacionadas à agricultura familiar em países do Sul Global. É fruto de uma colaboração entre o Centro Internacional de Políticas para o Crescimento Inclusivo (IPC-IG), a Organização das Nações Unidas para Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO) e o Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário do Brasil (MDA)". (...)