policy

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** Small farms should be a planetary ecological asset there are five key reasons why we should support the revitalization of small farms in the Global South .** 1. Small farmers are key for the world’s food security 2.Small farms are more productive and resource conserving than large-scale monocultures 3. Small traditional and biodiverse farms are models of sustainability 4. Small farms represent a sanctuary of GMO-free agrobiodiversity 5. Small farms cool the climate. ======

**The Green Revolution: Alternatives for Agrarian Development in Mozambique**
Farm workers’ organizations and, more generally, civil society, demand that rural development be a central focus in national policy. More than 80% of Mozambique’s poor population lives in rural areas. The majority of them are poor and marginalized rural workers without the ability or physical space to survive in the current context of development.

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**Agroecological Alternatives to the New Green Revolution for Africa** Outcome of a joint meeting on climate change, hunger, rural development and agroecological alternatives to the Green Revolution held in Mali, Africa November 26th – December 2nd 2007. ======

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Food First collaborated with other organizations to bring more than 150 participants from 25 African countries and 10 non-African countries. Attendees including farmers, pastoralists, environmentalists, women, youth and development organizations, gathered at the Nyéléni Center in Selingue, Mali from November 26th to December 2nd. Field trips to area farms helped to inform the discussion on: ======

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African Agroecological Alternatives to the Green Revolution.
 * Climate change and agriculture, fisheries and pastoralism in Africa
 * The fight against hunger
 * Development aid for agriculture and rural development in Africa