What could research do for the futures of family farming?
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At the International Encounters on “Family Farming and Research” organized in Montpellier, June 1 to 3 by Agropolis International, GFAR, WRF, CGIAR and the support of the French Government, Robin Bourgeois, GFAR Secretariat’s Senior Foresight Adviser presented a thought-provoking reflection on “What research could do for the futures of family farming”. His three key messages are:
1) the future of family farmers is open
2) family farmers and scientists do not operate in similar world orders, and
3) working for family farmers requires a change of perspective about the values guiding research
Posted on 13/06/2014