This policy brief deals with the following points: (i) Given the importance of agriculture and the rural medium for countries’ growth and development, policy makers must strengthen the institutional structure of rural extension and increase public and private investment; (ii) Abundant natural resources, knowledge, technology, and extensionists are not enough.
From 4 June to 1 July 2012, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a moderated email conference on "Ensuring the full participation of family farmers in agricultural innovation systems: Key issues and case studies". It was a highly successful global dialogue, with a very stimulating discussion. About 560 people subscribed to the conference, of whom 114 people (20% of the total), from nearly 50 different countries, wrote at least one of the 242 messages that were posted.
El presente cuaderno “Desarrollo de capacidades para cooperaciones con el sector privado (CDP) — Servicios de asesoramiento”, concebido como documento informativo general, proporciona una visión de conjunto de la oferta de asesoramiento en el ámbito del desarrollo de capacidades para diferentes formas de cooperación entre el Estado y el sector privado (CDP, por sus siglas en inglés).