Policy and regulatory frameworks

Appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks are key to support sustainable agricultural production and rural development in environments characterised by increasing competition for scarce resources and growing development and consumption needs.

In-depth theme 1: Land governance (internal link)

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Key documents:

Agriculture at a Crossroads - Executive Summary of the Synthesis Report 2009 IAASTD (ed.) The objective of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was to assess the impacts of past, present and future agricultural knowledge, science and technology on the reduction of hunger and poverty, the improvement of rural livelihoods and human health, and the equitable, socially, environmentally and economically sustainable development.