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Strengthening Food Security With Sustainable Practices by Smallholder Farmers in Lesser Developed Economies

Strengthening Food Security With Sustainable Practices by Smallholder Farmers in Lesser Developed Economies
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Author(s): Leighton Naraine (Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Saint Kitts and Nevis)and Kevin Meehan (University of Central Florida, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 25
Source title: Environmental and Agricultural Informatics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9621-9.ch047

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Abstract

Smallholder farming has played a key role in reducing world hunger and the focus now turns to consolidating these gains. What practices and policies will enable smallholders to sustain their livelihoods and strengthen food security? Following a brief discussion of agricultural models, and the global shift to sustainable development goals, this chapter examines practices of smallholder farmers in St. Kitts with examples from elsewhere. Assessing what has worked and what barriers continue to limit smallholder success, the chapter offers a list of adaptive strategies, policy recommendations, and areas for future research that can maximize smallholder farming impact on food security. Suggested priorities include: focusing research and policies on individual farm enterprises; moving toward an integrated farm model; adopting best practices in marketing, distribution, and accounting; improving government support; and adapting education programs to include modernized curricula, non-formal education, and the use of ICTs for training and extension at all levels.

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