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With around 805 million people suffering from hunger and about one billion people living in poverty, the global challenges of hunger and poverty are persisting at unacceptable levels. A “business as unusual” approach that is country-driven, more innovative, better focused, and more cost-effective is urgently needed to address these challenges. Given that the agricultural sector accounts for a large share of national income and employment in many developing countries, increasing agricultural investments and setting context-specific investment priorities are essential to broad-based growth and poverty reduction. Also of crucial importance are well-functioning and better-integrated agrifood value chains—ranging from inputs supply, extension, market services, financing, production, processing, and distribution to marketing—that promote market-oriented growth and reduce rural poverty in these countries. More and sound research evidence is needed to determine which strategies, technologies, investments, institutions, and partnerships should be scaled up in-country to achieve enduring impact on hunger and poverty. To this end stakeholders at all levels and from all sectors must work together.
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Fan, S. (2017). Supporting Country-Driven Innovations and Agrifood Value Chains for Poverty and Hunger Reduction. In: Barbosa-Cánovas, G., et al. Global Food Security and Wellness. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6496-3_1
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