Role of family farming in food and nutrition security

Abstract

With increasing pressure of population on land and water resources and prospect of adverse changes in climate, decentralized family farming based on gender, climate and nutrition sensitive agriculture is the pathway for food for all and forever. Given the nature of agricultural land holdings, India is having adequate strength to promote family farming for food security in a big way. The zero hunger vision can be converted into reality, provided family farmers are enabled to sustain their livelihoods based on the principles of ecology, economics, equity and employment.