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Building Resilient Food Systems: The Impact of Supporting Smallholder Farmers
The Global Challenge of Food Security and Rural Poverty
Farmers constitute the largest group of people living in poverty worldwide. Despite their crucial role in ensuring food security, they face persistent challenges centered around increasing crop yields. As climate change accelerates, farmers are compelled to cultivate larger plots of land to meet rising demands, yet their productivity continues to decline. This paradox highlights a fundamental issue: how can smallholder farmers adapt and thrive amidst more extreme and unpredictable weather patterns?