Inclusive and resilient global agriculture systems can address climate crisis and COVID recovery

Canada has taken bold actions on the global stage, with a feminist foreign policy and strong support for climate resilience. The next step is to scale up support for agricultural development.

Support for agriculture in developing countries can reduce hunger, empower women, and build climate resilience. Inclusive and resilient agriculture systems will help the world to build back better from the COVID pandemic, write Virginie Levasseur and Paul Hagerman.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY PAUL HAGERMAN, VIRGINIE LEVASSEUR

June 17, 2020

Global hunger has been rising since 2015, and food producers are hardest hit. Erratic weather is making it harder to produce food. Gender inequality holds back women, who make up a large percentage of farmers in developing countries. And now COVID-19 is impacting producers and consumers alike. Cana...

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