2 Food and Agricultural Policy The dynamism that characterT izes today's food system for began to develop more than two centuries ago , at the advent of the Industrial Revolution , and continues relentlessly today . It reflects changes ...

These changes have contributed to a growing demand for higher - value , more processed , diverse , and " healthier ... of agriculture in LAC has often belied the generally favorable natural resource base for agriculture in the region .

Latin America still has unconscionable levels of poverty , food insecurity , and malnutrition . ... alleviating poverty , and sustainably managing the natural resource base are heightened by the dramatic changes in economic development ...

Assessing climate change impacts: agriculture. ... Climate change: the physical science basis - summary for policymakers. ... Changing Farm Types and Irrigation as an Adaptation to Climate Change in Latin America.

DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SETTING During the last two decades of the twentieth century , agriculture and ... at the expense of natural resources , and there is growing concern about the limits of the natural resource base .

Agriculture has always been based on access and exchange , not on exclusivity . ... I have tried to draw attention to what are some of the distinctive features of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture : First , value in ...

As a result of the above , knowledge and human capital are becoming strategic variables in agricultural and rural ... 4 . rules in private contracts in order to achieve a more flexible agriculture , better able to face such changes in ...

SUMMARY A transformation of agricultural production in the LAC countries that contributes to achieving the ... have great strategic value because they contribute to reducing the deficit in animal and plant - based food production ...

A second cause of loss of germplasm is rapid change in the range of crops grown by farmers , which is induced by changing tastes of the consumers , by commercial propaganda and by agricultural extension programmes .

But land taxes , or any tax on natural resources held by the poor , can lead to increased food insecurity . ... requiring more changes to make such technologies appropriate for developing country ecosystems and poor farmers ( Lipton ...