Sustainable farms, food, feed, fuel, funds – all are needed to
put us on a sustainable path to the future. But the most
important ingredients in the recipe are farmers, especially
women farmers, and rural communities whose empowerment is the
key to poverty eradication and to sustainable development. Let's
not forget the conclusions and recommendations from CSD 17 e.g.
Build social capital and resilience in rural communities. In
that context: (i) Empower women and small-scale farmers, and
indigenous peoples, including through securing equitable land
tenure supported by appropriate legal (ii) Promote equitable
access to land, water, financial resources and technologies by
women, indigenous peoples and other vulnerable groups; (iii)
Support and promote efforts to harmonize modern technologies
with traditional and indigenous knowledge for sustainable rural
development; HAGUE CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY aND
CLIMATE CHANGE 13. Agriculture and water are closely linked.
There are many competing claims on