The Farming First coalition has launched a six-part online
infographic called “The Story of Agriculture and the Green
Economy”, which uses data from leading research organisations to
tell the story of agriculture’s potential contribution to
building a global green economy. There is growing consensus that
a green economy is central to continued global prosperity, in
other words, pursuing growth while helping to create sustainable
livelihoods, reduce poverty and safeguard the environment. In
2009, G8 leaders made bold pledges to increase food security aid
to $22bn by 2012. At this year’s meeting, the G8 should promote
policy coherence on food security and price volatility issues in
order to support the poorest without disrupting the market or
discouraging farmers from receiving adequate prices. Funding
should be coordinated, transparent and farmer-centred. Each
section of the infographic contains statistics and explanations
around topics relevant to the green economy, demonstrating, for
instance, the central ro