UN body for development of agriculture IFAD today said small-holder farmers should be the starting point for sustainable development.

Speaking at the 8th TAAS (Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences) foundation lecture, IFAD President, Kanayo Nwanze said, “… We see time and time again the transformation that occurs when development is sustainable and when local people are involved from the start…Our starting point for sustainable agricultural development must be small-holder farmers.” Nwanze, however, stated that there is a mis-perception that small farms mean poor farms. “Nothing could be further from the truth. Small farms predominate in rich countries such as Japan, Republic of Korea and Switzerland. Developing countries such as Thailand and Vietnam have built their economies on small farms,” he said

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