Recognizing the Linkages Between Social Protection and Agriculture

This note examines opportunities for synergies and complementarities that strengthen livelihoods of poor rural households

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2013
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
FAO

Abstract

Since social protection and smallholder agricultural interventions often cover the same geographic space and target the same households, there are opportunities for synergies and complementarities that strengthen livelihoods of poor rural households. This information note provides some examples of such situations.

Citation

FAO. Recognizing the Linkages Between Social Protection and Agriculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy (2013) 2 pp.

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Published 1 January 2013
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