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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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Sustainable concepts gain space in Latin American agribusiness (Revista Rural)

March 09, 2021


Revista Rural published an article on what motivates farmers. In the policy brief, Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes, in the long run, to adopt sustainable practices is the positive results in their cultivated lands and in the environment, which is of fundamental importance achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes, in the long run, to adopt sustainable practices is the positive results in their cultivated lands and in the environment, which is of fundamental importance for the health of the food systems of Latin America and the Caribbean. Sustainable practices make it possible to reduce the impact of agriculture on the environment and increase its capacity to adapt to climate change, which, in turn, contributes to reducing rural poverty and increasing levels of food security.

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