Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems.

Haku Wiñay/Noa Jayatai (“Let’s grow together” in the Quechua and Shipibo-Conibo languages respectively) is one of the few government programmes that work with poor rural households in subsistence agriculture.

Haku Wiñay/Noa Jayatai (“Vamos a crecer” en quechua y shipibo-conibo, respectivamente) es uno de los pocos programas gubernamentales que trabajan con hogares rurales pobres en economías de subsistencia.

Structural change is a cornerstone of long-term economic development, according to economic theory and as borne out by international experience. Urbanization and industrial growth are key features of structural change.

This chapter briefly discusses different aspects of macroeconomic policies and its interactions with agriculture, rural development and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Fiscal policies have multiple effects on the economy and, therefore, on the agricultural sector and rural economies within it.

The agriculture sector is key for economic and social development, but the sector’s potential has not received enough attention from policy makers and stakeholders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.