Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers"?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) It is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water systems that are net-zero (carbon), nature-positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience.
100 Million Farmers is a World Economic Forum platform, launched in 2021, that brings companies, governments, farmer groups and financiers together to shift food and water systems to net-zero, nature-positive farming by 2030 while making farmers more resilient. The name refers to its goal of reaching 100 million farmers.
- ✓ (a) The WEF describes it as a multi-stakeholder platform for net-zero, nature-positive food systems by 2030 that backs local solutions, farmer incentives and resilience, including through regenerative and climate-smart practices.
- ✗ (b) An international network devoted to organic animal husbandry is a different body; 100 Million Farmers deals with climate and nature outcomes across farming, not organic livestock specifically.
- ✗ (d) Organising farmers into producer organisations for market access is a common policy tool, but it is not the purpose of this WEF climate-and-nature platform.
Remember · 100 Million Farmers = World Economic Forum platform (2021) for net-zero, nature-positive food and water systems and farmer resilience by 2030.
Sources
- World Economic Forum: 100 Million Farmers, Breakthrough Models for Financing a Sustainability Transition (Insight Report, January 2024) ↗ · reference work “This implementation is part of the 100 Million Farmers platform, which accelerates sustainable agri-food practices and supports private and public sector leaders in collective action efforts that position food and farmers as central pillars of the global climate and nature agenda.”
- Sustainability Magazine: 100 Million Farmers, the move to net-zero (2 May 2021) ↗ · reference work “The World Economic Forum has announced 100 Million Farmers, a platform moving towards “ Net-zero and nature-positive food systems by 2030 , ” which encourages “local solutions” as well as empowering farmers.”
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