ABSTRACT
In the preceding chapters we have concentrated on the critical issues which need to be addressed if a productive, sustainable and equitable agriculture is to be achieved in the developing countries. As we have stressed throughout, progress depends on evaluating and resolving numerous tough trade-offs at all levels of intervention, from international trade down to the individual farm. We do not pretend to have all the answers and, indeed, this book should be seen more as providing a framework for raising issues and setting priorities for analysis and action than giving definite answers. Nevertheless, we have indicated a number of approaches which we feel will, together, make for a programme that promises real progress. In this concluding chapter we summarize our suggestions, indicating what international conditions we need to be aware of, what national policies we need to advocate and what approaches at the local level we need to adopt, to ensure this goal of agricultural sustainability.
