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More plant-based diets could significantly increase farm incomes

A change in diets with more plants and fewer animal products is often seen critically in the agricultural sector. However, it is often overlooked that an increasingly plant-based diet could increase profits in the agricultural sector - even in regions where animal husbandry now accounts for the largest part of income.

Simulating the trade-offs and outcomes of food system interventions for the IFAD Rural Development Report 2021

The IFAD Rural Development Report 2021 (RDR 2021) focuses on transforming food systems for rural prosperity. While the report focuses on improving rural livelihoods the impacts of food system changes may well stretch far beyond rural economies affecting consumers, workers in in non-agriculture, international trade flows and so on.