Introduction

Recent food crises and growing concerns about global climate change have placed agriculture on top of the international agenda. Governments, international organizations, and civil society groups gathered at the Group of Eight (G8), the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) and Rio+20 summits in 2012 have recognized a convergence between the dual goals of eradicating hunger and making agriculture sustainable. Achieving these goals will require a significant increase in agricultural investment but, more importantly, it will require improving the quality of this investment.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Responsible Consumption and Production

Decent Work and Economic Growth