Two of the most elementary views discussed in the world conference on agrarian reform and rural development were accessibility to land and improvement in the condition of the rural poor .
Participating countries: The world conference on agrarian reform and rural development
A total of 92 countries participated in the international conference on agrarian reform and rural development, 2006, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 7 March to 10 March. The participating countries were assembled with an objective to heighten the status of the rural people of the world by reducing poverty and hunger .
Some of the nations that participated in the world conference on agrarian reform and rural development in the year 2006 included Afghanistan, United States of America, Argentina, Bhutan, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, European Community, Fiji, Austria, Germany, Liberia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Venezuela, Uruguay and Zimbabwe.
Issues of Discussion: World conference on agrarian reform and rural development, 2006
The participating nations gathered in the world conference 2006 to discuss the issues which were as follows:
- Betterment of the status of the rural people: It has been observed that about three fourth of world's total population reside in rural regions of the world who are principally dependent on agrarian activities for carrying on their livelihoods. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations has play a significant role in materializing these issues.
- Adopting agrarian reform in progress: One of the principal objectives of ICARRD (International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development) was to invite international communities and national governments to back all the agrarian reforms in progress. The other most significant objective of ICARRD was to help the poor rural people in accessing their land and natural resources.
- Exchange of policies: This was one of the most vital issues discussed in the world conference on agrarian reform and rural development, 2006. All the participating nations in ICARRD agreed upon exchanging views, new policies and practices on agrarian reform and rural development of the world.
- Creating new opportunities: One of the most significant issues of discussion was creating new opportunities to strengthen rural cultivators of the world.
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