Some countries
have intensified the support to family farmers, either
responding to the demands of farmers or by including this
issue in their strategic agendas (FAO, 2012). For developing
countries as a whole, public spending in agriculture increased
6% annually in the 2000s (IFPRI, 2011). This support is particularly
relevant for regions in early development stages,
which tend to have fewer alternatives to agriculture (Diao,
Hazell, & Thurlow, 2010).