Vision
The Government’s vision for the development of agriculture, forestry, natural resources and rural areas is based on a holistic concept of long-term, sustainable development, including economic, social and ecological dimensions.
Development Goals by 2020
- Gradual introduction and increased application of modernized lowland market- oriented agricultural production, adapted to climate change and focused on smallholder farmers
-Conservation of upland ecosystems, ensuring food security and improving the livelihoods of rural communities
Reformulated specific goals by 2015
Goal 1: The improvement of livelihood (through agriculture and livestock activities) has food security as its first priority.
Goal 2: Increased and modernized production of agricultural commodities will lead to “pro-poor and green value chains”, targeting domestic, regional, and global markets, based on organizations of smallholder farmers and partnering investments with the private sector.
Goal 3: Sustainable production patterns, including the stabilization of shifting cultivation and climate change adaptation measures, are adapted to the specific socio-economic and agro-ecological conditions in each region.
Goal 4: Sustainable forest management will preserve biodiversity and will lead to significant quantitative and qualitative improvements of the national forest cover, providing valuable environmental services and fair benefits to rural communities as well as public and private forest and processing enterprises.