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<p>At the UN Climate Action Summit, the UK announced support to the ‘Just Rural Transition’
initiative under which governments, businesses and civic organisations are uniting
to drive a shift to sustainable land-use. This initiative includes a policy coalition
that will help developing countries put policies in place for more environmentally
friendly and sustainable agriculture, and an investment partnership to leverage private
sector investment for sustainable land use and improved livelihoods for poor farmers.</p><p>DFID
is supporting smallholder farmers in nearly 50 countries to improve sustainable agriculture.
At the Summit, we announced an additional £61 million for climate adapted agriculture
and innovation to help small-scale farmers increase productivity without degrading
the environment.</p><p>DFID support to tackle deforestation in developing countries
has brought 2.6 million hectares of land under sustainable management and mobilised
£260 million of private investment in sustainable production of commodities like palm
oil, cocoa and soya.</p>
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