instead a much more radical systemic and integrated policy approach is needed to promote sustainable food production at both national and international levels the policy challenge is how to move beyond the recognition of a multiplicity of innovative experiences toward the design of policies to expand transfer adapt andor disseminate the plethora of existing technological approaches so as to reduce poverty hunger and environmental destruction moreover active participation by various actors including governments nongovernmental organizations and multilateral organizations can be critical not only to scaling up innovations but also to disseminating knowledge building capacity among farmers fostering trust and reducing the risks associated with new technology and agricultural practices