A/RES/65/178 11. Also stresses the need to promote at all levels a strong enabling environment for enhancing agricultural production, productivity and sustainability in developing countries, including through enhanced market access for developing countries, and supportive economic policies and institutions at the national and international levels; 12. Recognizes the role of indigenous communities and small farmers’ traditional seed supply systems in developing countries in the conservation of biodiversity and food security, and urges Member States and international organizations to pursue complementary policies and strategies to strengthen farmerbased seed supply at the community level, as an important component of a competitive commercial seed industry; 13. Also recognizes the need for substantial additional investment and better policies in support of smallholder agriculture in order for many of the poorest countries to reach the poverty and hunger targets of the Millennium Development Goals; 14. Further recognizes the importance of agricultural investment, including foreign direct investment, through, inter alia, the private sector in enhancing agriculture development and food security as well as the need to promote responsible international investment in agriculture, and therefore calls for all investors to conduct agricultural practices in accordance with national legislation, taking into account national sovereignty over natural resources, environmental sustainability and the importance of promoting the well-being and improving the livelihood of local communities and indigenous peoples, as appropriate; 15. Promotes research for food and agriculture, including research to adapt to and mitigate climate change, and access to research results and technologies at the national, regional and international levels, including through the international research centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, as well as other relevant international and regional research organizations; 16. Encourages expanded public investment and incentives for small-scale and marginalized producers, including women, in developing countries, in order to increase the production of a wide spectrum of traditional and other crops and livestock and to accelerate the transition to sustainable production; 17. Stresses the need to further promote the empowerment and participation of rural women as critical agents for enhancing agriculture and rural development and food security, ensuring their equal access to productive resources, land, financing, technologies, training and markets, and measures that ensure food security and nutrition for women; 18. Recognizes the consequences of the global food crisis on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in developing countries, especially in Africa, and calls for an integrated response by African countries and the international community, working in partnership to support integrated and sustainable agriculture and rural development approaches; 19. Also recognizes the need for Africa to embark on a green revolution to help to boost agricultural productivity, food production and regional food security, welcomes the strong leadership shown by African countries in undertaking initiatives to address the challenges of sustainable agriculture development and to achieve food security, such as the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, that can provide a framework through which support for agriculture and food security can be 5