Hivos

A joint knowledge programme of IIED, Hivox and Bolivia-based Mainumby Ñakurutú has focused on understanding the strategies and constraints of small-scale producers in an era of globalisation and big changes in rural areas, and to provide new insights that can help in designing better policies and business interventions to support them. Read more about the project, or browse below to see all our HIVOS-related blogs, news and articles.

Small Producer Agency in the Globalised Market

Matoke sellers in Uganda. Photo: Bill Vorley
What are the strategies and constraints of small-scale producers in an era of globalisation? This project has provided insights that can help in designing better policies and business interventions to support them.

Book urges new development agenda for small-scale farming

29 November 2012
Media release
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets
A three-year study of the ways small-scale farmers operate in Africa, Asia and Latin America has prompted calls for a major rethink of development and business interventions.

How small-scale farmers make markets work for them

Farmers sort tomatoes in Ethiopia.
28 November 2012
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets
Our new book shines light on how small-scale farmers are making their choices — about how to modernise appropriately, and about balancing costs, risks, benefits and uncertainties.

World Food Day: how do you keep co-operatives competitive?

Roasted coffee beans.
15 October 2012
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets
The Food and Agriculture Organization's 2012 World Food Day focuses on co-operatives.This time around co-operatives need to be what the small-scale farmers actually want. Sometimes that means something quite informal.

Focus on small-scale farming: food or jobs?

31 May 2012
Article
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets
The latest ‘provocation’ from IIED and Hivos, held in The Hague last week (24 May), began by asking what the development community can do to support rural youth. And for consultant Felicity Proctor, the answer is clear: “we need to move from agriculture and talking about food security and productivity to enterprise, business and a decent living for many of the rural populations.”

Looking beyond land to support rural youth

Boys herd family cows in Wakesi, Kenya while dark grey storm clouds gather behind.
30 May 2012
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets

This was one of the conclusions of participants at a provocative seminar ‘Rural youth today, farmers tom

Provocation 6: Rural youth today, farmers tomorrow?

HIVOS logo
24 May 2012
Article
Food and agriculture
Poverty
Sustainable markets

This seminar is the sixth in a series being initiated by the IIED /HIVOS Knowledge Programme: Small Producer Agency in Globalised Markets.

Indonesia: Reshaping the debate on small-scale farmers

17 February 2012
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets

Sixteen learning network members from Africa, Latin America and Asia came together to share insights, challenge each other and test assumptions made on issues that either foster or impede the agency of small producers as part of The Global Learning Network of a joint IIED/Hivos Knowledge programme on ‘Small producers’ agency in globalised markets’. The group held its third and last meeting in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia between 13-17 February. It was hosted and organized by Dr. Ronnie S. Natawidjaja, Chairman of the Masters of Agricultural Economics Programmme, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University.

Productores de pequeña escala como actores en el mercado globalizado. Encuentro de la Red de Aprendizaje Latinoamericana, Lima, setiembre 2011

30 September 2011
Article
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets
Los miembros latinoamericanos de la la Red Global de Aprendizaje del Programa de Conocimientos HIVOS/IIED/Mainumy Ñakurutú, ‘Productores de pequeña escala como actores en el mercado globalizado’ se reunieron en Lima del 12 al 16 de setiembre pasados. Junto con varias organizaciones prestigiosa organizaron y participaron en una serie de reuniones y eventos.

Small-scale producers in the globalised market

23 September 2011
Article
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets
The Latin American Learning Network members of the Knowledge Programme ‘Small producer agency in the globalised market’ convened in Lima from 12 to 16 September. They organised and participated in a series of meetings and events in conjunction with various prestigious organisations. The highlight of the programme was the International Forum ‘Small-scale producers: Actors in Globalised Markets and Food Security?’ on 14 September, organised by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

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