Smallholders

Provocation 6: Rural youth today, farmers tomorrow?

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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.

Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option

5 April 2012

Blog entry

Food and agriculture
Gender

Following the 2008 global food price hikes and riots, national governments and transnational corporations are

Supporting smallholders: markets, rights, or sovereignty?

9 March 2011

Article

Food and agriculture
Poverty
Sustainable markets

Development policymakers, academics and practitioners gathered at a ‘provocation’ seminar in Stockholm, Sweden last week (3 March 2011) to discuss whether their approaches to supporting small-scale farmers sh

Provocation 1: Producer agency and the agenda to make markets work for the poor

9 November 2010

Article

Food and agriculture
Poverty
Sustainable markets

The first of a series of ‘provocative seminars’ on smallholders and the ‘pro-poor markets’ agenda took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 28th September 2010. Local and international participants gathered to discuss a series of questions put forward by ‘provocateurs’ from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

New business models for sustainable trade

30 September 2008

Project

Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets

Millions of farmers in Africa depend on export markets for their livelihoods. But recent market trends have led to declining small farmer participation. Yet, these farmers have the skill and soil to provide the high-quality products the food industry seeks. This collaborative initiative engaged with research, civil society and private sector partners to develop new business models across a variety of sectors that enable smallholders to participate in sustainable trading relationships with international businesses and thereby improve their livelihoods.

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