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We use research and action to design and sustain resilient local food systems, support biocultural innovation and secure fair consumption

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People stand around several women on a busy street who are selling fish in buckets on the floor in front of them.

Preventing future pandemics means taking a considered approach to wildlife trade and 'wet markets'

Dilys Roe
01 July 2022

Three women holding a sack of rice between them.

Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta

Guntoro Muhammad and Dian Irawaty
25 May 2022

People sit around a desk and talk into microphones

What makes a sustainable diet? And who decides? Make Change Happen podcast episode 5

05 May 2020

Man walks in a field, with mountains behind

Farmers in China spending $280 billion adapting to climate change and nature loss

07 December 2022

Woman, in a field, throws potatos into a sack

COP15 should protect mountain landscapes, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities governing them

23 November 2022

A number of women wearing brightly coloured clothes tend crops with mountains in the background.

Do women have a meaningful role in global value chains, and why does this matter?

Emma Blackmore and Rachel Ajambo
13 October 2022

A group of people form a circle in the forest. One person is speaking

Diversification for climate resilience: a global priority

Duncan MacQueen
10 October 2022

A man carries a box with spring onions through a busy scene

Redefining smallholder farmer inclusion in modern value chains: three ways forward

Giulia Nicolini and Alejandro Guarín
15 September 2022

Tea plantation with many people carrying baskets on their backs.

Legal empowerment with a gender lens: how women tea farmers in Malawi are claiming their rights

Kumvana Mlumbe Mtukule
25 August 2022

In the distance across a large field of plants, a farmer tends to his crop.

Revisiting smallholder inclusion in modern value chains as a path to sustainable development

Began April 2021

Asociacion Andes team

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Asociación ANDES: from local potato farmers to global strategies for protecting crop diversity and Indigenous rights

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Resilience and diversity in food systems

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Food year: exploring the policies and practices to transform our food systems

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Publications

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21301G.pdf

Montréal Declaration on Small-Scale Women Farmers for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

21281X.pdf

Indigenous Seed Systems and Biocultural Heritage: The Andean Potato Park's Approach to Seed Governance

21241iied.pdf

Traditional mountain landscapes: crucial for meeting biodiversity and climate targets

21151x.pdf

Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Biocultural Heritage: Addressing Indigenous Priorities Using Decolonial and Interdisciplinary Research Approaches

21111IIED.pdf

Shared labels: Selling stories that conserve biocultural diversity and promote resilience

21086iied.pdf

Taking stock of smallholder inclusion in modern value chains: ambitions, reality and signs of change

21126iied.pdf

Establishing a Biocultural Heritage Territory to protect Kenya's Kaya forests - project launch workshop report

21016IIED.pdf

(Re)claiming power in value chains: A guide for small-scale farmers and their advocates

21011iied.pdf

Challenges and opportunities for small-scale tea producers in Malawi

20941G.pdf

The nexus between soil degradation and agricultural expansion in Zambia

A woman in a yellow sari and wearing a facemask is standing in a field of crops. She is putting the plants into a bag tied around her waist.

Resilience through flexibility – the story of peri-urban agricultural workers in India

Article, 06 June 2022

Three women holding a sack of rice between them.

Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta

Blog, 25 May 2022

Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.

Prema Gopalan remembered

News, 23 May 2022

A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.

Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide

Blog, 06 April 2022

Aerial natural landscape.

From New Zealand to Africa: managing land use trade-offs

Blog, 04 March 2022

Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.

Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates

Blog, 21 February 2022

Screengrab of a videocall with eight people in a meeting room and five more online participants

Digital tools amplify the voice of women in Peruvian communities

Blog, 11 November 2021

A woman wearing a face mask and a visor stands behind a table of vegetables selling her produce.

COVID-19 and forest communities

Active Project

Stalls of fruits and vegetables.

Food Systems Summit: implications for global food governance

Blog, 30 September 2021

Crop field with man watering the soil.

Reconciling food production and forest conservation: priorities for the UN Food Systems Summit

Blog, 20 September 2021