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Document begins: 00 Title Author ENDNOTES 1.Rodale's International Ag-Sieve is a bi-monthly collection of gleanings of the latest and most applicable information in the field of sustainable agriculture in the Tropics.

January 1970PublicationFood and agriculture

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Document begins: 00 Title Author ENDNOTES 1.Rodale's International Ag-Sieve is a bi-monthly collection of gleanings of the latest and most applicable information in the field of sustainable agriculture in the Tropics.

January 1970PublicationFood and agriculture
This family in the Mecati Forest, Mozambique, cut down trees and cleared the land on this hillside to grow a crop of cowpeas. They will use this land for two more years, use the cut timber for firewood, and them move on (Photo: Mike Goldwater)

2014: the International Year of Family Farming

See how IIED's work during the International Year of Family Farming helped to raise the profile of family and smallholder farming and its contribution to eradicating hunger, reducing rural poverty and more
22 April 2014ArticleFood and agriculture, Natural resource management
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)

2015: the International Year of Soils

The UN has formally launched 2015 as the International Year of Soils. Much of IIED's work involves soils, including our work on agroecology, food and agriculture, biodiversity, adaptation to climate change, and drylands

9 April 2015ArticleDrylands and pastoralism, Food and agriculture, Natural resource management

A case study on the agricultural cooperative COPAG

The milk and dairy sector is one branch of the food industry that has gone through the most rapid restructuring.

June 2008PublicationFood and agriculture
Chen showing Lila Buckley his innovative method for growing potatoes in straw nests.

A Chinese farm in Africa

Chen promotes new agricultural techniques in China, but he dreams of farming in Senegal because he wants to share his skills and do something meaningful.
13 September 2012 BlogFood and agriculture

A Citizen's Space for Democratic Deliberation on genetically modified organisms and the future of farming in Mali - Recommendations

This document presents the recommendations of the 45 men and women farmers from all districts of the region of Sikasso who met at the Centre Charles Lwanga, from 25 to 29 January 2006, to cross-examine specialist witnesses and deliberate

January 2006PublicationFood and agriculture

A citizens’ space for democratic deliberation on GMOs and the future of farming in Mali

African countries are under increasing pressure from agribusiness to open their markets to genetically modified (GM) crops and industrialise their farming sector, but the continent remains divided in its response.

July 2007PublicationFood and agriculture
A farmer tending his sunflowers in Kenya. Credit: Abbi Buxton

A day in the life of a commercial consultant

Find out how IIED, a Kenyan flower business and a consultant get flowers grown by smallholder Kenyan farmers onto the shelves of a UK supermarket.
14 February 2012 BlogFood and agriculture, Sustainable markets

A glimpse into farmers' seed and traditional cultural activities. Report of the Second Annual Meeting of Farmers’ Seed Network (China). 11-13 January 2015

The second annual meeting of China’s “National Farmers’ In-Site Breeding and Seed-Sharing Network” was held on January 11-13 2015, in Guangxi.

January 2015PublicationFood and agriculture

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