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A farmer in the Potato Park, Peru (Photo: Adam Kerby)
A marriage to save the earth: Farmers and researchers innovate to conserve biodiversity
… South Korea keen to find answers to these questions can learn from research carried out in 2013.  The qualitative baseline study conducted … from the Peruvian altiplano, to the highlands of China, the drylands of Kenya and the Himalayan foothills in India have found it … where crop diversity has declined rapidly in the last 10 years. The research shows that access to new information and technologies (such as …
Insight, 07 October 2014
Cover for G04018.pdf
SIFOR submission to the UNFCCC on agriculture
… to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change draws on research by IIED and partners, notably: “Smallholder Innovation for … the Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy (China), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kenya), Lok Chetna Manch (India) and ANDES (Peru). … the best solution, particularly in marginal areas such mountains and drylands. Green Revolution agriculture has significantly increased crop …
Publication, 01 March 2016
Pastoralism - Research, policy and practice, Vol 1 No 2
… Drylands and pastoralism … Pastoralism - Research, policy and practice, Vol 1 No 2 …
Publication, 01 July 2010
Cover for 14599IIED.pdf
Putting pastoralists on the policy agenda: Land alienation in southern Ethiopia
… and famine. This paper illustrates this scenario with recent research done among the pastoralist and agropastoralist communities of Southern Ethiopia. The research found that livestock numbers are declining dramatically in the … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 July 2010
Head and shoulders photos of four people alongside the words 'podcast 17'
Making sustainable development a reality – movements that inspire change: Make Change Happen podcast episode 17
… the long-overlooked dimension of climate adaptation . Toulmin, a drylands expert, highlights the importance of acknowledging the strength …
Article, 21 June 2022
Dlonguebougou, is a village of 1,500 people in the commune of N'Koumandougou, on the northern edge in central Mali (Image: Google Maps)
Long-term change in the Malian Sahel: portrait of Dlonguebougou village
… territory, creating land shortage and growing conflict . The research also asked whether the new agricultural land law could bring … patterns of settlement, and household organisation since 1980. The research demonstrates the continued significance of very large domestic … and the establishment of elected local government. Outputs from the research have been published as a book on 35 years of change in the …
Project, 14 August 2017
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
Article, 09 April 2015
Cover for 17383IIED.pdf
Balancing water stress and human crises in the Bekaa Valley
Publication, 01 October 2016
Cover for G04189.pdf
Finance for resilience building and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenya: A comparative study of local and national managed funds
… Since the establishment of the Green Climate Fund, research interest on funding modalities to deliver adaptation and …
Publication, 01 July 2017
Cover for G03034.pdf
Securing pastoralism in East and West Africa: protecting and promoting livestock mobility. Niger/Nigeria Desk Review
… through the development of livestock corridors linking Niger’s drylands with Nigeria’s markets, grazing reserves and agricultural … routes. The paper also looks at the work of key development and research actors involved in the promotion of livestock mobility. … Drylands and pastoralism …
Publication, 01 January 2008