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Why it makes more sense to invest in farmers than in farmland
… rages on. And rightly so. Private sector expectations of higher food and commodity prices and government concerns about longer-term food and energy security have made land a more attractive asset. But … land acquisitions can have lasting repercussions for the future of agriculture, including both agribusiness and family farming. Rather than …
Publication, 01 July 2010
A man walks with his roaming goats.
Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions
News, 19 April 2013
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Innovating to compete: Smallholder farmers' agency and markets in East Africa
… export, and the majority of people are still buying most of their food in traditional, open markets and small retailers. Understanding how … the access and flexibility of informality while also considering food safety and environmental concerns, and avoiding corruption and … well as mitigating volatility of food prices. Attempts to modernise agriculture have not significantly changed its nature. IIED/Hivos …
Publication, 01 November 2012
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Learning Network brochure
… Globalisation and particularly the food crises of 2007-2008 and 2010-11 have renewed interest in agriculture and small-scale producers. Much of this interest has focused … can prosper in the face of the major changes in agriculture and food markets that globalisation has ushered in. Small-scale producers …
Publication, 01 March 2011
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Chapter 2. ACTORS, ENTITLEMENTS AND EQUITY IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
… to be felled and sold, a place of rest and leisure, a source of food and firewood, the hiding nest of dangerous animals, the sacred home … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1970
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Crop Variety Mixtures in Marginal Environments
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1990
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… investments in low- and middle-income countries Agricultural and food systems Locally controlled forestry Biodiversity Water resources, …
Page, 29 July 2022
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
Article, 12 January 2018
Invest in farmers, not in farmland
… heavily involved. Companies acquire land because they expect world food and commodity prices to increase - so there is money to be made in agriculture. Some governments have also promoted land acquisitions abroad as a way to secure affordable food for their people. In many African countries, agriculture has …
Insight, 22 February 2012
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Participatory communal conflict resolution (PCCR) - - a tale of two Nigerian local communities
… dynamics of participatory conflict resolution have largely and other food crops belonging to NA people. focused on cases of local resistance … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1970