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Launch event of the China-Africa Forest Governance Platform in March 2013. Photo: Simon Lim
Just forest governance
… be met by using a more integrated approach to meeting human needs for food, fuel, fibre and forests. But a closer examination of the patterns …
Article, 07 September 2013
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Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… air and fresh water to medicines (modern and traditional) and secure food supplies in the face of a changing climate.  An impending …
Insight, 29 April 2019
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Future of Family Farming Report on IIED's work 2000-2005
… national and international levels. The Future of Family Farming Agriculture is central to countries in West Africa. Over 70% of the … social, cultural and spiritual values and benefits as well as food production. It provides the means for both social and economic …
Publication, 01 January 2005
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Book charts path from harmful land grabs to people-centred investment in Africa
… organisations and farmers can act to ensure that investment in agriculture responds to the aspirations of poor communities, whilst … "Small-scale farmers remain the main source of investment in African agriculture, and it is through promoting investment in these farmers, … in their land, that African governments are most likely to increase food security," says Cotula. But historical legacies, powerful forces in …
News, 15 July 2013
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PLA 59: Change at hand: Web 2.0 for development
… made at the Web2forDev conference, in September 2007 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy. The … of Southern development stakeholders operating in the sectors of agriculture, rural development and natural resource management. …
Publication, 01 June 2009
Local farm foresters near Kumasi, Ghana. Evidence suggests that locally controlled forests are generally better for the forest and people than either protected areas or large-scale industrial business models (Photo: WWF)
Investing in locally controlled forestry – a planetary-scale solution for forests and people
… many places where the interests of conservation or industrialised agriculture sweep them aside. A third thing that strikes me is just how … good job of balancing competing claims between local public goods (food, fuel, construction material, cosmetics, dyes, medicines, soil … densities local people have no option but to clear forests for agriculture, and we will just have to live with that, but in general …
Insight, 07 September 2016
Policy-makers discussing, reflecting, learning and building skills and capacities for climate adaptation at village-level. All key social learning activities. (Photo: E. van de Grift)
Social learning event features case studies from around the world
… a science officer for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), joined the learning event to showcase his work on … officer at CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) , where this blog was originally posted .   …
Insight, 04 August 2014
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What Future for West Africa's Family Farms in a World Market Economy?
… Agriculture in West Africa faces a double challenge. It needs to be more productive to meet the growing need for food in urban areas in particular, and it needs to provide income and … debate shows a tendency to contrast commercially orientated forms of agriculture with family-based farms. This paper looks at different case …
Publication, 01 January 2002
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Policy and Institutional Mapping for Small Scale Producers' Participation in Dynamic Markets in Turkey
… Rapid changes are taking place in agri-food markets in middle and low-income countries. The spread of dynamic modern retailers, wholesalers and food processing businesses is reshaping the way that food systems are governed. Small-scale agriculture, which supports the livelihoods of the majority of rural …
Publication, 01 May 2006
Quechua woman
Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature
Insight, 12 April 2021