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Exercises helped the Food Change Lab group trust one another
Food, sisterhood and dreams
… At the end of September, I attended the first session of the Food Change Lab held in Bolivia by the Hivos and IIED Sustainable Diets … of them care for family members and do household chores; others sell food at markets and a few even draft laws for the government. But they … their family and themselves, properly. This is precisely what the Food Change Lab in Bolivia wants to address. What are nutrition …
Insight, 16 October 2018
A farmer near Bagré dam in Burkina Faso dries paddy rice (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development
… World Food Day celebrates the anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's creation on 16 October 1945, and is … Food and agriculture … Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development …
Insight, 15 October 2014
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Financiamiento interno: movilizando los fondos de las organizaciones de productores
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 03 April 2024
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… We know that diversity in agriculture is good for the planet. And we know that diversity in diets … for our health. But what about diversity of voices, in shaping our food system? As we approach World Food Day , should we not be considering the importance of opening up … Food and agriculture … Mixing more voices into food policy …
Insight, 10 October 2016
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Against the odds: growing producer power in agricultural value chains
… Commercial agriculture can take different forms and there is great variety in how … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 April 2020
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Building resilience for cotton farmers in India: evidence from Gujarat and Maharashtra
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 30 September 2024
Bales of ginned cotton
Research shows gap in climate protections for India's small-scale cotton farmers
… Food and agriculture …
News, 30 September 2024
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Scenarios of agricultural development in Ghana produced during the Sentinel Participatory Scenario Development workshop Accra, Ghana, 4-6 July 2018
… on plausible future challenges and opportunities for Ghana's agriculture.  … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 17 December 2021
Women harvesting vegetables in Shanggula village, Guangxi province, China, can share lessons on sustainable farming with the rest of the world (Photo: Simon Lim)
Nurturing the shoots of China's sustainable agriculture
… Chinese agriculture currently faces major environmental challenges, including … pollution, water scarcity and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Food safety is also a source of great public anxiety – driven by a … scandal. However, there is a growing interest in sustainable food production in China. We have been working with Chinese researchers …
Insight, 23 March 2016
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Re-Searching Agriculture in South Asia: The law and policy context for agricultural research and development and its impact on smallholder farmers
… agricultural input industry and the structural power of multinational food corporations. The report is part of an international initiative called Democratising Food and Agricultural Research, launched in 2007 by partners in South … of agricultural research needs to be done to ensure peoples’ right to food; and (b) influence and transform agricultural research policies and …
Publication, 01 July 2013