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Supporting small-scale farmer agency in commercial agriculture: Collective learning on the role of socio-legal empowerment from an international action-research project
… against a backdrop of growing corporate concentration in agri-food markets, which affords large companies influence over value chain … report summarises lessons from the Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC) project – an action-research initiative that combined … working in the arenas of small-scale farming, agrarian change, agri-food markets and food systems. …
Publication, 31 August 2022
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Radical adaptation in agriculture: tackling the roots of climate vulnerability
… climate risks and reduce climatic footprint — are still to emerge in agriculture globally. Yet there is much to learn from countries, … can guide practical actions towards a well-adjusted future for food and farming. … Food and agriculture … Radical adaptation in agriculture: tackling the roots of climate vulnerability …
Publication, 01 September 2015
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Establishing a biocultural heritage territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests: third annual project workshop
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 18 October 2024
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Voices and flavours from the Earth: visualising food sovereignty in the Andes
… This virtual book explores the Andean initiative on Food Sovereignty (PASA) in the Southern Peruvian Altiplano. This peasant-centred endeavour revealed the seamless flow between food security and the knowledge of and right to produce and consume food. Under PASA, Wisdom Networks of men and women from several Andean …
Publication, 01 June 2013
Putting farmers first: Democratising and reshaping agricultural research in West Africa
… The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, and the executive director of Oxfam-Novib, … which directs and funds research into the development of agriculture. We very much hope it will be productive and change the way … Revolution in Africa ( AGRA ) together with small-scale farmers and food processors from Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, as …
News, 31 January 2012
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The unsung giants of climate and nature investment: insights from an international survey of local climate and nature action by smallholder forest and farm producers
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 14 November 2023
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Nature nurture: upscaling smallholder resilience for agrobiodiverse supply chains
Project, 10 January 2024
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Soutenir la prise de décision des petits exploitants pour une intensification durable de l’agriculture: Principales leçons pour les politiques agricoles au Burkina Faso
… Food and agriculture … décision des petits exploitants pour une intensification durable de l’agriculture: Principales leçons pour les politiques agricoles au Burkina …
Publication, 18 March 2021
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Multiple Pathways: case studies of sustainable agriculture in China
… Chinese agriculture today faces major environmental challenges, from … with the dramatic depopulation of rural areas and high-profile food safety scares, these challenges are prompting the emergence of a growing movement towards sustainable agriculture, witnessed by the rise in ecological farms, organic farmers’ …
Publication, 01 December 2015
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Improving Farmer Learning in and for Sustainable Agriculture in Southern Africa
… to the region associated with climate change, land degradation, food crises, water scarcity and unequal resource allocation. Against this background, conventional agriculture is unlikely to hold the key to the region’s future food security—the majority of farmers cannot afford to buy the high … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2010