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Montréal Declaration on Small-Scale Women Farmers for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use
… men in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiverse seed and food systems around the world and highlighting that these are under … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 09 December 2022
People stand around several women on a busy street who are selling fish in buckets on the floor in front of them.
Preventing future pandemics means taking a considered approach to wildlife trade and 'wet markets'
… sheer number of people who depend on wild meat as a regular source of food and income. Another is the diverse and complex reasons (PDF)  why … integrating ecosystem stewardship into local, national and global food production systems, economic systems and public health systems. … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 01 July 2022
Farmer standing in a field of crops.
Costing and planning of agriculture's adaptation to climate change
Project, 23 June 2011
Group of women and a young child walking in a field.
Recognising women’s land rights in Togo: a glimmer of hope
… of Kpegnon Adja, a small village in eastern Togo, share this reality. Agriculture is the main activity, and people mainly grow maize, … As part of Togo’s National Programme for Agricultural Investment and Food and Nutritional Security (PDF) (content in French), a strategy for …
Insight, 12 June 2025
Cutting down trees, especially for livestock grazing, can lead to soil erosion, as seen on this hillside outside Addis Ababa (Photo: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… loss nearly the size of Belgium. Most of this loss was caused by agriculture expansion.  Increasing competition for land: food vs. forests   This forest loss is likely to continue, largely out of the need to produce food for the continent's growing population. The population of … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 21 August 2017
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Urbanisation, rural transformations and food systems: the role of small towns
… are an essential but often-neglected element of rural landscapes and food systems. They perform a number of essential functions, from market … spaces, people and enterprises – and how these affect poverty and food insecurity – remain overlooked. Drawing on lessons from a set of … examples, this paper aims to contribute to this debate by uniting a food systems approach with an explicit focus on small towns and large …
Publication, 01 January 2017
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SDG2: achieving food security, sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge
… knowledge and practices provides a valuable resource for improving food security and adapting to climate change. Evidence from the SIFOR … Food and agriculture … SDG2: achieving food security, sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Major deposit in biodiversity bank to protect future of food
… ultimate insurance policy to protect the diversity on which global agriculture depends, from threats such as climate change. An association … using seeds from Svalbard." Potatoes are central to the culture, food security and of the Peru's Andean communities. Thanks to the … Park as it has a concrete impact on the conservation of important food crops and the local economy,” says Alejandro Argumedo, Director of …
News, 22 February 2011
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Reclaiming autonomous food systems: the role of local organizations in farming, environment and people's access to food
… are the prime movers behind the development of a newly emerging food sovereignty policy framework. Agrarian reforms and gender equitable … rights are central within this alternative policy framework for food and agriculture: - secure access and control over land, water, forests, … Food and agriculture … Reclaiming autonomous food systems: the role of local organizations in farming, environment …
Publication, 01 January 2006
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Successful smallholder management of agrobiodiversity in Northern Tanzania
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 17 April 2023