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Catalysing agrobiodiversity: a call for differentiated and complementary approaches
… historically cultivated making a major contribution to today’s global food supply, the world has witnessed an alarming loss of …
Publication, 25 June 2026
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Food production, agricultural expansion and deforestation in Mai-Ndombe, DRC
… the relationship between deforestation, biodiversity loss, and food production in the Mai-Ndombe province in the DRC, and the … between forest conservation policies and agricultural priorities for food security. It presents various alternatives to uncontrolled … Food and agriculture … Food production, agricultural expansion and deforestation in Mai-Ndombe, …
Publication, 01 July 2019
Boat of fisherman returning to shore in Ghana
Rebuilding trade rules through WTO reform: what next for sustainable development?
… Food and agriculture …
Insight, 09 April 2026
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Agriculture, food systems, diets and nutrition in Zambia
… particularly amongst the poorest families. Many Zambians live with food insecurity and malnutrition as a result of poor diets: seasonal … maize production, despite repeated findings that this does not reduce food insecurity in the most vulnerable farming households. This policy brief describes how diversification of agriculture and food systems in Zambia can contribute to improving …
Publication, 01 May 2017
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Agroforestry uptake: tactics that smallholder farmers use to overcome barriers to adoption
… Peoples. If spread, it will maintain the ecosystem functionality of agriculture, the world’s largest terrestrial land use. Yet, eight main … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 19 November 2025
Woman walking through corn field.
Leaders sign food sustainability declaration at COP28
… one of the thorniest problems of the climate crisis – our broken food systems. They are responsible for so many greenhouse gas emissions, … subsidies have long supported the polluting effects of large scale agriculture, acting as a hidden brake on climate action. These payments … people and nature can thrive.” Reacting to the agreement's pledges on food security and help for farmers and workers, Mitchell added: …
News, 01 December 2023
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Implantación de la agroforestería: Estrategias de los pequeños agricultores para superar las barreras a la adopción
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 19 November 2025
Two farmers washing up a solar panel in Senegal.
Reframing energy access within climate adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers
… Agriculture underpins global livelihoods but is highly vulnerable to … public and private investment to close persistent funding gaps across agriculture, energy access and climate adaptation. What is IIED doing? … projects that rely on electricity. The GEAR (Growth through Energy, Agriculture and Resilience) framework will bring together fragmented and …
Project, 16 January 2026
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Food security in changing climates: social protection must respond to unfolding crises
… Climate change is severely impacting the four pillars of food security: availability, accessibility, utilisation and stability. Ensuring food security amid escalating climate impacts therefore requires … how social protection can become more ‘anticipatory’ and make food security more resilient to climate risks. It draws on analysis …
Publication, 19 September 2024
Farmer stands in her field of groundnuts boarded by maize in Malawi
Democratising food and agricultural research
… Agricultural research has great potential to address the challenges of food security, poverty and sustainable natural resource management. It … and middle- income countries. Despite their in-depth knowledge of food production, farmers and other producers have rarely been asked to … quality of different crop varieties than men. Across the world, food producers have begun to raise their voices to ensure that …
Project, 17 August 2012