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Understanding agricultural drivers of deforestation through remote sensing: opportunities and limitations in sub-Saharan Africa
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2016
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Food Consumption, Urbanisation and Rural Transformation. Regional workshop report, Hanoi
… In 2014 IIED launched the project Food transitions: sustainable consumption policies across the … at shaping a new narrative, challenging the current understanding of food security and contributing to developing alternative policy options … Food and agriculture … Food Consumption, Urbanisation and Rural Transformation. Regional …
Publication, 01 December 2015
A trolley load and shelves of cinnamon dry inside a special drying facility
Vietnamese forest and farm producers work towards more resilient livelihoods and landscapes
… family-run farms. These farms not only produce 80% of the world’s food, they also play a vital role in improving food security, reducing poverty, and achieving the Sustainable … To help family farms to achieve their potential, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched the Decade of Family Farming …
Insight, 27 May 2019
A man and woman standing in a field
Difficult choices: balancing competing priorities on Burkina Faso farms
Article, 26 April 2020
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Food Consumption, Urbanisation and Rural Transformations. Regional workshop report, Nairobi
… In 2014 IIED launched the project Food transitions: sustainable consumption policies across the … at shaping a new narrative, challenging the current understanding of food security and contributing to developing alternative policy options … Food and agriculture … Food Consumption, Urbanisation and Rural Transformations. Regional …
Publication, 01 December 2015
Politicians, farmers, and civil society and church leaders broadcast their commitments to take action to improve food systems live on KRC’s radio station, KRC 102 FM The Farmers' Voice. (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food summit secures strong commitment to drive change in Ugandan food systems
… At the People's Summit on Food  on 20-21 April 2016, hosted by the municipality of Fort Portal in … at the centre of lively discussion and debate on how the region's food system can bring available, affordable and nutritious food, create … that will bring food and nutrition security, drive a more sustainable agriculture and create green growth for all our citizens," said …
Insight, 28 April 2016
Miombo woodlands in Southeast Tanzania. But can remote sensing technologies accurately detect the woodlands (Photo: Samuel Bowers)
How much can the eyes in the sky really tell us about deforestation?
… habitat for much of the region's biodiversity. But according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the continent lost … '. Yet these countries are facing pressures to meet tripling food demand in the next 35 years. Given agricultural production is the … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 11 January 2017
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Irrigated agriculture and resilience of family farms – a clash of perspectives
… Food and agriculture … Irrigated agriculture and resilience of family farms – a clash of perspectives …
Publication, 01 April 2015
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Agriculture irriguée et résilience des exploitations familiales : logiques en confrontation
… Food and agriculture … Agriculture irriguée et résilience des exploitations familiales : …
Publication, 01 April 2015
A man stands behind a desk raising an object in the air as he makes a demonstration to people seated in a semi-circle around him.
Which green energy technologies will boost jobs and income? Farmers in Kitui, Kenya decide
… green solar energy technologies can boost employment and income for agriculture and poultry farmers. The project is funded by UK PACT . … energy needs of farmers, and the barriers to affordable green energy. Agriculture:  prosperous agriculture needs reliable irrigation. Solar-powered water pumps offer …
Insight, 06 April 2022