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Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
Article, 01 August 2019
A person standing looking at steep hillsides with terraced fields.
Loss and damage in Rwanda: a young climate activist reports
Insight, 03 September 2020
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The Other Side of the Mountain: The impact of Europe's common agricultural policy on sustainable agriculture in the South
… this paper looks at ways in which the CAP is affecting sustainable agriculture in the developing world, through detailed examinations of … the background to the CAP, from its origins as a tool for ensuring food self-sufficiency in Europe while preserving rural quality of life, … expansion of the EU require major reform. The notion of sustainable agriculture, and some of its strengths and weaknesses, are discussed, …
Publication, 01 January 1999
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Fair and sustainable food systems: from vicious cycles to virtuous circles
… Modern industrial food, energy and water systems are fundamentally unsustainable. Their … these industrial systems is pushing the world into a vicious cycle of food shortages, climate chaos, famine and disaster. How can we transform our production models for food, energy and water to deliver lower ecological and social …
Publication, 01 June 2012
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Socio-legal empowerment and agency of small-scale farmers in informal markets
… This research — part of the Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC) project — provides insights on what socio-legal … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2020
A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Insight, 29 October 2018
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Puntos de vista en evolucion: agricultura a pequena escala, mercados y globalizacion
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 June 2012
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Report of SIFOR Workshop on Bio-cultural Heritage and Traditional Agriculture in the Central Himalayas: Challenges and Possibilities
… A workshop was organised on Bio-cultural Heritage and Traditional Agriculture: Challenges and Possibilities (in the face of Climate … Food and agriculture … Report of SIFOR Workshop on Bio-cultural Heritage and Traditional Agriculture in the Central Himalayas: Challenges and Possibilities …
Publication, 01 September 2013
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Agroecology - What it is and what it has to offer
… a context of a changing climate and growing concerns for more healthy food systems,agroecology is gaining momentum as a scientific discipline, … shift in how we as a society define‘productive’ and ‘efficient’ agriculture. … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 June 2014
Workers in a tea plantation. (Photo: Anil Wadghule, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How to support small-scale farmers in negotiations with agribusiness
… partnerships with progressive private sector actors in commercial agriculture.  This webinar, part of the 'Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC) project, shared and debated experiences of supporting … work is in part funded by UK Aid through the ' Livelihoods and Food Security Programme '. IIED associate Thierry Berger  then moderated …
Event, 16 April 2018