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A dramatic sunset of reds and yellows frames a dozen wind turbines in the distance in the water.
Making subsidy reform work for nature, climate and people
Article, 14 October 2026
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Working with informality: constructive ways to transform food systems
… Many people in low-income countries rely on informal food systems for food and livelihoods. But informality puts food systems outside — or partly outside — the governance of states and … Food and agriculture … Working with informality: constructive ways to transform food systems …
Publication, 03 May 2023
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Tackling environmental challenges through food systems governance
… Food systems are a major driver of the triple planetary crisis of … biodiversity loss and pollution — and are also part of the solution. Food systems governance requires new approaches to drive the transformation of food systems towards greater environmental sustainability, equity and … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 13 September 2023
Person holding pieces of coral reef together, tying them with a string to remake the coral.
Reaction: WTO fisheries subsidies deal going into effect
… “Allowing fish stocks to recover will maintain them as a source of food and jobs for future generations. Nature isn’t infinitely abundant, … Food and agriculture …
News, 11 September 2025
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… in regenerating biodiversity-rich farming and locally-controlled food systems in India, Indonesia, Iran, Mali and Peru to provide some … biodiversity and the various systems (for example, livelihoods, food and rural development) in which local biodiversity was embedded, … meeting formulated a strategic response to a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting (ABCD10) that would push for …
Project, 15 August 2013
Two farmers are working in a field, harvesting cassava.
Can AI support locally-led nature restoration?
… lead to significant problems – it could provide poor advice risking food security for many, or it could widen the gap between more and less …
Article, 27 March 2026
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Enriching coffee agroforestry systems in Bolivia: the role of CIAPEC
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 16 May 2025
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Rainfed agriculture for an inclusive, sustainable and food secure India
… India is increasingly focusing on its rainfed areas due to demand for food and nutrition security, and escalating farmer distress. But … integrated approaches in its rainfed areas is necessary for agriculture to be inclusive, climate-resilient and sustainable, and to provide the food and nutritional security that India needs. …
Publication, 01 April 2013
Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Introduction to building greater local control and resilience into agricultural and food systems
Article, 05 August 2013
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Sustainable food systems multi-stakeholder mechanisms: contributions to the environmental agenda
… Food systems are major contributors, but also critically vulnerable, to … crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The food sector uses more natural resources than any other sector, which means that the way in which food systems are governed has direct consequences for how natural … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 13 September 2023