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Indonesia’s triple burden of malnutrition: a call for urgent policy change
… triple burden. This research report is the product of an innovative food diaries survey conducted in Jember, East Java, which aimed to … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2019
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… about the role of 'healthy soils for a healthy life'. With 95% of food directly or indirectly produced on soil, soils are vital for food security and nutrition, in addition to the provision of key ecosystem services. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  says that …
Article, 09 April 2015
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Protecting Farmers’ Rights with Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Territories: The Experience of the Potato Park
… on the FAO's International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and other international fora - particularly the CBD and … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 2008
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Development and Climate Days 2021
Event, 09 November 2021
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Agriculture as a Global Polluter
Publication, 01 January 1989
Women farmers sorting their carrot harvest in Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana (Photo: Nirmal Sigtia, IWMI/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
… their resources and knowledge systems, and examining what ensures food and nutrition security in the face of factors such as climate … They grow traditional crops that have high nutritive value and ensure food and nutrition security - not just for human beings but for animals … arrests soil erosion, and ensures availability of different types of food in the household. These practices are being adopted by women in …
Article, 30 October 2018
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Branding Agricultural Commodities: The development case for adding value through branding
… poverty. Unfortunately, the trend has been the opposite. Modern food chains place increasing importance on branding, distribution and … giant supermarket chains and manufacturers who dominate the global food market. By branding commodities, producer countries and …
Publication, 01 May 2012
ON AIR: a local farmer joins a broadcaster in the studio of KRC.FM (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Radio and text messages keep farmers in the loop in Rwenzori
… that gets real-time answers straight to the farmer. Agriculture is a core driver of Uganda's economy, it's central to … to life through a radio drama series . "We learn a lot about food production through the radio, but if you don't have ways of storing your food, your harvest is wasted," explained Fatuma. "Tell me and I listen" …
Insight, 19 March 2015
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Agrifood Sector Studies Zambia: Restructuring food markets in Zambia - Dynamics in the beef and chicken
Publication, 01 February 2008
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Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices?
… The recent spike in food prices has led to a renewal of interest in agricultural issues and in the long-term drivers of food prices. Urbanization has been mentioned as one possible cause of higher food prices. In this paper we examine some of the links through which … Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices? …
Publication, 01 August 2009