Search results

2064 results
United Nations decision prompts potato celebration in Peru
… world with other highly diverse crops that are important for local food security. The farmers are planting a new collection of native … - 4,000 in its centre of origin, Peru, alone - and is a source of food security and employment for 800 million people worldwide. The local … of the Andean region." Michel Pimbert, director of the sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and livelihoods programme at IIED agrees: "The …
News, 31 October 2007
A smallholder farmer stands by a bunch of sunflowers in Thika, Kenya.
How markets can bloom for Africa's smallholder farmers
… in developing nations as environmentally sustainable sources of food supply. When they do, these retailers require high standards of … bridge this gap. Our project – a collaboration with the Sustainable Food Laboratory , Catholic Relief Services , Rainforest Alliance and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates …
Insight, 06 September 2012
Cover for 14503FIIED.pdf
L'Avenir de l'alimentation et des petits producteurs
… la situation et les priorités liées à l’avenir de l’alimentation, l’agriculture, l’environnement et le bien-être humain. Il était demandé … et l’industrialisation du secteur de la production alimentaire, de l’agriculture et de l’utilisation des terres et de l’eau. … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 May 2006
Cover for G01338.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 3 Rapid food security assessment: a pilot exercise in Sudan
… Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 3 Rapid food security assessment: a pilot exercise in Sudan Simon Maxwell … with secondary sources the causes, dimensions and characteristics of food insecurity: a procedure I have dubbed Our task in Sudan was to support food security `Rapid Food Security Assessment' (RFSA). planning by …
Publication, 01 January 1988
Films shot two decades apart reveal environmental recovery and improved livelihoods in Africa
… Kenya. They show that despite a growing population, tree cover and food production have both improved because of the tactics local people … Critchley's film and book have drawn praise from development and agriculture specialists. "This fascinating film shows how small … Food and agriculture …
News, 01 October 2010
Small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains
… Consumers in the UK expect high quality food from around the world, produced according to high ethical, … those in the UK.  Over a three-year period, the project worked with food retailers, importers, standard-setting bodies, traders and … three key publications. The pocketbook ' Fair Miles: Recharting the food miles map ' delved into the realities of the produce trade between …
Project, 02 October 2008
Sustainable agriculture and the resource poor: Policy issues and options
… Food and agriculture … Sustainable agriculture and the resource poor: Policy issues and options …
Publication, 01 January 1988
Women smallholders replanting rice in the irrigated area around the Bagré dam in Burkina Faso (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
La riziculture irriguée à grande échelle: l'État doit prendre en compte les perspectives des paysans
… Food and agriculture …
News, 03 June 2014
Cover for G01480.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 10 PRA: an approach to find felt needs of crop varieties
… surrounded by facilities such as school buildings, mosque, temple, In agriculture, the need for identification of church, clinic, cinema, … to know research in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. more about food habits. The farmers said that Research in TNAU is planned at the … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1993
The star anise fruit resembles stars: the Thach Ngoa group has five hectares of Illicium verum trees ready for harvest (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Star spice in Vietnam's forests
… Food and agriculture …
Insight, 05 August 2015