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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
… system can bring available, affordable and nutritious food, create sustainable jobs and drive green and inclusive growth. Growing pressures … system that will bring food and nutrition security, drive a more sustainable agriculture and create green growth for all our … communications content officer in IIED's Communications Group. Related materials: KRC Uganda has made a short film entitled Fort …
Insight, 28 April 2016
A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)
Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?
… finance work.  The question was raised at last week's United Nations Sustainable Energy For All Forum – and will be the focus of a session … funds should be best targeted to attract investment in off-grid markets and to fill the gaps where the private sector cannot make a … of energy markets.  People living in poverty do not form a homogenous group. A commercial or semi-commercial approach might work for energy …
Insight, 29 May 2015
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Policy and Institutional Mapping for Small scale Producers' Participation in Dynamic Markets in Pakistan
… were organized by SDPI with the support from the project Regoverning Markets and help from different individuals. Various issues affecting farmers from production to marketing were raised through group discussions. Lack of an effective policy framework from government … At the end of the session, the formation of an advisory group was announced. This will comprise different stakeholders for …
Publication, 01 August 2007
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Stronger forest and farm producer groups can reduce poverty in The Gambia
… depletion, particularly of forests. To reduce poverty and to ensure sustainable natural resources management that keeps development within … the government’s efforts by coordinating the ANR working group, organising a string of awareness-raising workshops on the ANR …
Publication, 01 December 2013
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Payments for Ecosystem Services in smallholder agriculture: lessons from the Hivos-IIED Learning Trajectory
… for ecosystem services (PES) as incentives to promote a shift to sustainable smallholder agriculture. Results from this research are … challenges, strategies and potential ‘no-go’ areas in a pre-selected group of smallholder projects and analyse them within the global context … can help smallholders successfully enter and benefit from existing markets. …
Publication, 01 September 2015
Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… have also undertaken comprehensive research and engaged with a wider group of stakeholders to assess what can realistically be achieved … Meanwhile civil society groups expressed their concern of securing sustainable funding to improve the ASM sector. Points of contention  … in the national agenda, and supports a transition towards a secure, sustainable and productive ASM sector. This includes acknowledging that …
Insight, 05 June 2015
A native bird in Costa Rica found in a payments for environmental services project run by IIED and FONAFIFO (Photo Ina Porras)
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
… in Edinburgh . Tapping into the money In 2012, the forest carbon markets were valued at US$216 million . Funding for biodiversity and … change. Public/private/donor partnerships and trust funds, like the Sustainable Biodiversity Fund in Costa Rica and the FONAG Fund in Quito … Ina Porras is a senior researcher in IIED's sustainable markets group ( [email protected] )  …
Insight, 28 January 2014
An oil flare in Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Transparency: can it work for sustainable development?
… (but not by project). Co-author of a recent IIED report on EITI and sustainable development in the Caspian Region , Saule Ospanova, has high … Transparency Initiative? EITI is criticised for failing to achieve sustainable development goals or even any greater accountability. For … were founded, the question remains how to make transparency work for sustainable development. “Just implementing EITI does not guarantee …
Insight, 23 May 2013
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… or contexts. This leads to solutions that are more appropriate and sustainable. They can also help bring together short-term and … ) is senior researcher in IIED's  Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . Marissa Van Epp is a consultant working for IIED. … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 16 March 2017
Workshop participants undertake a participatory resource mapping exercise for community enterprises (Photo: Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources - ANSAB)
Forest and Farm Facility launches Phase II
… helping them to organise, connect to each other and develop new markets and opportunities.  Since its launch in 2012, FFF has provided … land tenure. Related resources Forest business incubation: towards sustainable forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that … Sustainable markets …
News, 20 July 2018