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A group of colourfully dressed people stand behind a huge amount of amassed crops and in front of some impressive mountains under a blue sky.
Indigenous Peoples are the real solutions to the nature and climate crises
… being degraded, undermining essential services such as clean water, food and resilience to climate change. Ecosystem degradation generates … philosophies for living in balance with nature , agroecological food systems and resilient crop and livestock varieties – provide vital …
Insight, 10 October 2024
A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
… farmers’ decision making: managing trade-offs and synergies for sustainable intensification) examined how farmers in sub-Saharan Africa … year project. Here, the project lead Barbara Adolph , principal researcher in IIED’s Natural Resources research group , talks about why … there will always be a problem. You might think that pursuing agroecology (linking ecological concepts and agriculture) is the answer, …
Article, 17 February 2020
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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, sustainable farming approach and social movement. There is growing … Food and agriculture … Agroecology - What it is and what it has to offer …
Publication, 01 June 2014
Women harvesting vegetables in Shanggula village, Guangxi province, China, can share lessons on sustainable farming with the rest of the world (Photo: Simon Lim)
Nurturing the shoots of China's sustainable agriculture
… 2008 milk-melamine scandal. However, there is a growing interest in sustainable food production in China. We have been working with Chinese … and environmental health. Seth Cook ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in IIED's China and agroecology teams. … Food and agriculture … Nurturing the shoots of China's sustainable agriculture …
Insight, 23 March 2016
A woman farmer bends over to tend crops in a field
One-size-fits-all policies won’t deliver sustainable farming in Africa
News, 26 April 2020
A farmer in a buckwheat field close to harvest time in Gansu Province, China. The country's agriculture is currently facing major environmental challenges (Photo: Han Jianping)
Sustainable agriculture in China: then and now
… IIED and China Agricultural University (CAU) co-hosted a workshop on Sustainable Agricultural Development and Cooperation in Beijing on 20 … 4,000 years of history. Seth Cook ([email protected]) is a senior researcher in IIED’s China and agroecology teams. … Food and agriculture … Sustainable agriculture in China: then and now …
Insight, 26 March 2015
A small town sits beside a river with mountains in the background
Protecting and restoring critical water related ecosystems in mountains: the role of Indigenous Peoples and biocultural territories in mountain ecosystems
Event, 24 March 2023
The fruit market is dominated by a small number of varieties that can withstand long distance shipping and meet supermarket demands for uniformity (Photo: Dirk Loop, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why food diversity must be on the menu
… diverse foods, consumers need to vote with their fork. Through the Sustainable Diets for All programme , IIED and Hivos are working with … – and more diverse. Seth Cook ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher in IIED's agroecology and China teams. This blog was orginally posted by the … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 14 October 2016
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… of going hungry are ironically often directly involved in producing food . Many of them are small-scale African farmers. What needs to be … This question and ways forward were discussed at the Food we want – Sustainable, Local, Fair event held at IIED last week. Food security is … demand for those foods.   Summing up, Ethel del Pozo-Vergnes , a researcher from IIED’s Sustainable Markets Group , highlighted ways …
Insight, 05 April 2012
A farmer near Bagré dam in Burkina Faso dries paddy rice (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development
… World Food Day celebrates the anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture … managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development. However, the debates around the specific … or support the growth of the rural non-farm economy? and What about agroecology and food sovereignty? Our new papers shed light on such …
Insight, 15 October 2014