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Sowing the seeds for a just transition
… Increased investment in the food and agriculture sector is central to achieving many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the goals on gender … study explains how investors can manage contracting risks and support sustainable development.  Insights for investors  Investments in the … Food and agriculture …
Article, 05 May 2023
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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 … Q: What SITAM is all about? BA: First of all, I should explain what sustainable agricultural intensification is. It’s a concept developed … funded the SAIRLA programme to look at sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa. The programme has three themes: equity, …
Article, 17 February 2020
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Promoting agroecological productivity through smallholder management in northern Tanzania
Publication, 18 December 2025
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Trade-offs in sustainable agricultural intensification: the farmers’ perspective
… governments, donors and development agencies can do to support more sustainable choices. … Food and agriculture … Trade-offs in sustainable agricultural intensification: the farmers’ perspective …
Publication, 01 March 2020
Two farmers washing up a solar panel in Senegal.
Reframing energy access within climate adaptation and resilience for smallholder farmers
Project, 16 January 2026
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Supporting smallholders’ decision making: managing trade-offs and synergies for sustainable agricultural intensification
… Food and agriculture … smallholders’ decision making: managing trade-offs and synergies for sustainable agricultural intensification …
Publication, 01 July 2020
Banana farmer in the farm, arraigning bananas in the storage space.
Sustainable bananas: what are the impacts on workers?
Insight, 29 July 2025
Somboun Saiborkeno farms coffee on his smallholding on the Bolaven Plateau in Laos. Smallholders in the region are being encouraged to grow high quality and organic coffee for export (Photo: Asian Development Bank)
Scaling up sustainability in smallholder-dominated agricultural sectors
… smallholder-dominated agricultural sectors by developing a model for sustainable sector transformation. The model was developed and tested … Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Project, 23 April 2015
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Growing sustainable agriculture in Mozambique
… Stronger evidence, advocacy and policy can transform agriculture by spreading sustainable farming practices among smallholders. In Mozambique there is strong support for sustainable agriculture from different actors, with approaches including … Food and agriculture … Growing sustainable agriculture in Mozambique …
Publication, 01 April 2015
A woman stands behind a market stall of fresh vegetables, smiling proudly.
Investing in biodiverse agriculture in Ecuador’s highlands: UNORCAC and the Santa Anita cooperative
… Ecuador’s chakra agroforestry system, now recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage … and basic services, as well as its technical support for agriculture and other enterprises. By 2023, Santa Anita had 15,000 … UNORCAC has set up business initiatives to reinforce the union’s sustainable vision, and the Santa Anita cooperative supports these and …
Article, 31 May 2024