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Two women sitting in a field
No room for manoeuvre: debt prevents investing in the future
… Farmers without secure land tenure are often unwilling to invest in sustainable land management.  We spoke with women farmers about their … circumstances. We learnt that insufficient land and labour limit sustainable intensification options for smaller, younger and poorer … been a number of government and NGO programmes promoting conservation agriculture (CA) – an approach that aims to improve soil fertility and …
Article, 26 April 2020
Men sitting at a conference table.
Traditional authorities need a clearer role in land governance
… to state land.  Zambia’s laws and policies broadly provide for sustainable and responsible governance of land and natural resources, … and social challenges arising from many large projects in agriculture, mining and other sectors. There is a significant lack of …
Insight, 29 April 2024
Harvesting paddy fields
Ensuring small holders aren't squeezed out of agricultural investments
… opened borders and cut business taxes; or the New Vision for Agriculture , an initiative backed by the world's largest food and agriculture companies. In one of the NVA pilot countries, Tanzania, the … fundamental problems with this approach, especially when applied to agriculture, a major focus of international donors and national …
Insight, 06 December 2012
View of the coast, with a small island surrounded by water, seen from some foliage
Choosing a sustainable way out of the pandemic’s economic chaos
Insight, 12 October 2020
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Landscape approaches for mountain community sustainable development in a time of climate change: Policy consultation and South-South exchange workshop
… agrobiodiversity conservation, climate resilience and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on mountains. The … Food and agriculture … Landscape approaches for mountain community sustainable development in a time of climate change: Policy consultation …
Publication, 01 October 2016
Local villagers receive wildlife training in the Mbarang'andu Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, which incorporates seven villages. (Photo: WWF/USAID Biodiversity & Forestry, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Communities, livelihoods and sustainable wildlife management
… or other) need to outweigh the costs of living with wildlife.  Sustainable solutions that meet both conservation and human development … We are proud to be a member of the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management  and firmly believe that achieving a … In November 2018, IIED principal researcher told the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  how we need to maximise …
Article, 14 November 2018
Two rice terraces with a small forest growing between them in Nepal.
Nepal: Forestry and agriculture and the story of their fake divorce
… buffalo.   Agroforestry is the mainstay of the country’s economy with agriculture and forestry together contributing 32 per cent of the … The increase in forest cover in the foothills is mainly due to the sustainable management of forest resources promoted by Community … improve people’s livelihoods and tackle deforestation through sustainable agroforestry management. FFF intends to work in rural areas …
Insight, 18 July 2013
Satellite image of the zinc, lead and silver mine in Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Report scopes sustainability of China-Latin America relations
… with stakeholders to examine Chinese trade and investment in mining, agriculture and forestry in Chile, Brazil and Peru. It shows how complex … trade increasingly apply international standards that aim to ensure sustainable, accountable operations." In addition, there are new … legislation and enforcement and greater external pressures to be sustainable and accountable. "While Chinese companies have often been …
News, 09 May 2013
People spread cocoa beans on a drying table in Ghana.
New business models can spell success for African farmers
… This project — funded by the Gates Foundation and led by the Sustainable Food Lab — involved a collaboration between Catholic Relief … , Rainforest Alliance , the International Centre for Tropcial Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Institute for Environment and … amongst other things. Over four years, the New Business Models for Sustainable Trading Relationships project investigated how supply chains …
News, 19 November 2012
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Understanding agricultural investment chains: Lessons to improve governance
… seen renewed private and public sector interest in developing country agriculture. A new wave of large-scale acquisitions of farmland has taken place for plantation agriculture in Africa, Asia and Latin America, fuelled by changing … to local and national development agendas and promote inclusive sustainable development. Properly implementing the Voluntary Guidelines …
Publication, 01 March 2014