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Putting indigenous foods and food systems at the heart of sustainable food and nutrition security in Uganda
… typically biodiversity-rich, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable, and produce nutritious indigenous foods. Yet indigenous … nutrition and resilience to climate change. This report, from the Sustainable Diets for All advocacy programme, documents the status and … Food and agriculture … Putting indigenous foods and food systems at the heart of sustainable food and nutrition security in Uganda …
Publication, 01 May 2020
A cup of coffee. We are drinking more coffee: the International Coffee Organisation says world coffee consumption has been rising by an average of 2.3 per cent per year (Photo: Benedicto de Jesus, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A new kind of brew: smallholder coffee and carbon
Insight, 08 December 2015
Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations
… today (22 June) by the IIED, was commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for … smallholder communities, governments and investors in promoting sustainable and inclusive investments in agriculture." Harold Liversage, Land Tenure Programme Manager of the …
News, 18 June 2010
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Sumaq Kausay and Ayllu: Quechua values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Chalakuy Maize Park, Lares, Peru
… knowledge and practices effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem … of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was conducted as part of the project ‘Indigenous biocultural heritage for sustainable development’ (2018–21), funded by the Sustainable …
Publication, 06 August 2021
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Towards a Biocultural Heritage Territory in Rabai Cultural Landscape: exploring Mijikenda cultural values and practices for sustainable development
… knowledge and practices effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem … of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was conducted as part of the project ‘Indigenous biocultural heritage for sustainable development’ (2018–21), funded by the Sustainable …
Publication, 06 August 2021
Cambodia's rural population is heavily reliant on small-scale rice production. The Clean Sugar Campaign campaigns against large-scale plantations that push smallholders off their land (stefans_box, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Holding actors in agricultural investment chains to account
… with Bonsucro , the multi-stakeholder organisation that promotes sustainable sugar cane They filed a complaint with the Thailand Human …
Insight, 22 October 2015
An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… discussions in China Fostering collaboration and joint action for sustainable Chinese investment and trade in Africa through building … and research institutions and African stakeholders in both the agriculture and forestry sectors, and Deepening knowledge and … Governance project: improving evidence, capacity and joint action for sustainable Chinese investment in Africa's forests.  Learn more about …
Article, 01 August 2019
Aerial natural landscape.
From New Zealand to Africa: managing land use trade-offs
Insight, 04 March 2022
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Agricultural investments in Southeast Asia: Legal tools for public accountability
… countries have experienced a surge in large land deals for plantation agriculture. Against this backdrop, civil society organisations have … empower citizens, build accountability and shape investments for sustainable development. This report has been produced under IIED’s …
Publication, 01 January 2014
A farmer in Tanzania shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Farmers in developing countries, and women farmers in particular, find it difficult to get multi-peril crop insurance (Photo: Anne Wangalachi, CIMMYT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Insuring farmers – adapting to climate change
Insight, 16 July 2015