Search results

1158 results
Agricultural research must change radically to realise people's right to food
… the need to transform knowledge — using ecology as the basis for sustainable agriculture and de-colonialising economics from narrow definitions of … the strengths of farmers and scientists in the search for fair, sustainable and locally adapted food systems. Transforming agricultural … Food and agriculture …
News, 16 February 2007
A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
… insecure , underscoring the immense challenge of achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030. The food … or unproductive – but evidence  shows they are highly productive, sustainable and equitable. These systems preserve rich biodiversity, … zero hunger for many Indigenous Peoples, as research  by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has shown. This …
Insight, 23 October 2020
Assessing the contribution of pollination to sustainable horticultural production
… Ecosystem services, if respected by actions and policy, can sustain agriculture and human livelihoods. If disregarded, their neglect can … services are a key example of ecosystem services that sustain agriculture and livelihoods. Pollinators are essential for orchard, … nutrient cycling and pest control can support sustainable production intensification. Soaring food prices present …
Project, 29 June 2010
Cover for 10037IIED.pdf
Agricultural investments and land acquisitions in Mali: Context, trends and case studies
Publication, 01 January 2013
Cover for 17351IIED.pdf
Smart regulation: making chocolate more sustainable
Publication, 01 March 2016
Cover for 16598SIIED.pdf
Pagos por servicios ecosistémicos en la agricultura de pequeña escala: lecciones de la trayectoria de aprendizaje de Hivos-IIED
… Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 September 2015
Four young Ethiopian men standing in a field of cabbages
Africa’s evolving food systems
… Agriculture in Africa plays an important role in eradicating hunger and … managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development. However, the debates around the specific … Review, ' Rethinking rural development ', suggested that the power of agriculture to drive development was declining, as people sought jobs in …
Project, 20 November 2019
Cover for 13604IIED.pdf
Unlocking barriers to financing sustainable forest-related SMEs: Lessons from Mozambique and Guatemala
… This paper presents research aimed at understanding the barriers to sustainable small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in forest … Unlocking barriers to financing sustainable forest-related SMEs: Lessons from Mozambique and Guatemala …
Publication, 01 June 2018
Group of four women carrying big basins on the way to get clean water. They are wearing colorful clothing.
Making water use fair for everybody
Insight, 20 March 2025
Cover for G02268.pdf
Towards food sovereignty: another world is possible for food and agriculture (Part I: Chapters 1-3)
… available here, begin to describe the ecological basis of food and agriculture, the social and environmental costs of modern food systems, … Food and agriculture … Towards food sovereignty: another world is possible for food and agriculture (Part I: Chapters 1-3) …
Publication, 01 May 2008