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Food systems and climate change
Publication, 01 July 2020
Food security in 2050: how can we make it fairer and more sustainable?
… tropics while more northerly areas will see longer growing seasons. Agriculture and the broader food system produce a lot of greenhouse … and invest in new science to address the ever-changing constraints in agriculture. Evidence shows that it takes an awfully long time for … and practice we need to make global food security fairer and more sustainable. …
Insight, 03 February 2011
Farmers sort tomatoes in Ethiopia.
How small-scale farmers make markets work for them
… some have even changed national policies in favour of small-holder agriculture. But our research also found many less-formal but equally … this work, contact Ethel del Pozo-Vergnes or Bill Vorley in IIED’s sustainable markegs group, or Josine Stremmelaar at Hivos: … Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 28 November 2012
Man holding a watering can pouring water
New blog series explores ways to navigate law, economies and justice in times of transition
News, 04 May 2023
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Creating enabling conditions for managing trade-offs between food production and forest conservation in Africa. Case studies from Ethiopia and Zambia
… forest areas? This is one of the greatest challenges in achieving sustainable land use and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region. This working paper … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 August 2019
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Collaborative action on soil fertility in South Asia: experiences from Bangladesh and Nepal
… Sustainable markets … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2016
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Post-2015 - framing a new approach to sustainable development
… note, prepared by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda (IRF2015), offers principles and … goals and strategies can address development issues such as water, agriculture, food and energy security and urbanisation in a way that … Post-2015 - framing a new approach to sustainable development …
Publication, 01 March 2013
Happy Mondays — saving the planet one day at a time
… the impact of meat production. In a study for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization , it’s argued that livestock accounts for 18 … world. For example, while changes in the climate may be positive for agriculture in the developed world, the developing world is likely to … been buying cheaper cuts of meat. This fall in consumption may give sustainable development a temporary reprieve from the negative impacts …
Insight, 17 February 2010
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… report has been published ahead of the 17th meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation's Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and … and promote its role in supporting global food security and sustainable development.  The new INMIP report  documents a 2018 … the role of genetic resources in food security, nutrition, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change mitigation and …
News, 15 February 2019
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ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for civil society in low- and middle-income countries
… for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) offer technical support on issues related … Governance (ALIGN) covers multiple sectors including investments in agriculture, mining, forestry, infrastructure and renewable energy …
Publication, 29 April 2022