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Women selling fish
Life and livelihoods: the impact of COVID-19 on small-scale fishing communities
… nations. The SSF sector is crucial to food security, nutrition, sustainable livelihoods and wellbeing worldwide as it employs 90% of the …   Implement adequate social protection measures:  The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has pointed out … resilience to future shocks. Social protection can encourage more sustainable resource use in SSF, with long-term social, economic, and …
Insight, 08 June 2021
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Global or local food chains? Uncovering the dilemmas in Senegal and Peru
… Sustainable markets … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 September 2015
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Forest and Farm Facility Annual Report 2019: summary
… and concerns that surfaced in 2019: climate change, links between agriculture and deforestation, biodiversity and the Sustainable Development Goals. This time we have the first full year of … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 31 March 2020
The case of the coca leaf
…  Additionally, 40 per cent of Bolivia’s population is employed in agriculture, which includes employment in the large-scale coca leaf … By purchasing Guayakí Yerba Mate, consumers are contributing to the sustainable product practices and reforestation of the Guayakí … principle of renewable resource management, supported by consumers of sustainable products, Market-Driven Restoration™. Guayakí Yerba Mate is …
Insight, 01 April 2010
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Planning and costing of agricultural adaptation in the integrated hill farming systems of Nepal
Publication, 01 September 2011
Cutting down trees, especially for livestock grazing, can lead to soil erosion, as seen on this hillside outside Addis Ababa (Photo: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… loss nearly the size of Belgium. Most of this loss was caused by agriculture expansion.  Increasing competition for land: food vs. … expansion.  Forests provide vital ecosystem services that underpin sustainable food supply – from providing habitats for species that … management of land use competition between food and forests and more sustainable and equitable agricultural development.  Beyond technology  …
Insight, 21 August 2017
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Resilient Biocultural Heritage Landscapes for Sustainable Mountain Development
Publication, 01 October 2017
A group of women stand around a table and write on a white piece of paper.
Advancing gender equity through women producers’ dialogue series
… into or remaining in poverty.  This is especially true in the agriculture and forest sectors of the global South. Even though women … of women is considered essential for poverty reduction and sustainable economic development. The enhancement of gender equity and …
Article, 11 July 2023
Politicians, farmers, and civil society and church leaders broadcast their commitments to take action to improve food systems live on KRC’s radio station, KRC 102 FM The Farmers' Voice. (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food summit secures strong commitment to drive change in Ugandan food systems
… system can bring available, affordable and nutritious food, create sustainable jobs and drive green and inclusive growth. Growing pressures … system that will bring food and nutrition security, drive a more sustainable agriculture and create green growth for all our citizens," said … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 28 April 2016
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
… . Our current 'China in the world' programme of work focuses on the sustainable development challenges and opportunities of China’s overseas … in the form of interest-bearing loans. Publications Towards legal and sustainable investments by China in Africa’s forests , Seth … Peng Ren (2017), IIED Research report   Chinese agriculture in Africa: perspectives of Chinese agronomists on …
Article, 01 August 2019