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A map from above showing a large green area (forest) with a large swathe of light green cutting through the centre, showing the extent of deforestatation.
Can Europe’s new deforestation regulation address concerns about trade and climate justice?
Insight, 25 March 2024
Small producers in the global market
… the food crises of 2007-2008 and 2010-11, have renewed interest in agriculture and small-scale producers. Much of this interest has focused … can survive and even prosper in the face of the major changes in agriculture and food markets brought about by globalisation. A Global … last met in Geneva in April 2010 . The turbulence in the food and agriculture sector has gained particular attention from global leaders …
Insight, 28 March 2010
A farmer in Bangladesh
Upscaling agroecological practices
… In a context of a changing climate and growing concerns for more sustainable and healthy food systems, agroecology is gaining momentum as a scientific discipline, sustainable farming approach and social movement. However, despite … because of widespread soil impoverishment caused by modern intensive agriculture, which favours synthetic chemical inputs. This problem could …
Project, 29 January 2017
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The spice of life: the fundamental role of diversity on the farm and on the plate
… for livelihoods, and for nutrition. It also undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change. This synthesis paper discusses … platforms in Indonesia, Uganda, Zambia and Bolivia as part of the Sustainable Diets for All Programme coordinated by Hivos, IIED and … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 May 2018
A man buying fresh fruit at a market stall.
How COVID-19 is impacting and changing East Africa’s agri-food systems
… IIED and its partners as part of an IKEA Foundation-funded project on sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.  Resources Below is … Food and agriculture …
Article, 07 August 2020
Investing in smallholders and workers is good for business
… Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Article, 21 June 2011
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Hidden Harvest: The value of wild resources in agricultural systems - A Project Summary
… hence difficult to quantify. The Hidden Harvest Project of the Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Economics Programmes of IIED was initiated … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1995
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Soil Recuperation in Central America: Sustaining innovation after intervention
… the Honduran organisation COSECHA (The Association of Advisors for a Sustainable, Ecological, and People-Centered Agriculture). The study assessed the impact these interventions have had … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1995
Women distributing seeds in Andhra Pradesh, India (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
… Southwest China, village women involved in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) initiative supported by the Centre for Chinese … in sustaining traditional knowledge and agrobiodiversity that support sustainable agricultural practices and innovations. In many cases, these … and reduce labour: this multifunction dimension is crucial for sustainable development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals …
Article, 18 October 2018
A woman serving food at a street stall
Common cause with people in the food systems of the majority
… of growing recognition that we’re way off course to meet the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) – to end hunger, improve nutrition and green agriculture. The coronavirus pandemic has put added strain on food … food systems, of the majority poor? A new report  from the IIED-Hivos Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme urges caution before …
Insight, 22 June 2020