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Virtuous Circles: Values, Systems and Sustainability
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 November 2011
Sales to processor at wholesale market. Photo: Jikun Huang
Regoverning Markets
… is reshaping the way that food systems are governed. Small-scale agriculture, which supports the livelihoods of the majority of rural … Chile. Julio Berdegué South Asia: Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA), Indian Institute of Management), India. Vijay Paul … Woodhill Programme Team Leader Bill Vorley , Principal Researcher, Sustainable Markets Group …
Project, 09 August 2013
IIED's 2017 strategy update
Our strategy: 2014-2019
… period from 2019. Our strategic priorities The signing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and the 2016 Paris … research on natural resources, human settlements, climate change and sustainable markets. We updated our strategic goals in each of these … and ecosystems increases, we focused on encouraging local control and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems. We …
Page, 29 July 2022
The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Cities
… on cities and environmental justice, health, transport, industry, agriculture, planning, designing with nature and waste management. It … The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Cities …
Publication, 01 January 1999
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Food vs forests in sub-Saharan Africa: a challenge for the SDGs
… circumstances, yield increases could even drive deforestation. Agriculture will therefore continue to expand in SSA, at the likely expense of forests, and trade-offs between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of ending hunger and conserving … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 November 2015
Women harvesting brinjal near the Indian city of Gorakhpur. Peri-urban agriculture helps to ensure local food supplies, especially of fruit and vegetables (Photo: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group)
Farming on the city's periphery to enhance resilience
… appropriate plans and procedures. GEAG has been promoting resilient agriculture in the peri-urban area. This is central to building … had direct and indirect impacts on a population of 18,000. Peri-urban agriculture represents a practical mechanism for diversifying urban … of farming have motivated the farmers to sustain their interest in agriculture and to leave the land use patterns unchanged. The underlying …
Insight, 09 June 2015
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Sustainable Cities Revisited
Publication, 01 January 1998
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Fair and sustainable food systems: from vicious cycles to virtuous circles
… Food and agriculture … Fair and sustainable food systems: from vicious cycles to virtuous circles …
Publication, 01 June 2012
A smiling woman from Kenya sits beside her sewing machine.
Linking Worlds: linking ‘small-scale’ producers into large and formal markets
… may reduce poverty, offer broader livelihood benefits or ensure more sustainable natural resource use. Overall, they help tackle the … through a series of publications . The first examines how the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative might best reach the poorest of … with ongoing work on textiles, payment for environmental services, agriculture and small scale mining, highlights several shared lessons: …
Article, 15 January 2013
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Executive Summary: Virtuous Circles: Values, Systems and Sustainability
… and 200%. This book paints a vivid picture of an alternative future: sustainable and fair systems for the provision of food, energy, fibre … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 November 2010