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Farmers and scientists from Ethiopia and Peru demand indigenous approach to conservation
… the contribution of indigenous peoples to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity that is important for food and agriculture. They pointed to the importance of resilient, biodiverse … and South-South learning," says Dr Michel Pimbert, who heads IIED's sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and livelihoods programme. "It …
News, 01 October 2009
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Taxes and transition: formalising small-scale farmers in Peru?
… Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2015
The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
IIED's best of 2016: blogs
… Why women's empowerment is essential for sustainable development February: Our most-read blog of 2016 put forward … only morally right, but also essential in order to deliver genuinely sustainable change. Hawley's blog reviewed 'Why women will save the … and acting differently.  Nurturing the shoots of China's sustainable agriculture March: Seth Cook looked at the growing interest in …
Article, 28 December 2016
New Potato Deal in Peru Signposts Global Drive to Open Up Food Genebanks to Indigenous Peoples
… restores these rights whilst recognising that "the conservation, sustainable use and development of maximum agrobiodiversity is of vital … of the growing global population." The Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES), a Cusco-based civil society group led … ANDES for four years. Dr Michel Pimbert, Director of the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Program at IIED, said: "Civil society …
News, 18 January 2005
A mountain gorilla
Bwindi: bees, baskets and brilliant guided walks
… Sustainable markets …
Insight, 27 June 2019
Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
… is a process that accelerates the development of successful, sustainable forest businesses that serve both people and forests. The process is critical for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, … and farm producer organisations. FFF partners include the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)  of the United Nations, the  …
News, 21 March 2018
A herbalist shares information on medicinal and food plants growing in Kaya Kinondo Sacred Coastal Forest in Kenya
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
Project, 16 August 2013
Raw meat and a knife on a table
New decision support tool launched for wild meat alternatives project development
… used to try to curb or replace the consumption of wild meat with more sustainable options, especially where hunting is illegal or … in which they work, and support communities to develop their own sustainable alternatives to illegal and/or unsustainable hunting. The … Food and agriculture …
News, 27 July 2021
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Small Farmers Economic Organisations and Public Policies. A comparative study
… could play a key role in channelling proposals and programmes for sustainable agriculture, in the context of market liberalisation and … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 2005
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Through the Roadblocks: IPM and Central American Smallholders
Publication, 01 January 1996