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Tony’s Chocolonely: a holistic approach to sustainable chocolate
… Food and agriculture … Tony’s Chocolonely: a holistic approach to sustainable chocolate …
Article, 31 May 2024
A man carries a box with spring onions through a busy scene
Redefining smallholder farmer inclusion in modern value chains: three ways forward
… impacts linked to small-scale farming, by helping farmers adopt more sustainable agricultural practices. Smallholder inclusion is about … Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 15 September 2022
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Policies for Agricultural Sustainability in Northern Thailand
… in 1997 and its chaotic consequences for the industrial sector, agriculture is now regarded as the main strength for economic recovery. … high priority to cope with this economic crisis.For the first time, sustainable agriculture has been included in the 8th National Social and Economic Development Plan (1997-2001). Sustainable agriculture is expected to be the major thrust of …
Publication, 01 January 2001
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Sustaining the multiple functions of agricultural biodiversity
… the FAO/Netherlands Conference on the "Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land-MFCAL" that will take place in Maastricht, The … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 September 1999
View of a field and a farm.
Towards planet and people-positive agriculture in East Africa
… intensification programmes, while also expanding export-oriented agriculture. But this often takes a toll on the environment: while the land under agriculture is expanding into natural habitats that provide important … and Kenya – and identify entry points to support a transition towards sustainable and equitable food and agriculture systems in the region. …
Project, 24 November 2020
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Sustaining the Multiple Functions of Agricultural Biodiversity
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Two people bend down to pick up tomatos
A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart
… and food security alarm bells and putting the future of Nepal’s agriculture sector into question. Nepal ranks 81 st out of 121 on the … serious hunger problems − rather than any strategies to make the agriculture sector more productive or food supplies more secure.   … Meanwhile approximately 50% of Nepal’s population work in the agriculture sector. Yet, smallholder farming-based livelihoods face many …
Insight, 04 May 2023
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“Inclusive business” in agriculture: Evidence from the evolution of agricultural value chains
… Sustained interest by the business community in commercial agriculture in the Global South has been welcomed for its potential to … Food and agriculture … “Inclusive business” in agriculture: Evidence from the evolution of agricultural value chains …
Publication, 01 May 2020
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A Systematic Review of Drivers and Constraints on Agricultural Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa
… The proximate drivers include economic opportunities such as agriculture mechanisation and cash crops production, and more troubling … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 13 March 2021
Line of women walking through a field. One carries a basket on her head.
Promoting producer agency in agricultural value chain contracts: peer learning (in a pandemic)
… by contracts. Yet despite their importance, contracts in commercial agriculture and the options they offer to promote producer agency are … and learning, as part of the ' Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC) project . The event was a follow-up to a three-day … decisions and private sector conduct for locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. …
Insight, 16 December 2020