Search results

1158 results
Cover for G01662.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 15 Going to scale: community resource appraisal and planning in the Philippines
Publication, 01 January 1996
Water tank made of stones
Working with nature to manage water resources in a changing climate
Insight, 22 March 2021
Bolivian family farming organisations show a poster about their award-winning coffee business development activity at the World Rural Forum in Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Modern food systems to emerge in new decade of family farming
… sure they get the recognition they deserve as innovators for a more sustainable future.  Family farming involves almost 1.5 billion people … outdated industrial approach.   Family farms helping to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals Many of the organisations present in … this because it views family farms as the implementing agents of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and local climate action. How …
Insight, 04 April 2019
A view of Shanghai's tall buildings
Cities’ development trajectories
… But if city governments have key roles in (for instance) meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (and now controlling the COVID-19 … Although urbanisation is often viewed as being in opposition to agriculture, a prosperous agricultural sector especially for high-value …
Insight, 16 June 2020
Cover for G01373.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 Editorial
… grateful. There are many valuable comments and organised by the Sustainable Agriculture and suggestions, and we will report fully on Programme of … make planning, and to explore the implications for contact with the Sustainable Agriculture ... … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1988
Cover for G01536.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 25 Endnotes
… produces the BAIF journal which focuses particularly on livestock Sustainable Agriculture, PO ... … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1994
Crucial agreement with China creates opportunity to protect Mozambique’s forests, report says
… to be for 50 years, with regular assessments of compliance with sustainable management plans.  In addition to making sure the MOU is … to develop practical systems for forest product processing based on sustainable sourcing. "Under the Memorandum of Understanding, China can …
News, 07 August 2018
‘Land grabs’ in Africa: is there an alternative?
… as well as private sector expectations of increasing profits from agriculture in a world of higher food and commodity prices. Impacts on … Family farmers risk being marginalised by a shift toward large-scale agriculture. The perception that land is abundant in Africa is … help make the renewed interest in agriculture work for broad-based sustainable development.   …
Insight, 08 March 2011
Esther Msafiri demonstrates using electricity for oil pressing in Njombe region, Tanzania (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Powering local development in Tanzania
… Extending the 'productive use of energy' (PUE) for agriculture and small enterprise offers huge potential for poor … water, gender, finance and business to ensure development is sustainable and meets local needs. Government and funders can help … Best ([email protected]) is senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group .  …
Insight, 24 February 2017
Cover for 17465IIED.pdf
Biocultural innovation: the key to global food security?
… Sustainable Development Goal 2 — zero hunger — seeks to double productivity and incomes and ensure sustainable and resilient production by 2030, and maintain genetic … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 June 2018