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A man buying fresh fruit at a market stall.
How COVID-19 is impacting and changing East Africa’s agri-food systems
… African food systems and highlights the need to develop a joined-up approach to managing risks. Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have … 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
Man talking while two others take notes
IIED research and evidence in academia
… World Development, The Lancet and One Earth, on subjects ranging from sustainable agricultural intensification to the potential of social … sustainability and resilience to pandemics, and threats from agriculture, development and conservation policies. Featuring IIED's … seed systems and biocultural heritage: The Andean Potato Park's approach to seed governance This chapter in the book 'Seeds for …
Article, 23 September 2020
Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.
Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates
… between energy use and food, especially nutrition, tends to focus on agriculture and transportation. There is little evidence connecting food … at greater risk of experiencing gender-based violence. A joined-up approach A more nuanced understanding of cooking as a gendered, … sources or cooking technologies do not worsen dietary outcomes. Development practitioners and donors have spent millions of dollars …
Insight, 21 February 2022
A dish of amatehe
Protecting indigenous foods, preserving biodiversity – the solutions are in nature
… Other factors, including a decline in land dedicated to indigenous agriculture, threaten the survival of Uganda’s indigenous food systems. … Evidence provides answers An IIED-Hivos study carried out under the Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme  calls on local and … policy actors struggle to connect the two. However, a more joined-up approach from government ministries could help turn things around. Youth …
Insight, 22 May 2020
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Tackling environmental challenges through food systems governance
… advancing environmental agendas through integrated policymaking on sustainable food systems. They are also contributing to the development of environmental policies, including on climate change, … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 13 September 2023
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 … labour: this multifunction dimension is crucial for sustainable development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals .   From …
Article, 18 October 2018
Cutting down trees, especially for livestock grazing, can lead to soil erosion, as seen on this hillside outside Addis Ababa (Photo: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… loss nearly the size of Belgium. Most of this loss was caused by agriculture expansion.  Increasing competition for land: food vs. … expansion.  Forests provide vital ecosystem services that underpin sustainable food supply – from providing habitats for species that … working collaboratively), and social trends.   An interdisciplinary approach  To navigate such complexities and identify pathways towards …
Insight, 21 August 2017
Combine harvesters in a wheat field
Is adaptation the missing ingredient from the new UN biodiversity action plan?
… nearly three billion people who depend directly on traditional agriculture, small-scale fisheries, wild foods and medicines for basic … Increased disease burden and reduced options for future drug development Reduced protection against pollution  Reduced carbon storage … biodiversity in their efforts to build livelihoods and speed economic development. In the majority of cases this has resulted in large-scale …
Insight, 24 February 2020
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 4 Beauty is in the process and not in the name: an alternative approach for participatory planning
Publication, 01 January 1998
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
Project, 21 May 2014