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Agriculture and food systems for a sustainable future: an integrated approach
… Agriculture and food systems are at the centre of the debates around post-2015 development goals and targets. Hunger and food insecurity remain major … of food systems to make them more productive, environmentally sustainable and resilient while preserving and enhancing these … Agriculture and food systems for a sustainable future: an integrated approach …
Publication, 01 May 2013
A farmer near Bagré dam in Burkina Faso dries paddy rice (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Seven papers unpick debates on African agriculture and rural development
… World Food Day celebrates the anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's creation on 16 October 1945, and is a good … managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development. However, the debates around the specific … actors are empowered to pursue a politically smart, entrepreneurial approach. Agricultural policy choice: interests, ideas and the scope for …
Insight, 15 October 2014
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… and the various systems (for example, livelihoods, food and rural development) in which local biodiversity was embedded, and Make … meeting formulated a strategic response to a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting (ABCD10) that would push for … of FAO  that stated that the FAO agenda didn’t represent the best approach for tackling agricultural challenges, including those brought …
Project, 15 August 2013
Farmers loading tea leaves in Malawi (Photo credit: nchenga nchenga, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC)
… Increased private sector investment in commercial agriculture – from production to bulk purchasing arrangements, to … constraining, fairer investments that deliver positive outcomes for sustainable development.  Yet interactions between governments, companies and rural … Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC) …
Project, 03 May 2018
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… This question and ways forward were discussed at the Food we want – Sustainable, Local, Fair event held at IIED last week. Food security is … marketplace and secure the notion of women as economic agents in agriculture. For this shift in mindset to be effective and sustainable, … by individuals to be a political tool. Complementary to the approach outlined by Michel Pimbert, Dr Lume advocated a focus on …
Insight, 05 April 2012
A conservation agriculture demonstration at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, Zambia. Conservation agriculture can increase productivity and improve soil structure (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture
Project, 10 August 2017
A man carries a box with spring onions through a busy scene
Redefining smallholder farmer inclusion in modern value chains: three ways forward
… – reflecting a shift towards market-based approaches in international development – foreign aid agencies and NGOs have promoted the inclusion … 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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Innovative approaches in participatory research, on-farm conservation and the management of agricultural biodiversity in Europe
… European agriculture faces some serious challenges from climate change, … diversity of the natural resource base and the multi-functionality of agriculture keeps options open for adapting successfully to changing … appropriate regulatory frameworks for the on-farm conservation and sustainable use of seed diversity. The FSO highlights the need for a …
Publication, 01 April 2010
A stallholder measures her produce in a marketplace
Sustainable diets for all 
… to healthy and affordable diets from food that is produced in a sustainable way. The globalised food industry promotes low cost, highly … fear will lead to a public health crisis. Large-scale intensive agriculture degrades the environment, damages biodiversity and cuts out … advocacy and research for food system change.  This citizen science approach to national and local advocacy planning and delivery, and …
Project, 13 October 2016
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Sumaq Kausay and Ayllu: Quechua values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Chalakuy Maize Park, Lares, Peru
… knowledge and practices effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection. … given their multiple benefits. There must also be a biocultural approach to sustainable development in Lares, creating awareness of the … Food and agriculture … Kausay and Ayllu: Quechua values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Chalakuy Maize Park, Lares, Peru …
Publication, 06 August 2021