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Protecting and promoting traditional knowledge in India: what role for geographical indications?
… There are almost 200 registered biocultural products originating in India, covering a range of products from agricultural, handicrafts, … and food stuff. This Working Paper outlines five case studies in India and seeks to explore the hypothesis that GIs can protect … Sustainable markets … Protecting and promoting traditional knowledge in India: what role for geographical indications? …
Publication, 01 May 2015
A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
… insecure , underscoring the immense challenge of achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030. The food … zero hunger for many Indigenous Peoples, as research  by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has shown. This … biodiversity-rich and important for food security; in Northeast India, forest policies that restrict the use of ancestral Lepcha forests …
Insight, 23 October 2020
Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.
Prema Gopalan remembered
… Centers (SPARC) with Sheela Patel in 1984. One of the largest NGOs in India, it works with the urban poor on issues such as housing and … and chemical fertilisers. She gave these women land to farm using sustainable and scientific techniques to produce organic food and sell … not usually considered farmers were not only farmers but were seen as agriculture decision-makers, as planners and experts in local …
News, 23 May 2022
Call for agricultural research to serve people and planet
… (6 May) to coincide with the annual meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, which focuses heavily on agriculture. The author and director of IIED's sustainable agriculture, … a number of Asian nations will use the e-book in Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka in May, when they will meet regional media …
News, 06 May 2009
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Towards a Biocultural Heritage Territory in Rabai Cultural Landscape: exploring Mijikenda cultural values and practices for sustainable development
… knowledge and practices effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem … of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was conducted as part of the project … of the British Academy. The project involved case studies in China, India, Peru and Kenya, and had two main objectives: Catalysing …
Publication, 06 August 2021
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A Study of Biopesticides and Biofertilisers in Haryana, India,
… The potential of biopesticides and biofertilisers for promoting sustainable agriculture has been known for many years. A number of government … of these agents. However, in spite of these efforts, their use in India is small. This paper investigates the potential of and constraints … Food and agriculture … A Study of Biopesticides and Biofertilisers in Haryana, India, …
Publication, 01 January 2000
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Policies That Work for Sustainable Agriculture and Regenerated Rural Economies. Order from chaos? Making local data relevant for policy audiences
… some methods that we used to try and deal with just this problem in India. Our challenge As part of a research project that sought to identify policy successes in supporting sustainable agricultural systems in rural India , SPEECH (Society for People's Education and Economic Change - a … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 2003
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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 … of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was conducted as part of the project … of the British Academy. The project involved case studies in China, India, Peru and Kenya, and had two main objectives: Catalysing …
Publication, 06 August 2021
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Indigenous Naxi-Moso cultural values and worldviews for sustainable development: Four Village Biocultural Heritage Coalition, Yunnan, China
… knowledge and practices effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem … of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was conducted as part of the project … of the British Academy. The project involved case studies in China, India, Peru and Kenya, and had two main objectives: Catalysing …
Publication, 06 August 2021
An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… discussions in China Fostering collaboration and joint action for sustainable Chinese investment and trade in Africa through building … and research institutions and African stakeholders in both the agriculture and forestry sectors, and Deepening knowledge and …   reframing pejorative narratives around drylands in China, India and Kenya to ones of potential and resilience in the face of …
Article, 01 August 2019