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A group of women stand around a table and write on a white piece of paper.
Advancing gender equity through women producers’ dialogue series
… into or remaining in poverty.  This is especially true in the agriculture and forest sectors of the global South. Even though women … of women is considered essential for poverty reduction and sustainable economic development. The enhancement of gender equity and … and IIED to work with women leaders of these organisations, including India’s  Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) , which works to  …
Article, 11 July 2023
Isiolo County, Kenya: dryland areas make up more than 80 per cent of Kenya's land and are home to some four million pastoralists (Photo: James Patison/IIED)
A new approach to climate resilient drylands agriculture
… drawing from experiences of pastoralists and farmers in Kenya, India, China and elsewhere, 'Valuing Variability' seeks to challenge … (for instance through imposition of inappropriate moist highland agriculture models), and instead provide the necessary investment in … region. IIED is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global …
News, 27 April 2015
Regenerating Agriculture
… It is becoming increasingly clear that a more sustainable agriculture can bring economic, environmental and social benefits to … demonstrating widespread success from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mexico, Peru, Philippines and … Food and agriculture … Regenerating Agriculture …
Publication, 01 March 1995
Rethinking agriculture research to meet people's needs
… initiative comes as a landmark intergovernmental report finds that agriculture must be more ecological and locally relevant to protect … food workers and other citizens in West Africa (Mali), South Asia (India), the West Asia (Iran) and the Andean region of Latin America … and forest dwellers," says Dr Michel Pimbert, director of IIED's sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and livelihoods programme. "The …
News, 14 April 2008
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Conserving India's Agro-Biodiversity: Prospects and policy implications
… India is one of the world's largest and oldest agricultural societies, … decades of modernisation. The stability and sustainability of its agriculture is therefore of paramount importance; even today, every … Food and agriculture … Conserving India's Agro-Biodiversity: Prospects and policy implications …
Publication, 01 January 1997
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… report has been published ahead of the 17th meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation's Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and … and promote its role in supporting global food security and sustainable development.  The new INMIP report  documents a 2018 … and biocultural heritage territories in the Eastern Himalayas in India and Yunnan, China.   The Kyrgyzstan workshop culminated in the …
News, 15 February 2019
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Biocultural Heritage for Sustainable Development: Stakeholder Meeting Centre for Mountain Dynamics, Kalimpong, 1st July 2019
Publication, 01 July 2019
Agricultural research must change radically to realise people's right to food
… the need to transform knowledge — using ecology as the basis for sustainable agriculture and de-colonialising economics from narrow definitions of … in advance of the Sélingué meeting, Pimbert and IIED partners from India, Indonesia, Iran and Peru will be facilitating an international … Food and agriculture …
News, 16 February 2007
An image of Mohammad Sayedul Haque, the Bangladesh Minister of Fisheries and Livestock alongside a table around which sit participants from Bangladesh, Myanmar and India as they discuss sustainable hilsa fishery management (Photo: Essam Yassin Mohammed/IIED)
Scientists call for international collaboration to safeguard hilsa fish stocks
… This video looks at efforts to encourage sustainable fisheries in Bangladesh Scientists, academics and officials … in Bangladesh, and to explore opportunities for collaboration on sustainable fisheries between Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.  Bangladesh's Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, … Sustainable markets …
News, 06 May 2016
Women distributing seeds in Andhra Pradesh, India (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
… – Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy, China; Lok Chetna Manch, India; Kenya Forestry Research Institute; and ANDES Peru – to learn how … 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 …
Article, 18 October 2018