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Customers at a milk bar in Ndumbuini in Kabete, Nairobi. Research in Kenya has found that milk sold in this way had similar bacterial levels to those sold in formal markets (Photo: ILRI/Paul Karaimu)
What do street food, charcoal, gold, mobile phones and milk have in common?
… on low wages. As a large processor of domestic and imported e-waste, India is likely to have similarly large numbers , though these have … countries, and the proportion is likely to be much higher if agriculture is included.  Many people in these informal trades and … unsafe, bad for the environment, bad for consumer health, and bad for sustainable development. The evidence doesn't always bear this out. For …
Insight, 17 December 2014
Sales to processor at wholesale market. Photo: Jikun Huang
Regoverning Markets
… is reshaping the way that food systems are governed. Small-scale agriculture, which supports the livelihoods of the majority of rural … Research (Component 1)  Research studies were undertaken in China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, Poland and Zambia. These … Woodhill Programme Team Leader Bill Vorley , Principal Researcher, Sustainable Markets Group …
Project, 09 August 2013
The logo of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
IIED at the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
… The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture aims to establish a global system to provide farmers, plant … exchange, representatives of mountain communities from Bhutan, China, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, … heritage and indigenous knowledge  for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. During the session, IIED's …
Event, 30 October 2017
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
… the rest from processing, transport, packaging and land use change to agriculture . Climate change is already having a negative impact on … Parties (COP20) in Lima in December, small-scale farmers from Peru, India, Kenya and Zimbabwe met with scientists from CGIAR Research … world's greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture ; and that  sustainable agricultural land management practices can both improve …
News, 12 February 2015
This family in the Mecati Forest, Mozambique, cut down trees and cleared the land on this hillside to grow a crop of cowpeas. They will use this land for two more years, use the cut timber for firewood, and them move on (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
2014: the International Year of Family Farming
… According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , family farming includes all … we understand the strategic role of family farmers in achieving sustainable development. We are partners in the Forest and Farm Facility … (SIFOR) we work with indigenous and smallholder farmers in China, India, Kenya and Peru to revitalise traditional knowledge-based — or ' …
Article, 22 April 2014
Agricultural biodiversity in a Peruvian market. Photo: Bioversity International/A. Camacho
Building resilient food systems
… biodiversity-rich farming and locally controlled food systems in India, Indonesia, Iran, Mali and Peru. Some of the innovations to come … grains to poor villagers. In Indonesia, farmers learned sustainable farming methods through field experiments in Farmer Field … sovereignty   This project looked at the ecological basis of food and agriculture, the social and environmental costs of modern food systems, …
Project, 14 August 2013
Regoverning Markets publications
… markets in developing countries seriously affect the ability of agriculture, especially small-scale agriculture, to contribute to economic growth and sustainable development. Reconnecting Markets  focuses on the keys to … poultry sector Innovative Practice Hungary: Morakert Cooperative India - Connecting small-scale farmers with dynamic markets: A case …
Article, 09 August 2013
Images of indigenous biocultural heritage territories are profiled in a new photofilm (Photo: IIED)
New photofilm profiles biocultural heritage territories
… 2014. It profiles biocultural heritage territories in Peru, China and India. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If_Ym5tYNRI] Biocultural … and are critical repositories of genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate adaptation.  The film opens with the vision for … knowledge systems for biodiversity conservation and climate smart agriculture. The film was produced as part of the Smallholder Innovation …
News, 11 November 2014
A man walks with his roaming goats.
Current policy narratives limit climate resilience in world’s dry regions
… long learnt how to live with and harness this variability to support sustainable and productive economies, societies and ecosystems." … to be missed". In addition to the paper by Krätli, researchers in India, China and Kenya have published country-specific papers on the following topics. Rainfed agriculture: for an inclusive, sustainable and food secure India . …
News, 19 April 2013
Many flags
IIED and partner events at COP25
Event, 02 December 2019