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Towards food sovereignty: reclaiming autonomous food systems
… food sovereignty movement. This alternative framework for food and agriculture aims to guarantee and protect people’s space, ability and … Part one of the book, 'Another world is possible for food and agriculture', highlights the global importance of agriculture and food … food sovereignty', looks at the importance of local organisations for sustainable livelihoods and food systems. Specific examples highlight …
Project, 27 January 2010
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… or contexts. This leads to solutions that are more appropriate and sustainable. They can also help bring together short-term and … institutions.  With funding and support from CGIAR's Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security programme (CCAFS) , we tested this … of future climate change . Three case studies from Uganda, India and Kenya found that processes within social learning can help …
Insight, 16 March 2017
Government officials and researchers discuss the future of hilsa management on 19 January (Photo: Essam Mohammed/IIED)
UK's Darwin Initiative funded project strives to reduce threats to hilsa fish
… abundant in the Bay of Bengal and hundreds of rivers in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar that feed it, the Hilsa fish declined steeply in … The Department of Fisheries has made commendable efforts to ensure sustainable management of hilsa fishery in Bangladesh, compensating the … the Bangladesh fisheries sector it is vital that this industry has a sustainable future which supports the people involved and allows fish …
News, 19 January 2015
Peasant Seeds: the foundation of food sovereignty in Africa
… in West and North Africa exchanged experiences with their peers from India, Indonesia, Iran and Peru. The book contains a transcript of the ‘ Bamako Declaration ’ - a call for agriculture, agricultural research and markets that reflect the needs of … d’Expériences (BEDE ). Dr. Michel Pimbert, Director of IIED’s Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Livelihoods Programme, argues …
News, 12 February 2009
People wearing traditional clothing sit in a circle in a field.
Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets
… IIED and partners working with Indigenous Peoples in Peru , Kenya , India and China  explored whether Indigenous worldviews and cultural values promote or hinder sustainable and equitable development. The findings show that the Global … of Indigenous knowledge across policies for environment, development, agriculture, food and education. National policies rarely integrate …
Insight, 16 August 2021
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Thaan Vuzha Nilam Tharisu: The land without a farmer becomes barren
… forms a part of the international research project on policy and sustainable agriculture, Policies that Work for Sustainable Agriculture and … irrigated agriculture - i.e. the sharp end of rural development in India, and that the focus was very much on the micro-level, looking at … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 2001
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Technical and cultural exchange between the Deccan Development Society and the Potato Park and Lares Communities. Evaluation Report
… representatives of the Deccan Development Society (DDS), Pastapur (India), and Potato Park (PP) and Lares communities (Peru), took place in … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 April 2002
Report maps obstacles on the road to sustainable biofuels sector
… for Environment and Development, maps obstacles on the road to sustainable development of biofuels — liquid fuels produced from oily or … place in Brussels on 29-31 January as part of the European Union's 'Sustainable Energy Week'. The European Renewable Energy Policy … minister Margaret Beckett; and senior figures from Brazil, China and India. The new report calls for international trade barriers, especially …
News, 26 January 2007
A typical Kenya milk bar. Packaged milk in supermarkets has been found to be no better at meeting food safety standards than raw milk sold from kiosks (Photo: International Livestock Research Institute, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Lessons in informality from Kenya's dairy sector
… informal dairy markets also dominate in Uganda, Rwanda not to mention India , the world's largest dairy producer. And informal markets more broadly – in agriculture, street vending, forestry and mining – provide jobs and … ([email protected]) is a consultant researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . Related resource: Legitimising informal …
Insight, 03 November 2015
Transforming agri-food research for citizen participation and the public good
… sciences to develop more resilient, socially just and ecologically sustainable food systems The policy and practical implications of … Selection of newspaper articles from Mali (to come) Media links for India Research trends worry agriculture scientists , Asian Age, New Delhi, July 10th 2009 Meet to … Food and agriculture …
Article, 15 July 2009