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Women farmers bending over planting crops in a paddy field
Curbing the impacts of COVID-19 on Nepal’s small-scale farmers and seizing opportunities for food system reform
… helping to locate small-scale producers and landless communities in rural municipalities of Gadawa, Dang; Sabaila, Dhanusha; and Gauradaha, … to make traditional agriculture and family farming practices more sustainable and resilient in the face of future crises. Many are engaged … of this agenda.  EPIC is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office through its Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders …
Insight, 11 May 2020
A pastoral women in Ethiopia
Beyond survival – rethinking safety nets for pastoralists in Ethiopia
… that target chronically food-insecure households, particularly in the rural areas. The Afar people receive government support during the lean … being considered by the government of Ethiopia to ensure inclusive development in the region, in collaboration with local research … – helping them understand the scientific rationale that underpins sustainable pastoralism. Simultaneously we have been building the skills …
Insight, 04 October 2018
Sprouts of chilli plants
Turning up the heat – how chilli growing is conserving Uganda’s wildlife
… are originally subsistence farmers who were targeted for enterprise development as an incentive for the male members of their household to … by Village Enterprise, whose mission is to end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation. Village Enterprise … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 15 June 2021
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Meeting small-scale farmers in their markets
… is growing in parallel with modern formal markets. It is central to rural and urban food security, livelihood generation, and job creation. … produce that reaches the formal sector originates. But the tide of development policy thinking has moved, and considers informality as a … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 July 2013
Two rice terraces with a small forest growing between them in Nepal.
Nepal: Forestry and agriculture and the story of their fake divorce
… of the country’s total gross domestic product . Nearly 80 per cent of rural Nepalese households depend on subsistence farming for their … The increase in forest cover in the foothills is mainly due to the sustainable management of forest resources promoted by Community … It’s placed 157th out of 187 countries listed in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2013 . Participants …
Insight, 18 July 2013
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Public Policies and Processes in the Bolivian Andes
… This book is part of the study 'Policies that Work for Sustainable Agriculture and Regenerating Rural Economies' and analyses the evolution of the relations between Bolivian national politicies to farming and rural development, with an emphasis in the period of the structural reforms …
Publication, 01 February 2001
A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
… have the food they need is key. Not just in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals’ target of zero hunger , but to make sure the … in project villages and attracted interest from the new Uttarakhand Rural Development and Migration Commission . The formalisation of …
Insight, 29 October 2018
Fair trade: still centred on smallholders?
… Howitt, MEP, Vredeseilanden and the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) — seemed divided on the extent to which it is … certification. Jorge Chavez-Tafur, from the Centre for learning on sustainable agriculture (ILEIA) , asked “Is it true that fair trade … that poor farmers, who are often illiterate and live in isolated rural areas, often find it very difficult to navigate all the ‘red tape’ …
Insight, 27 June 2011
A young woman in a greenhouse (Photo: Tamara Kaunda)
Attracting Zambia's youth to agriculture: it's about time
… strength and brains of Zambia's fast-growing youth population.  The ' Sustainable Diets for All ' program run by Hivos and IIED recently … It's about drawing attention to new innovations in farming – crop development software, computer modelling to develop disease-resistant … factors ranging from unnavigable, unpaved roads that scarcely connect rural areas with relevant markets, to poor information on market prices. …
Insight, 29 January 2018
Community Forestry in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… communities themselves. The overall aim was to find and develop sustainable solutions to poverty alleviation with rural and forest-based communities in the DRC. What did IIED do? IIED … to investigate their current use and marketing of forest resources, development aspirations and the potential of community forestry. The …
Project, 09 September 2010