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Smallholder forest farmers
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Time to move unseen foresters into the limelight
A new report spotlights alternative approaches by which sustainable forest management can deliver more for indigenous people and local communities
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Vietnamese forest and farm producers work towards more resilient livelihoods and landscapes
As the UN launches the Decade of Family Farming, Duncan Macqueen considers the role of the Forest and Farm Facility programme in improving incomes, employment and sustainable agricultural practices for Vietnamese farmers
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Modern food systems to emerge in new decade of family farming
Global farmers affirmed the vital relevance of small-holders at the World Rural Forum in Bilbao, Spain recently, highlighting how through innovative approaches they will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals over the next ten years
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Forest and Farm Facility Phase II
The goal of Phase II of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is to strengthen the organisations of forest and farm producers to deliver climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods
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Mass mobilisation: boosting businesses and protecting forests
As Phase I of the Forest and Farm Facility partnership closes, Duncan Macqueen reflects on its impressive achievements and the role that the mass mobilisation of forest and farm producers has played in its success
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2014: the International Year of Family Farming
See how IIED's work during the International Year of Family Farming helped to raise the profile of family and smallholder farming and its contribution to eradicating hunger, reducing rural poverty and more
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Forest and Farm Facility: Getting resources to those who matter
Improving the participation of rural people has been in vogue for years, often with limited success. Here's one scheme that lives up to the hype by involving forest and farm producers on their own terms
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Unleashing the economic power of forest lands through producer organisations
The plan is an outcome of a conference, aptly named 'Strength in numbers', which took
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We need more integrity between the treatment of forests at home and abroad
Does the treatment of forests at home influence what different donor nations prioritise and support abroad?
