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Smallholders, family farmers and Indigenous Peoples play a crucial role in protecting landscapes, supporting biodiversity and promoting food security. But without proper access to finance, they have a limited ability to invest for the future. Governments and funders should do more to support them.
Producer organisations offer huge potential for
Agrobiodiversity was the buzz word at a recent international conference in Pokhara City, Nepal organized by the FFF. Put simply, it means adopting farming practices that conserve and enrich nature which in turn contribute to long-term resilience and food security. And it might just be the answer to saving our...
Chickens aids Carbon Storage in Viet Nam
26/06/2024
26/06/2024
It may sound strange, but changing the way chickens are raised is helping trees retain carbon in local communities in Viet Nam – which in turn is helping combat climate change.
This was one of many nuggets of good practice shared at a recent climate resilience workshop in Hanoi...
A recent international agrobiodiversity conference in Nepal brought together smallholder farmers and other stakeholders from 32 countries. Here, IIED’s Duncan Macqueen reflects on the event, explaining why agrobiodiversity conservation is the first essential step towards climate resilience and outlining three key action points for decision makers.
Pokhara – Forest and farm producer organizations representing the world’s smallholder farmers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are gathering in Pokhara, Nepal, this week to explore how to best manage the world’s agrobiodiversity.
Around 150 global delegates at the International Conference on Agrobiodiversity will address their common problems in maintaining agrobiodiversity...