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Shea, Baobab, Tamarind and Parkia trees are essential for cultural traditions, biodiversity and women’s livelihoods in northern Ghana. Due to an increase in commercial agriculture and competition for resources, these local species are at risk of extinction. To reverse this trend, community leaders have developed by-laws in collaboration with a...
Supporting women's voices in Ghana
25/05/2022
25/05/2022
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In the first of a series of case studies showing how IIED is contributing to positive change, we look at how we supported forest and farm producers in Ghana as they put gender equality at the heart of a new national federation, assisting women producers to get their concerns addressed...
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Producer groups in Togo and Bolivia are successfully influencing government policy on Family Farming
The old adage “there is strength in numbers” beautifully sums up why forest farmers and indigenous peoples should consider being part of a cooperative. As an individual, you can be one voice shouting into the darkness, but...
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- Welfare support for forest and farm producers has become even more important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it wrecked economies and livelihoods across the globe. But the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) has stepped up to the plate.
Over the course of 2021, more than 56,000 forest...
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Family farmers from several producer organizations in Bolivia are being trained to contribute to soil recovery through good practices, with the expectation of replicating their knowledge to build a network of certified farmers.