Category: India
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Smallholder Farmers: At the Heart of Climate Action
Climate change and the multiplying effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have come together to further push smallholder farmers into hunger and poverty. The rise in global average temperatures, as well as increased unpredictability of rainfall, are having profound impacts on agriculture and inevitably affecting smallholder production systems leading to environmental degradation and food insecurity. Moreover,…
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Cluster Level Facilitator (CLF): Adding Value to Smallholder led Value Chain
Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for its rich natural resources and yet it is one of the most backward areas in the State. Low food productivity, high dependence on wages, increased sale of fuelwood and high incidences of migration are some of the critical issues in the region.Since Cereals like paddy and millet…
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Smallholders access to Land Rights: A step towards SDG 2
Access to land, tenure security and sustainable use of land are essential to achieve food and nutrition security and Zero Hunger (Sustainable Development Goal 2). We cannot achieve food and nutrition security or even for that matter poverty reduction unless the issues related to access to land, tenure security and sustainable use of land are…