Food and agriculture

We use research and action to design and sustain resilient local food systems, support biocultural innovation and secure fair consumption

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A combine harvester working in a field.

Carbon-intensive ultra-processed ingredients subsidised by nearly $43 billion a year

28 November 2023

Where to find IIED and partners at COP28: event listing

Event on 30 November 2023

A man holding a bucket in a field.

Smallholder farmers worldwide spending $368bn annually adapting to climate change, nature loss

14 November 2023

Gordon Conway speaking in front of a microphone.

Remembering Gordon Conway (1938-2023)

06 October 2023

Vegetables street vendors sitting on the floor.

Transformative food systems governance and the environmental agenda: lessons from the national and city level

Event on 13 September 2023

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Bundling technology for gender equality

November 2022 - July 2023

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Sowing the seeds for a just transition

05 May 2023

Man moves charcoal with a shovel

How innovative shared labels are promoting diversity, biocultural heritage and sustainable production

Kata Wagner
20 March 2023

Related collections

Learn more about focused areas of IIED's food and agriculture work

Resilience and diversity in food systems

A programme of work on how IIED is building greater local control, resilience and diversity into agricultural and food systems

Food year: exploring the policies and practices to transform our food systems

A series of blogs shining a light on the critical issues for food policies around the 2021 Food Systems Summit

Publications

View more Food and agriculture publications

22101g.pdf

Improvement of agro-meteorological and climate information

22061g.pdf

Lake Hawassa longitudinal study methodology

22056g.pdf

Climate smart agriculture longitudinal assessment in Lake Hawassa

22046g.pdf

Zambia final report: climate resilient cropping strategies

22006g.pdf

Irish Aid Climate Change and Development Learning Platform Tigray case study final report

22001g.pdf

Improved cook stoves impact study - Eritrea

21976IIED.pdf

The unsung giants of climate and nature investment

21621iied.pdf

Sustainable food systems multi-stakeholder mechanisms

21616IIED.pdf

Food systems governance and the environmental agenda

21611g.pdf

Tackling environmental challenges through food systems governance

The sky is visible through a forest

Exploring why people eat wild meat – and designing better alternatives

Blog, 29 July 2020

Group of people around a table eating a meal

Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term commitment

Blog, 16 July 2020

Tomatoes and other vegetables on a shelf outside a house

How can farmers in Ethiopia work safe and smart during COVID-19 lockdown?

Blog, 03 July 2020

A man sprays disinfectant onto a person's hands

How Dhaka's urban poor are dealing with COVID-19

Blog, 01 July 2020

A view over a forest

Truly transformative change is key to combating the biodiversity crisis

Blog, 30 June 2020

two women with a big basket of corn

Working with nature to build back better from COVID-19: inspirations from farmers in China

Blog, 23 June 2020

A woman serving food at a street stall

Common cause with people in the food systems of the majority

Blog, 22 June 2020

Women are sat at tables selling food a distance apart

Uganda’s hungry food vendors: counting the cost of COVID-19

Blog, 11 June 2020

Remembering Mary Tiffen, a drylands pioneer

Article, 01 June 2020

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Using technology to overcome challenges for farmers in value chains

Blog, 27 May 2020