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This FFF working paper is directed towards the leaders of Forest and Farm Producer Organisations (FFPOs) particularly those involving national or international federations which have a mandate to serve their members. Essentially it asks two questions: Do existing labelling schemes do an adequate job of distinguishing elements of FFPO businesses...
Forest producers and their local organisations often lack the skills they need to maximise sustainable business opportunities that reduce poverty, improve climate resilience and mitigate climate change. Although people working as small forest and farm producers organise to sell their products together, building the skills to develop their businesses in...
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
14/03/2019
14/03/2019
IIED pays tribute to a leader of family foresters who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on 10 March 2019.
Forest landscapes are inhabited by approximately 1.5 billion people. The aggregate gross annual value of these smallholder producers approaches US$1.3 trillion. Adding value to that production, through financial investment, will be key to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, access to finance is an important issue. The Forest and...
At the occasion of a side event at UNFCCC COP24, “Agriculture’s Future, Delivering Net Zero Emissions - Trade, Consumption, Smallholders, Value chains”, Tiina Huvio, Chair of FFF Steering Committee explained that farmers need to be part of solution dealing with climate change. In this video interview she highlights today’s challenge...