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IFPRI Forum

A level playing field for farmers (Feature article)

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2003
Americas, Central America, Africa
Land & Food Security
food security
development agencies
agriculture
land governance
land policies
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Politics of Land Grabbing in the Borderland: A Case Study of Chongjom Border Market, Kabcheong District, Surin Province

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2015
Cambodia, Thailand
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
land grabbing
extractive industries
tenure security
land ownership
environment
Chongjom border is a contested area which reflects power-related relationship between center and its marginal space. From deserted borderland in the buffer zone during Khmer Rouge period, Chongjom becomes an emerging 4th ranking of cross-border trading between Thailand and Cambodia, where value of exporting goods have been increased up to 224.05 % in 2013. The politics of changes in land use and property relations change lead to widen of land grabbing in the area.
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Barbados and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
February, 2018
Bahamas, Grenada, Barbados
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
For 40 years, FAO has been an important partner in Barbados’ drive to achieve its agricultural and rural developmentpriorities, including natural resource management and climate change adaptation. During this time, FAO has providedcritical technical and financial support, and mobilized international partners in the process.
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Djibouti and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Djibouti, Belgium, Japan
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
Cooperation between the Republic of Djibouti and FAO has continuously increased since the representation was opened in 2008. FAO assistance has covered numerous areas such as access to water, food production and systems in the agricultural, livestock and fisheries sectors. FAO continues to strengthen its collaboration with the Government, emphasizing climate change resilience and sustainable development initiatives, including projects targeting agro-pastoralists
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Mauritius and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018
Madagascar, Mauritius
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
Mauritius joined FAO in 1968. In response to the Government’s request to reorganize and strengthen the governanceframework for agricultural services, the first FAO intervention was carried out in 2011, with follow up in 2014. The aim of suchinstitutional changes is to improve the agriculture industry’s regulatory environment so that oversight functions are streamlinedand new technical realities reflected.
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Responsible governance of tenure in fisheries: a right to food perspective

Institutional & promotional materials
July, 2018
Norway, Germany
Land & Food Security
VGGT
land governance
food security
land tenure
In light of the endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), this Information Brief aims to provide concise and practical elements for a responsible governance of fisheries. Developed jointly with the FAO study The Right to Food and the Responsible Governance of Tenure: A dialogue towards implementation, this Information Brief offers a right to food perspective on a crucial governan ce matter for the implementation of the VGGT.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
August, 2018
Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines joined FAO in 1981. Early assistance was delivered through a range of interventions focusing on capacity building, policy formulation, agricultural planning and legislation development. More recently, interventions have addressed food security programmes, technology transfer for improved production and strengthening of market infrastructure. A major feature of current cooperation is resilience building in the face of climate change.
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Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2018
Morocco, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and FAO have partnered since the country joined the Organization in 1971. FAO assistance has covered theformulation and implementation of food security and nutrition policies, including risk reduction and management strategies,and activities to increase agricultural productivity. More recently, cooperation has included a focus on market access andagricultural competiveness, with support to smallholders’ transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture.
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Food security and nutrition: Challenges for agriculture and the hidden potential of soil

Institutional & promotional materials
September, 2018
Angola, Yemen, Burundi, Nigeria, United States of America, Argentina, Zambia, Gambia, Uganda, Mali, Somalia, Tanzania, Australia, Netherlands, Congo, Senegal, South Sudan, Chad, Republic of Korea, Niger, Malawi
Land & Food Security
food security
land management
Report, prepared by FAO and the OECD with inputs from IFPRI, IFAD, the World Bank and WTO, submitted to the G20 Presidency of the Republic of Argentina in response to the Presidency’s request for information on future trends and challenges faced by global agriculture, with a special focus on the role of soils in promoting food security and the measures that could be undertaken to facilitate sustainable soil management.
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Papua New Guinea and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
September, 2018
Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Land & Food Security
natural resources management
food security
sustainable development
Papua New Guinea joined the Organization in 1975 and cooperation was strengthened with the opening of a country officein 2013. FAO assistance has aimed at achieving food security through environmentally sustainable local food production.Recent interventions have focused on strengthening policy and planning, including the development of a NationalAgriculture Development Plan. As a small island developing state (SIDS), adaptation to climate change and disaster riskmanagement are important features of cooperation.