Why agriculture and food security are central to meeting DFID's new Structural Reform Plan
On 27 July, the UK’s Department for International Development unveiled its 'structural reform plan’ . While aid funding is ring-fenced and the 0.7% target is maintained, the new UK Coalition Government proposes to do business differently. In addition to realising the UK’s international commitments and assuring value for money in the aid spend, new departmental priorities are wealth creation, conflict and stabilisation, gender equality and climate change.
But agriculture and food security are nowhe...
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Africa Seminar Series
Africa Seminar Series now underway.
In partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), FAC...
'Global Land Grabbing' - call for papers
6-8 April 2011 International Conference on ‘Global Land Grabbing’
Co-organized and hosted by the Futu...
In Search of Africa's Future Farmers
The economic, social and cultural contexts of agriculture are changing fast, as evidenced by signifi...
DFID Strengthens Partnership with FAC
We are delighted to announce that the Central Research Department of the UK Department for Internati...
"The Role of Agriculture in Growth Revisited for Africa"
What is the role of agriculture in Africa's economic growth? An opinion article by Stefan Dercon and...
Pastoralist Responses to Change
SOS Sahel International UK publishes a booklet on 'scenario planning' as a way to help pastoralists i...
National African Green Revolution Workshops
From October to November 2009 The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) in partnership with the Salzburg...
Promoting Agriculture for Social Protection
Agriculture plays a major role in pro-poor economic growth in countries with large, poor rural sectors - this is increas...
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The purpose of the study is to support the new Climate Change Theme under the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) , a par...
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Africa's Future Farmers
The economic, social and cultural contexts of agriculture are changing fast, as evidenced by significant shifts Read more...
Green Revolution Game
Simulating the reality of small-scale farmers
Future Agricultures Consortium plans to develop an interactive, open-source...
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'Global Land Grabbing' - call for papers
6-8 April 2011 International Conference on ‘Global Land Grabbing’
Co-organized and hosted by the Future Agricultures Cons...
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Debating Subsidies Fertiliser in Malawi
FAC recently published an in depth evaluation of the 2006-07 fertilizer subsidy programme. The evaluation, by Andrew Dorw... Read more...
Supermarkets and Standards
The changing structure of the global agri-food system – and the role of supermarkets and standards in particular - is in...
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Pastoralist Innovation Systems
The research focus of this theme is to explore and critically assess pastoralist innovation systems.
The gap in current ... Read more...
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FAC Events
In partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), FAC is launching a new series of discussions about timely agriculture topics with key presentations by experts. Read More
International Conference on Global Land Grabbing
FAC in partnership with the Journal of Peasant Studies and the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) are organising an international academic conference focusing on the politics of global land grabbing and agrarian change. Read MoreFeatured Publications
Linking Agricultural Development to School Feeding
This paper is an output from the initial phase of the Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) Project. The objective of this working paper is to explore the links between school feeding and agricultural development that are at the heart of HGSF.
Pastoral Innovation Systems
Science, Technology and Innovation among Ethiopian pastoralists - a new FAC Occasional Paper
Farmer First Revisited
Farmer First Revisited: Innovation for Agricultural Research and Development
Edited by Ian Scoones and John Thompson
Foreword by Robert Chambers
Farmer First Revisited returns to the debates about farmer participation in agricultural R&D and looks to the future. With over 60 contributions from across the world, the book presents a range of experiences that highlight the importance of going beyond a focus on the farm to the wider innovation system, including market interactions as well as the wider institutional and policy environment. Discuss: What do you think about this book?
Support for the research, policy engagement and publications of the Future Agricultures Consortium is made possible through its partnership with the UK Department for International Development.
