Dear colleagues,

 

It is with great pleasure that we announce the online publication of our collective book entitled: Innovative markets for sustainable agriculture: How innovations in market institutions encourage sustainable agriculture in developing countries. Hard copies should be ready for distribution in September.

 

The book is a collaboration between INRA, AGP, FAO SLM/Panama, ESN (ex-AGS) and many social entrepreneurs and local partners in developing countries. It includes in-depth case studies of institutional innovations from 14 different countries. We extend our thanks to all of you who helped facilitate field visits, peer reviews, contracts, or just sharing information as part of this participatory research process.

Card URL:

http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/53d39282-ddd7-460c-a27f-3d5015eea7ca/

PDF URL:

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5907e.pdf 

 

A policy brief that accompanies the book can be downloaded here:

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5398e.pdf

 

The report of the Researcher-Practitioner Workshop that we held in Bogotá, Colombia, in collaboration with FAO Colombia, can be downloaded in both Spanish and English:

http://www.fao.org/3/a-az561e.pdf

http://www.fao.org/3/a-az561s.pdf

 

We are continuing this work within SP4, by turning these findings into a guide for practitioners who are constructing markets for sustainably farmed products at a local level. We just held our first writeshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in July with support from FAO RAP, to kick off the participatory guidebook writing process that will continue next year.

 

Please contact us with any questions about this stream of work.

 

Best regards,

Allison Loconto, Anne Sophie Poisot, Pilar Santacoloma and Marcello Vicovaro

 

 

Anne-Sophie Poisot

Coordinator

Farmer Field Schools Integrated Production and Pest Management Programme

Plant Production and Protection Division

FAO

skype : aspoisot

tel : + 39 06 570 56637

http://www.fao.org/agriculture/ippm/ippm-home/en/

 

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