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    <title><![CDATA[Ontwikkelingsorganisatie Hivos]]>: <![CDATA[Small Producers Agency]]></title>
    <link>http://www.hivos.net</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Small, competitive and resilient - How small-scale producers contribute to food security]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Small-competitive-and-resilient-How-small-scale-producers-contribute-to-food-security</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Food insecurity threatens almost one billion people, especially in rural areas in developing countries, where four out of five people go hungry every day. Scientists estimate that the world’s population will grow to 9.1 billion by 2050. Since natural resources are already dangerously degraded, fossil fuels are becoming scarce, and climate change has become an impending reality, this poses a serious challenge. To nourish the growing population and meet the challenges of climate change, it is necessary that the unused potential of small-scale producers – who already today provide an impressive 70 percent of the world’s food – is unleashed.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:22:34 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[A Global Learning Network at work]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/A-Global-Learning-Network-at-work</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Globalisation and particularly the food crises of 2007- 2008 and 2010-11 have renewed interest in agriculture and small-scale producers. Much of this interest has focused on connecting producers to markets. Governments, donors and the development community at large, as well as many in the private sector, have embraced the “pro-poor market” concept with the expectation that, through market inclusion, small-scale producers can survive and even prosper in the face of the major changes in agriculture and food markets that globalisation has ushered in.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:07:46 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Tenth RRI Dialogue on  Forests, Governance and Climate Change: ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/Events/Tenth-RRI-Dialogue-on-Forests-Governance-and-Climate-Change</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The convergence of global climate change, food insecurity, and political exclusion in the world’s poorest countries threatens to reverse global gains in poverty alleviation and raises the risks of conflict.&amp;nbsp; Close to 1 billion people went undernourished in 2010, and climate change is putting millions of the world’s poorest people at an even greater risk. Meanwhile industrial agriculture and the demand for natural resources present a major threat to the rights and livelihoods of the rural poor. And both are major drivers of deforestation and sources of carbon emissions, which in turn contribute significantly to global climate change, causing a vicious circle.&amp;nbsp;Poverty and exclusion in rural areas are not new phenomena, but the booming global demand for all natural resources commodities – food, fuel, fiber, minerals – is putting unprecedented pressure on rural people, their land, and related natural resources, especially water.&amp;nbsp; Industrial land acquisitions, so called “land grabbing” grew over 1000% between 2008 and 2009 according to the World Bank while at the same time there was no globally significant progress on the recognition of local land rights.&amp;nbsp; Global food prices have continued to rise, returning in early 2011 to the high levels of 2008 when there were food riots in over 30 countries.&amp;nbsp; Cereal prices increased 70% over the last year and there are an estimated 44 million more people in extreme poverty in low and middle income countries since June 2010. Yet, limited rights and weak governance are undermining local, national and global responses to all of these crises.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:49:21 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[&quot;MUSEVENOMICS&quot; analyzed ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/MUSEVENOMICS-analyzed</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Popular understanding as postulated by Ugandan President Museveni suggests that if the prices of commodity prices go up, farmers should benefit by way of higher income. Morrison Rwakakamba from Uganda, a practicing economist and an active member of the &amp;nbsp;Knowledge Programme on “Small Producers’ Agency in Globalised Markets” argues that while this might theoretically be true, the practice is a bit detached from the theory. He explains that certain structural factors inhibit the farmers from ‘harvesting’ the dividend of high commodity prices. He suggests that part of the solution could lie in the farmers’ exercising their collective agency to negotiate effectively with the middlemen and traders.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:15:41 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Report of the fifth provocation online]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Report-of-the-fifth-provocation-online</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fifth provocation in the series of provocative seminars was held on Wednesday, June 22nd, in the European Parliament in Brussels and was hosted by Vredeseilanden, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and Richard Howitt, Member of the European Parliament. The provocation dealt with the topic of pro-poor business, development and producer empowerment.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:53:15 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Inclusive Improvement (5 June)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Publications/News-Events/Inclusive-Improvement-5-June</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hivos has been at the forefront of emerging intervention practices in the market approach for many years, moving from Fair Trade (since 1985) to Organic (since 1989) to micro-credit (since 1994) to Coffee Coalition (since 1999) to ISEAL (since 2001) to mainstreaming market access for smallholders (since 2004). This latest challenge has brought Hivos to showcase attempts to combine upgrading of quality and inclusion of smallholders in attractive market channels. The draft report of these collected experiences, that are being systematized by Peter Knorringa of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Coen van Beuningen (Hivos), will be discussed at the workshop Inclusive Improvement on 5 June (NL). ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:17:58 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Provocation Seminar Series: Pro-poor business, development and smallholder empowerment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Provocation-Seminar-Series-Pro-poor-business-development-and-smallholder-empowerment</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fifth in a series of six seminars on markets and small-scale farmers will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 22 June 2011, 10.30-13.30 in the European Parliament, Room A3H-1.&amp;nbsp;Why this provocation? As interest in ‘markets that work for the poor’ grows, the private sector is changing how it works to be more inclusive of the rural poor. Approaches such as fair trade, corporate social responsibility and inclusive business models claim to meet commercial objectives while also reducing poverty, securing livelihoods and empowering small-scale producers. But to what extent do they actually deliver on their promises? Find out more at: www.iied.org/provocation5&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:07:37 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Making markets work for smallholders or wage labour?    ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Events/Making-markets-work-for-smallholders-or-wage-labour</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fourth in a series of six seminars on markets and small-scale farmers will take place in Manchester, United Kingdom on 25 May 2011, 12.00-16.30 (British Summer Time) and will also be available as a live stream on www.iied.org/provocation4. Download the flyer here.Development efforts to make agricultural markets work for the poor tend to focus on supporting small-scale farmers or producers. But what about the millions of poor rural workers employed in commercial operations such as plantations and large farms? Could more attention to improving wage labour offer a faster route to reducing poverty?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 11:12:36 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Provocation Seminar Series: Making markets work for smallholders or wage labour?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Provocation-Seminar-Series-Making-markets-work-for-smallholders-or-wage-labour</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fourth in a series of six seminars on markets and small-scale farmers will take place in Manchester, United Kingdom on 25 May 2011, 12.00-16.30 (British Summer Time) and will also be available as a live stream on www.iied.org/provocation4. Download the flyer here.Development efforts to make agricultural markets work for the poor tend to focus on supporting small-scale farmers or producers. But what about the millions of poor rural workers employed in commercial operations such as plantations and large farms? Could more attention to improving wage labour offer a faster route to reducing poverty?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 16:37:31 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Provocation Seminar Series: Report of the third Provocation ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Provocation-Seminar-Series-Report-of-the-third-Provocation</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The third Provocation was held in Paris, France on 30 March 2011 in association with hosting partners Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and Institut de Recherches et d Ápplications des Méthodes de developpement (IRAM).The Provocation was the third in a series of six being initiated by the IIED/Hivos Knowledge Programme: Small Producer Agency in globalised markets. The first was held in The Hague, Netherlands on 28 September 2010 on the topic Producer Agency and the agenda to “make markets work for the poor”, the second was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 3 March 2011 on the topic Rights based versus Market based development: A false dichotomy for small-scale farmers?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:22:49 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Second Global Learning Network meeting April 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Second-Global-Learning-Network-meeting-April-2011</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The second Global Learning Network meeting will take place from 4 th to 8 th April in Fort Portal, hosted by the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), Uganda.&amp;nbsp;Much has happened since the Learning Network last met in Geneva in April 2010 ( http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G02736.pdf ). The turbulence in the food and agriculture sector has gained particular attention from global leaders and dominates international agendas.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:20:59 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA['Source it local']]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Source-it-local</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Local sourcing is becoming an emerging way of doing business. Companies based in developing countries are sourcing from small scale producers and targeting the domestic market. Local sourcing is a business opportunity for companies who want to include sustainability, reduce costs by substituting imports, and at the same time supporting the local economy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:19:25 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA['Source it local']]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Source-it-local</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Local sourcing is becoming an emerging way of doing business. Companies based in developing countries are sourcing from small scale producers and targeting the domestic market. Local sourcing is a business opportunity for companies who want to include sustainability, reduce costs by substituting imports, and at the same time supporting the local economy.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:14:57 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Second Global Learning Network meeting April 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Second-Global-Learning-Network-meeting-April-2011</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The second Global Learning Network meeting will take place from 4th to 8th April in Fort Portal, hosted by the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), Uganda.Much has happened since the Learning Network last met in Geneva in April 2010 (http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G02736.pdf ). The turbulence in the food and agriculture sector has gained particular attention from global leaders and dominates international agendas.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:14:02 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Changing Perspectives: Small-scale farmers, markets and globalization]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/Publications/Changing-Perspectives-Small-scale-farmers-markets-and-globalization</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Knowledge Programme on ‘Small producers agency in globalised markets’ released this first Working Paper during the First Provocative Seminar and the Hivos Conference on Knowledge and Change which took place in The Hague from 28 September to 1 October.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:19:38 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Value Chain Financing, a concept of consequence]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/Publications/Value-Chain-Financing-a-concept-of-consequence</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I lived for some time among the farmers in the uplands of the Philippines. Most of them grew hybrid maize, destined for the pig industry around Manila. A major feature of dally life was the constant indebtedness of the farmers with the local traders that supplied the farmers with credits for the seeds and fertilizer, in return for a high interest rate and obligatory delivery of the whole yield to the trader. Some farmers were trying to escape from the debt trap by returning to white maize, a traditional subsistence crop that can be grown without costly inputs and independent from markets.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:18:53 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Provocation Seminar Series: Video of the second Provocation online ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Provocation-Seminar-Series-Video-of-the-second-Provocation-online</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The second in a series of six seminars on markets and small-scale farmers took place in Stockholm, Sweden on 3 March 2011. Take a look at the live stream videos at: www.iied.org/provocation2See also: Supporting smallholders: markets, rights, or sovereignty? and: Supporting small-scale farmers: rights or markets? for summaries on what has been discussed during the provocation. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:04:06 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Provocation Seminar Series: Making markets work for the poor - contents and discontents]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Provocation-Seminar-Series-Making-markets-work-for-the-poor-contents-and-discontents</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The third in a series of six seminars on markets and small-scale farmers will take place in Paris, France, on 30 March 2011, 09.30-13.00 (central European time).Development policymakers and practitioners are turning to markets to alleviate poverty. The idea is that well functioning markets that integrate poor people as consumers, producers and workers will lead to economic development, growth and prosperity. But do linear interventions to ‘make markets work for the poor’ work for all? There is increasing evidence that while they may help some small-scale farmers, the most vulnerable are often still left out in the cold.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:45:08 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Rights-based versus Market-based Development: A false dichotomy for small-scale Farmers?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/Rights-based-versus-Market-based-Development-A-false-dichotomy-for-small-scale-Farmers</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After a very insightful first provocative seminar on smallholders and the ‘pro-poor markets’ agenda in The Hague in September 2010, the second seminar ‘Rights-based versus Market-based Development: A false dichotomy for small-scale Farmers?’ in this travelling series initiated by Hivos and IIED is being organized in Stockholm on March 3rd, 2011 (12.30-16.30 European Central Time). The event is hosted by SIANI, Sida and the Swedish Cooperative Center and takes place at Klarabiografen at Kulturhuset, Sergels torg in Stockholm. The third Provocation &amp;quot;Making Markets Work for the Poor and its Discontents&amp;quot; will take place in Paris on the 29th of March. The flyer for the second provocative seminar in Sweden can be found here: http://www.siani.se/images/stories/rights_markets.pdf ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:47:25 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Climate Smart Development in the South]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Events/Climate-Smart-Development-in-the-South/Climate-Smart-Development-in-the-South</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The next few years will be crucial for determining the policy response to climate change. Whereas mitigation of climate change and adaptation to its consequences have become important issues in the international policy arena, they have yet to become major policy issues within most developing countries, especially amongst the LDCs – countries that are actually amongst the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. Until now, just a few countries have formulated adaptation programmes and/or mitigation strategies, often supported by international organizations and NGOs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate>                                                           
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