FSC Breakthrough For Small-Scale Tree Farmers In Southern Africa

By Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification of small-scale tree farming operations in South Africa is gathering momentum with over 870 certified in one FSC group system and many more in the pipeline. The target is to certify 3,000 small-scale grower operations in South Africa over the next few years. This progress […]

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Social Protection, A Key Solution For Directing Climate Finance To Poor Small-Scale Farmers

By Marco Knowles Climate change is exacerbating inequalities between and within countries, disproportionately affecting poor households in rural areas. In fact, we know that more than half of the resources of the poor – a large part of whom are small-scale farmers – are lost due to climatic hazards. This has negative impacts on the incomes […]

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