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Critical theme: Small-scale farming and the future of the European food system

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Globally, small-scale farming is crucial for the sustainable production of food and being the main source of livelihoods for millions of people. In European food systems, the important but under-appreciated role of small-scale farmers is under threat from external drivers. At the same time, more people are concerned about the climate impacts of agriculture and demanding better, rather than more, food.

This critical theme event will explore the future of UK and European food systems through the lens of small-scale farming and will ask the following questions:

Are small farms inefficient and uneconomic?

Or do they offer a glimpse of what a more sustainable food system might look like?

To register for the even, follow the link to IIED website.


Public finance conference 2020: better spending for public service delivery

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To achieve their national sustainable development goals, governments will not only need to spend more, but to spend better. While there is a common desire to see a greater impact from public spending, there remain many unanswered questions about how best to get there.

Many public financial management reforms aimed at improving public sector performance have often relied on top-down solutions led by finance ministries. But how do these solutions square with the complex realities of planning, funding and delivering services through an array of organisations inside and outside of the public sector?

This two day conference organized by the Overseas Development Institute invites ministers, civil servants and leading academics to reflect on how public financial management can deliver for public services, and explores:

  • how governments can support coherent systems for prioritisation and resource allocation
  • how governments utilise the resources needed to deliver services when and where they are required
  • how decisions taken by the centre of government affect the incentives of service providers.

To register for the event, please contact contact Ruby Morgan-Bennett at r.morgan-bennett@odi.org.uk.





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