Welcome to SIANI
SIANI's mission is to lay the foundation for a coherent Swedish response to the 21st century food and farming challenge. We are an inter-disciplinary network where government, civil society, industry and research come together to address the crucial need for global agricultural development strategies that ensure food security, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.
SIANI Advisory Group
Siani has an Advisory Group that meets twice each year to give input and support to the over-all direction of the network and it's activities. Members represent government, ngo:s, academia, multilateral agencies and the private sector:
Amalia Garcia-Thärn, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Representative to IFAD, WFP
Anders Wijkman, President, Globe EU
Arvid Uggla, Professor, Agricultural Sciences for Global Development, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesBjörn Hansson, Programme Manager, Rambøll Natura
Christina Furustam, LRF, Swedish Federation of Farmers, International Trade Policy Unit
Christina Törnstrand, Ministry of Rural Affairs
Gunnel Axelsson Nycander, Policy Advisor, Church of Sweden, International Policy Unit
Göte Frid, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Department for Animal Welfare and Health
Katarina Eriksson, Senior Analyst, Tetra Pak, Food for Development Office
Karin Höök, Head of International Division of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, (SSNC)
Kjell Havnevik, Senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute (50%) and adjunct professor at the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU), Uppsala and Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway
Lars Espeby, Ministry of Rural Affairs
Ngolia Kimanzu, Head of Development Cooperation, Swedish Cooperative Center
Thomas Rosswall, Chair, CGIAR Challenge Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
