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Recent research, published by Focali members Javier Godar and Martin Persson with colleagues in Ecological Economics, develops a method to trace socio-environmental impacts of production to consumption.
The world-wide migration of rural inhabitants to cities is particularly prominent in Africa and Asia. Rural dwellers moving to cities often bring agricultural practices with them for food security and livelihood reasons.
Mat är en mänsklig rättighet. Det är med avstamp i bland annat denna av FN:s stadgade grunder, som FN:s medlemsländer, i oktober 2014, slutligen enades om 10 principer för ansvarsfulla investeringar i jordbruket.
This article is based on the 2-day workshop “Can agroforestry address food security concerns under a changing climate?” held in November 2014 within the Focali-SIANI theme “Forests, Landscapes and Food Se
SIANI, the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative is a Sweden-based network with worldwide membership of more than 1000 people and growing! All members are united under the vision “Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition for All”.
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Kichwa people wake up before dawn with their families to drink a caffeinated infusion of boiled leaves from the guayusa tree (Ilex guayusa). They discuss the lessons from their dreams and use them to plan for the day ahead.
Access to land is one of the first things that come up in the talk about the future of agricultural development.
Based on the article The Role of Trees in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics published in the Annual Review of Phytopathology, vol.52, by SIANI Member Roger Leakey.
Many countries are highly dependent on food imports. It is important to recognize this as a form of climate vulnerability, as climate change impacts in producing countries are likely to exacerbate global food price shocks.