Community perspectives

Llamas and alpacas are noted South American domesticated camelids, but there is one wild camelid native to the Andes region, considered the smallest of all: the vicuña.

Alnarp’s farm is not only a place where agroecological practices are used, but it also provides a space for connecting with the surrounding community.

Interview with Sangeeta Kharat at Future Earth Asia Network on how knowledge can enhance agricultural connectivity in Southeast Asia.

Meet Muthusamy Palanivel from SIANI's expert group on pollination and learn how beekeeping can benefit local communities in India.

To mark the International Year of Camelids, we interview with Bernard Faye about camels' potential in combating desertification, improving nutrition and llivelihoods, and their cultural and social significance.

FLARE had innovative sessions on forests and livelihoods. Four women show us different ways innovation can be done in research.

In this interview, Karen Nobre Krull discusses how agroecology empowered women in rural settlements of São Paulo, Brazil

The study finds that women's participation in water user groups is increasing, especially for those who have had a migrant in their household in the past five years.

SIANI's annual meetings is a chance for SIANI members to gather and discuss, network and share knowledge on food systems. This years meeting had a particular focus on the impact of rapid urbanisation on food systems, particularly in urban, peri-urban, and in rural areas. Here is a summary of the meeting and what was discussed.