The SIANI expert groups are multisector teams running projects to help make food systems more sustainable, rights-based and inclusive. Focused on low- and middle-income contexts, the expert groups contribute to a holistic understanding of emerging issues and foster action and collaboration, regionally and between SIANI members in different parts of the world.
This expert group explores how a greater focus on pollination services, biodiversity and bees can contribute to food security and livelihoods. The aim is to set up Living Labs in India, Laos, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Consisting of experts from the four countries and supported by SLU, the group works with local communities.
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Conflicts about land and livelihoods are on the rise across Latin America. This expert group seeks to develop a regional response and serves as a platform for actors from 10 countries, supported by SIPRI and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The group can help decision-makers find better solutions to strengthen rural land rights and food security in a changing climate.
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Burkina Faso has pioneered innovative solutions that improve both rural sanitation and agricultural yields. A new SIANI expert group will analyze which lessons can be learned from earlier projects where nutrients and organic matter from human and animal waste have been recycled.
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Biobased fertilizers and methods to control crop pests should be produced in East Africa and made more widely available to farmers. To make that happen, a new SIANI expert group tries to bring together different stakeholders from the local agrobiologicals sector.
Read moreWhat is the role of SIANI’s expert groups and how are they selected? Here are some frequently asked questions.
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