Rural transformation

Presented as part of the SIANI 2015 Annual Meeting

Are women able to benefit from their cattle ownership? A recent study by SLU researcher Andrea Petitt shows how they can do it. Cattle are often portrayed as a male affair in Botswana. However, venturing out into the Kalahari countryside to scratch the surface of this state of affairs, another picture emerges.

A conversation with Agroecology Coalition co-chairs in the run up to International Women’s Day.

On Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 SIANI had the pleasure of coordinating the opening seminar to a four day writeshop on “Why Women Matter in Agriculture: Overcoming Gender Barriers to Agricultural...

The All-India Millet Sisters have given testimony about their efforts to maintain the cultivation of millet.

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.

Women all over the world and particularly in Africa are known to be responsible for producing, selecting and utilizing food, family nutrition and food security. Nonetheless, the world has yet to realize that the resources needed for full participation of women in the rural economy is not in the hands of these women who contribute most to it sustainability and development.

Welcome to celebrate 20 years of successful examples of sustainable solutions together with WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award!

Elisabeth Simelton, a climate change scientist at the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), reflects on her work and life in quarantined Hanoi.

Hans Rosling explains a very common misunderstanding about the world: That saving the poor children leads to overpopulation. Not only is it not right, it’s the other way around! CC by...