Rural transformation

The International Soil and Water Forum 2024, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 9 to 11 December 2024, will address water scarcity and soil degradation. Co-organized by FAO and the Ministry...

With the SDG deadlines looming ever closer, and with decades of mismanagement of the world’s soil and water behind us, the time is now for a dramatic shift in approaches to protect and...

For the second and last of our Autumn webinars, 2024, Olúfẹmi Táíwò, philosopher and Professor in African political thought at the Africana Studies and Research Centre, Cornell University,...

Through SIANI’s second case study of “Amplifying Stories of Agroecology Principles and Practices” (ASAPP), we want to shed light on Nazaré’s journey and the role of social movements in advancing agroecological futures.  

Through SIANI's second ASAPP case study, we highlight Nazaré’s journey and the role of social movements in advancing agroecological practices.

Farmer Field Schools provide a unique, hands-on approach that brings together farmers, livestock herders, and fisherfolk, equipping them with sustainable production practices. FFS programmes have...

The side event, during CFS52, presented national committee models in Brazil, Sweden, Switzerland, emphasising the power of collaborative approaches to tackle systemic challenges.

SIANI’s East African Agrobiologicals Working Group is creating a knowledge hub about agrobiologicals in farming. So far, local stakeholders have met for workshops in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania...

The paper Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding agricultural inputs with a focus on agricultural biologicals was published in the journal Helyon as part of the...

Africa is one of the most targeted areas where international actors invest in carbon forestry projects as a way to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions.