Rural transformation

“We have to power up our efforts if we are to achieve the 2030 Agenda! Rural development needs social inclusion!", urges Lisandro Martin, IFAD.

Water is crucial to human survival and well-being. The micronutrients in water contribute to nutritional security, water is important for cleaning food as well as for personal hygiene. However,...

Presentation held by Helfrid Schulte-Herbrüggen, Ecoloop, at the SIANI Annual Meeting 2018

Our new Expert Group will draw on and contribute to ongoing policy processes in Nepal to strengthen collaboration, and raise awareness, surrounding the critical links between small-scale farmers, agricultural biodiversity and achieving the 2030 Agenda.

This study tour will focus on the linkage between agriculture and the sanitation systems in Sweden, demonstrated by a new project that has been developed in close cooperation between the...

Based on a successful study tour for World Water Week in 2012, SIANI has been invited to organize a tour for 2013. The study tour is the result of a collaboration established by the successful...

There is no doubt that energy is embedded in food production, food distribution and food preparation. Yet practitioners in the two sectors tend to work separately without taking into consideration the interdependences of the two development challenges.

Infographic highlighting ten components of agrobiodiversity in Nepal.

Interview with Linda Andersson during the joint SIANI-Focali seminar: How does carbon offset impact landscapes - and what are the implications for climate and land use policies?

This policy brief emphasizes the importance of agroforestry as a key source of bioenergy for households and small-scale industries.