Rural transformation
Gender equality is a development booster and, indeed, women and girls made major strides in the last decade. But, have the lives of female farmers in sub-Saharan Africa improved?
As part of the World Food Day celebrations 2022, the Swedish Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Committee and the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA) are hosting a...
Making a movie about a research project is frequently mentioned as a desirable output, but it does not happen that often.
Researchers are still arguing about the definition of bioeconomy. However, it is an exciting concept that stimulates innovation and resource efficiency with a market value in mind. All essential for sustainable development. Clearly, the bioeconomy pathway will require transparent knowledge sharing, cross-sector collaboration and a novel view on academic research.
Current worldwide food consumption practices are unsustainable. In particular, the food system is responsible for more than a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, while unhealthy diets and...
This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa ” held in September, 2010.
Achieving improved animal health requires knowledge about the distribution of infectious animal diseases. Control of animal food products and antibiotic use and resistance are other key factors to...
Introducing and forming work along the United Nation's global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has left its mark on a lot of our university’s activities in 2016, activities arranged both by SLU Global and by others at SLU.
SIANI, in cooperation with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the International Fund for Agricultural Development at the International Press Centre in Stockholm to launch the IFAD...
This event presents FAO’s flagship report on “The State of Food and Agriculture 2023”. This year the topic is “Revealing the true cost of food for transforming agrifood systems”. The...