Rural transformation

This policy brief discusses socio-economic transformations in the drylands of West Pokot, Kenya. It focuses on how land tenure is affecting marginalized groups in society and how climate change is...

FAO, in collaboration with RUAF engages with national and local governments and local food actors to build resilient city region food systems (CRFS). It works on strengthening rural-urban...

Two new cookbooks integrate traditional African culinary knowledge of cooking with insects into contemporary recipes.

Cross-disciplinary approaches are key to research in the Anthropocene. With all the wicked challenges of today, we need to start thinking outside the box.

By contributing to a heightened awareness of the many interconnected challenges facing our food systems, CSAs can be understood to help foster a dialogue and posit these issues as a collective concern

This blog offers some clues and brings you closer to the production of the world’s most aromatic rice variety.

“How can we change the food system in order for it to provide us with healthy food, save environment and make a business sense?” “Should we give up on our planet if the solutions don’t make business sense?” and “Does food production need stricter regulation and how does business get on board of the global race for sustainability?”

If you are young and interested in the link between climate and gender but don’t know where to start, or if you have already engaged in some activism but want tips on how to make sense of the...

Presented as part of the SLU Global Food Security Research Symposium in 2013 

The following blog highlights five critical ingredients I have gleaned from my participation in COP28 as necessary to create sustainable climate-friendly agriculture and food systems.