Rural transformation

Cash transfers, in the context of social protection programs are emerging in many developing countries as a leading initiative in tackling poverty and vulnerability.

On the 11th September 2012, SIANI, FAO Norden, Sida and Svenska kyrkan held a seminar called "Cash Transfers, resilience and agriculture development".

Presented by By Dag Ehrenpreis, PRO Global, Sweden at the World Food Day event in Sweden

The fourth report by the Commitee on World Food Security's (CFS) High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) is now released, where it emphasizes on ways to lessen vulnerability through social and...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger.

This is a preliminary conference report from the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Conference January 23-25 at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference...

Fred M. Dzanku, Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, gave his keynote speech on yield gaps in sub-Saharan Africa.

SIANI, WWF Sweden Youth and the Government of Sweden host a side event on the snacks industry at the World Food Forum.

The demand for wood fuel in the developing regions will continue to rise, at least during the upcoming two decades. Wood fuel is here to stay, and it might be that, just like with any bad boy, we will need to figure out the right way of dealing with its trouble making.

Together with a variety of stakeholders, including top researchers in the field of nutrition, the Global Nutrition Report brings forth a number of recommendations and tips on how to improve nutrition policy at a country level.