Rural transformation

From field to fork to field: nutritious food and nutrient cycling to enhance health, wealth and resilience18 June 2012, 11.30 – 13.00Agriculture and Rural Development Day at Rio+20Room A,...

Future professionals need a revised set of skills for agrifood system challenges. Participatory action learning in tertiary-level education can build competencies amongst future graduates in sustainable food systems.

While the process of defining the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been relatively inclusive and consultative, it has been relatively isolated from national political processes. Few national decision-makers are resourced to follow or act on the fast-emerging agenda, especially in low-income countries.

With 40 million people pushed into poverty since 2010, and a world population predicted to rise to 9 billion by 2050, the demands on already diminishing finite resources are growing. Countries...

SIANI, WFP Agroforestry Network invite policymakers and young people to discuss their role and action in sustainable and inclusive food systems.

presented by Benjamin Davis, FAO for the World Food Day 2015 in Sweden

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

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

On the 19th of March, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA) and the Bertebos Foundation will host a scientific conference in honour of the 2024 Bertebos Prize.

Global trends in urbanization are increasing the spread of neglected zoonotic infections such as leptospirosis, and reducing the number of human cases of leptospirosis is best accomplished by...