Rural transformation

Diversified agricultural systems along with sustainable and efficient management of resources and soil fertility are essential in order to improve and maintain land productivity. To reduce starvation and malnutrition, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and partners in Africa have dedicated funding for food security related research projects.

Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!Nutrition, waste and truth in labeling.

Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!The energy at this conference is amazing and as a result I am continuing in the rebellious mode of studiously avoiding all of the presentations by my fellow agricultural economists and going for sessions where I am a complete novice, which are basically those sessions which have more to do with food than

Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!Being at this conference is like facing a particularly tempting smorgasbord—so many wonderful tastes and smells and a limited physical ability to partake of everything!  Present here is every topic a food security person could be interested in, but I will try to highlight some of the strengths (and w

SIANI was present at the Food Security Futures conference held in Dublin 11-12 April.  The conference was organized by IFPRI, CGIAR and FAO and revolved around three topical and two umbrella sessions.  Summaries of the sessions are available here.

With 19 participants, an introductory worskhop on Theory of Change for Agricultural Development took place at SLU, Uppsala on April 26, 2016. The event was organized by the SIANI-SLU Global theme on Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Security.

Presentations held by round table representatives at the SIANI Annual Meeting 2018

Moderator: Melinda Fones Sundell, Senior Advisor, SIANI. What role can the SIANI network and partners play in rural transformation?  - SIANI Annual Meeting 2017.

Moderator: Melinda Fones Sundell, Senior Advisor - SIANI. What role can the SIANI network and partners play in rural transformation? - at the SIANI Annual Meeting 19th January 2017.

Presentations of the round table discussions at the SIANI Annual Meeting 2019