Rural transformation
17th of June is a World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought. It was first introduced in 1994 to raise awareness about desertification and ways of combating this issue. According to UNCCD, Desertification is a type of land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas. It is caused by climatic variations and human activities.
Climate change is threatening the world’s efforts to feed a growing population. But the way we produce and distribute our food is also part of the problem, contributing almost a third of global...
The ICT in Agriculture Newsletter is a biannual publication that highlights the main internal and external events and activities related to the World Bank's work in ICT in agriculture.
With a specific focus on the application of big data in agri-tech, and in-depth analysis of the market opportunity for biopesticides, seed treatment and drought-resilience, the 2014 summit will...
SIANI’s East African Agrobiologicals Working Group is creating a knowledge hub about agrobiologicals in farming. So far, local stakeholders have met for workshops in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania...
The aim of the 3 Aug 2017 workshop to be held at UP-Diliman in Manila, is to discuss how Philippine academics, farmer-scientists and others can contribute to the SDGs and AWPE. Speakers and...
The Minor Use Foundation (MUF) is planning a prioritization process leading up to the 2025 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) meeting in May 2025.
Providing sufficient food for a growing world population and achieving a more sustainable development is one of today’s global challenges. The increasing demand for new agricultural land and...
In February 2014 experts from SLU Global held the first in the series of workshops supported by SIANI and organized around the theme ‘Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Security'.
SIANI co-hosts session on water and multifunctional landscapes at the World Water Week 2018 with partners in the SIWI hosted cluster group on landscapes and water. The event will highlight...