SIANI Expert Groups are broad-based working groups established around our vision and mission. The purpose of these groups is to convene experts on specific issues together to contribute to a holistic understanding of emerging issues in the field of food security and agricultural development.

Forests have a pivotal role for sustainable water supply in many ways. In drier climates, wastewater treatment can benefit from forests and forest can benefit from the use of treated wastewater....

Presented by Steven Carr, independent consultant, at the workshop "Youth, Agripreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals", 8th of May 2017.

Presented by Ylva Hillbur, Pro Vice-Chancellor, International relations - SLU, at the workshop "Youth, Agripreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals", 8th of May 2017.

To continue to feed a growing world population, we need to increase global food production. This appears though at odds with a number of seemingly insurmountable environmental and socio-economic...

Droughts, heat, erratic rainfall and floods can leave cows, sheep and goats with little to graze on. Changing climate will affect production of feed for livestock too. Harsh and extreme weather conditions can also reduce reproductive ability and undermine health of animals.

Livestock are essential for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. They serve multiple purposes and are economically important, contributing 20–40% of agricultural gross domestic...

Presentation by Johannes Ernstberger, MSc student in Agroecology (SLU) at the young researchers meeting on multifunctional landscapes, Gothenburg June 7-8, 2016.

Presentation by Lazare Nzeyimana, PhD Candidate Linköping University/SWECO. Held at the young researchers meeting on multifunctional landscapes, Gothenburg June 7-8, 2016.

Presentation by Elizabeth Dessie, PhD student - Unit for Human Geography, University of Gothenburg. Held at the young researchers meeting on multifunctional landscapes, Gothenburg June 7-8, 2016.