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News Story
13 August 2015
Climate change impacts on livestock – what do we know?

Despite scientific advances around climate impacts, how livestock will be affected is still a relatively uncharted scientific territory.

Trade and production
Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Security
 
News Story
2 July 2015
SLU signs agreement with the CGIAR programme on Livestock and Fish

SLU has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the CGIAR research programme Livestock and Fish.

Trade and production
 
Blog Post
10 April 2015
Waste to Resource: Integrating Manure Management into Dairy in Asia

Manure Knowledge Kiosk (MKK) kicks off its regional activity in 2015, participating in the Dairy Asia meeting, sensitizing policy-makers and key stakeholders in the region whilst building awareness of the benefits of integrated manure management for sustainable livestock.

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Security
 
Blog Post
12 March 2015
Animal borne diseases: Double trouble for health and development

Clearly, interactions between livestock and people can pose high public health risks. However, keeping animals for food production is an undeniable part of human reality.

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
Urban Animals: Balancing Good and Bad
 
News Story
6 March 2015
Nutritional value vs health risks: exploring urban livestock systems with Ulf Magnusson

It is official: we are predominantly an urban species. More than 50% of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, this fact appeals to have a fresh look at urban agriculture.

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Security
 
Event
12 February 2015
Urban and peri-urban agriculture in low-income countries

The world-wide migration of rural inhabitants to cities is particularly prominent in Africa and Asia. Rural dwellers moving to cities often bring agricultural practices with them for food security...

Landscape management
Trade and production
Urban Animals: Balancing Good and Bad
 
News Story
25 June 2014
Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture for Food Security in Low-income Countries – Challenges and Knowledge Gaps

The anthology on Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture for Food Security in Low-income Countries was launched on June 18.

Landscape management
Trade and production
Urban Animals: Balancing Good and Bad
 
News Story
22 May 2014
Introducing: The Expert Group on Urban Animals

The world is becoming a more urbanized place, currently about 50% of the worlds´ population lives in cities and the proportion is expected to increase to almost 70% in 2050. The increase is likely to be particularly prominent in Africa and Asia, where urban population is expected to double between 2000 and 2030.

Health and nutrition
Landscape management
 
Blog Post
1 October 2013
Reporting from Global Food Security Conference – Pigs and Insects come to our rescue!

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

Health and nutrition
Trade and production
 
Blog Post
30 September 2013
Reporting from Global Food Security Conference – 600 participants from 70 countries

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