Home gardens have been vital to human societies for thousands of years: from clusters of beneficial trees and shrubs planted on forest edges in pre-historic times, to the lush edible gardens grown traditionally in many tropical regions, to the tiny, densely planted backyards that dot cities worldwide.
The first ever SIANI Annual Meeting took place on the 21st of January in Stockholm. About 60 members and interested people joined the SIANI Secretariat for a full day event at the City Museum to discuss the future development of the SIANI network.
This event will be streamed live on the 21st January between 09.30 - 15.45 (GMT+1) Problems? Contact Ekaterina
“We are two Swedish networks… the research network Focali, focusing on Forest, Climate and Livelihood issues and SIANI, the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative…”
Why do Thai farmers work hard and are yet still poor? Why depression and helplessness are usually in the thoughts of Thai farmers? Is there a way to make any change? These are questions that I kept asking to myself since to be a rice farmer would be my dream job!
A seminar with the ‘green economics’ expert hosted by SIANI, SEI and partners focused on the role of ecosystem services in our economy and how to include their value in the financial systems we use.
A rising world population requires increased food production. The achievements of Green Revolution have dramatically reduced hunger in certain parts of the World. However, these methods have most reached the limit of further intensification.
Preliminary program: Presentation Pavan Sukhdev, 30 min. Panel discussion, 60min. Questions from the public, 30 min. Moderator: Johan Kuylenstierna, SEI Panelists:
This event will be streamed live here between 10.00 and 12.00 (UTC+1) on the 26th November. Questions for speakers during to seminar can be emailed here. Tweet using the hashtag #pay2nature. In...