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Working cross-sector is never easy. Our Expert Group provides some points of consideration for those who dare to build partnerships on the pass between WASH and agriculture.

Global banana production relies on a single variety - a risky business given worldwide attacks of fungal disease. How can we prevent bananapocalypse?

The #13 HLPE report collects success stories of multi-stakeholder partnerships, providing hands-on strategies and tools for governments and non-state actors to learn from the existing examples.

SLU Global supports and develops SLU’s engagement to improve poor people’s situation in low-income countries, based on the UN sustainable development goals. We are doing this through sharing...

During the 7-8th of June 2018, young researchers met at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala to discuss challenges related to rural development. A special focus was...

Gender equality is a development booster and, indeed, women and girls made major strides in the last decade. But, have the lives of female farmers in sub-Saharan Africa improved?

“We have to power up our efforts if we are to achieve the 2030 Agenda! Rural development needs social inclusion!", urges Lisandro Martin, IFAD.

How much do you know about the environmental impact of milk products?

At the core of the programme is broad dialogue about the role of forests in a sustainable society and a growing bioeconomy. Sustainable management and conservation of the country’s forests should not only be a domestic issue, but also a priority for Swedish-international cooperation.