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The Norwegian Centre for Organic Agriculture (NORSØK) is an independent foundation aimed at developing organic agriculture in Norway. NORSØK have recently received funding from Møre and Romsdal county counci
Forests are not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about food security. Sure, it’s fun to go mushroom picking, but otherwise what is the big deal about the role of forests in food security?
Unlike oranges or apples, NUS species perform well under extreme weather conditions and adapt easily. Neglected species are insurance crops that will provide in difficult times, and apart from immediate effect on famine prevention, underutilized species are also donors of genes for future climate-proof plant breeding.
Yusra Moshtat is from Baghdad, Iraq. She fled the Gulf War in the 1990s and came to Sweden. This blog tells her astonishing story and how she ended up working with new immigrants, helping them to integrate through exploring Swedish nature.
How do we keep food on the plates of UK households in the coming decades? This is a central question for IKnowFood, a major collaborative research project launched in June, 2017.
Sweden is stepping up the efforts to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. The government is preparing a support of SEK 50 million to the Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations, FAO, for the implementation of the Port State Agreement.
SIANI Youth was very active in the month of May starting off with a workshop on Youth, Agripreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals, co-organised with SLU Global. In the morning inspirational speakers talked about business opportunities and how to overcome challenges for entrepreneurs in agirculture.
SIANI är återigen i Visby i juli för att delta i samhällsdebatterna och nätverka för förbättrad livsmedelssäkerhet och hållbart jordbruk! Vi organiserar i år tre olika seminarier alla på Sidas scen Sverige i världen, varmt välkomna att delta och bidra!Tisdag 4 juli 16.00-16.45: Ung kraft för Agenda 2030Plats: Sverige i världen (Sida), Donnersgatan 6
SIANI is collaborating with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) as a local partner – together with Sida, Stockholm Environment Institute, International Foundtion for Science and media partner Devex – on the October 2017 conference