Rural transformation

A new SIANI expert group will explore how smallholders in East Africa can get better access to biobased fertilizers and crop pest control.

How can beekeeping and biodiversity help smallholder farmers in Asia? That is the focus of a new SIANI expert group.

SIANI's annual meetings is a chance for SIANI members to gather and discuss, network and share knowledge on food systems. This years meeting had a particular focus on the impact of rapid urbanisation on food systems, particularly in urban, peri-urban, and in rural areas. Here is a summary of the meeting and what was discussed.

How can indigenous and rural populations strengthen their food security and land rights? That is the topic of a new SIANI expert group.

How can we make rural sanitation safer and, in the process, increase agricultural yields? A new SIANI expert group will learn from experiences in Burkina Faso. The aim is to analyse earlier WaSH...

During the SIANI Annual Meeting 2024, the participants engaged in roundtable discussions. The two questions which were discussed was: What collaborations are needed to improve food systems? How...

Presented by Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen, National Competence Centre for Advisory Services, SLU Råd/nu.

Presented by Kristina Mastroianni, Agriculture Sector Lead at Niras.

Presented by Elisabet Montgomery, Senior Policy Specialist for Employment and Market Development at the Swedish Agency for Development Cooperation Agency, Sida.

Presented by Maria Zachs, Founder of Voices4Change.