On August 30, 2015 Jose Graziano da Silva, FAO Director General together with Elizabeth Backteman, the Swedish State Secretary for Rural Affairs visited the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU in Uppsala. The focus of the visit was to exchange knowledge about ways to reduce the use of antibiotics in global livestock and aquaculture production.
During World Water Week, young Kenyan Environmental Scientist Hudson Shiraku tells Farming First how farmers in Kenya are overcoming water scarcity in a variety of ways.
Water is required for all stages of food production - from growing to preparation, and it is no surprise that 70% of all fresh water withdrawals are used for agricultural purposes. Yet water and agriculture actions in most of the regions often operate with little or no coordination.
The Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) Expert Group on Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) in Southeast Asia has recently been very active with various national meetings in the Philippines (22-23 July), Thailand (27-28 July) and Lao PDR (4 August). These activities were possible with funding from the Swedish Intern
The 2015 World Water Week will be held under the theme “Water for Development ‘’ during August 23th – 28th in Stockholm.
With higher temperatures bananas could be grown in more areas.
Despite scientific advances around climate impacts, how livestock will be affected is still a relatively uncharted scientific territory.
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa see foreign direct investment as crucial for jump-starting their economies, and they are tapping into fast-rising demand for biofuels. Without stronger public-sector engagement, however, the potential for rural transformation will not be realized.
This article is based on the report “Towards a comprehensive Strategic Framework to Upscale and Out-scale Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EbA) driven agriculture in Africa” released ahead of the 2nd Africa EbA for Food Security Conference which will be hosted by the UNEP in Nairobi during 30-31 of July, 2015.