One of the main recommendations from the SIANI Annual meeting in January 2015 was to identify the ways to involve more youth in the discussion around agricultural development in general and in the SIANI network in particular.
SIANI is pleased to announce an open call for Expert Group proposals for 2015-2016.SIANI Expert Groups are inter-disciplinary groups that work to facilitate and contribute to a holistic understanding of emerging issues in the field of food security and nutrition in low-income countries.
On March 19 and 20th 2015 the Chulalongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR) in Bangkok hosted a small expert group discussion followed the next day by a Public Forum and Academic Dialogue on “Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) and Food Security in Thailand.” Government officials, scholars, international agency repre
Three Right Livelihood Award winning Laureates met with Swedish parliamentarians today in Stockholm at a seminar addressing the risk of climate change to worsening global health. The Laureates emphasized how bottom-up approaches can reduce the spread of infectious diseases by improving community-level social and environmental resilience.
During a recent G20 meeting in Istanbul, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva praised the agricultural ministers of the member countries for making commitments to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food systems.
Focali researcher Matilda Palm is currently working at Ruth DeFries lab at Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Department (E3B) at Columbia University. Read this interview with her to find out how it was to move from Sweden to work and live in New York.
A major new book examines the potential for sustainable growth of bioenergy use, potential impacts, and the role of good governance in maximizing benefits and avoiding harm.
The SIANI African Biochar Expert group is in the process of starting a network of researchers and development professionals with experience and interest in biochar. We are interested in getting in touch with ongoing biochar activities in Africa, as well as with people who are interested in information about biochar development in Africa.
The overall aim of the group is to examine how shortages of food and water lead to vulnerability to ill-health, abuse, and exploitation at the local level.