It is official: we are predominantly an urban species. More than 50% of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, this fact appeals to have a fresh look at urban agriculture.
Youth Will is an interactive online conversation hosted by Devex in partnership with Chemonics, The Commonwealth Secretariat, The MasterCard Foundation and UN-Habitat. The campaign will launch a new theme each week over the next month relating to youth around the globe and their power to be change-makers today as well as in the future.
NIRAS International Consulting is looking for talented and highly motivated graduates for their Young Professional Academy (NYPA).
This Expert Group aims to initiate collaborative cross-disciplinary research to assess the state of HESA in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region and provide recommendation for its higher capacity and better quality.
Recent research, published by Focali members Javier Godar and Martin Persson with colleagues in Ecological Economics, develops a method to trace socio-environmental impacts of production to consumption.
The world-wide migration of rural inhabitants to cities is particularly prominent in Africa and Asia. Rural dwellers moving to cities often bring agricultural practices with them for food security and livelihood reasons.
Mat är en mänsklig rättighet. Det är med avstamp i bland annat denna av FN:s stadgade grunder, som FN:s medlemsländer, i oktober 2014, slutligen enades om 10 principer för ansvarsfulla investeringar i jordbruket.
This article is based on the 2-day workshop “Can agroforestry address food security concerns under a changing climate?” held in November 2014 within the Focali-SIANI theme “Forests, Landscapes and Food Se
SIANI, the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative is a Sweden-based network with worldwide membership of more than 1000 people and growing! All members are united under the vision “Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition for All”.