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.
Camelids are ssential source of food security, nutrition, and economic growth.
Dorah Momanyi on the re-establishement of the use of indigenous grains, such as sorghum, amaranth and millet, by making plant-based snacks.
Announcement of the Indigenous Peoples' Assistance Facility (IPAF) grants
Read the main takeaways from IFRPI research brief on improving natural resource management and community connections in Burkina Faso and Niger.
The All-India Millet Sisters have given testimony about their efforts to maintain the cultivation of millet.
This project in Northern Nigeria has revealed the potential of indigenous tree species in reducing climate-induced hardships, which can play a significant role in local development, promoting a green recovery, and mitigating climate change.
By contributing to a heightened awareness of the many interconnected challenges facing our food systems, CSAs can be understood to help foster a dialogue and posit these issues as a collective concern
Exploring the combined effects of the four key Tanzania legislative acts and policies related to large-scale agro-investment and land formalisation on the development agenda for rural smallholders.