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A study by Benjamin Warner and Christopher Kuzdas, University of Massachusets recently published in the Climate and Development Journal looked into what happens in the Costa Rican agro-industrial before the dry season.
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On the 22nd of April, the SIANI expert group on “Food Waste Prevention Strategies for Global Food Chains” arranged a workshop to discuss good examples and possible solutions to reduce food waste on a global scale with a whole value chain perspective in mind.
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Trots att det täcker så stor del av jordens yta är vatten en begränsad resurs eftersom i princip allt sötvatten är uppbundet i polarisar och glaciärer eller lagrat under jord i form av grundvatten. Karin Glaumann, programansvarig vid SIWI, inledde seminariet med att ge en bakgrund för vattenproblematiken och den brist som förväntas uppstå i klimatförändringarnas spår.
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SIANI vill uppmärksamma att år 2016 blivit utnämnt ”International Year of Pulses” av FNs livsmedels- och jordbruksorganisation (FAO). Syftet är att informera en bred allmänhet om baljväxternas nyttiga egenskaper och hur de kan bidra till en bättre värld.
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Representatives from the African Women Agribusiness Network on their vision and the social impact of their activities for smallholder female farmers in Africa
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Katja Freiwald (Unilever Global Partnerships Director) on improved food and nutrition security for tea farming families
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NIRAS is again looking for talented and highly motivated graduates with relevant first working experiences and the passion for pursuing an international career within development consulting for NIRAS’ Young Professional Academy (NYPA). The NYPA is a fast-track on the job training and learning programme.
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New paper by Stockholm Environment Institute reviews existing methods for assessing livestock water resource use, recognizing that water plays a vital role in global food supply and that livestock production systems consumes a large amount of the available water resources.
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SIANI (Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative) is currently looking to gather expertise for further development of knowledge and cooperation strategies in order to increase food security and resource efficiency through food waste reduction in global food chains, with a particular focus on collaboration between developing and developed countries.