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Deagrarianisation: From South Africa to Europe

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This blog post was originally posted on SIANI:s website by researcher Klara Fisher, SLU. In recent years, rural people have increasingly abandoned agriculture. This trend, often referred to as deagrarianisation in academic debate, occurs in both smallholder contexts and industrial farming. However, the abandonment of farming has the clearest negative effects on rural food security… Continue reading Deagrarianisation: From South Africa to Europe

Controlling health threats that could spark future pandemics

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Written by: Kristina Osbjer, Researcher at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU and Technical Specialist for Animal Health, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The findings and conclusions in this blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United… Continue reading Controlling health threats that could spark future pandemics

Covid-19 lessons: Wildlife as our ally, not our enemy

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Written by Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, SLU. The origin of the covid-19 pandemic, like previous major zoonotic disease outbreaks such as Ebola and HIV, has been linked to wildlife and the consumption of wild meat. Although the exact source of covid-19 still is a… Continue reading Covid-19 lessons: Wildlife as our ally, not our enemy

COVID-19 and Food Security

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Written by: Assem Abouhatab, Sofia Boqvist, Sara Gräslund, Ylva Hillbur and Rodomiro OrtizSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Reflections on Sweden’s Global Contribution to Agenda 2030 During a short time span, COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths. The underlying causes of the pandemic are linked to the… Continue reading COVID-19 and Food Security