This blog post is written by Anudini Wijayarathna, intern at SLU Global & Master’s student in Rural Development & Natural Resource Management at SLU. The content is based on her experience in participating a GOBESHONA (7th) Global Conference Session. I would not argue with the fact that life is not the same amidst this global… Continue reading Navigation towards food security and nutrition through a rice-based agri-food system
How Theory of Change can be a pathway to impact: three takeaways
This blog post is written by Anneli Sundin, Communications Lead in the AgriFoSe2030 programme. This post was first published by SEI. Theory of Change (ToC) is a systematic approach focusing on pathways to change. This approach can be a key ingredient for a well-functioning project design, blended with stakeholder participation and strategies for communication. Here,… Continue reading How Theory of Change can be a pathway to impact: three takeaways
Can charcoal business be sustainable? Examples, challenges and opportunities in Africa.
Written by Alin Kadfak, SIANI-SLU Global Communicator and Researcher at the Department of Urban and Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU. This article was first published by SIANI. On 13 October 2020, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), in partnership with the African Forest Forum (AFF) organised a webinar to discuss the opportunities for creating… Continue reading Can charcoal business be sustainable? Examples, challenges and opportunities in Africa.
“Planting trees is always good”
– A Master’s thesis about Swedish carbon offsetting initiatives through tree planting projects in the Global South. This blog post is written by Emil Planting Mollaoglu, Research Assistant at the Department of Urban and Rural Development, MSc in Rural Development at SLU Over the past two years, I have studied the Rural Development and Natural… Continue reading “Planting trees is always good”
Pandemic adapted Swedish-Ugandan training on livestock raising with low use of antibiotics
Written by Kristina Osbjer and Ulf Magnusson at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU The coronavirus pandemic is changing how we work and is providing us with an opportunity to rethink the way we conduct education, sustain research and maintain collaborations. A recent field-training experience in Uganda, combining video recordings, zoom lectures and discussions with… Continue reading Pandemic adapted Swedish-Ugandan training on livestock raising with low use of antibiotics