This blogpost is written by Divya Gupta, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India; Suchita Shrestha, Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal and Harry Fischer, SLU. This article was first published by SIANI. Edible wild foods have been an important part of the diet for rural populations around the world, primarily in developing countries. They are… Continue reading Wild food as a safety net: Food and nutrition security during the Covid-19 pandemic.
What the pandemic taught us about the future of academic exchange
This blogpost is written by SLU students Emma Bergeling, Hanna Smidvik, Emil Planting Mollaoglu and Felicia Olsson. It was first published by SIANI. As a result of the corona pandemic, the embedded practices of international travel in academia drastically changed. It suddenly became customary to replace business trips with digital alternatives whenever possible. Four students at… Continue reading What the pandemic taught us about the future of academic exchange
Antibiotics – a tragedy of the commons
This article was written by Susanna Sternberg Lewerin, Professor in Epizootiology & Disease Control at the Department do Biomedical Sciences & Veterinary public Health, SLU. Today is the Antibiotic Awareness Day. It is a day to be grateful for these important medicines, and to consider how to best preserve them for the future. Antibiotics, drugs… Continue reading Antibiotics – a tragedy of the commons
For the love of the spud in spite of its beauty spots
This article was written by Erik Alexandersson, Researcher at the Department of Plant Protection Biology, SLU. Today, 26 October, is the offical potato day here in Sweden and a good opportunity to look closer at this quite nutritional crop. The potato is grown and eaten all over the world and production is on the rise in… Continue reading For the love of the spud in spite of its beauty spots
Why do we collaborate?
The next chapter of SLU – Vietnam collaborations Looking back More than 35 years ago, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences’ (SLU) initiated contact with Vietnamese universities with support from Sida/SAREC. The early research capacity development programmes aimed to strengthen individual and institutional research capacity in Vietnamese priority areas. The programmes have been part of… Continue reading Why do we collaborate?