This blog post is written by Jennie Barron, Professor at the Department of Soil and Environment; Agricultural water management, SLU Water is a multifaceted resource from simply being served our daily glass of water, to the complex flow through the landscapes to produce food, recreation and other ecosystem services. Because of the multiple uses and benefits… Continue reading Is there a definite value of water?
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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
How can Artificial Intelligence improve African agriculture?
By: Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU As climates change and populations increase, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a key player in Africa in the creation of technological innovations that will improve and protect crop yield and livestock. The work creating technologies that allows computers and machines to… Continue reading How can Artificial Intelligence improve African agriculture?
Report from the SIANI Annual Meeting 2019
By: Dr. Alin Kadfak, Department of Urban and Rural Development, SLU Did you know that about half of migrants are women? And more migrants migrate within developing countries than crossing North-South borders? Migration does not refer only border crossing, but moving from rural to urban as well as rural to rural within the same country. There… Continue reading Report from the SIANI Annual Meeting 2019