Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative

02/06/2026

BLOG POST ⎜

In many rural communities, a single bad season can push a family into debt. Technologies that lower risk and boost yields offer real potential, but without thoughtful design and governance they can deepen inequalities.

For African , the critical task is adopting digital solutions that avoid dependency and protect local farming systems. Digital tools should empower producers, reinforce regional food systems, and prioritize people and planet over corporate profit. can either amplify existing divides or help close them; and for smallholder farmers operating on the edge of economic survival, that choice will make all the difference.

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01/06/2026

In , most cattle are indigenous breeds owned by smallholder . Although these local breeds don't produce much milk, efforts are being made to introduce improved breeds with higher production. Understanding the challenges faced by small-scale dairy farmers with improved breeds is important to maximize the benefits of dairy
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01/06/2026

In the media: Rice prices across Asia recorded their sharpest monthly increase in nearly two decades this May, with further price rises possible as extreme weather, rising energy costs, and disruptions to fertilizer supplies place increasing pressure on production.

As conflicts continue to affect global fuel and fertilizer markets, farmers are facing higher input costs that could impact future rice harvests. IRRI Senior Scientist Alisher Mirzabaev noted that while many rice-producing countries had sufficient reserves from March to May, supply challenges may emerge in the coming months unless fertilizer trade flows stabilize.

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01/06/2026

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By becoming a SIANI member through our newsletter, you’ll receive curated updates on global food systems, insights from across sectors, and opportunities to engage through events and initiatives online and in person.

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01/06/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to nominate an outstanding candidate for the Borlaug Field Award! 📣

Do you know someone under 40 addressing hunger and malnutrition or advancing agricultural
innovation?

Nominate a candidate and learn more today:
www.worldfoodprize.org/bfa26

29/05/2026

PUBLICATION ⎮

Food insecurity and malnutrition continue to affect communities worldwide, driven by , loss, geopolitical instability, and growing social inequalities. At the same time, today’s face increasing pressure from rising food demand, degraded natural resources, declining dietary diversity, and fragile supply chains.

The policy brief “Feeding the Future: for Nutrition and Food Security” highlights agroforestry as a practical and scalable pathway toward more resilient, nutritious, and equitable food systems.

The brief calls for long-term investment, stronger agroecological extension services, participatory system design, and policies that prioritise resilient local food systems over dependency on narrow and vulnerable production models.

Read the policy brief: https://buff.ly/Chp4bkH

29/05/2026

The growing extraction of rainforest resources is pushing the Amazon and similar biomes towards breaking point ⤵️

Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds

29/05/2026

Yesterday, the Agroforestry Network launched the policy brief “Feeding the Future: Agroforestry for Nutrition and Food Security” an important contribution to the conversation on the future of .

is increasingly highlighted as an approach where , crops, and biodiversity work together to create more resilient and nutrient-rich food systems. Examples from and around the world show that it is possible to combine productivity, ecosystem health, and long-term resilience while reducing dependence on monocultures and fragile production models.

Thanks Charlotta Szczepanowski, Maja Alskog Bredberg, Madeleine Fogde, Sébastien Boudet, Philipp Weiss, Max Whitman, Tove Blomgren, Pär Holmgren, and Karin Saler, and participants! 💚

Photo by Maria Ölund.

Vi Agroforestry, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), NIRAS, Focali, Agroforestry Sverige, CIFOR-ICRAF, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Naturskyddsföreningen

28/05/2026

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The journal : Research, Policy and Practice is developing a Special Issue on "Resilient : navigating synergies and trade-offs between livelihoods, and ecosystems in a changing world". It aims to bring together interdisciplinary research that examines rangeland resilience as a coupled social–ecological system in landscapes used simultaneously for livelihoods, production & biodiversity conservation.

The submission deadline is 30 September 2026.

The journal Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice is developing a Special Issue on “Resilient rangelands: navigating synergies and trade-offs between livelihoods, agriculture and ecosystems in a changing world”.   Rangelands are multi-use lands “dominated by grasses, grass-like plants, f...

28/05/2026

Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan

Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan

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