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Global Food Security Conference 2020 - Catch up with the latest thinking http://www.focali.se/en/blog/archive/global-food-security-conference-2020-catch-up-with-the-latest-thinking Focali intern Jess Haynie-Lavelle was invited by SIANI to attend and report back from the Global Food Security Conference 2020. By reflecting on multidisciplinarity and how to bring about a people-centered approach for sustainable food systems, here's what she found.No publishermolundFood securityKnowledge exchangeMultidisciplinarityResearchSustainable development2021-01-11T15:40:54ZArticleDo multifunctional landscapes really benefit women? http://www.focali.se/en/news/do-multifunctional-landscapes-really-benefit-women Diversified land use is often promoted as solution to the pressures of increasing global demand for land and food. Moreover, proponents of multifunctional land use often claim the approach is highly beneficial for women. But are these benefits real? And if yes, what do these benefits entail? No publishermolundFood securityGenderMultifunctional land useValue chainsWomen2019-09-11T18:06:48ZNews ItemFood production and gender relations in multifunctional landscapes: a literature review http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/food-production-and-gender-relations-in-multifunctional-landscapes-a-literature-review Do multifunctional landscapes hold specific opportunities for women in enhancing food production and food security? Lisa Westholm (SLU) and Madelene Ostwald (GMV) find in this literature review that products controlled by women in multifunctional settings risk being ignored in decision-making, and that increasing the value of these products might have adverse effects on women's empowerment. To remove these barriers, traditional gender roles have to change. No publishermolundFocaliresearcherFood securityGenderMultifunctional land useValue chainsWomen2019-09-10T11:35:20ZArticleApply for SIANI expert groups! Deadline August 16 http://www.focali.se/en/news/apply-for-siani-expert-groups-deadline-august-16 Have you got an idea about how to make our food systems more sustainable and strengthen our food security? Do you have in mind people who would make a good team for realizing your idea? Yes?! No publishermolundAgricultureFood securitySustainable development2019-08-06T10:55:46ZNews ItemDo homegardens hold the keys to food security and sustainable land management? http://www.focali.se/en/news/do-homegardens-hold-the-keys-to-food-security-and-sustainable-land-management Growing trees and crops on the same land for many purposes, an agricultural technique called agroforestry, has gained a lot of traction. The method promises to restrain the effects of the climate change, nurture nature’s life support systems and shield the poorest and the most vulnerable people from food shortages.No publishermolundAgroforestryBiodiversityFood security2019-06-13T09:38:41ZNews ItemNew brief from AgriFoSe2030 on gender issues in research on agriculture for food security http://www.focali.se/en/news/new-policy-brief-from-agrifose2030-on-gender-issues-in-research-on-agriculture-and-food-security Agriculture in low- and middle-income countries face considerable challenges with rapidly evolving complexity. Although opportunities for agricultural research to succeed in addressing the issues are significant, one major barrier is the low level of gender equity. This brings challenges across entire crop and livestock value chains, all the way to landscape management. No publishermolundAgricultureFocaliresearcherFood securityGenderLandscapesPolicy2018-04-26T13:13:37ZNews ItemForest and food, a matter of social justice? http://www.focali.se/en/blog/archive/forest-and-food-a-matter-of-social-justice When it comes to food security, forests can be a life-saver. Forests provide fruits, leaves, nuts and mushrooms. These foods are crucial for nutrition in rural communities, and can cushion against hunger when harvests are low. However, forests are rarely included in food security strategies.No publishermolundAgroforestryBlogFood securityForestsGenderSocial justice2018-01-03T12:23:02ZArticleA golden opportunity: Halt deforestation with agroforestry http://www.focali.se/en/news/a-golden-opportunity-halt-deforestation-with-agroforestry Focali partner Agroforestry Network urges the Swedish government to clearly position agroforestry in the upcoming policy framework for Swedish development cooperation.No publishermolundAgroforestryClimate ChangeFood securityPolicy2017-03-21T14:44:12ZNews ItemCourse: How to enhance capacity to transform science into policy and practice in the field of food security http://www.focali.se/en/news/course-how-to-enhance-capacity-to-transform-science-into-policy-and-practice-in-the-field-of-food-security AgriFoSe2030 together with GMV will give a one week training course for African young researchers on effective research-to-policy communication for agricultural development in Nairobi, Kenya, next week.No publishermolundFood securityLandscapesPolicy2017-01-16T15:57:37ZNews ItemNew brief: How to reduce vulnerability in rural Burkina Faso: keeping the trees and planting more or diversifying the livelihoods? http://www.focali.se/en/news/how-to-reduce-vulnerability-in-rural-burkina-faso-keeping-the-trees-and-planting-more-or-diversifying-the-livelihoods New publication by Jenny Friman within our thematic collaboration with SIANI. This brief explores how two different framings can produce different conclusions about vulnerability in Burkina Faso's agroforestry system, resulting in different actions for different people. No publishermolundAgroforestryClimate ChangeEcosystem servicesFocaliFood securityForestsPolicy2018-03-08T09:20:14ZNews ItemNew brief: Addressing food security & climate change with agroforestry, what are the policy options? http://www.focali.se/en/news/new-brief-addressing-food-security-climate-change-with-agroforestry-what-are-the-policy-options A new publication by Eskil Mattsson within our thematic collaboration with SIANI.No publishermolundAgroforestryEcosystem servicesFocaliFood securityLandscapes2015-09-29T14:43:38ZNews ItemCall for Abstract - Agri4D http://www.focali.se/en/news/call-for-abstract-agri4d Abstract submission for Agri4D conference is open! Application deadline May 15.No publishermolundAgricultureConferenceFood securityKnowledge exchangeRural development2015-03-31T12:13:06ZNews ItemWatch our videos from November's Agroforestry Workshop http://www.focali.se/en/news/watch-our-videos-from-novembers-agroforestry-workshop Videos and presentations from our workshop on agroforestry have been published.No publishermolundAgroforestryClimate ChangeEcosystem servicesFocali seminarFood securityWorkshop2015-01-29T13:48:29ZNews ItemBlog: Trees, forests and nutrition - Understanding the links http://www.focali.se/en/blog/archive/blog-trees-forests-and-nutrition-understanding-the-links Blog from the ongoing World Congress of Agroforestry in Delhi, written by Focali researcher Matilda PalmNo publishermolundAgroforestryBlogConferenceFocaliresearcherFood securityLandscapes2014-10-30T07:27:15ZArticleFocali and SIANI at the World Congress on Agroforestry: Focus on trees and food security http://www.focali.se/en/news/focali-and-siani-at-the-world-congress-on-agroforestry-focus-on-trees-and-food-security With two new issue briefs, presentations, blogging and social-media coverage, SIANI and its partner Focali will have a strong presence at the 10-14 February event in New Delhi, which will bring together more than 1,000 researchers, policy-makers, donors and members of civil society.No publishermolund#forestfoodAgricultureAgroforestryBiodiversityCarbon sequestrationClimate ChangeConferenceFood securityLandscapes2014-02-13T08:41:10ZNews Item