SLU Global

SLU Global is a unit at the Division of Planning and Research Support that supports SLU’s work for global development to contribute to Agenda 2030.

Agri4D 2025

Join us in the conference Agri4D 2025 23-25 September! The aim is to bridge science, policy and practise to create a real-world impact on global food systems to help acheive the SDG 2, Zero Hunger. Registration is open.
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OECD call: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems

The Co-operative Research Programme focuses on global issues such as food security, climate change, and the interconnectedness of economies through trade and scientific co-operation. Deadline 10 September.

Magnolias in Thailand

A blog post written by Max Johansson, student at the Landscape engineering programme in Alnarp, about his Bachelor’s thesis in Thailand.

A farmer is herding his cattle in Kenya

SLU and Agenda 2030

Education, research and environmental monitoring and assessment produce knowledge that contributes to achieving the goals for sustainable development, both in Sweden and globally.

Global news

  • 2025-07-08

    AgriFoSe2030 projects in Vietnam

    Parts of the AgriFoSe2030 team visited Vietnam in November last year to learn more about some of the projects going on and exchange knowledge. Two videos have been produced as a result of the visit, one about the black soldier fly project and one about the rice straw mangement project.
  • 2023-10-23

    Unveiling and handing over of the training manual for traditional leafy vegetables in Nakuru County, Kenya

    The project, ‘Governance of food systems for improved food security in Nakuru and Kisumu Counties, Kenya’ partnered with FAO, and selected agricultural extension staff, to develop a manual on production, management, harvesting, preparation, and cooking of traditional leafy vegetables.
  • 2023-09-02

    AgriFoSe2030 contributes to Agri4D

    AgriFoSe2030 will be part of several sessions during the Agri4D conference 26-28 September. Below you find the main contributions.
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Global calendar - internal and external events

Examples of global development collaborations at SLU

GCUA 2030

Global Challenges University Alliance is a network of universities with a common vision of contributing to a global sustainable world.
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AgriFoSe2030

The AgriFoSe2030 programme targets the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" in low-income countries. We synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.
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