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

  • 2025-06-12

    GCUA 2030 researchers convene for agroecology conference

    Earlier this year SLU hosted the international conference "Comparative Agroecology: A Paradigm to Upscale Climate-Smart Food and Water System Transformations" with the aim to examine how a comparative approach to agroecology can support international collaboration and policy development.
  • 2025-06-10

    GCUA 2030 welcomes a new member!

    We welcome Amoud University, Somaliland, as a new member in GCUA 2030. The university was established in 1997 and welcomes students to a wide range of areas. We asked Yusuf Hared, focal point at the university to tell us a little more about the university and their membership in GCUA 2030.
  • 2025-06-10

    Agroforestry on sloping lands: A sustainable way forward

    Farming on slopes feeds nearly a billion people, but often leads to soil erosion and degradation. A new PhD thesis from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) suggests intercropping trees, crops, and grasses as a sustainable solution.

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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