New collaboration underway between Sweden and Zambia
A prospective Sida-funded collaboration between Swedish universities and the University of Zambia (UNZA) is underway. SLU will work in a thematic research subprogramme on climate change and in a support subprogramme on supervision and mentorship.
From Afghanistan to MSU and GCUA 2030
In this reflection, GCUA 2030 student Latifa Salangi shares her powerful academic and personal journey from Afghanistan to MSU, illustrating how GCUA's Agenda 2030 course has helped her connect the SDGs to lived experience, responsibility, and the realities of inequality, conflict, and resilience.
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 contexts. We synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.
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Smart farming scares pests away – and lures them aside
Smallholder farmers in Africa struggle with weeds, insect pests and low soil fertility. The push-pull system, where crops are grown alongside other plants that scare away or attract pests, is one way of dealing with these problems. The method works – but not everywhere and not in the same way. -
Traditions determine which tree species are used in Madagascar – challenged as the rainforest shrinks
The forest is vital for the local population in Madagascar. A new study shows how culture and traditions govern which tree species are preferred in everyday life. The study provides knowledge that is needed to support the population and reduce pressure on the forest. -
We congratulate the prize laureates in GCUA 2030 award 2025!
GCUA 2030 proudly presents the four prize laureates in GCUA 2030 award 2025. Below you find motivations for all four prize laureates; Said Rodriguez-Romero and Vanesa Gutiérrez-Chavéz, UAQ, Yue Zhu, BFU, and Sendibitiyosi Gandidzanwa, NMU. -
New collaboration underway between Sweden and Zambia
This week, SLU staff from SLU Global, Unit for Educational Development (EPU) and Dept of Soil and Environment are in Lusaka to finalize the proposal for a prospective Sida-funded collaboration between Swedish universities and the University of Zambia (UNZA).
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
World map for co-publications
Interactive world map over SLU co-publishing for SLU and researchers based in countries all over the world. Explore and see the publications by clicking on a specific country.