agriculture Archives

Grey-blue mountains stand in the distance, with blue skies above and green fields below, bordered by dark shrubbery and trees.

Land degradation neutrality state and progress in the Central Region, Malawi

Journal article / This study assessed the status and progress in achieving land degradation neutrality in the Central Region of Malawi

12 November 2026 / About Land use

A farmer wearing a hat crouches down to a parched patch of earth to clear weeds in dry rice fields in preparation for the next planing season at Penujak village on 13 October 2026 in Lombok, Indonesia.

How El Niño is shaping a planet in crisis

Collection / In a new series, SEI experts explore how the 2026–27 El Niño is deepening existing vulnerabilities on a planet already under accelerating climate change.

About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk and Food and agriculture

Farmers harvesting eight-week-old seaweed

‘El Niño is already here’

Media coverage / SEI's Rajesh Daniel and Melissa Gonzalez spotlight how aquaculture farmers are grappling with El Niño and climate change.

30 October 2026 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

A group of red and white cows with calves running away through the juniper trees.

Reducing climate-related emissions from agriculture: selected options for the Viable Cities’ Finance Dashboard

SEI report / The report presents agricultural mitigation measures adoptable under Swedish conditions and with sufficient evidence for operationalization in the VCF dashboard

29 October 2026 / About Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture and Land use

Exploring how interest-free cooperatives can help Nigerian smallholders address climate and sustainability challenges

SEI brief / This brief examines how interest-free cooperatives can help Nigerian smallholders address climate and sustainability challenges.

19 October 2026 / About Finance, Food and agriculture and Water-energy-food nexus

A worker unloads bread from a delivery truck at a warehouse

Modeling cascading drought effects in a national food supply network using minimum cost flow

Journal article / Using a simulated Swedish food supply network, this research explores how agricultural losses caused by drought affect food distribution and consumer demand.

13 October 2026 / About Disaster risk and Supply chains

Sunset over green hills cocered by growing vine rows, Cricova, Moldova

Healthy land, reliable water: protecting Moldova’s farming future

Feature / SEI’s support on water reuse and farm-subsidy reform highlights what is at stake: rural livelihoods, food production and the natural resources people depend on.

12 October 2026 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Innovation and Sanitation

Coffee fields on the slope of a hill on a bright but cloudy day

Coffee growing: yesterday’s practices for a more sustainable tomorrow

Feature / Coffee grower José María González Salazar is trying to preserve trees and crystal clear water through agroecology and multifunctional landscapes.

1 October 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

Lone cattle roam dry, degraded areas cleared for pastures from the Amazon rainforest.

Beyond the “supply chain” framing: cattle ranching as a vanishing mediator of deforestation and dispossession in the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon

Journal article / This research explores how cattle ranching shapes the transition from forest frontiers to large-scale agriculture in the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon.

24 September 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains