From agricultural production to bioeconomy value creation in Africa

Alphayo Lutta

Dark clouds in the sky over a dirt road passing through tropical dry forest trees on either side.

What is still at stake in the Gran Chaco?

Journal article / This study shows options for potential land-system futures for the Gran Chaco, a global deforestation hotspot with high biological and cultural diversity.

27 June 2024 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use and Public policy

Self-propelled machine harvesting and unloading soybeans

‘Greenlash’ and reactionary stakeholders in environmental governance: An analysis of soy farmers against zero deforestation in Brazil

Journal article / This article explores the positions and views of stakeholders who resist the zero-deforestation agenda.

19 June 2024 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Supply chains

Wastewater treatment facility in Houston, Texas

Egestabase – an online evidence platform to discover and explore options to recover plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater for reuse in agriculture

Journal article / The paper introduces 'Egestabase', a platform for accessing research on nutrient recovery from human excreta and wastewater.

14 June 2024 / About Sanitation and Water resources

Farmland with tractor planting potatoes between tulip fields and windturbines

Drivers and barriers to climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies adoption: insights from stakeholders of five European food supply chains

Journal article / This paper explores different stakeholders’ perceptions of promising climate-smart agriculture initiatives within 5 European production systems.

11 June 2024 / About Supply chains

Open field with overhead wires and a factory producing steam or smoke.

Developing scenarios for non-CO2 forcers for Latin America and Africa region using LEAP

Past event / See our presentation at the Air Pollution Conference Brazil on how FOCI is assessing the influence of climate change mitigation measures on non-CO2 forcers.

06 June 2024 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Supporting multi-stakeholder participation processes: a Serious Game application for watershed management in Colombia

Journal article / SEI researchers and Corpocaldas address the challenges of multi-stakeholder participation in watershed management using serious games.

6 June 2024 / About Water resources

rows of green salad leaves stretch to the horizon point under a white cloth roof

A bioeconomy perspective on land restoration offers a triple win for biodiversity, climate and development

Perspective / Integrative and regenerative use of land, soils and biomass are pillars of a sustainable bioeconomy, which can deliver more than just healthier lands.

5 June 2024 / About Bioeconomy and Land use

Women in Kiruhura District, western Uganda, gathered in a circle, demonstrating traditional techniques of processing milk into ghee and butter as part of a training program. They are engaged in hands-on learning, surrounded by greenery and makeshift seating, illustrating community participation and knowledge sharing in improving dairy production and livelihoods.

In Uganda, training in milk production empowers women farmers and boosts local economy

Feature / Read how SEI-supported training is enhancing Ugandan women’s dairy skills, fostering economic and community growth.

4 June 2024 / About Food and agriculture, Innovation, Participation and Sustainable lifestyles

Transnational innovation systems for bioeconomy: insights from cassava value chains in East Africa

Journal article / SEI researchers analyze the challenges and opportunities of transnational innovation systems using cassava in East Africa as a case study.

27 May 2024 / About Bioeconomy