The SLU and CIAT-TSBF collaboration Kristina Röing de Nowina

Outline SLU in brief Purpose of collaboration Building a collaboration Numbers Disciplines Funding Results Links to TSBF activities Way forward

SLU in brief

Purpose of collaboration

Building a collaboration

Numbers

Disciplines

Funding

Results

Links to TSBF activities

Way forward

SLU in brief Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences S veriges L antbruks U niversitet (SLU) 4 Faculties Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agriculture Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences Forest Sciences Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science 3200 staff, 4000 students (800 post-graduate) Education (BSc, Msc, PhD) and research Profile areas; Animal and human health Climate and ecosystem change Genetic resources and biotechnology Quality of the food chain Sustainable production and natural resources Urban and rural development

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

S veriges L antbruks U niversitet (SLU)

4 Faculties

Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agriculture

Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences

Forest Sciences

Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

3200 staff, 4000 students (800 post-graduate)

Education (BSc, Msc, PhD) and research

Profile areas;

Animal and human health

Climate and ecosystem change

Genetic resources and biotechnology

Quality of the food chain

Sustainable production and natural resources

Urban and rural development

Purpose of collaboration Increase international exposure of SLU staff and students Expand funding and partnership opportunities Participate in capacity buildling, proposal development and research, particularly ISFM and SLM

Increase international exposure of SLU staff and students

Expand funding and partnership opportunities

Participate in capacity buildling, proposal development and research, particularly ISFM and SLM

Building a collaboration; numbers Ad hoc to strategic approach 1 person in 2006 to 20+ people in 2009 2 professors 3 associate professors 1 assistant professor 4+ scientists 10+ students

Ad hoc to strategic approach

1 person in 2006 to 20+ people in 2009

2 professors

3 associate professors

1 assistant professor

4+ scientists

10+ students

Building a collaboration; disciplines 2006: Department/Faculties Agronomist Soil and Environment 2009; Modeller, Soil and environment Soil scientists, Soil and Envrionment, Chemistry Soil ecologist, Ecology plant production, Crop production ecology BNF, Soil and Environment Agroforester, Forest ecology and management Mycologists Forest mycology and pathology

2006: Department/Faculties

Agronomist Soil and Environment

2009;

Modeller, Soil and environment

Soil scientists, Soil and Envrionment, Chemistry

Soil ecologist, Ecology

plant production, Crop production ecology

BNF, Soil and Environment

Agroforester, Forest ecology and management

Mycologists Forest mycology and pathology

Building a collaboration; funding 2006: Sida 2009; SLU, Sida, Sida/FORMAS, EU, International

2006: Sida

2009; SLU,

Sida,

Sida/FORMAS,

EU,

International

Results Science Scientific publications, proceedings and posters Theses, Popular publications Increased partnerships and network exchange Europe: CIRAD, KUL, CNEARC Africa: AfNet, AGRA African HEI’s: Moi, Makerere U, Wondo Genet, EAR, NARS: KARI, KEFRI International: ICRAF, IITA Capacity building PDF 2 MSc 3 BSc 6 students ongoing/future Internships

Science

Scientific publications, proceedings and posters

Theses,

Popular publications

Increased partnerships and network exchange

Europe: CIRAD, KUL, CNEARC

Africa: AfNet, AGRA

African HEI’s: Moi, Makerere U, Wondo Genet, EAR,

NARS: KARI, KEFRI

International: ICRAF, IITA

Capacity building

PDF

2 MSc

3 BSc

6 students ongoing/future

Internships

Links to TSBF main areas ISFM OM production Nutrient management SLM C sequestration (C stocks, GHG emissions) Soil biofunctioning in relation to OM application Soil fauna characterization and management

ISFM

OM production

Nutrient management

SLM

C sequestration (C stocks, GHG emissions)

Soil biofunctioning in relation to OM application

Soil fauna characterization and management

Way forward SLU wants to be an active partner to TSBF, CIAT and CGIAR in ARD Opportunities; SLU funding; CIAT-LTJ Capacity building; Swedish students (MFS grants) SLU educational opportunities (BSc, MSc, PhD) Disciplinary expansion Geographical focus In the pipeline; Sida and EU

SLU wants to be an active partner

to TSBF, CIAT and CGIAR in ARD

Opportunities;

SLU funding; CIAT-LTJ

Capacity building;

Swedish students (MFS grants)

SLU educational opportunities (BSc, MSc, PhD)

Disciplinary expansion

Geographical focus

In the pipeline; Sida and EU

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