Wild Foods in Asia

This expert group champions the role of wild forest foods and traditional crops in ensuring food security. For generations, rural and Indigenous communities across Asia have cultivated deep knowledge of these food systems—but this expertise is rapidly fading. To counter this loss, the group unites local communities and experts to document key food species and explore ways to revitalize and share this invaluable knowledge.

Coordinated by the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme Asia (NTFP-EP Asia), this initiative is backed by a network of 30 members and 125 partner organizations. Together, they empower forest communities in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam to sustain and protect their natural resources. Learn more

SIANI welcomes six new expert groups

SIANI is in the process of signing contracts with six new expert groups that will carry out important projects during 2025 and part of 2026. The incoming groups bring valuable knowledge on a broad range of topics – stay tuned for updates on their work on dryland agroforestry in Africa, tropical fruit cultivation, small-scale fisheries in Latin America, soil health in Kyrgyzstan, wild forest foods in Asia, and insect farming. Readmore »