Join the African Union 20th #CAADP Partnership Platform & 15th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security #ADFNS side event under Theme 3 "Soil Information Systems for Attainment of Soil Health in Africa" on Thursday, October 31st at 2PM in Harare.
Join the African Union 20th #CAADP Partnership Platform & 15th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security #ADFNS Plenary Session on the "Implementation of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan" on Thursday October 31st at 8AM in Harare.
16 - 17 October 2024. The ERA‐NET Cofund Food Systems and Climate (FOSC) organised its annual meeting with a mix mode participation (presence/online). The consortium consists of 28
partners from Europe, Africa and Latin America gathered for transcontinental
research for sustainable food systems in a changing climate.
The Knowledge Hub session on 16 October shared with larger community
the results of FOSC and the valorisation items of its results in clustered outputs.
The training session on 17 October was a training session organised for FOSC R&I
projects partners : one on freedom in science and diplomacy science and the other
one on Euraxess.
The European Research Area Network Cofund (ERA‐NET Cofund) Food Systems and Climate (FOSC) has been formed. FOSC started on 1 October 2019 for a duration of five years. The network received an extension of one extra year in 2023 and will run until September 2025. The FOSC Consortium consists of 28 international partners from Europe, Africa, and Latin America and has a funding budget of approximately 16 million euros (including European Commission co‐fund contribution).
By: Bridget Kakuwa Kasongamulilo, Benjamin Abugri & Poko Alida Nadinga
Dear Colleagues,
October 15 - Saly, Senegal—The vibrant discussions of the CAADP-XP4 Consortium echoed through the halls of the Rhino Resort Hotels & Spa as representatives from across Africa gathered for a crucial Joint Portfolio Review and Planning Meeting from October 13 to 15, 2024. The air was charged with anticipation as stakeholders aimed to finalize strategies for the project's final year, focusing on sustainable agricultural development and integrating pressing issues such as agroecology and digitalization. For more information, follow the link below; https://www.ccardesa.org/caadp-xp4-consortium-maps-steps...
"For Africa to succeed..., stakeholders and member states must collaborate to implement continental frameworks like the Soil Information System (SIS) and the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH-AP)..."
Bernard Triomphe - AE-TPP Co-convenor and System Agronomist, CIRAD
Fergus Sinclair - AE-TPP Co-convenor and Agroecology Specialist
Panel discussion: Different approaches to food systems’ transformation
Panelists reflected on the keynote presentation from their perspectives and the work they are carrying out at local, national, regional and landscape level.
Presentation of results from the framing survey
Rosina Mbenya PELUM country coordinator for Kenya, Environmentalist, Agroecology and Food Systems
Lisa Fuchs Scientist – Multifunctional Landscapes, Alliance of Bioversity International – CIAT
Monicah Yator Co-chair of the Agroecology Coalition
Geovana Carreño Rocabado Founder of the Collaborative program on Applied Ecology, member of the Agroecology TPP Community of Practice
Janet Maro Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Programme of Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT)
Related:
11 October 2024. The Agroecological TRANSITIONS program held a webinar on Improving local agrifood crops for enhanced yield and nutrition in Africa: Leveraging the outcomes of the AOCC model for nutritional and economic impact.
10 September 2024, The Agroecological TRANSITIONS program held a webinar to present their experience integrating digital resources and agroecology and explore how digital innovations can empower smallholder farmers and drive sustainable agroecological farming practices globally.
The three TRANSITIONS’ projects are working to improve food security, minimize negative ecological impacts, and foster climate-informed agroecological transitions in LMICs through holistic metrics, public-private incentives and innovative pathways, and socially inclusive digital tool innovations.
The TRANSITIONS programme is implemented by The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, IRRI, IWMI, The Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology, and the University of Vermont. It is generously funded by the European Union and managed by IFAD.
Webinar discussing findings from the new Lancet Global Health study that estimates over 5 billion people globally are not consuming adequate levels of essential micronutrients in their diet.
Ty Beal, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Anna Lartey, University of Ghana
Germana Leyna, Tanzania Food & Nutrition Centre
Simone Passarelli, Office of Global Food Security, U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies in Rome
Masresha Tessema, Ethiopian Public Health Institute
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