Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Webinars and events December

2 - 6 December. Taiwan Organic World Congress
  • Every three years, the global organic movement meets at the IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC) and holds its General Assembly.
2–13 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia UN | UNCCD COP16

  • online learning event byThe Youth Agripreneurship and Food Systems Finance Communities of Practice
  • Land Rights Research Initiative Webinar: with Professor Olúfémi Táíwò


5 December 2024, Thursday, 7:00 - 8:30 AM EDT (Washington DC, USA). Transforming Agriculture with Digital Finance: Innovations from Kenya and India’s AgTech Leaders




6 December 2024 at 2:00 pm Kigali time, 3:00 pm EAT and 12:00 pm WAT, Seed systems webinar
  • The Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO) and AgriCord co-organize a webinar to explore innovative seed initiatives implemented by farmers' organizations (FOs). 
  • This webinar aims to highlight best practices, share insights from various regions, and discuss the evolving role of FOs in seed production and management as well as how policies can better support Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) and Community-Based Seed Systems (CBSS).

  • The Digital Agri Hub and the FAO Office of Innovation organise this eConversation 
  • Hosted on the Digitalisation for Agriculture or D4Ag dGroup, this eConversation is run by the Digital Agri Hub in partnership with the FAO Office of Innovation. The Hub is hosted and maintained as an independent entity by the Wageningen University and Research (WUR).

9 - 11 December 2024. Bangkok FAO, International Soil and Water Forum 2024


10 - 11 December EU Agri-Food Days
11 December 2024 @9:30am EST. Hybrid Policy Seminar, Conventional wisdoms about food value chain innovations and policies by IFPRI


11 December 2024. 11:30 AM EAT: Livestock, Gender, and Agency Amid Conflict in Ethiopia

11 - 12 December 2024. Berlin, Germany. 21st meeting of the CGIAR System Council
  • 09/12 EIARD meeting
  • 10/12 Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)
12 December 2024. @ 10:00 AM CET  GFAiR/Agroecology - Zoom Webinar with JRC


12 December 2024. 15:00 - 16:00 CET Climate change and water: Are we doing enough?
  • Panelists: Annette Huber-Lee (SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute); Linus Mofor (UNICEF)

  • Hosted by Knowledge Management Austria, in cooperation with the global Knowledge for Development Partnership (K4DP), the KM Award is given once a year to an outstanding person and an International Organisation. 
  • Recognition is given to their work, efforts and achievements in promoting KM for sustainable development.
17 December 2024 at 10:00 hours CET. Digitally enabled pluralistic extension and advisory services: Cases from Asia and the Pacific Region by FAO

17 December, 12h00 – 15h00 UTC. Measuring what Matters to Foster Agroecological Transitions
17 December 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge, Demo Day – 2024
  • Event by CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP)
  • This event celebrates the journey of 15 agri-tech innovation teams selected from a pool of over 900 global applicants, who have successfully completed an intensive 5-month acceleration program, combining business training and technical assistance.
  • Since the Bootcamp in June, the teams have been diligently working to develop on their go-to-market strategies, focusing on areas such as advanced business modelling, market research, internal process optimization, and investment readiness. They have made strategic connections with industry players, unlocked potential pilot testing opportunities, and refined the technical components of their solutions to address some of Egypt’s most pressing agricultural challenges.
  • At the Demo Day, these teams will pitch their innovations to the Selection Committee and an audience of investors, industry leaders, and research experts. The Demo Day is an opportunity to witness firsthand how research and entrepreneurship converge to drive impactful solutions for agriculture in Egypt and the broader Middle East and North Africa.
  • Here is the agenda: https://app.sessionlab.com/sessions/ThBQdp/?t=SR2EfiwyOPC6jrkCKZX5CA

18 December 2024, 13h00 - 14h00 (CET). Voices of Change: How Open Doors Fellowship Transforms Lives
  • The Open Doors Fellowship Programme (ODFP) is designed to support post-doctoral and mid-career women researchers working in agricultural research at African (inter)national research centers.
  • The speakers are: Dr. Hewan Demissie (from Ethiopia), Dr. Anique Godjo (from Benin), Dr. Hadiza Lawal (from Nigeria), Dr. Laura Cortada Gonzalez (from Spain/Belgium)

  • This seminar will explore what a genuinely participatory approach looks like from the perspectives of researchers, governments, and NGOs. It will discuss how epistemic justice can be achieved in development processes and agricultural research.

  •  University of Zambia

  • This symposium will cover six topics and their interrelationships:

    1. Food fermentation: processing and product functionality
    2. Microbial ecology of the environment and fermented foods
    3. Food environment, diets and health
    4. Personal entrepreneurial context
    5. Value chains and institutions   
    6. Consumer needs and preference 

15 - 17 January  2025 - Lesotho 2nd APPSA Scientific Conference - The CCARDESA Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition of Lesotho

25 February 2025. Inclusive Digital Tools Project: Scaling climate-informed agroecological outcomes

25 February 2025. United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) - Countries to Resume Crucial Biodiversity Discussions in Rome

25 February - 1 March 2025. Corvallis, Oregon. Organic Seed Alliance conference
to be held Hydrid: In-person and virtual.
  1. Day 1 (March 11) will feature the different EU R&I programmes and focus on results and lessons from EU -funded interventions and other international interventions aiming at supporting innovation in agri-food systems
  2. Day 2 (March 12) morning will broaden the reflection and discussion by focusing on how to support innovation at scale by making use of R&I outcomes (policies for enabling environment, market and public/private funding, capacities including education)
  3. Day 2 (March 12) afternoon will be dedicated to the high-level discussions on on-going and future EU policies for R&I cooperation with partner countries
  4. Day 3 (March 13) will be dedicated to special sessions proposed by organisations participating in the conference, including launch of the International Research Consortium, SCAR-ARCH meeting, AU/EU Working group on the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture, DeSIRA+.
  • Centre for Rural Development/Humboldt University Berlin
  • This training will delve into the unique challenges and opportunities of transforming food systems in the Global South, offering practical insights and strategic guidance.
  • Aim: Highlight the main challenges in the current food system(s), and co-develop practical solutions and action plans based on the objectives and local realities of the participants.
  • Target group : Urban planners, Project Manager in International Development NGOs, Food Value Chain Experts.
17-20 March, Brussels 5th Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Platform (AERAP)

25 - 28 March 2025. The 2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference (EAAC25) Transforming Food Systems for Responsible Production, Consumption and Social Wellbeing

7 - 12 April 2025. CGIAR Science Week, Nairobi

22 April  2025. The International Agrobiodiversity Congress - Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet

9 and 13 June 2025. African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) Kigali, Rwanda


23 - 25 September 2025. Uppsala. Agri4D 2025
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