Webinars February

28 January 2025.12:00 CET Current Knowledge on Micronutrient Supplementation: Policies, Practices, and Impacts - by: Nutrition Research Facility (NRF), Agrinatura 

28 January 2025 @9:30am EST. Hybrid Policy Seminar, School meals in the 21st century – emerging evidence and future directions

28 - 29 January 2025. Hybrid Event on Reimagining Fertilizer Subsidies: Building Sustainable and Inclusive Models for Kenya’s Agricultural Future

29 January 2025. 2025 02:00 PM (CET). Agroecology, Nutrition and Health Unleashing the potential of agroecology to ensure healthy and nutritious diets

11-13 February 2025. Lusaka, Zambia. Academic symposium and workshop ‘Traditional foods for the future’ - University of Zambia

• This symposium will cover six topics and their interrelationships:Food fermentation: processing and product functionality
• Microbial ecology of the environment and fermented foods
• Food environment, diets and health
• Personal entrepreneurial context
• Value chains and institutions
• 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.

11-13 March 2025. Brussels. Conference on ´Boosting agrifood research and innovation cooperation for impact at scale´

• 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
• 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)
• 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
• 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+.

17 - 21 March 2025. Food system transformation & policy training.

• 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