Webinars and events August 2025

5 August 2025. Positioning Testing for Trade under AfCFTA

• presented by Dr Andrew Edewa, this webinar will draw on his expertise on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures and Standards and Quality Infrastructure (SQI) while exploring how robust testing frameworks can unlock trade opportunities across Africa under the AfCFTA.

4 - 8 August 2025. African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute East and Central Africa Regional Workshop 2025

13 August 2025. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EAT). Promoting Equitable, Transformative and Mutually Beneficial EU–Africa Trade Relations in the Era of New Sustainability Directives

13 August 2025.  Addressing Postharvest Losses and Building Value Chains

• 20/08 Enhancing Extension through Capacity Building and Digital Innovation
• 03/09 Strengthening Seed Systems and Research Infrastructure: stronger links are needed between research and farmers, especially for indigenous crops.
• 10/09 Elevating Nutrition and Consumer Demand for Fruits and Vegetable
• 17/09 Enabling Market Access for Women through Policy Instruments

15 Augustus 2025 15:00. Dialogues 1:Global Strategies and Innovations in Managing Agricultural Threats

19 August 2025. Science, technology and investment in agricultural innovation

20 August 2025 Enhancing Extension through Capacity Building and Digital Innovation

21 August 2025.  2nd Regional Dialogue on Child Labour in Agriculture in Africa

24-29 August 2025. 23rd International Congress of Nutrition

27 August 2025. 2:00 PM. Understanding and Mitigating Post-Harvest Losses of Bambara Groundnut. 

• Prof. Beckley Ikhajiagbe - Dept. of Plant Biology & Biotechnology, University of Benin, Nigeria, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Underutilized Legumes

28 August 2025. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CET. Securing Land Rights and Social Equity in Pursuit of Net Zero

28 August 2025. Pastoral Nomadism in the Sahel Region

31 August - 5 September 2025. Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum)

• 01/09 African Food Systems Year in Review: Holding ourselves accountable, how much have we progressed?
• 01/09 Launch of the Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) – Starters and Drivers of Change and Innovations
• 02/09 School Meals – Transforming Local Food Systems : By creating demand for indigenous, climate-resilient crops and promoting regenerative agriculture, school meals offer a unique opportunity to improve both nutrition and environmental outcomes.
• 03/09 Launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report
• 03/09 Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: IFPRI and the Future of African Food Systems

30 Sept- 3 October 2025. Accra. 8th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8)

3 September 2025 Strengthening Seed Systems and Research Infrastructure: stronger links are needed between research and farmers, especially for indigenous crops.

5 - 10 September 2025. Africa Climate Week and the Africa Climate Summit

10 September 2025 Elevating Nutrition and Consumer Demand for Fruits and Vegetable

10 - 12 September 2025. Hybrid - Bonn, Germany. Tropentag 2025

11 September 2025. Bridging KM, Research and Policy for Agricultural Transformation

11-13 September, Berlin, Germany Symposium (4 per 1000): SC4C – SoilCarbon4Climate - Learn more

15 - 19 September 2025. Perth Australia. The 15th Biennial ISSS/ 8th Seed Ecology Conferences

17 September 2025 Enabling Market Access for Women through Policy Instruments

16 - 19 September 2025. 5th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (5th AAPHCE)

• The theme for this year's congress is 'Securing the Harvest: Postharvest Management Solutions for Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems.'
• This biennial pan-African event is a critical platform for discussing and showcasing innovative solutions in postharvest management

19 September 2025. Roots of Power: Navigating Land, Equity, and Sustainability in Food Systems

23 - 25 September 2025. Uppsala, Sweden. Agri4D 2025: Nurturing regenerative food systems in a changing climate - three specific sub-themes:

• Empowering the Next Generation of Food Systems Leaders
• Transforming Food Systems: Innovation and Implementation
• Equity, Justice, and Resilience

25 September 2025 10:00 AM CEST. Agroecological Change Through Transdisciplinary Research.

 

30 September - 3 October 2025. 8th Global Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8)

30 September 2025 Abstract submission for: 15-20 March 2026. 13 International symposium on Beverage crops South Africa

2 to 4 October 2025 Malmö Agroecology Europe Forum

4 - 8 October 2025. Zimbabwe. African Plant Breeders Meeting

7 - 9 October 2025. Nairobi. 10th AfriLabs Annual Gathering: "Africa’s Innovation Future: Policy, Partnerships, and Progress

11 October, Abu Dhabi. IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

• Side event on Agroecological NbS in Action: Jointly Addressing the Resilience of Water, Soil, Biodiversity and People.
• More information about the congress and registration

13-17 October 2025. FAO Science and Innovation Forum 

15–16 October 2025, Brussels. Next Bite 2025. Building the future of food together

20-24 October 2025 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security 

24-25 October 2025. 9th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum

28 October 2025. UK-Africa Women in Food & Ag Investment Summit (WiFAI London 2025)

29-31 October 2025. Kigali Rwanda. 16th Commemoration of Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) and 21st CAADP Partnership Platform

4–6 Nov 2025. 12th ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

4 November 2025 – 06 November 2025 - Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Global Gathering

5 - 7 November 2025. GLOBAL CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE

10 - 21 November 2025. Belém, Brazil. UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)

25-27 November, Lao PDR. Conference: TARASA 2025 – Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture

• More information and registration

25 to 28 November 2025. Tanzania. Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM).

26 - 28 November 2025. Wageningen, Netherlands. Food System Microbiomes International conference

12 December 2025. International Conference GAPSYM18 - Resources in Africa

30 September - 02 October 2025. University of Helsinki. Science for Sustainability 2025