Ghanaian Chef trained in Belgium organized by GFAiR.
- Joanna Kane-Potaka (Australia) Secretary General of GFAiR. She presented the purpose of GFAiR and her experiences with FORGOTTEN FOODS (FF) campaigns - she was conducive to the International year of Millets.
- Maureen Duru (Nigeria) Foodbridge, Brussels, Belgium: African Diaspora Food Forum and GFAiR's Collective Action (CA) on Forgotten Foods.
- Juma Alhassan Mubarak (Ghana) Jumah’s corner, Gent, Belgium. She presented her recipes, based on beans, millet, yam and plantain.
9 September. Bonn. Opportunity Crops: A BOLDER Approach to Food Security - The event focused on promoting “opportunity crops” — lesser known, nutrient-rich, resilient crops that are environmentally friendly and have potential to support food security. It was part of the BOLDER initiative, aiming to build momentum around those crops in Africa. This blog post also includes an overview of national prioritization workshops held by the Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF).
2 September. Session 02/09 @Africa food Systems Forum: Delicious, Nutritious, Culturally-Rooted Food: What does it take to transform Food Systems?
28 August. Can Africa reduce the 2025 projected bill of 110 billion USD of food imports? - Session 28/08 at 23rd International Congress of Nutrition: 24-29 August 2025.
26 - 27 August. Forgotten foods and the France based diaspora of African origin. Field visit Forgotten Foods Consortium, supported by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAiR). + Racines, the ethnic grocery store of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean
Colorful Revolution Webinar Series. This webinar series was built on a recent global study examining fruit and vegetable (F&V) research and development investments across nine countries.
- 17 September. Improving Market Access for Women through Policy Instruments
- 10 September. Elevating Nutrition and Consumer Demand for Fruits and Vegetables: Programs that integrate F&Vs into school feeding, public health campaigns, and social protection systems, particularly in Ghana, Guatemala, and the Philippines
- 3 September. Strengthening Seed Systems and Research Infrastructure. Low access to quality, climate-resilient seeds limits F&V productivity across many contexts. Countries like Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal
- 20 August. Enhancing Extension through Capacity Building and Digital Innovation
- 13 August. Addressing Postharvest Losses and Building Value Chains
Upcoming:
15 October 2025. Webinar on Neglected and Underutilized Crops:- Following opening remarks on policy perspectives from the European Commission’s Directorate-General INTPA and ECHO, the webinar will present the key findings of the knowledge review, after which there will be a panel discussion featuring experts from international organisations such as the GFAiR, FARA, FAO, CIHEAM, JRC and others.
- To register, please follow this link (please note that registration closes on 10 October).
- Check the Knowledge Review on NUS of the Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security (19 pp)
23 October. Brussels and online. The Innovation Fair: Enabling that step forward the Innovation Fair aims to showcase the vibrancy of the cooperation among European, African and Mediterranean innovation ecosystems. GFAiR's collective Action on Forgotten Food will present in one of the sessions.
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