Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Monday, September 29, 2025

Webinars and events October 2025

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

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

30 September 2025. 14:00–16:00 CET. Launch of the FO-RI Capitalization Report
30 September 2025 Abstract submission for: 15-20 March 2026. 13 International symposium on Beverage crops South Africa

30 September 2025. Socio-cultural and economic drivers and barriers of change for Sustainable Food Systems Transition
  • organized in the context of the SCAR Food Systems Strategic Working Group (FS SWG) priority action on Accelerating and Monitoring Food Systems Transition.
  • The outcomes of the workshop will feed into the FOODPathS Final Consortium Meeting (1–2 October, The Hague), contributing to the co-creation of next steps for advancing sustainable food systems in Europe and beyond.
30 September – 2 October 2025. Kigali, Rwanda. Farmers Convention and Congress 2025.

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

2 to 4 October 2025 Malmö Agroecology Europe Forum

6 - 8 October 2025. Zimbabwe. African Plant Breeders Meeting + pre-conference 4-5 October

7 October 2025. Webinar – Development Finance for Youth in a Changing Landscape
  • With major donors reducing development aid, the global development community is under pressure to do more with less. The OECD projects a 9–17% drop in official development assistance (ODA) in 2025, following a 9% decline in 2024, driven largely by cuts from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Meanwhile, youth, particularly in Africa, face mounting challenges including limited job opportunities, weak labour protections and rising poverty.
  • This webinar, organized by the Donor Platform's Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment (TWG RYE), will explore how emerging financing mechanisms can contribute to youth employment creation. Speakers will examine the comparative advantage of new financing schemes such as green bonds, green loans, climate funds and carbon credits, with particular attention to their potential impact on youth.

9 - 15 October 2025. Abu Dhabi. IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
10–13 October 2025 | Parco di Porta Capena, Rome, Italy. First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods
  • 11/10 - 15:00 – 15:30 Talk: Diversifying crops in Nigerian drylands: An FAO Türkiye – Nigeria South – South Cooperation success story
  • 12/10 - 11:00 – 11:30 Talk: Genetic resources and innovation: Safeguarding our Seeds and  cultivating a Sustainable Future
  • 12/10 - 12:00 – 13:00 Jedidah Wambui: Ugali & Sukuma Wiki Kenya
  • 12/10 - 11:45 – 12:15 Talk: From seeds to table: Jordan's agricultural innovations Jordan

    13 October 2025. EUDiF Future Forum - The Future Forum is the European Union’s flagship conference on diaspora engagement and will showcase diaspora-led development stories and practices

    • 17:30 Rome,  Room 11, Luiss Campus Viale Pola 12
    13-17 October 2025. Tarawa, Kiribati. Pacific Atoll Food Summit 

    13-17 October 2025. FAO Science and Innovation Forum - Extracts:
    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) 




    20 - 22 October 2025. ABIM 2025
    • The year 2025 will mark significant anniversaries for the biocontrol industry: 30 years of IBMA, 20 years of ABIM, and 10 years of the Bernard Blum Award. 
    20-24 October 2025 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security

    20 October 2025. 12:00-16:30 CET. FIRST IRC FUNDERS’ WORKING GROUP MEETING
    • In person only and by invitation
    • Side Event of the AU–EU Senior Officials Meeting of the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation, titled:
    • Venue: University Foundation, Room Félicien Cattier (Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels, Belgium)
    • Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)
    • Zoom link: Join via Zoom 
    22 October 2025. Brussels. Bridging Continents through Innovation: Africa-Europe Innovation Dialogues
    • AEIP annual event: this event brings across African and European stakeholders from across the innovation value chains to foster connection and dialogue.
    22 October 2025. Brussels 25 years of Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs (OVO)

    23 October 2025. Brussels, Belgium, 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, promoting innovative solutions with potential for market and societal uptake, vis-à-vis potential public and private funders and fostering networking, matchmaking and collaborations.
    23 October 2025. First Webinar to prepare for the Africa Conference on SAM: Exploring the Africa Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: Your Role in Africa’s Mechanization Journey


    28 October 2025 at 1500 EAT (1400 Southern Africa, 1200 much of West Africa/UTC).
    • This session will be going to Western Kenya to hear how Bio Gardening Initiatives (BIOGI) host visitors at their centre in Vihiga county. 
    • BIOGI will share its ‘culture tourism based on local foods’ approach. 
    • This revolves around revival of local food preparations and the taste of diverse cuisines. 
    • The organization not only works with smallholder farmers to strengthen the adoption of agroecology, but also increasingly hosts visitors on exchanges to taste and enjoy local traditional foods. 
    • Western Kenya is rich in diversity, especially the diversity of Africa’s leafy vegetables.

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

    3 November 2025. Kigali, Rwanda. Leveraging the AFS for Jobs” to be presented during a pre-conference to the 12th Annual ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

    4 – 6 November 2025. Kigali Rwanda. 12th ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

    4 - 6 November 2025. Kigali Rwanda. Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Global Gathering

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

    •  by the Gender Transformative Research Methodologies Community of Practice (GTRM-CoP).
    10 - 21 November 2025. Belém, Brazil. UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)


    13 - 14 November 2025. World Climate Summit 2025

    25-27 November, Lao PDR. Conference: TARASA 2025 
    25 to 28 November 2025. Tanzania. Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM).

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

    1 - 5 December 2025. RUFORUM AGM 2025 – Annual General Meeting

    10 - 11 December 2025. 23rd CGIAR System Council Meeting

    15-20 March 2026. International symposium on Beverage crops South Africa
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