Webinars and event January 2026

Monday, January 5, 2026

8th – 9th January 2026, Oxford, UK + Online Livestream. Oxford Real Farming Conference 2026

Introducing the joint World Bank–Islamic Development Bank report on Islamic Finance and Climate Agenda.

In the first segment, Jocelyn Boiteau and Prabhu Pingali will share key findings from their new book, Wasted Potential: Tackling Food Loss and Waste Across Transforming Food Systems.
Their work takes a holistic view of where losses occur from production through consumption, and how smarter policies and investments can meaningfully reduce them. The book importantly also highlights the need for better metrics and approaches to understanding where and why losses occur.

Food Tank, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Media RED in Los Angeles, California for a World Premiere Screening of FOOD 2050 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' Ted Mann Theater.
In 2019, The Rockefeller Foundation announced the Food System Vision Prize. An initiative to seek out and highlight visions for improving the global food systems and addressing our planet's biggest challenges. Over 1,300 submissions from 4,000 organizations spanning 119 countries were received. 10 were selected. These are the visions chosen to light the way to a better 2050.
Nigeria is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. Such rapid growth has led to an agricultural system unable to keep up, leading to simultaneous issues of malnutrition and food waste. Visionaries in Lagos are using solar panels to power urban farming and have created an online produce exchange platform to guide their city, and their country, to a more sustainably nourished future.
In Nairobi, Kenya, almost half of impoverished children are malnourished; their parents unable to afford produce from the markets. By expanding urban farming through education, and increased access to seeds and high-quality soil, fresh produce will become accessible to everyone in Nairobi.
Watch the series here

15 - 16 January 2026 | CityCube Berlin. 2026 GFFA - Water. Harvests. Our Future.

Join Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD)

This webinar will engage researchers discussing methodology and policy implications for food systems

Hosted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), this exchange will bring together global and country partners, technical experts and practitioners to connect evidence and action in responding to child undernutrition and strengthening food and nutrition data systems.

28 January 2025. 2-3pm WAT Harnessing Global Opportunities in Underutilized Legumes Value Chains

How to harness global marketing and product developments for underutilized legumes particularly Bambara groundnut, Winged Bean, Common bean etc.
The overall goal is to gain a better understanding of how Bambara groundnut and others can be utilized globally to achieve the desired support for both human and animal health, while also considering their impacts for sustainable environments.
With Joanna Kane-Potaka of the Global Forum for Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAIR)

IFPRI webinar on school feeding programs and the economic and policy implications for agriculture and local food systems — includes impacts relevant to Africa’s food policies.

CGIAR/IFPRI webinar in the AI for Food Systems Research series — panel exploring how AI and digital tools are used in agricultural decision-making, innovation adoption, and research-to-practice translation

25-27 February 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Dairy Innovations Summit

16 July 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Food Awards

25 - 26 August 2026. Plant-Based Fermented Foods for Healthier and More Sustainable Diets - HealthFerm Final Conference

8-10 September 2026, Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. Agra Middle East 2026 (AgraME 2026)

15-17 September 2026 – Lagos, Nigeria Africa Food Manufacturing Nigeria & Western Africa

22–25 September 2026. Nairobi (Kenya), under the theme: “Smart Agriculture: Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Trade for a Climate-Challenged Africa.”

19-30 October 2026. Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity