Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Monday, January 5, 2026

Webinars and event January 2026


  • Introducing the joint World Bank–Islamic Development Bank report on Islamic Finance and Climate Agenda.
13 January 2026. Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Food Systems Perspective
  • 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.
14 January 2026. FOOD 2050 World Premiere 
  • 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
14 January 2026. Agri4Pol: Promoting sustainable agriculture for pollinators – online at 10:00a.m. CET


  • Speaker: Géronime Houeto, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change & Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)
15 - 16 January 2026. CityCube Berlin. 2026 GFFA - Water. Harvests. Our Future.

19th January 2026. 10:00 AM EAT. EAC Quality for Trade (Q4T) Platform - KENYA - (Coffee, Avocado, Tea Sectors)
  • Registration link for the Webinar: https://bit.ly/4pOhEXd
  • Service offered by the Association of Quality Professionals (AQP)
  • Join Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD) 
20 January 2026. 2:00 PM (CET, Brussels time). Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 : Africa Initiative IV
  • online information session (in English) on Horizon Europe’s Africa Initiative IV. 
  • Organised by the European Commission, the EU Delegation to the African Union, and EURAXESS Africa
  • This high-level event will present all call topics under the recently launched Africa Initiative IV. 
  • Emergency seed aid is key for helping farmers recover after a disaster. Its use has increased enormously over the last decade, with large investments across a growing number of countries. If done well, such aid serves as a powerful assistance tool to help farmers sow and harvest themselves. 
  • If done poorly, seed aid can increase vulnerability, waste farmers’ land and labor, and stifle development of sustainable farmer-managed seed systems and commercial seed businesses.
  • Mercy Corps and Seed System, through the ISSD Africa programme, released a new paper: Seed Policy and Law: An Underexplored Factor in Emergency Assistance in Africa (# 58 pp). The paper reviews key policies and laws of six African countries, along with relevant global and regional agreements, to determine the extent of official guidance. 
  • The base questions guiding the paper are: Do such policies exist at all; If so, do they block effective seed aid response or do they enable positive, effective humanitarian action?
  • This webinar will engage researchers discussing methodology and policy implications for food systems

  • Registration link for the Webinar: https://bit.ly/4p1pr2J
  • Service offered by the Rwanda Alliance for Quality (RAQ)

  • Registration link for the Webinar: https://bit.ly/4sfjr9B
  • Service offered by the National Quality Association of Tanzania (NQAT)
27 January 2026. Regenerating Africa’s rangelands: the power of regenerative grazing – online at 14:00 – 16:30 EAT


  • This is a key moment in a year-long, consultative process led by the GFRAS Strategy Task Force and informed by regions, partners, and stakeholders worldwide.
  • 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.

  • 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
  • Registration link for the Webinar: https://bit.ly/3Yraw71
  • Service offered by the Association of South Sudan Manufacturers (ASSM)
  • Review EFARD’s recent activities and strategic directions
  • Exchange views on ongoing and future priorities in agricultural research for development
  • Strengthen engagement among EFARD members and partners
Register by 31 January, IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance Conference 2026 - to be held on 28-30 April - Frick, Switzerland and online

  • Registration link for the Webinar:  https://bit.ly/4sflnyT
  • Service offered by the Association Nationale pour la Promotion de la Qualite au Burundi (ANPQ-Burundi)
  • Registration link for the Webinar: https://bit.ly/48QeN8P
  • Service offered by the Quality Assurance Association of Uganda Limited (QAAUL)

11-12 February 2026, Quezon City, Philippines. Asian Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Land Rights and Climate Change in Agricultural Food Systems.

9-13 February, 20th European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks – Garmisch, Germany

25 February 2026. 3.30pm IST. 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)
24 - 28 February 2026. International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development - Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

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

  • Under the theme ‘Beverage Crops: Sustainability and Scientific Advancements in the 21st Century,’ this symposium will highlight the latest research, technological innovations, and industry trends shaping the future of beverage crop production and processing. 
  • This theme reflects the growing importance of beverage crops in sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and global trade. Beverage crops encompass a vast diversity of fruits, nuts, vegetables, vine and berry fruits, and botanical plants used for fresh juices, extracts, fermentations, and infusions. 
  • From widely consumed beverages such as coffee, tea, beer, and wine to emerging plant-based alternatives like almond and soy beverages, as well as herbal infusions rich in bioactive compounds—including the proudly South African Rooibos tea—this symposium provides a platform for scientific exchange, innovation, and industry collaboration.
  • This event builds on the success of previous symposia held in Cairns, Australia (2016), Xi’an, China (2018), and Murcia, Spain (2023)
25-27 March 2026 – Lusaka, Zambia. Africa Food Manufacturing Zambia & Southern Africa 



  • The 18th edition will focus on "Durability of livestock production and food sovereignty" (Durabilité de la production animale et souveraineté alimentaire).

15-17 July 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Food Manufacturing Kenya & Eastern Africa 

16 July 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Food Awards 

25 - 26 August 2026. Leuven, KU Leuven. 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)

September 2026. Africa Food Systems Forum 2026

  • The event, held at the Argyle Grand Hotel, Nairobi from September 22-25, 2026, invites papers and proposals on topics like climate-smart ag, agri-finance, digital tech, value chains, and gender/youth in agriculture, with submissions due by March 31, 2026. 
  • African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE). 
October 2026. FAO’s World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Assembly is a year-round platform for youth engagement in agrifood systems. It includes ongoing virtual and thematic consultations throughout the year and typically culminates in activities around the flagship World Food Forum event in October.

19–23 October 2026. FAO HQ, Rome, Italy. CFS 54th Plenary Session

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

31 October 2026. International Conference on Agroforestry Systems for Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity (ICASCAAB-2026)
  • Focuses on agroforestry systems, climate adaptation, and biodiversity — a platform for researchers and practitioners to share developments in the field.

25-27 November 2026. Santiago, Chile. XI CONGRESSO LATINOAMERICANO DE AGROECOLOGIA
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