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29-30 November 2017.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The central theme for the Summit is 'Youth', which has become
a key priority for Europe as well as Africa, in a context of African
demographic trends creating major challenges for young people in terms of
migration, security and employment.
29 November 2017. Sofia,
Bulgaria.
28 November 2017. As part
of the dissemination of principles, practices and methods for postharvest
management through online channels, AFAAS together with its partners AGRIDEA,
Helvetas and FANRPAN are conducting a series of webinars on postharvest
management.
27 November-5 December 2017. Since 2009, the BioFISA
partnership, established between the Department of Science and Technology (DST)
in South Africa and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), has
supported the Southern African Partnership programme to strengthen the
NEPAD/SANBio Network.
April 2017. 25 pages. The Commission’s
Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO),
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the German International
Development Agency (GIZ) commissioned this common reference document
24-25 November 2017.
Ibadan. This IITA conference was part of the IITA R4D (Research for
Development) Week, during which IITA scientists from all over Africa
congregated
The report
presents insights for conservation funders, but is also highly relevant for
conservation practitioners.
Myxomycetes were
collected in Austria from maize plants in 2015 and 2016 at the end of the
growth season.
10.
Bringing
together the public, scientists, policy-makers and industry to help address the
global challenge of food security PAEPARD
participation
23-25 November 2017.
Brussels. Meise Botanical Gardens. Stakeholder meeting of the BigPicNic
consortium. The Face behind the Food shows portraits of Belgians of African
origin.
24 November 2017. The
Trust Fund for Africa is worth over €3.2 billion – with over €2.9 billion from
the European Development Fund and other EU financial instruments, and €260.5
million from EU Member States and other partners.
22 – 24 November 2017.
ABIDJAN (COTE D’IVOIRE). The USAID/West Africa Regional Mission supports the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to advance their vision to
create an economic union and common market.
23 November 2017. DevCo
Infopoint.
22 November 2017. AGRA
Webinar
21 November 2017. This
webinar was co-organized by the GFAR (Global Forum for Agricultural Research
and Innovation) and GLF (Global Landscapes Forum). It is part of the GLF
Digital Summits series.
22-24 November 2017. Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia. AU Conference Centre.
20-24 November 2017.
Dakar. The colloquium explored jointly the alternatives around which breeders,
research, public organizations and policy makers could guide their future
actions.
20 - 22 November 2017.
Cotonou, Benin. The main objective of the conference was to bring together a
global community of stakeholders (the academia, NGO, donor agencies, and
industry) working on issues related to African indigenous vegetable to drive
the process of promoting entrepreneurial development in the vegetable sector.
20 - 22 November 2017.
Cape Town. Over 100 meetings have been scheduled by the matchmaking team,
ensuing attendees make the most of their time at the event and get dedicated
time with potential clients and partners.
20-21 Novembre 2017. Abidjan. Les métiers de
l’agriculture ouvrent des perspectives d’avenir ; il est impératif de donner
envie et espoir aux jeunes africains de s’y installer.
20 November 2017.
Brussels. The European Parliamentary Alliance on the Fight Against Hunger
brought together Members of the European Parliament as well as high-level
representatives of the UN and leading international organisations to discuss
long-term solutions geared towards achieving Zero Hunger.
16 November 2017. Bonn.
This side event at the COP explored the findings from Sustainable Energy for
All (SEforALL),
15-17 November 2017.
Brussels. This year’s edition was also enriched with the OK-Net Arable Final
Conference where the best practices to improve yields in organic farming were
presented and followed by a discussion on knowledge exchange and innovation
support in organic farming.
15-17 November 2017.
Johannesburg. This three-day conference had six topical sessions from strategic
information on the world and continental dairy industry outlook, trends, future
projections, practices, opportunities and challenges to policy issues impacting
on dairy industry development, trade and competitiveness and sustainability,
and technical issues of interest to players along the value chain.
13 - 24 November 2017.
Ibadan, Nigeria. ICRA course
16-17 November 2017. Abidjan,
Cote d’Ivoire. The Africa regional symposium was an opportunity to present the
third edition of FAO Regional Overview on Food Security and Nutrition in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
14 November 2017. The
Guardian. Converting land from conventional agriculture to organic production
could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the run-off of excess nitrogen from
fertilizers, and cut pesticide use.
16 November 2017. RIC4REC
has innovated to benefit Malian producers regarding increasing mobile phone
adoption to provide weather and climate information to farmers.
14-17 November 2017. Addis Ababa. This second
Conference on Land Policy in Africa was hosted by the Land Policy Initiative
(LPI), which is a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the UN
Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank.
14-17 November 2017.
Brussels.
14 November 2017. Kampala.
The Ugandan Government in partnership with SNV Netherlands Development
Organization, have decided to rollout a new approach called the Public-Private
Producer Partnership (4Ps) programme.
14 November 2017. This
paper assesses the climate smart agricultural practices triggered by learning
videos on integrated striga management, soil fertility and cost-benefit
evaluation practices.
10 November 2017, Rome. online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook -
Second Edition 2017
10 November 2017. Pig
value chain development project in UgandaPig production is a major and
increasing source of livelihoods for more than 1.1 million households in
Uganda,
9 November 2017. Brussels.
This Infopoint Lunch conference was organised at DG DevCo Pastoralism and
conflict resolution in Eastern Africa
8–9 November 2017.
Brussels, Belgium. The 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Coalition of
European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP). One of the partners
of the AGM is up4change, an NGO with the mission to bring new educational
opportunities with multimedia e-learning programs to illiterate communities
around the world.
8–9 November 2017. Brussels,
Belgium. The 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Coalition of European
Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP) was organised by VSF-Belgium.
7 November 2017. Brussels,
European Parliament. Smallholder dairy development in Africa with a particular
focus on pastoralist systems.
39.
Increasing
Groundnut Safety and Value through better harvest and post-harvest practices...
+
video
7 November 2017. A
randomized controlled trial (RCT) led by the University of Georgia,
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and University for
Development Studies in Ghana, found that providing farmers with training on
recommended practices led many to adopt them
7 November 2017. Utrecht. 2SCALE
shared five years of experience in agribusiness.
6 November 2017. Brussels.
How smallholder farmers feed the world. Which financial challenges to overcome?
3 November 2017. This
video shows how one farmer in Mwanza district Malawi named Lester Mpinda
Chizumeni managed to organise his fellow farmers and started growing chili for
the first time as a commercial crop after watching Access Agriculture farmer to
farmer video.
On October 31, 2017, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted the Compact2025 Forum in Lilongwe
On October 31, 2017, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted the Compact2025 Forum in Lilongwe
2 November 2017. USAID
LandLinks, along with Agrilinks, Microlinks, and a panel of experts, hosted an
interactive online discussion on the Business Case for Land Rights
2 November 2017. Rome. A
first atlas to offer a better understanding of complex rural migration patterns
in sub-Saharan Africa has been published.
24 October 2017. TAPipedia
is a global information system to enhance knowledge sharing in support of
developing capacities for agricultural innovation, established with support of
the EU-funded project Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation System
(CDAIS).
October 2017. Number of
Pages: 56
17 October 2017.
Researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics (ICRISAT) and partners successfully developed aflatoxin-free peanuts
The government
of Malawi, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, has produced a
video documentary to sensitize the public on the causes, risks, prevention and
control of aflatoxins.
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