Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Upcoming webinars during the month of February

1 February 2021. UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 4 - Second Public Forum. by CARE USA and Michelle Nunn

2 February 2021. Food Systems Innovation Hub Join the discussion to accelerate and improve food safety, quality, nutrition, and health outcomes across Africa.

2 February 2021. Building back better: How Can Public Food and Agricultural Research Institutions be Strengthened and Rebuilt After the COVID-19 Pandemic? This event is co-organized by IFPRI and the International Consortium on Applied Bio-Economic Research (ICABR)

2 February 2021. LEGS Webinar on Livestock Insurance

2 February 2021. 2 PM – 3:30 PM Cairo time (UTC +2). Water-Energy-Food Nexus Webinar series by FAO NENA

3 February 2021. 10:00 – 11:30 CET. UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 2 - Second Public Forum by UN Food Systems Summit

3 February 2021 (8:30 -10:00AM EST) Key Health, Nutrition and Agricultural Services in the Face of COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Lessons Learned. Feed the Future Ethiopia Growth through Nutrition Activity Webinar

3 February 2021. Enhancing African Research Visibility Through Use of Repositories

4 February 2021. 14:30 – 16:30 CET. UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 5 - Second Public Forum by UN Food Systems Summit

4 February 2021. BOOK launch: Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World
See also PAEPARD blogpost of 28/01/2021.

4 February 2021 (10:00 to 16:30 CET). Bonding science and policy to accelerate food systems transformation organised by MUSE-Montpellier Université d'Excellence . Towards the United Nations Food Systems Summit

5 February, 2021 - Africa/Asia Independent Dialogue UNFSS: Grassroots Perspectives from Asia & Africa

8 February 2021. Perspectives on Food safety as a driver of food choice in LMIC by ANH and Drivers of Food Choice (DFC) Program

8-11 FEBRUARY 2021. 47th Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

by IFPRI AFRICA

9 February 2021. Research and Innovation in Agri-food systems.


10 -11 February 2021, Food & Retail West Africa 2021 Food & Retail West Africa is THE exhibition for the food & beverage industry you don’t want to miss! Make sure to register on time to enjoy 2 days filled with 1-to-1 networking meetings and expo booths where the key players of the agricultural value chains of West Africa


10–11 February 2021. The global Farmer Innovation Fair (FIF).
  • 7:00-11:00 ET / 12:00-16:00 GMT / 13:00-17:00 CET+WAT / 14:00-18:00 CAT / 15:00-19:00 EAT / 17:30-21:30 IST.
  • Prolinnova and A Growing Culture (AGC) will celebrate small-scale family farmers. This virtual event will give men and women farmers in Africa and Asia a chance to showcase their innovations and to learn about the activities of others in local innovation and farmer-led Participatory Innovation Development (PID).

11 February 2021. 9:00 to 10:30am EST. NASA-Harvest Food Security and Agriculture Program: Sowing Seeds of Food Security in Africa.

11 February, 10 am EST. Nature-Based Solutions in Agriculture. Join FAO and The Nature Conservancy for a publication launch and webinar on how Agriculture Nature-Based Solutions can help us to address climate change and conserve land and water!


15 February 2021. 14-15:30 GMT+2. Tools and Methods to find Nexus Solutions: Examples from Morocco and Jordan

16-17 February 2021. AU-EU R&I Partnership ‘Climate Change and Sustainable Energy’ Workshop on COVID-19 and the Health-Energy-Climate Nexus

16 February 2021, 9:00am GMT Strengthening the African Agricultural Research and Development Towards improved Africa Food System

16 February 2021, Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery. Marlene Roefs and Kat Pittore of Wageningen Center for Development Innovation will speak about the impacts of a nutrition income generation intervention in the Omugo Refugee Settlement in Uganda. After their talk, Tilman Brück of ISDC/IGZ will moderate a lively Q&A session with the audience.

16-17 February 2021,Global Agriculture Technology Summit 2021 The Global Agriculture Technology Summit 2021 is our first ever 24-hours marathon virtual conference with the presence of key industry players gathered around the world to discuss current issues and emerging opportunities through the lens of science and technology.


17 February 2021. Community Engagement Days - Community engagement for empowerment: key for people-centred rural transformation? This webinar will launch the series of five webinars called “Community Engagement Days” organised by the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity Division (ESP) of FAO in collaboration with the Belgian Cooperation.

23 February 2021 Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS), a new metric of diet quality appropriate for use in low- and middle-income countries.

23-25 February 2021 |8:00 – 5:00 WAT|. West Africa Agribusiness show 2021 by Agri-supplies Limited


24 February 2021. Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems. Organised by FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (l’alliance de la formation et la recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation, l'environnement et la santé globale) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).

24 February 2021. 15h00-17h00 (CET)  Food As A Commons. Key findings from the study "COVID-19 lockdown and the impact on food security and local food systems - A food justice perspective from the Cape Flats and St. Helena Bay“

24-26 February 2021. AGRITECH WEST AFRICA 2021. Global Agriculture Technology Suppliers meeting WEST AFRICAN Agriculture Business Community in Ghana.

25 February 2021. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CET. The Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor: What next for the African continent? IISD together with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is organizing a seminar that will explore how leading trade experts, diplomats, agripreneurs and farmer cooperatives expect the AfCFTA to impact markets and trade flows across the continent.

25 February 2021. 14:00 – 16:00 CET. UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 1 - Second Public Forum by UN Food Systems Summit

25 February, 2021. Women Leadership in AgTech: Transforming the Agriculture and Food Sector

26 February, 2021. 14:00 – 16:00 CET. UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 3 - Second Public Forum by UN Food Systems Summit

2 March 2021. Food systems lessons from COVID-19: From understanding fragilities to building resilience



2 March 2021. 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CET. Digital Agriculture in the Commonwealth: What is it?

2 March 2021. 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CET. Digital Fisheries in the Commonwealth: What is it?

3 March 2021.12:00-13:30 Central European Time (CET). Second Global Summit on Food Fortification Virtual Series entitled: Transforming Food Systems and Investing in Nutrition for Growth - Staple Food Fortification and the Role of the Private Sector. 


6 March 2021. AGRO AGROTECH ETHIOPIA Agro Aggrotech Ethiopia focusses on agricultural technology and machinery, tractors, seeds, animal production, horticulture, greenhouse technology, service companies etc.

8 March 2021. Brussels. Presentation of the Human Development Report. with Koen Doens (INTPA) and  Achim Steiner (UNDP)

Mar 8, 2021 - Mar 8, 2021, The 2021 Animal AgTech Innovation Summit The 2021 Animal AgTech Innovation Summit is going virtual! Join us live online on March 8 to accelerate innovation in animal health and welfare, sustainability, and farm to fork solutions.

Mar 9, 2021 - Mar 10, 2021, The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2021 The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco gathers 1,500+ global agri-food corporates, investors, and technology start-ups from around the world to uncover the most exciting innovations in the agri-food sector and to forge the right partnerships to take those solutions to market.


Mar 11, 2021 - Mar 12, 2021, Future Food-Tech INNOVATION CHALLENGE - Does your technology have the potential to transform the #futureoffood? In partnership with #FutureFoodTech @KelloggCompany and @Unilever are launching an Innovation Challenge to unlock new talent within the industry

March 11 at 9AM EST: The Hidden Costs of the Food System

12 March 2021. 14.00-16.00 CET GFRAS Webinar II:  Policies & Interventions

15 and 18 March 2021. The FFA Policy Week online events, with virtual webinars tackling the EU policy such as the Farm to Fork Strategy, the CAP reform and the effects these policies have on the international landscape.

16 March 2021. The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience and Food Security. The Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery (HG4RR) network organizes each 3rd Tuesday of the month, 14:00-15:00 CET (Berlin Time), for a webinar series focused on the challenges and opportunities of home garden interventions and evaluation in crisis and humanitarian settings.

18 March 2021. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): opportunities for SMEs and businesses in the agrifood sector


25 - 26 March 2021 - 1st meeting of the International Network on Salt-affected Soils

30 March 2021 – 1 April 2021. Agrofood Nigeria 2021

23 March 2021. Morocco Food Expo International Food, Agriculture & Technologies Exhibition in Morocco

24-26 March 2021. 16th African Dairy Conference & Exhibition

29 March 2021. All Africa Horticultural Congress 2021. Abdou Diouf de Diamniadio International Conference Centre Rufisque Dakar, Senegal.

31 March 2021 Lesotho: Acute Food Insecurity Situation July - September 2020 and Projection for October 2020 - March 2021

April 2021. Ethiopia Agri, Food and Pack Expo. International Trade Event for the entire Food, Beverages & Packaging industry.

Apr 5, 2021 - Apr 8, 2021, Agro & Poultry East Africa 2021 Agro & Poultry East Africa 2021 provides a unique opportunity to expand your brand in one of the most astonishing business destinations in Africa.

April 6 at 9AM EST: Developing Sustainable Fiscal Policy for the Food System

7 April 2021. FOODAGRO Tanzania. International Food, Hotel and Agricultural Products, Equipment and Machinery Trade Show.

15 April 2021 AGRITECH Zambia. Zambia’s Leading Outdoor Agricultural Expo.

15 April 2021 Livestock Expo Zambia. International Livestock Expo in Zambia.

April 20, 2021 - Apr 21, 2021 Food Tech Matters Food Tech Matters is the virtual get-together, where food leaders and international investors discover the latest ground-breaking technologies to disrupt the industry of agri-foodtech, and connect with the brightest minds behind the innovations shaping tomorrow’s food and farming.

20 april 2021. The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience and Food Security. The Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery (HG4RR) network organizes each 3rd Tuesday of the month, 14:00-15:00 CET (Berlin Time), for a webinar series focused on the challenges and opportunities of home garden interventions and evaluation in crisis and humanitarian settings.

19 - 22 April 2021. VIRTUAL EVENT. Global Soil Partnership  from 13:00 to 16:00 CET. GSOBI21 combines policy and science to shed a light on soil biodiversity as a nature-based solution to many of today's global challenges. The symposium will enable high level attendees, scientists, businesses, partners and panelists to engage in fruitful discussions and gain reliable knowledge on soil biodiversity.
Report: State of knowledge on Soil Biodiversity - Status, Challenges and Potentialities: Main report ; Summary for policy makers

April 27 at 9AM EST: Investing in a More Resilient Food System

11 May 2021 NAMPO Harvest Day. The largest show of agricultural machinery and livestock in the southern hemisphere. Nampo Harvest Day focuses on the complete agricultural sector and is also intended to contribute to sustained food production in South Africa.


18 May 2021. The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience and Food Security. The Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery (HG4RR) network organizes each 3rd Tuesday of the month, 14:00-15:00 CET (Berlin Time), for a webinar series focused on the challenges and opportunities of home garden interventions and evaluation in crisis and humanitarian settings.

May 2021 - 9th Plenary meeting of the Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership (date tbc)

May 2021 - 5th Plenary meeting of the African Soil Partnership (date tbc)

May 19 at 11AM EST: Ecological Solutions for Stronger Communities

3 June 2021 Agrofood Ethiopia

3 June 2021. SIMA-SIPSA ALGÉRIE International Agribusiness Show. Agricultural Machinery, Agri-supplies, Animal husbandry, Services - Genetics, Health, Foodstuffs and Equipment for cattle. Equipment and Techniques for Intensive Livestock Breeding

3 June 2021 SIPSA-AGRISIME & SIPSA-AGROFOODInternational Exhibition of Livestock & Agricultural Machinery

1 June 2021 CAMINEX & CBM-TEC. The largest agricultural, mining and industrial exhibition in Kitwe on the Copperbelt

May 2021 AGRITECH ISRAËL International Agricultural Technology Exhibition

3 June 2021. ADDIS AGROFOOD. Agriculture, Agricultural Machineries, Food, Food Technologies, and Packaging Exhibition in Ethiopia

June 8 at 9AM EST: Enriching and Diversifying Diets.

10 June 2021. FOODAGRO KENYA. International Food, Hotel & Agricultural Products, Equipment & Machinery Trade

10 June 2021. 23rd FoodAgro (Kenya) 2021.

5 June 2021 - World Environmental Day - Launch of the Global Assessment of Soil Pollution and its summary for policy makers

15 June 2021. The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience and Food Security. The Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery (HG4RR) network organizes each 3rd Tuesday of the month, 14:00-15:00 CET (Berlin Time), for a webinar series focused on the challenges and opportunities of home garden interventions and evaluation in crisis and humanitarian settings.

16 June 2021. AGRITEC AFRICA International Agriculture Exhibition and Conference in Kenya

17 June 2021 - Desertification and drought day - Launch of the Global Soil Salinity Map (GSSmap)

June 2021 - 2nd International network on fertilizers analysis meeting

22 - 24 June 2021 - 9th Global Soil Partnership Plenary Assembly and launch of the Global Soil Organic Carbon sequestration potential map

22-24 June 2021. AFRICA AGRI TECH A multi-tiered expo and conference programme that will investigate the impact of the latest advances in science and technology, empowering agricultural producers to achieve greater efficiency, productivity and profitability going into the future

July 2021. ZAMBIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR The Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) is the biggest trade and commercial exhibition in Zambia which hosts both local and foreign exhibitors from all sectors of the economy with a view of enhancing global trade

6 July 2021 AGRO AGROTECH NIGERIA Agro AgroTech Nigeria focusses on agricultural technology and machinery, tractors, seeds, animal production, horticulture, greenhouse technology, service companies.

13-15 July 2021. Food & Drink Technology Africa 2021. Johannesburg / South Africa / Africa. 

14 August 2021 UGANDA FOODPACK EXPO International Expo for Food, Beverage, Agriculture, Energy Drinks, Can Food, Irrigation, water systems & Purification, Raw Materials, Kitchen & Hotel Equipment, Dairy products, Catering, FMCG products & machinery

September 2021 PALMTECH EXPO Nigeria Palm Oil Hotel Technology Expo & Conference

13 - 16 September 2021 - Global Symposium on Salt-Affected Soils

September 2021 - Second Plenary meeting on soil spectroscopy (date tbc)


October 2021 - Sustainable soil management for nutrition-sensitive agriculture: Micronutrient workshop (date tbc)

October 2021 - Launch of the Global Status of Black soils and Global Black Soil Distribution Map (GBSmap)

October 2021 - 3rd Workshop of the International Network of Black Soils (INBS) (date tbc)

October 2021 - 7th meeting of the International Network of Soil Information Institutions(date tbc)

October 2021 - 5th meeting of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (date tbc)

November 2021 - 6th meeting of the Eurasian Soil Partnership (date tbc)

November 2021 - 15th working session of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (date tbc)

5 December 2021 - World Soil Day "Halt soil salinization, Boost soil productivity"

December 2021 - Global Soil Information System launch event (date tbc)

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