Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Upcoming webinars and events May 2022

CONSULTATIONS:


Expression of Interest Survey (research.net) International Research Consortium / AU-EU platform for Research and Innovation (R&I) Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)

Until 13 May 2022 The European Commission launched a public consultation on the working document of the joint African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) Innovation Agenda - The online consultation survey will be available
A survey gathers opinions on how you would like to engage with the EU’s partnerships with Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific States in the long-term. 
  • The OECD has been asked to support this survey in the framework of a project aimed at developing a methodology for structured stakeholder engagement in the EU-OACPS Partnership. 
  • See PAEPARD blogpost


Until 17 May 2022. online consultation on the V0 draft of the third HLPE Note on Critical, Emerging and Enduring Issues. The HLPE Note will inform the CFS Multi-Year Programme of Work for the period 2020-2023.

AGENDA

2-6 May 2022. XV World Forestry Congress

3-5 May 2022. 4th International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance - Bridging Science and Policy - Copenhagen, Denmark.

4 May 2022 02:30 PM. High-Level Event for the launch of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022

4 May 2022. Women in Livestock: Breaking Gender Biases, Shifting Norms - How to Support More Women to Profit from their Livestock Enterprises

4 May 2022. 15:30 CEST. Fertilizer Availability and Affordability: Implications for Agricultural Productivity and Food Insecurity

4 May 2022. 10:30 a.m. CT. World Food Prize 2022 Laureate Announcement

4 May, 5pm CEST. Energy Transition in Times of War: a Perspective From the MENA Region. Series: "The Future of Energy"


4 - 6 May 2022. The seventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum)
5 May 2022. 14:00-14:45 CEST Tech solutions for individual climate action
  • offer young innovators a platform to exchange views on how technology can help individuals make climate-friendly consumer choices, how impactful they are, and the concrete results of such climate tech tools.
5 May 2022. 15:00-16:30 CEST Financing for Sustainable Development Report, by EC/INTPA


5 May 2022 at 15:30 CEST. World Food Prize Laureate Announcement

  • organised by the EU’s LifeWatch ERIC research infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
  • Monday 9 May – video showcase, including a 360° video that immerses the viewer in FAO’s resilience work in the Karamoja region
  • Tuesday 10 May – special interviews with FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero and African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment Josefa Sacko
  • Wednesday 11 May – A webinar on strengthening the resilience of Africa’s farming systems, featuring a panel of expert speakers
  • Thursday 12 May – Twitter Spaces audio event featuring young digital agri-preneurs
10 May 2022. 12:00 - 13:30 CET. InfoPoint Virtual Conference via Webex Meetings: "Africa-Europe scientific collaboration on climate change and agriculture"

10 May 2022 15:00 CEST Not so dangerous? New research about Aflatoxin M1 is revealed. USAID/Feed the future


11May 2022 | 14:00 - 15:30 SAST. Climate Impacts on Food Systems in Africa by FANRPAN 
(a) applying climate change science to improve food systems.
(b) renewable energy as a solution for climate-sensitive food solution.
(c) Africa’s plant diversity for increased yields and improved nutrition.

11 May 2022. Food Tech Innovation Revolution: The 2022 Game-Changers by World Bank Data-Driven and Digital Team 
  • this new, monthly FoodTech Innovation Webinar Series FoodTech is the intersection of agriculture, food, and technology along the value-chain from harvest, storage, processing to distribution and retail.
11-13 May 2022. 15th Edition eLearning Africa Kigali, Rwanda.




9 - 20 May 2022. Abidjan, (Ivory Coast) hosts the15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Extracts:
  • 16 May 2022. BothEnds - Funding agroecology as a pathway to achieve Land Degradation 
  • Neutrality – How funders can best support agroecological initiatives by local communities in drylands
  • 16 May 2022. Euroclima + - Nature-based Solutions for restoration in Latin America. Lessons  learnt from the EUROCLIMA+ programme
  • 16 May 2022. Agrisud International - Agro-écologie et Approches territoriales : au-delà des mots, des méthodes et des outils pour agir
  • 17 May 2022. CIFOR - Agroecological transitions for dryland resilience
  • 17 May 2022.  Adaptation Fund: Enhancing Access to Finance for Sustainable Land Management through the Adaptation Fund to tackle climate change induced land degradation
  • 18 May 2022. World Agroforestry - Restoration of degraded cocoa landscapes: lessons from Côte d’Ivoire
  • 19 May 2022. Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques- Autonomisation des communautés rurales pour la gestion durable et la valorisation des systèmes naturels et agricoles
16 May 2022 - 12:30 - 14:00 CET. InfoPoint Virtual Conference via Webex Meetings: "Transparency, inclusiveness and sustainability in global (land) investment" 


17 May 2022 | 15:00 - 15:30 SAST. CLAB Africa Webinar Series – WEBINAR 2: LAND – WATER- ENERGY RESOURCES USE
  • The Webinar will discuss recommendations for sustainable resource use and optimization of land, water and energy as contained in the draft thematic brief
  • The CLAB –Africa Project is led by University of Pretoria, Future Africa Institute, and UNEP in collaboration with FANRPAN with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 
  • It aims to provide a platform for Africa’s leading scientists to engage Africa’s political leadership on the varying catalytic sectors to address the continent’s wicked challenges in this regard.
17 May - 2022. 3 pm CEST. Innovation Challenge “Advisory for Agroecology” by GIZ
  • It will feature six innovations in advisory that will provide the basis for a discussion on how to bridge the gap between science and practice.

18 May 2022. 1st Agrinatura Conference: Bridging the Gap between Dialogue and Action through Agricultural Research for Development, 

  • Conference webiste
  • Boole 5 – Food systems section/ South – north cooperation SECTIONS 15:30 – 16:30 and 16:30 – 17:30 (LINK for the online participants)
  • Boole 6 – Policy / Value chains SECTIONS 15:30 – 16:30 and 16:30 – 17:30 (LINK for the online participants)

18 May 2022. 10:00 SAST Dialogue to reflect on the outcomes of COP26! This dialogue is the first for the series “Roadmap to COP27: From Johannesburg to Sharma El-Sheikh” to shape Africa’s narrative for climate justice leading to COP27.

18 May, 5pm CEST. EGYPT IN THE CURRENT GEOPOLITICAL LANDSAPE


18 May 2022, at 17:00 CEST. Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources. by FAO
  • in 2021 FAO developed guidelines on Innovations in conservation of animal genetic resources. 
  • The guidelines were prepared by an international team of scientists and gene bank managers, many of whom were partners in the EU Horizon 2020 project IMAGE (Innovative Management of Animal Genetic Resources.
  • The topic of the seminar will be BUILDING A GENE BANKING STRATEGY. The content of the webinar will be based on Section 1 of the guidelines.

  • The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams Click here to join the meeting

18 May 2022 at 4:00 p.m. EAT. Webinar on AGROVOC and the value of the Swahili content. By FAO

  • Webinar 7: Science and the Environment, Speaker TBC, Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (Date TBC – registration coming soon; please check back later)
  • to explore how sustainable finance can help drive the environmental and justice agenda by prioritizing climate and social targets.
  • Can a thriving soil food web reduce pathogen outbreaks and improve soil fertility? Yes! Join Dr. Elaine Ingham, Dr. Mary Cole and Graham Lancaster to learn how.
  • This powerhouse panel brings extensive knowledge and experience in soil biology and soil chemistry. They’ll be answering questions from the live audience. 
  • Related: https://youtu.be/K9SGknW0T2k
  • check out the Summit presentations by the panelists here: soilregensummit.com. The four speaker presentations from the Summit will also be released on our YouTube channel over the next few weeks.
  • This session will present a synthesis and overview of what came out of the 12 presentations in January – March this year.
  • These presentations from 12 organisations working with farmers in different parts of our continent shared how implementation of the 9 principles of natural farming is going: what’s working and where are the challenges?
19 May 2022. High-level thematic panel on child labour in agriculture and a side-event focused on the fisheries sector
19 May 2022. 10:00 am – 01:00 pm Cairo Time. Leveraging the role of family farming towards more productive and resilient food systems in response to crises in the NENA region

19 May 2022. 14:00- 15:30 CET. InfoPoint Virtual Conference via Webex Meetings: "Financial Solutions for Women in Rural and Agricultural Livelihoods: Evidence and Experience" 

  • This webinar will explore gaps and opportunities for future research in irrigation and landscape-level agricultural water management (AWM) for improving food security, building resilience, and providing a pathway out of poverty.


23 May 2022. 11:00 am CEST Life with Corona Africa Webinar Series

23-27 May 2022. African Development Bank annual meeting in Accra, will focus on climate resilience and a just energy transition for Africa.



24 May 2022. FANRPAN/CLAB Webinar 3: People—Animal—Ecosystems Health and Wellbeing
  • The Webinar will discuss recommendations for sustainable resource use and optimization of land, water and energy as contained in the draft thematic brief 
  • CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Prof Wanda Markotter, Co-Chair of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), Director of the Centre for Viral Zoonoses, University of Pretoria, DSI-NRF South African Research Chair in “Infectious Diseases of Animals ” (Zoonoses) and Chair in People, Health and Places at the Future Africa Institute / Prof. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Director & Chair: ARUA Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Food Systems (ARUA-SFS) Future Africa, University of Pretoria / Ms Wezi Chunga-Sambo, Program Officer, Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture African Union Commission / Mr Hasheem Banda, Chairman Small and Medium Poultry Farmers Association (Malawi) / Ms Sithembile Mwamakamba, Director Policy Research and Analysis FANRPAN
  • PREVIOUS WEBINARS: 17/05:Land-Water-Energy Resources Use  / 11/05 Climate Impacts on Food Systems in Africa (RECORDING AVAILABLE)
  • Given the recent confluence of several crises—Climate extreme events, Covid-19, and Conflicts and wars—a policy seminar co-organized by USAID and IFPRI will discuss the role of policy and size of irrigation in supporting the poorest food producers and consumers in these challenging times.



25 May 2022 @14:00 CEST. Launch of Africa Catalyzing Action for Nutrition (AfriCAN), a new network with a mission to mobilise and harness Africa’s untapped and underutilised resources towards improving nutrition sustainably on the continent.

25 May 2022 from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) invites you to join the public substantive segment of its Bureau and its Advisory Group meeting

  • EIB TA Financial Sector Programme for West and Central Africa, MFW4A and the IPC, Horus and IECD Consortium are hosting the 8th webinar of their series
26-27 May 2022, 2:00-5:00 PM EAT. Launch of the CAADP BR Critical Analysis 

  • Next meetings: 5th July and 30th August
  • Meeting ID: 846 7942 8741/Passcode: 675975
  • You may access the draft IRC document to provide your feedback.
  • IRC Founding Launch planned for 14-16th September, 2022
31 May 2022 @16:00-17:30 EAT by AGRA. Agribusiness Dealroom - Growing through Capital webinar
  • tips and paths to successful fundraise and accessing capital at the Agribusiness Dealroom 2022.
  • The Dealroom is expected to annually attract over 800 companies, 15 government delegations and 150 public and private investors exploring a wide range of investment opportunities.

2 June 2022. Use of biofertilizers and bio-stimulants in Africa: organisations will briefly share their experiences with making and using biofertilizers. By AFSA Meeting ID: 890 8066 2974 Passcode: 424091

2-3 June 2022. Stockholm+50

7 June 2022. World Food Safety Day


3rd CAAPs- Steering Committee is planned to take place in mid-June in Cairo, Egypt.
  • The Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs)-Technical Coordination Team (CAAPs-TCT) brings together members from the African Union Commission, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Forum for Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Pan-African Farmers Associations (PAFO), and Pan-African Agribusiness Apex Chamber (PAAAC)
  • For Media inquiries: Ms. Peace Lydia Mutuwa, Department of Agriculture Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission; Email mutuwap@africa-unin.org Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16 June 2022, Brussels, Belgium. EFARD Annual Hybrid Meeting. “EFARD for Inclusiveness and Transformative Learning”

16 June 2022. The role that social mobilisation/capital has played in the Natural farming programme in Andhra Pradesh By AFSA Meeting ID: 890 8066 2974 Passcode: 424091

20 June 2022. Deadline  applications - First U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium October 12 - 14, 2022

20 June - 1 July 2022. The Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy conference. The call for abstracts is now open.

 ANH2022 - register now for this opportunity to share research and participate in learning and training sessions.

The preliminary programme for ANH2022, will take place over two weeks between 20 – 30 June 2022, including:

21-22 June 2022 European Development Days (EDD 2022) – taking place in Brussels and online. The 15th edition will focus on “Global Gateway: building sustainable partnerships for a connected world.”

21-22 June 2022.  The Africa Energy Forum 2022

22 - 24 June 2022. Jobs, innovation and rural value chains in the context of climate transition: Bridging the gap between research and policy by IFAD

27-29 June 2022, Brussels. MicrobiomeSupport
  • This high-level conference will bring together stakeholders of microbiome research and the wider food system to discuss opportunities and challenges for harnessing the potential of microbiomes in the agri-food sector, and for human, animal and environmental health. 
27 June 1 July 2022. Lilongwe. 12th TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE AFRICA POTATO ASSOCIATION

30 June 2022. Monitoring, evaluation and gathering evidence. By AFSA Meeting ID: 890 8066 2974 Passcode: 424091

12-15 July 2022. FAO-CIRAD international conference on Geographical Indication.

14 July 2022. The role of champion farmers and encouraging innovation amongst farmers By AFSA Meeting ID: 890 8066 2974 Passcode: 424091

14-20 August 2022. 31st International Horticultural Congress, IHC2022, Angers, France

9 - 11 September 2022. Agroecology Europe Youth Forum

12-13 September 2022. “4th Edition of Euro-Global Conference on Food Science and Technology” (FAT 2022)
virtually and in Paris, France
  • The congress underlines the theme “Harnessing the Latest Innovations and Laying Foreground for Future of Food Science and Technology.”


14-16 September 2022. Biennial CSA stakeholders conference. By FARA
  • This year's conference will be a hybrid conference, Physical & Virtual, in Accra, Ghana.
7-18 November 2022. UN COP27: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

November 2022. OECD Meeting of Agriculture Ministers on “Building  Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in a Changing Environment: Shared Challenges, Transformative Solution”.
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