Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Friday, July 1, 2022

Upcoming webinars during the month of July

 INVEST IN AFRICA SUMMIT








Jul 1, 2022 - Jul 2, 2022 The 2-day summit will highlight Africa’s investment opportunities while creating an opportunity for entrepreneurs, government delegations, and business leaders to meet with investors. It will provide a unique platform to gain strategic knowledge about African investment opportunities and business networking.

 FOOD & KITCHEN ETHIOPIA








Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 9, 2022 Agriculture is the foundation of Ethiopia's economy and accounts for about 50% of the GDP, 84% of exports and 80% of total employment.

 AGRI-SME FINANCE: NAVIGATING VOLATILITY IN THE WAKE OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE









Jul 6, 2022 - Jul 6, 2022 The war in Ukraine began in February 2022, and much uncertainty remains around its effects on agri-SMEs and the institutions that finance them. Join us for an interactive workshop to hear from agri-SMEs, local financial service providers and global development actors about the key challenges and opportunities on the ground emerging from recent economic shocks.


6 July 2022 - 12:00-14:00 GMT. Successes in exporting to the EU markets from SMEs and entrepreneurs by ColeACP/PAFO


 LAUNCH OF THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD 2022 (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, WHO)









Jul 6, 2022 - Jul 6, 2022 Join FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, WHO for the launch of 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022' report, taking place on July 6, 2022.

 FOOD AND KITCHEN ETHIOPIA 2022









Jul 7, 2022 - Jul 9, 2022 FOOD & KITCHEN AFRICA - Africa's largest International Food & Agriculture exhibition, aims to tap this huge investment potential with the launch of FOOD & KITCHEN ETHIOPIA, to be held at The Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa, from 07 - 09 July, 2022. After 22 successful editions in Kenya and Tanzania, the event promises to bring together industry professionals, exporters, manufacturers and importers, all under one roof in one of Africa's fastest growing economies, Ethiopia.


7 July 2022. 09:00 to 10:30 am (GMT). Reflecting on the ongoing efforts to increase availability and access of farm power in Africa. By FAO


 SUN CSN FOOD SYSTEMS LEARNING SESSION









Jul 7, 2022 - Jul 7, 2022 Do you want to learn more about interlinkages between food systems, nutrition and climate change? Or why we need food systems transformation? Or what can be done to accelerate food systems transformation?

 AGRIKEXPO & ALL FARMERS CONFERENCE









Jul 9, 2022 - Jul 9, 2022 As Nigeria and the entire West Africa intensify their focus on Agriculture for economic growth and food security, Agrikexpo & Conferences has over 6 consecutive editions and continues to play a leadership role as the foremost platform for agribusiness networking and development in the entire region.

 IFT FIRST









Jul 10, 2022 - Jul 13, 2022 Are you passionate about creating a more sustainable food system? So are we. That's why  IFT is bringing the science of food professionals together at IFT First to tackle tough topics that will have the greatest impact on the global food supply.


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


 AFRICA SOCIAL IMPACT SUMMIT









Jul 13, 2022 - Jul 14, 2022 The summit will enable impact investors to design market-led solutions and accelerate impact investment into Africa to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 with focus on Climate Solutions, Circular Economy, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Health and WASH.


  • The workshop will be held in a hybrid format. The physical meeting is in Brussels, Belgium.
  • The workshop will create awareness on the International Research Consortium (IRC), the LEAP4FNSSA platform which will be launched in September 2022. 
  • The IRC will serve as a bi-continental platform to advance FNSSA, create synergies between the many Research and Innovation (R&I) programmes, initiatives, and actors from both Europe and Africa. It will provide information on prospective partners, funding opportunities, and innovations that have worked in FNSSA.


 REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON FAMILY FARMING









Jul 14, 2022 - Jul 14, 2022 Family Farming is vital for inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems. Register now for the Regional Dialogue on Family Farming in Africa scheduled for Thursday 14 July, 9am-12pm GMT.


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


14 July | 10:00 - 12:00 pm SAST. On the Road to Recovery: “Nourishing our Cities Towards Equitable Recovery”. Register Here 

14 – 16 July 2022. Post-Viçosa Sympo Action Plan, at University of Lagos 

 INNOVATIVE LEARNING METHODOLOGIES AND DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR SUSTAINABILITY









Jul 14, 2022 - Jul 14, 2022 The FAO elearning Academy is adopting the Digital Badges Certification System, to certify the acquisition of competencies, in order to progress talents within organizations and increase employment opportunities. The objective of the session is to share the aspirations of the FAO elearning Academy: promoting universal education, equal rights, competitiveness and inclusion.


15 July 2022. 13:00-14:30 EDT (New York). UN Food Systems Summit follow-up Special side event contributing to the 2022 HLPF

15 July 2022. @10:00am EDT) Seminar, Are healthy diets affordable? Using new data on retail prices and diet costs to guide agricultural and food policy. By IFPRI



 ANDE WEST AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE









Jul 19, 2022 - Jul 20, 2022 This year’s theme is “Accelerating SGB Growth in Africa,” and will focus on critical talent challenges in the SGB sector, as well as how SGBs can help developing economies achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the context of rebuilding a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem post the COVID-19 pandemic.

 2022 ANDE WEST AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE









Jul 19, 2022 - Jul 20, 2022 The 2022 conference themed “Accelerating SGB Growth in Africa” will focus on critical talent challenges in the SGB sector, as well as how SGBs can help developing economies achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the context of rebuilding a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem post-COVID.


21 July | 10:00 - 12:30 pm SAST. City-to-City Exchange: Streamlining Multi-level Food Systems Governance between National and Local Level. Register Here 


 LAGOS STARTUP WEEK 2022









Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 30, 2022 Now we’re an unmissable fixture in the African Startup scene, bringing together a  week of side events and several conferences consisting of 8 tracks,  game-changing exhibitors, hundreds of startups and 5000+ entrepreneurs– all  built around our open-air festival space in the city of Lagos


28 July | 2:00 - 4:30 pm SAST. “South-South” Cities Exchange. African and Latin American Cities: Food System Priorities for Recovery. Register Here 

31 July 2022. Deadline Expression of interest for Side Events FAO Science and Innovation Forum (17-21 October 2022)


Aug 11, 2022 - Aug 12, 2022 AGRICO 2022 has been designed as a platform to unite diverse research and case studies for oral or poster presentations in major areas of Sustainable Agriculture worldwide, in parallel sessions while offering many networking and publishing opportunities.

 AGROFOOD KENYA








Aug 12, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022 The event targets to become an annual platform for valuable business contacts between leading manufacturers from the world over and professionals from the Kenyan and Swahili speaking East & Central African Agrofood & Plastprintpack industry


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


18 August 2022. 09:00 AM Universal Time UTC

19 August 2022 @ 1:00 p.m. GMT. Risk Assessment Approaches for Food Safety 



  • "Livestock investments to transform and scale One Health.”
  •  This brief recommends 18 livestock-related policies and actions that can improve the health of people, animals and environments through One Health approaches. The actions recommended here, with their multiple cross-sector benefits, emerged from a 2021 investigation by ILRI of One Health challenges in the world’s LMIC that are best addressed through interventions in the livestock sector. 
  •  You can find the brief and related assets here: https://whylivestockmatter.org/invest-in-one-health 

  • Hermetic Bags, Wheat Flour Milling, Precooked Beans, FAW, Aflasafe, Deep Urea Placement, Rice Thresher and Polisher, Cassava SAH Multiplication, Cassava Seed Bulking Farm)
23 August - 1 September 2022. World Water Week




30 August 2022. 9:00-11:00 in Rome (CET), 15:00-17:00 in Beijing Action Research Towards Agroecological Transitions - Set Off Webinar by CGIAR


31st August 2022 03:00 - 04:00 PM EAT. Pan Africa Bean Research
  •  RSIF will host Dr Boaz Waswa, Senior Scientist- Soil Fertility at CIAT-Pan Africa Bean Research for the 26th RSIF Guest Webinar Series
  • RUFORUM Network is proposing a half day dialogue /webinar to review and develop a roadmap towards actioning university and research institutions contribution towards strengthening Africa’s Food Systems. 
  • The dialogue will bring together Universities, Research Institutions, the FAO and the African Union Commission.


 1 September from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT. Iowa Hunger Summit, Our Paths to Zero
  • 11:00 a.m. Banking on the Future - The Future of Emergency Food Aid






  • The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for driving the food and agriculture agenda in the continent 
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.”



13-30 September 2022. Science Summit at United Nation General Assembly








  • The GLF Africa Digital Conference will gather thousands of frontline leaders who are tackling the climate crisis head-on. 
  • Featuring leading change-makers, voices, and thinkers from across Africa and the rest of the world, GLF Africa will demonstrate the power of community-led action for food security, drought management, and healthy ecosystems

14-16 September 2022. Biennial CSA stakeholders conference. By FARA
  • This year's conference will be a hybrid conference, Physical & Virtual, in Accra, Ghana.

 FOOD AND KITCHEN TANZANIA 2022









Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 24, 2022 The 23rd FOOD & KITCHEN 2022 - International Trade Exhibition on Food & Kitchen is the largest trade event held annually in Tanzania, concurrently held with East Africa Trade Exhibition (EAITE). The exhibition attracts exhibitors from more than 20 countries and visitors all over.

 FOOD & KITCHEN TANZANIA 2022









Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 24, 2022 The 23rd FOOD & KITCHEN 2022 - International Trade Exhibition on Food & Kitchen is the largest trade event held annually in Tanzania, concurrently held with East Africa Trade Exhibition (EAITE).

 AWIEF 2022: ADVANCING AFRICA THROUGH GENDER INTEGRATION









Sep 26, 2022 - Sep 27, 2022 The annual Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) brings together more than 1,300 entrepreneurs, startups, thought leaders, policy makers, international development partners, investors, CSOs, academia, and media for dialogue and discussions on issues of women empowerment, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in Africa.Come connect and learn at the 8th edition of Africa’s leading women’s leadership and entrepreneurship conference and awards event on the 12th and 13th September 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.

 SA INNOVATION SUMMIT 2022









Sep 27, 2022 - Sep 29, 2022 #SAIS2022 will be a constellation of events happening all around Cape Town culminating in a wealth of industry and theme-specific gatherings to bring a new SAIS experience to the City of Cape Town.

6-9 October 2022 XIII International Agriculture Symposium “AGROSYM 2022” Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • The FAO Science and Innovation Forum will focus on highlighting the centrality of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for agrifood systems transformation, and encourage a diversity of perspectives based on science and innovation, thereby facilitating rationalization and inclusiveness of debate. The FAO Science and Innovation Forum will be organized together with the World Food Forum (WFF) and Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in the week of 17th October 2022.
  • The Science and Innovation Forum will take place over 5 days and provide different stakeholders, in particular from low and middle-income countries (LMICs), the space and opportunity to take stock of the science and evidence base and gaps, engage in dialogues and share experiences around science-based actions and innovative solutions. Roundtables, panel discussions, and various interactive formats will be utilized.
  • Expression of interest for Side Events by 31 July 2022

 2022 NORMAN E. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE









Oct 12, 2022 - Oct 22, 2022 The 2022 Borlaug Dialogue will be conducted in a hybrid format, with virtual and in-person participation in Des Moines, Iowa. This year’s theme, “Feeding a Fragile World,” focuses on the nexus of agriculture, food security and climate change addressing adaptation and mitigation solutions to reach the SDGs by 2030. The triple threat of COVID, conflict, and climate embodies the multiple challenges the global food system faces now and in the future. The event will address scalable solutions for adaptation and mitigation to limit planetary warming below 1.5° C and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

 AFMASS FOOD EXPO ETHIOPIA EDITION









Oct 20, 2022 - Oct 21, 2022 Join us at the first edition of AFMASS Food Expo Ethiopia edition – as we redefine the future of the food, beverage and milling industry in North-Eastern Africa

 6TH AFRICAN DIASPORA AGROFOOD FORUM









Oct 21, 2022 - Oct 22, 2022 The Food Bridge vzw and its partners will be organizing the 6th edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum. The theme for this 2022 edition is Investment, Trade and Transformative Development.Diaspora entrepreneurs are unique achievers. They are unique in the sense that they have no dedicated framework for support from Africa or the international resources managers such as global agencies, financial institutions and even NGOs .


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

  • NWO will organize a fully online final conference for the NL-CGIAR research programme. 
  • Two mornings (CET) full of thematic sessions, interviews, keynotes, a poster session and much more. All on one online platform. 
  • The NL– CGIAR research programme is part of a cooperation agreement (2017-2022) between the government of the Netherlands and the CGIAR, the global research partnership for a food secure future. The programme consists of three partnership instruments. See also www.nwo.nl/cgiar.


 UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP27)









Nov 8, 2022 - Nov 18, 2022 The annual UN Climate Change Conference advances the global climate talks, mobilizes action, and can provide a significant opportunity to look at the impacts of climate change as well as innovation and solutions in Africa.

GLF CLIMATE ALONGSIDE COP27









Nov 11, 2022 - Nov 11, 2022 The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. 

AFMASS FOOD EXPO EASTERN AFRICA









Nov 24, 2022 - Nov 26, 2022 The food industry in Eastern Africa is the most vibrant in Africa – as new investments and new product innovations surge in key markets in the region such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda etc!!

AGROFOOD WEST AFRICA









Nov 29, 2022 - Dec 2, 2022 Exhibitors from all over the world are ready to meet with Ghanaian and West African farmers, food & drink producers, and food retail, hotels, and restaurants to discuss ideas, network, and talk business.

AGRA INNOVATE LAGOS









Dec 6, 2022 - Dec 7, 2022 Now in its 8th year, Agra Innovate Lagos is West Africa's leading agriculture trade show. Featuring free seminars on hot agribusiness topics, a buzzing expo and unlimited networking opportunities, the expo connects global suppliers to serious local agriculture sector buyers, professionals and practitioners.

6TH GLF INVESTMENT CASE SYMPOSIUM









Dec 22, 2022 - Dec 22, 2022 The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement.


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