Overview of recordings and events October 2023

30 October - 2 November 2023. Lusaka, Zambia 19TH CAADP PP & 14th ADFNS Recorded

• Theme: Accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement in the context of CAADP Commitments for Safer and Healthier Diets
• 30/10 MALABO POLICY LEARNING EVENT (MAPLE)
• 31/10 THE 14TH AFRICA DAY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY (ADFNS) COMMEMORATION
• 01- 2/11 19TH COMPREHENSIVE AFRICA AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CAADP) PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM

25 October 2023. Soybean Insect Pest Management series

23 - 27 October 2023.  Committee on World Food Security (CFS 51) Recordings forthcoming

• The fifty-first plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 51) was held in a hybrid format. 4 side events from a total of 36 side events are highlighted in this blogpost
• Read the initial summary from the enquiry: Oshani Perera, Carin Smaller, Kamal Elharty, and Lysiane Lefebvre (2023) .“Unleashing the catalytic power of donor financing to achieve SDG2” Shamba Centre for GDPRD members. UNEDITED Draft version 18 October 2023 # 28 p.

24 - 26 October 2023.  2023 Norman Borlaug International Dialogue 

• harnessing innovation, adaptation, and diversification to improve systemic resilience, recover from shocks, and sustainably nourish all people.
• 16/10 Side event Regenerative Agriculture Recorded
• 17/10 Multi-stakeholder action for scaling soil health globally for food security now and in the future Recorded
• 19/10 Utilizing Adaptive Management to Harness Change Recorded
• 26/10 Without water, there is no food security Recorded

20 - 22 October 2023.  7th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum Videos

• 20/10 Diaspora engagement in policymaking for for entrepreneurship and development
• 20/10 Presentation of the 2023 Compendium of African Diaspora Agrofood Entrepreneurs
• 20/10 Harnessing African Diaspora Contributions for Impactful Growth In Agrofood Entrepreneurship
• 20/10 African Diaspora Agrofood Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• 20/10 Breaking Barriers; Re-Evaluating Funding Opportunities And Strategies For African Diaspora Owned Businesses
• 20/10 A Place On The Top Shelf; Marketing African Food Products In Europe
• 21/10 Diaspora Agro-food Forum & Exhibition
• 22/10 Diversity on a plate' in celebration of the International Year of Millets

20 October 2023. The UN Food Systems Summit – progress and pitfalls Recorded

•  GFAR Talks: science informed actions at national and global levels

17 - 18 October 2023. The Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs)

• Regional Economic Communities in Africa met to drive forward a proposal for mega agro-industrial hubs across the continent that would boost agricultural development.

16 - 20 October 2023. Nutrition for Resilience conference

• #N4R - Ensuring Micronutrient Security in an Era of Complex Global Challenges
• 12/09. Conference Webinar: Nutrition for Resilience: Launching a New Era for National Progress. With SUN Coordinator Afshan Khan Recorded

16-20 October 2023. FAO Science and Innovation Forum Webcasts available

• 19/10 Enabling research, science, and innovation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Small Island Developing States
• 19/10 Technologies and innovations for multi-hazard resilient agrifood systems
• 19/10 Case studies of agrifood system technologies and innovations for climate action
• 19/10 Artificial intelligence and digital tools for climate resilient agrifood systems
• 19/10 Bioeconomy: the catalyst for agrifood systems transformation
• 19/10 Strengthening science-policy interfaces in support of effective decision-making
• 20/10 Innovative finance for climate action in agrifood systems
• 20/10 Closing: key recommendations and takeaways

9 - 11 October 2023. 14th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum

• African contributions (extract of the program + abstracts)
• 2 - 3 October 2023. Lusaka, Zambia. FARA participated in a capacity-building workshop on domesticating the African Union (AU) strategic framework for holistic aflatoxin control.
• 19 September 2023. Addressing the global challenge of mycotoxins - this was the focus of Professor Patrick Njobeh, Professor in Biotechnology and Food Technology at the University of Johannesburg

5 - 7 October 2023. 10th African Grain Trade Summit

• the aflatoxin debate reigned the Africa Grain Summit

6 October 2023. COST Africa and Middle-East Webinar Recorded

• online information session on the opportunities offered by COST

4 October 2023. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Mineral fertilisation and Agroecology are not incompatible

• Falconnier, G. N., Cardinael, R., Corbeels, M., Baudron, F., Chivenge, P., Couëdel, A., Ripoche, A., Affholder, F., Naudin, K., Benaillon, E., Rusinamhodzi, L., Leroux, L., Vanlauwe, B., & Giller, K. E. (2023). The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. Outlook on Agriculture, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270231199795

5 October 2023. Food Systems Solutions Webinar Series 2023

• 23 November 2023. 15:00 – 16:00. Innovating for Sustainable Food Systems Transformations: Scaling Success Stories Beyond Technology
• 5 October 2023. Applying Systems Thinking for Food Systems Transformation
• 15 June 2023: Transforming Food Systems for Planetary Health
• 11 May 2023: Standards and Labels for Sustainable Food Systems Transformation

4 and 5 October 2023. DRC Agribusiness Forum` and Agriculture Transformation 

• More than 700 people from 28 countries took part, including government officials, representatives of technical and financial partners, heads of public and private companies, investors and actors in the agricultural sectors.

3-5 October 2023. AFDB fifth edition of the Africa Resilience Forum Recorded

• 4/10 Scaling-up investments for Trade and Food Security 
• NOTE THE COMMENTS OF Hon. Jeanine Milly Cooper, Minister of Agriculture, Liberia ON CAADP @ - 3.05.11

3 October 2023. AAS @ the Adaptation Futures conference Recording forthcoming