Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Webinars and events December

2 - 6 December. Taiwan Organic World Congress
  • Every three years, the global organic movement meets at the IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC) and holds its General Assembly.
2–13 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia UN | UNCCD COP16

  • online learning event byThe Youth Agripreneurship and Food Systems Finance Communities of Practice
  • Land Rights Research Initiative Webinar: with Professor Olúfémi Táíwò




6 December 2024 at 2:00 pm Kigali time, 3:00 pm EAT and 12:00 pm WAT, Seed systems webinar
  • The Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO) and AgriCord co-organize a webinar to explore innovative seed initiatives implemented by farmers' organizations (FOs). 
  • This webinar aims to highlight best practices, share insights from various regions, and discuss the evolving role of FOs in seed production and management as well as how policies can better support Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) and Community-Based Seed Systems (CBSS).

9 - 11 December 2024. Bangkok FAO, International Soil and Water Forum 2024


10 - 11 December EU Agri-Food Days
  • 11 December: Presenting the EU Agricultural Outlook Report: Focus on the Changing Environment Driving Markets
  • 11 December: Future R&I agenda for competitive, sustainable and resilient agri-food systems in the EU and globally
  • 12 December: Overcoming Hurdles: Unlocking the Potential of Digitalisation in Agriculture

    Keynote speech
    • Alessandra Zampieri, Director for Sustainable Resources, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
    Panel discussion and Q&A session
    • Elli Tsiforou, Secretary-General, Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations - General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives (COPA-COGECA)
    • Prof. Dr. Engel Arkenau, Deputy Director General for Digital and Data Policy, Innovation and Transfer, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany
    • Caroline van der Weerdt, Senior Consultant, TNO Innovation for Life
    • Stefan Top, President of the European Agricultural Machinery Association (CEMA), CEO, AVR Machinery
    • Evangelia Mourmoura, Team Leader for Digitalisation, Data Governance Unit, Directorate-General Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
    • Catherine Geslain Lanéelle, Director for Strategy and Policy Analysis, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission, explores the potential of Artificial Intelligence.
    • Tassos Maltezos, farmer, shares his experience with smart farming infrastructure from the field
11 December 2024 @9:30am EST. Hybrid Policy Seminar, Conventional wisdoms about food value chain innovations and policies by IFPRI

11 December 2024. 11:30 AM EAT: Livestock, Gender, and Agency Amid Conflict in Ethiopia

11 - 12 December 2024. Berlin, Germany. 21st meeting of the CGIAR System Council
  • 09/12 EIARD meeting
  • 10/12 Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)


15 - 17 January  2025 - Lesotho 2nd APPSA Scientific Conference - The CCARDESA Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition of Lesotho,

25 February 2025. Inclusive Digital Tools Project: Scaling climate-informed agroecological outcomes

25 February 2025. United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) - Countries to Resume Crucial Biodiversity Discussions in Rome

25 February - 1 March 2025. Corvallis, Oregon. Organic Seed Alliance conference
to be held Hydrid: In-person and virtual.
  1. Day 1 (March 11) will feature the different EU R&I programmes and focus on results and lessons from EU -funded interventions and other international interventions aiming at supporting innovation in agri-food systems
  2. Day 2 (March 12) morning will broaden the reflection and discussion by focusing on how to support innovation at scale by making use of R&I outcomes (policies for enabling environment, market and public/private funding, capacities including education)
  3. Day 2 (March 12) afternoon will be dedicated to the high-level discussions on on-going and future EU policies for R&I cooperation with partner countries
  4. Day 3 (March 13) will be dedicated to special sessions proposed by organisations participating in the conference, including launch of the International Research Consortium, SCAR-ARCH meeting, AU/EU Working group on the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture, DeSIRA+.
  • Centre for Rural Development/Humboldt University Berlin
  • This training will delve into the unique challenges and opportunities of transforming food systems in the Global South, offering practical insights and strategic guidance.
  • Aim: Highlight the main challenges in the current food system(s), and co-develop practical solutions and action plans based on the objectives and local realities of the participants.
  • Target group : Urban planners, Project Manager in International Development NGOs, Food Value Chain Experts.
17-20 March, Brussels 5th Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Platform (AERAP)

25 - 28 March 2025. The 2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference (EAAC25) Transforming Food Systems for Responsible Production, Consumption and Social Wellbeing

7 - 12 April 2025. CGIAR Science Week, Nairobi

22 April  2025. The International Agrobiodiversity Congress - Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet

9 and 13 June 2025. African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) Kigali, Rwanda


23 - 25 September 2025. Uppsala. Agri4D 2025
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