Webinars and events June 2025

2 June 2025. 14.00-15.30h CEST. Online network briefing session from the Netherlands Food Partnership about the upcoming UNFSS +4 Stocktake for the Dutch partner network

3 June 2025. 12:00-14:00 UTC. Opportunities in cross-border value chains for entrepreneurs. 

• See AGENDA (English)

2 - 6 June 2025. The Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Sahara Africa Project #INTERFACES

• Status Seminar to showcase current research results and highlight overarching themes. Researchers from across the project COINS, DecLaRe, InfoRange, Minodu and INTERFACES will come together for an interactive and collaborative week.

3 - 6 June 2025. World Fish Science Fair

5 June 2025.  How EU-funded research is driving innovation in Nigeria’s agri-food sector – from pilot initiatives to practical, scalable solutions.

• The INCiTiS-FOOD and PrAEctiCe projects, both funded under the Horizon Europe programme, are jointly hosting a workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. 

4 - 6 June 2025. Nice. One Ocean Science Congress

9 -12 June 2025. Agrigento (Sicily), Italy 1st International Congress on Mediterranean Agroecology

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

9 - 13 June 2025. Nice. UN Ocean Conference

11 June 2025. 10:00 - 11:30 (Rome time).  Grow Your Plant Health Expertise : Discover the IPPC Plant Health Campus

11 June 2025. Virtual Policy Seminar, Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: Policy lessons learned from recent events

11 June 2025 from 10:00am  (Brussels time) Virtual event on “Horizon Europe – Mediterranean Initiative II”

• organised in collaboration with the European Commission and EURAXESS Africa. 
• This event will explore the key priorities of the Mediterranean Initiative II, a central part of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, which supports regional cooperation on pressing challenges such as health, climate change, and renewable energy. 
• The session will provide valuable insights into upcoming funding opportunities, guidance on participation in collaborative R&I projects, and perspectives from EU and Mediterranean stakeholders.

11 June 2025 - 09:00 - 11:00 GMT |Virtual Workshop | Pathways to Income Improvement in Asia: Addressing Barriers and unlocking Opportunities | Living Income Community of Practice | Simultaneous Bahasa Indonesian interpretation

11 June 2025. 6:00PM - 8:00PM CEST. Leveraging Aquatic Food Systems to Restore Oceans – Good for People, Good for Planet

• CGIAR's official side event side event at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference

11 - 12 June 2025. Global Gateway Forum 2025

12 June 2025. Join CGIAR and FT LIVE event: Global Food Security in a Changing Climate, June 12

16 - 18 June 2025, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy. Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Future: Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation

16 - 19 June 2025. Cairo, Egypt. From Commitment to Action: Delivering the Kampala Strategy for Agricultural R&D in Africa 

17 June 2025. Accelerating multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) in Nigeria: Costing strategies and country examples using the Results for Development (R4D) tool

18–20 June 2025. Commonwealth Business Summit 2025

25 - 28 June 2025. 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025)

26 June 2025. 02:30 p.m. Connecting Knowledge Systems and Policy Processes: Lessons for Phase Three of CAADP Implementation.

27 June 2025. 6th African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference

30 June - 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain. The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)

• 01/07: 16h30–18h CGIAR and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will organise high-level side event at the UN Financing for Development Conference (FfD4). Spotlight on new research, innovative financing pathways, and dynamic policy solutions.

30 June 2025. Advancements and Prospects of Biopesticides for Sustainable Agriculture: Global Trends and Insights from Sri Lanka + Biological Crop Protection – Key Facts on the Current Situation in Russia. Passcode: 566792

2 July 2025. Stronger Farmer Organisations for greater impact

• Join a six-part online series celebrating the transformative power of farmer organizations across the Pacific Islands. Hosted by Pacific Farmer Organisations, this series showcases real-world impacts, best practices, and the voices of farmers shaping the future of food systems and climate resilience 

2 - 4 July 2025. Sarit Expo Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. AFMASS Food Manufacturing Expo 2025

6 - 10 July 2025. Italy. New Phytopathology Frontiers of Research and Education for Plant Health and Food Safety

27–29 July, 2025. Addis Ababa. 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4)

4 - 8 August 2025. African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute East and Central Africa Regional Workshop 2025

31 August - 5 September 2025. Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum)

10 - 12 September 2025. Hybrid - Bonn, Germany. Tropentag 2025

15 - 19 September 2025. Perth Australia. The 15th Biennial ISSS/ 8th Seed Ecology Conferences

16 - 19 September 2025. 5th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (5th AAPHCE)

• The theme for this year's congress is 'Securing the Harvest: Postharvest Management Solutions for Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems.'
• This biennial pan-African event is a critical platform for discussing and showcasing innovative solutions in postharvest management

23 - 25 September 2025. Uppsala, Sweden. Agri4D 2025: Nurturing regenerative food systems in a changing climate - three specific sub-themes:

Empowering the Next Generation of Food Systems Leaders
Transforming Food Systems: Innovation and Implementation
Equity, Justice, and Resilience

30 september - 3 October 2025. 8th Global Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8)

2 to 4 October 2025 Malmö Agroecology Europe Forum

7 - 9 October 2025. Nairobi. 10th AfriLabs Annual Gathering: "Africa’s Innovation Future: Policy, Partnerships, and Progres

28 October 2025. UK-Africa Women in Food & Ag Investment Summit (WiFAI London 2025)

29-31 October 2025. Kigali Rwanda. 16th Commemoration of Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) and 21st CAADP Partnership Platform

4th–6th Nov 2025. 12th ANAPRI Stakeholders Conference

4 November 2025 – 06 November 2025 - Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Global Gathering

5 - 7 November 2025. GLOBAL CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE

10 - 21 November 2025. Belém, Brazil. UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)

26 - 28 November 2025. Wageningen, Netherlands. Food System Microbiomes International conference

12 December 2025. International Conference GAPSYM18 - Resources in Africa

30 September - 02 October 2025. University of Helsinki. Science for Sustainability 2025