Webinars and event June 2026

1 June 2026. 1100 CET. Biological Control, Biopesticides and Sustainable Food Systems in Afro-Eurasia

• will bring together researchers, policymakers, regulators, development practitioners, and private-sector stakeholders to discuss sustainable pest management and bio-solutions in agriculture. 
• Ms. Senadheera and Dr. Ravi Khetarpal (APAARI): Advancing Biological control and biopesticides adoption in the Asia-Pacific region 
• Stella Simiyu Wafukho, Director Regulatory Affairs, CropLife Africa Middle East: Accelerating Registration Processes for Biopesticides & Biocontrol agents in Africa and the Middle East Region​ 

2 June 2026. Pathways for digital agriculture ecosystems over the next five years

2 June 2026. SCAR ARCH Working Group Meeting

• Strengthening Africa–EU Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems for FNSSA: Introducing the AKIS4FNSSA Project

2-3 June. Online. Building Resilient Nutrition and Health Systems: Global Challenges and African Solutions

• International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) and Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) Joint Webinar - but the registration is closed due to high demand
• This webinar is part of the IUNS Regional Webinar Series, which brings together nutrition researchers, professionals, practitioners, and students interested in nutrition and policy at different stages of their careers to discuss important and emerging topics in nutrition. The previous webinar in this series has attracted more than 500 participants globally.
• Day 1: 12:30 - 4:30 pm, 2nd June 2026 (CET) Global nutrition: problems and determinants
• Day 2: 9:30 am - 2:00 pm, 3rd June 2026 (CET) Evidence for Actions to Address the Problems
• 03/06. 12:30 PM. GFAIR presentation: The changing landscape of Agricultural Research funding 

4 June 2026. AgriCord Partners' Forum 2026 in Nairobi

• 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝟏 | 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 will explore innovative and inclusive financing mechanisms that support farmers and farmers' organisations with Steve Muchiri (Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF)), Dan Higgins (International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mary Achini (Cooperative Bank of Kenya), and Catherine Ndirangu (Oikocredit).
• 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝟐 | 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬? will focus on scaling Nature-based Solutions, with Violet Nyando (Cereal Growers Association), Confrey Mung'au Alianji, MBA (GIZ Kenya), Marlène Ramirez (AsiaDHRRA), and Francis Odhiambo Oduor (My FarmTree / Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT).

8-11 June 2026 (Nairobi, Kenya) 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)

9 - 11 June 2026. Accra, Ghana. NUS Africa's regional stakeholders conference

9 - 11 June 2026. Stuttgart. Agroecology, Climate Resilience, and Indigenous and Underutilised Crops: Rethinking Value Chains for Sustainable Food Futures

10-11 June 2026. Biopesticides Europe 2026

• Biopesticides Europe 2026 brings together the full biological crop protection value chain to focus on turning regulatory change, climate pressure and market demand into real, scalable opportunities for biologicals.

11 June 2026. 14:00 to 15:30 CET. Webinar Food Safety vs. Sustainability – two sides of the same coin?

• Topics will include innovative hygienic design approaches, modernisation of traditional preservation methods, strategies to reduce spoilage and waste, and solutions to address emerging microbial risks linked to climate change.

15 June 2026. Preserving, strengthening and promoting Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems and traditional practices for sustainable food systems

25 June 2026. Advancing national, regional and global policies for Underutilized Legumes to foster healthier nations. 37th SUL- IITA Academic Lecture Series (Society of Underutilized legume)

26 June 2026. Agribusiness, Agro-Processing & Food Value Chains

• Theme: Feeding Africa: From Smallholder Farmers to Industrial Value Chains
• ​The Women in Geopolitics Debate Series is a high-level dialogue platform that convenes former diplomats, policy experts, political leaders, scholars, and practitioners to examine Africa’s geopolitical positioning within an increasingly complex global order.

1-2 July 2026. Utrecht, the Netherlands. Land, Conflict, and Peace conference
1-3 July 2026 (Accra, Ghana). CIRAWA Agroecology and Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems in Africa Conference.
The EU-funded project CIRAWA has been collaborating with farmers and stakeholders in four West African countries (Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal, and The Gambia) since 2023, to develop and share agroecological and nature-based solutions that promote sustainable and resilient farming.


11 - 12 July 2026. Brussels. Festival Afrodisiac


15-17 July 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Food Manufacturing Kenya & Eastern Africa

16 July 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Food Awards

27–31 July 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria. 9th Africa Agriculture and Science Week AASW9 and the 10th FARA General Assembly

3 - 6 August 2026. Malaysia. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY 2026, UPM

25 - 26 August 2026. Leuven, KU Leuven. Plant-Based Fermented Foods for Healthier and More Sustainable Diets - HealthFerm Final Conference

8-10 September 2026, Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. Agra Middle East 2026 (AgraME 2026)

September 2026. Africa Food Systems Forum 2026

16 to 18 September 2026 in Göttingen (Germany) and online. TROPENTAG under the theme 'Towards multi-functional agro-ecosystems promoting climate-resilient future'.
The call for workshops is open until 3 May 2026. If you are interested in organizing a workshop, FILL IN THIS TEMPLATE and send it to info@tropentag.de no later than 3 May.15-17 September 2026 – Lagos, Nigeria Africa Food Manufacturing Nigeria & Western Africa22–25 September 2026. Nairobi (Kenya). Smart Agriculture: Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Trade for a Climate-Challenged Africa.
The event invites papers and proposals on topics like climate-smart ag, agri-finance, digital tech, value chains, and gender/youth in agriculture - by African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).


October 2026. FAO’s World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Assembly
This is a year-round platform for youth engagement in agrifood systems. It includes ongoing virtual and thematic consultations throughout the year and typically culminates in activities around the flagship World Food Forum event in October.


19–23 October 2026. FAO HQ, Rome, Italy. CFS 54th Plenary Session

19-30 October 2026. Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

31 October 2026. International Conference on Agroforestry Systems for Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity (ICASCAAB-2026)
Focuses on agroforestry systems, climate adaptation, and biodiversity — a platform for researchers and practitioners to share developments in the field.17 – 20 November 2026. 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference - EA-ISC 2026
Building farmer managed seed system community of practice (COP) For a Resilient EASTERN AFRICA Region.
Catholic university of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
25-27 November 2026. Santiago, Chile. XI CONGRESSO LATINOAMERICANO DE AGROECOLOGIA



30 November - 3 December 2026 RUFORUM’s 22nd AGM
To be held in Zambia, hosted by the Government of Zambia and RUFORUM member universities in Zambia.
This AGM edition offers Zambia, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the rest of Africa, and partners an opportunity to discuss current development opportunities and challenges, and to co-create roadmaps for delivering solutions.