Events

  • Trade and partnership development can make all the difference for a young agribusiness. That’s why the Global African Agribusiness Accelerator Platform (GAAAP) is holding a workshop that introduces key resources that youth involved in agriculture and agribusiness can access to become active in new or existing value chains and through development of trade linkages and…

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  • Agrilinks is holding a webinar showcasing the applied research of three Feed the Future Innovation Labs and their contributions to on-the-ground development impact. Leaders from the Feed the Future Innovation Labs for Nutrition, Soybean and Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss will present examples of how U.S. universities are leading the development of tools and innovations that…

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  • Join in the discussion beginning Wednesday, July 12 about youth engagement in agriculture in Africa. The forum, which will last a month, is sponsored by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), CGIAR Research Program on Livestock, the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN), AgriProFocus, and ICCO Cooperation. Discussion will…

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  • It’s time to nominate young scientists for the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, a $10,000 prize that recognizes exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40. The award, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, goes to someone who “has clearly demonstrated intellectual courage, stamina, and determination in…

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  • The ETH Zurich World Food System Center, together with the Yamsys Project and the Swiss Center for Scientific Research in Côte d’Ivoire, is taking applications for next year’s World Food System Summer School, “Food Systems in Transition,” which will be held 27 January through 10 February 2018 in Côte d’Ivoire. The two-week intensive academic course will…

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  • AflaNet, a partnership between the scientific and development communities in German and Kenya/East Africa, is soliciting abstracts for its one-day-conference in Nairobi on 9 October. The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists, stakeholders, institutes, farmers and governmental institutions seeking for long-lasting, innovative and practicable ideas to combat aflatoxin from the food value…

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  • The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) Africa Chapter and the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) is seeking proposals for papers and workshops to be presented at the 4th IAALD Africa Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, 30 May through 1 June, 2018. Papers should reflect the conference theme – “Agricultural innovations, information…

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