Events
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The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are holding a three-day online symposium for development practitioners, researchers, and others working in food security. Aligning Research Investments to the Global Food Security Strategy: A Three-Day AgExchange on Nutrition, Resilience and Agriculture-Led Economic Growth will be…
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The 2017 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins, will be held June 18-23 at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. The conference will bring together senior and early-career scientists, as well as students, to address the very practical task of ensuring the safety of food and water supplies. Podium presentations will include a mixture…
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SPRING (Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovation in Nutrition Globally) will hold a webinar on April 5 on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), a tool designed and tested by IFPRI, that is used to measure women’s empowerment SPRING used the tool in projects in Bangladesh, where women are relatively less empowered in comparison to…
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The International Fertilizer Development Center will hold its seventh Linking Farmers to Markets workshop in Accra from 15-19 May. The cost of the program is $1,650 until 17 April and $1,800 afterward. The successful training program has been conducted in both English and French in the past. Who should attend?
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will release “2017 Global Food Policy Report” on March 23 in a Washington, D.C. event streamed on the internet. The report takes an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities of urbanization for food security and nutrition. At the event, a panel will discuss: What we know about…
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Nominations have opened for the 2017 Africa Food Prize, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding individuals or institutions leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives. The $100,000 prize celebrates Africans who are taking control of the agriculture agenda, highlighting initiatives and…
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The FAO of the United Nations and Research4Life are hosting a series of webinars as part of an online course by A.S.I.R.A. (Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture) specifically for professionals working in low-income countries. It’s too late to sign up for the course, but the webinar sessions are open to anyone and follow…