Events
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The University of Johannesburg (UJ) in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) South Africa will hold the 2016 Autumn International Scientific Conference on Food Security and Safety 16 to 18 May. Food security revolves around four major aspects: Availability, access, stability and utilization. In the…
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Decision-makers from across Africa met this week to discuss issues around food safety, particularly aflatoxins, in a high-level roundtable convened by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and the African Union’s Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA). The Global Panel launched its latest policy brief, “Assuring Safe Food Systems: Policy…
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The Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS) Community is holding a webinar about how to use AGRIS to access agricultural research and technology information on 28 April 2016 at 16:00 Rome Time. (Click here for a time zone converter.) AGRIS (International System for Agricultural Science and Technology) is a global public database on agricultural science and…
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The African Union Commission (AUC) has wrapped up a two-day workshop in Addis Ababa titled “Mitigating the Health and Nutrition Impacts of Aflatoxins in Africa through Uncommon Partnerships.” The workshop, held March 23-24, brought together stakeholders from the health and nutrition sectors, including representatives from member states, Partnership for Aflatoxin control in Africa (PACA), AMERF Health…
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The deadline is approaching to submit a paper or poster for the 2016 American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES) meeting in July. APRES members who wish to present original papers or posters at the 2016 APRES Annual Meeting should submit an abstract online by March 31 at www.apresinc.com. The 48th Annual Meeting will be…
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The early-bird deadline for the Second International Legume Society Conference is approaching on March 15. The conference, held by the International Legume Society and the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa , is scheduled for 11-14 October, 2016 at the Tróia resort near Lisbon, Portugal.
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The deadline is approaching to apply for the Next Generation Women Leaders 2016 – a workshop to be held in Paris May 12-14, 2016. McKinsey & Company invites students and young professional women across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa to participate in the three-day workshop focused on building leaders.