AGRINATURA communications  [10.10.23]

The University of Hohenheim is part of AGRINATURA. The research center for Global Food Security and Ecosystems is the main contact point between UHOH and the network.

 

Dear colleagues,

AGRINATURA is the European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development, an entity established jointly by European Research and Education organisations. It is based on two pillars – Agrinatura Association regrouping all members and Agrinatura-EEIG, which is its operational arm. Activities are managed by the Joint Management Unit, with one office in Cork, Ireland (Information & Communication, Association secretariat) and one office in Greenwich, UK (Business Management, Administration, EEIG secretariat).

Please check the AGRINATURA communication below and for further information contact Dr. Tim Ndah (h.ndah@uni-hohenheim.de):

[Forum]

7th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum at the historic Tour and Taxis Brussels. From 20th to 22nd
of October 2023.
More information: https://www.thefoodbridge.org/index.php/eventbooking/adaf23
or info@thefoodbridge.org

[Call European Commission]

European Biodiversity Partnership launches a new research call on Nature-Based Solutions. The call will support transnational, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral research projects (3-year duration) in all parts of the world addressing one or more of the three (non-exclusive) themes below:
THEME 1 – Synergies and trade-offs of Nature-Based Solutions in the context of human well-being;
THEME 2 – Nature-Based Solutions mitigating anthropogenic drivers of biodiversity loss;
THEME 3 – The contribution of Nature-Based Solutions for just transformative change.
More information: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/european-biodiversity-partnership-launches-new-research-call-nature-based-solutions-2023-09-11_en

[ICA Forum]

At JUNIA grande école d’ingénieurs, Lille, France from 19 to 20 October 2023. 
The Forum will address two separate topics, Artificial intelligence (AI) and the One Health Triad
No registration fees for the Webinars & the ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2023 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXDlphhgyRKd7-y5WBu7crNGEF32AxwbMGJnCZaeSaqkaJdQ/viewform?pli=1
More information: https://www.ica-europe.info/forum-focus-home

[Event]

Women in Agribusiness Week (WAW) 2023 is set for the 13th to 18th of November 2023 in Ghana.
Location: Accra Metropolitan Assembly A.M.A Accra, Greater Accra Region 233 Ghana.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waw-women-in-agribusiness-week-2023-tickets-641189112897?aff=oddtdtcreator

[Call AgroServ]

Proposals are open to scientists working on topics related to agroecology.
Deadline for pre-proposals: October 23rd, 2023, 12:00 am CEST
Details: https://agroserv.eu/blog/agroserv-launches-its-1st-call-proposals-open-scientists?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=9th%20EDITION%20OF%20SCIENCE%20BY%20WOMEN%20PROGRAM&utm_medium=email

[PAEPARD report and webinars]

You will find in the following blogpost the main reports published or presented
during events/webinars in September.
blogpost: https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/10/reports-september.html
webnar: https://paepard.blogspot.com/2023/10/webinars-october-2023.html

[GFAR Newsletter] 

September 2023 / Artificial Turf: The Impact of AI on Agriculture.
https://mailchi.mp/fao/gfar-in-action-september2023?e=a1c10d640d

[Conference]

5th African Organic Conference (AOC) in Kigali, Rwanda for four (4) days from
December 12 - 15, 2023 in collaboration with the organic agriculture actors in Africa, the African Union
Commission and other strategic organizations outside Africa. The theme of the conference is “Strengthening Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems in Africa Through Organic Agriculture”. More information at:
https://africanorganicconference.net/

[Dialogue with FGAR]

Save the date for this enlightening dialogue, scheduled for Friday, October 20th at 1300 CET.
GFAR Talks VII: The UN Food Systems Summit – progress and Pitfalls on science-informed Actions at National and Global Levels
In this GFAR Talk, Joachim von Braunill and Gabriela Quiroga Gilardoni will reflect on what progress has been achieved and what still needs to be done if the UNFSS is to achieve its goal of global food systems transformation.
Registration:https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_suRqcM0EQ6K5rCZ31xBb8A?_x_zm_rtaid=WtUVYr8DSh6t3eWQPZgwFQ.1696491688076.34d804b98db76703f6bf3080aaa5e7e7&_x_zm_rhtaid=841#/registration

[Online CGIAR report]

CGIAR’s 2022 Annual Report: Food systems in a climate crisis.
https://www.cgiar.org/annual-report/annual-report-2022

[An interesting interview to listen to]

Kindly shared by PAEPARD. Ubuntu Radio interview with H.E. Josefa Sacko, the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment on review of the First Ten Year Plan and preview of the Second Ten Year Plan of Agenda 2063.
Link: https://soundcloud.com/ubunturadioza/amb-josefa-sacko-african-union-darbe-commissioner?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0&si=ba26b165783242d2a9222af68af5a345&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

[Newsletter October 2023]

The Assembly of European Regions Producing Fruits, Vegetables, and Ornamental Plants.
https://mailchi.mp/4b2e2c91994b/2018-15565886?e=d042cfd922

[APPEL À CANDIDATURES]

APPEL À CANDIDATURES
Appel à candidatures pour la section des deux experts économistes pour une activité de renforcement des capacités sur la méthodologie VCA4D dans la République Démocratique du Congo.
Nous vous invitons à lire attentivement le contexte de cette activité ainsi que les détails de l’expertise recherchée et à envoyer les CV des candidats à vca4d@agrinatura-eu.eu (en CC sara.baumgart@agrinatura-eu.eu et giorgia.mei@agrinatura-eu.eu) au plus tard pour le mercredi 19/10/2023.  
Pour toutes questions complémentaires, vous pouvez contact vca4d@agrinatura-eu.eu.
Pour plus d'informations, consultez le lien:https://agrinatura-eu.eu/news/call-for-associate-experts-join-our-vca4d-cassava-team-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/


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