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Congress FOOD 2030: Towards sustainable agri-food systems - Submit your abstract now! [20.04.2018]
5-6 September 2018, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germanymore
Tropentag 2018 - Travel grants for MSc and PhD students [10.04.2018]
AGRINATURA is offering 8 travel grants for MSc and PhD students participating at Tropentag Conference this year again.more
Agrinatura 2018 General Assembly and Workshop - Register now and celebrate with us! [27.03.2018]
25-27 April 2018, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germanymore
1st Hohenheimer China Dialog [26.03.2018]
12 April 2018, 10:00 AM - 16:00 PM, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germanymore
Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA) Workshop [26.03.2018]
The workshop will be held on 16 - 18 April 2018 at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austriamore
Agrinatura General Assembly and Workshop on 25 - 26 April 2018 [22.03.2018]
The Hohenheim Research Center for Global Food Security and Ecosystems (GFE) cordially invites you to the Agrinatura Meeting 2018 for networking and discussions with scientists from 28 European partner universities and more actors who are engaged in Agricultural Research for Development. more
World Water Day 2018 Colloquium [05.03.2018]
The World Water Day 2018 Colloquium takes place at the University of Hohenheim on 22nd of March 2018, 13:00 – 17:00 in the Aula of the Hohenheim Castlemore
SUMMER SCHOOL: "Agroecology and animal production"
[15.02.2018]
Agreenium and Wageningen University and Research are pleased to announce the second edition of a joint summer school on agroecology and animal production which will take place from 2 to 5 July 2018 at the VetAgro Sup, Clermont-Ferrand (France)more
TROPENTAG 2018: Global food security and food safety: The role of universities [06.02.2018]
September 17 - 19, 2018, organised by the Ghent University, Ghent, Belgiummore
Tropentag 2018 - Call for papers [06.02.2018]
We have the pleasure to inform you that Tropentag 2018 will take place at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, from September 17-19. The call for papers and preliminary conference information is now available. more
Call for nominations: the Global Nutrition Report Independent Expert Group
[08.01.2018]
The Global Nutrition Report (GNR) is refreshing its Independent Expert Group (IEG)!more
Belfast Summit on Global Food Integrity [08.01.2018]
The Summit will take place in the famous Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, in late May 2018. more
New Publication: Scientific Opinion on Food from the Oceans [08.01.2018]
We are very pleased to inform you that a scientific opinion ''Food from the Oceans" has now been published and submitted to the European Commission by the European Commission's High Level Group of independent scientific advisors.more
4th International JPI HDHL Conference on December 1, 2017, Brussels, Belgium [17.11.2017]
The conference will bring together and stimulate the dialogue between different stakeholders in the area of food, nutrition and health.more
CIRAD is working with a range of partners to organize an international conference titled "Living Territories for a Sustainable Development" [10.11.2017]
Early bird registration extended to 1 December !more
First atlas on rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa [06.11.2017]
A first atlas entitled "Rural Africa in motion" has been published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to deepen understanding on rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa.more
HLPE Report on "Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition" - eConsultation on the Issues Note + Call for Experts [23.10.2017]
During its 44th Plenary Session (9-13 October 2017), the CFS requested the HLPE to produce a report on “Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition”, to be presented at CFS46 Plenary session in October 2019. As part of its report elaboration process, the HLPE is launching an...more
New report on "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017" [09.10.2017]
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual flagship report jointly prepared by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO to inform on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and to provide in-depth analysis on key challenges for achieving this goal in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report...more
Call for papers for Vol 6 Nr 1 (April 2018): Healthy ecosystem for/from sustainable agriculture [04.10.2017]
The Future of Food Journal, a collaborative journal between the department of Organic Food Quality and Food Culture at the University of Kassel, Germany, and the Federation of German Scientists (VDW), invites you to submit your research papers, reports or book reviews on this theme for publication in our Volume 6, Number 1 (April 2018). The submission deadline is the 15th of...more
EIP-AGRI Brochure about Horizon 2020 multi-actor projects [04.10.2017]
Many of the Horizon 2020 calls under societal challenge 2 require projects to apply the “multi-actor approach”. This approach which brings farmers, scientists and other actors together leads to solutions which answer real needs and are more easily applied on the field. This brochure presents the benefits of this approach, some examples of running H2020 projects and explains...more
Registration Horizon 2020 InfoWeek now open [04.10.2017]
The Research Executive Agency (REA), the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) of the European Commission are co-organising an Info Week on Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and...more
Organic Innovation Days 2017 - Registration open [05.09.2017]
Registration is open for the 3rd edition of Organic Innovation Days, what will be hosted by the representation of the Tuscany region, in Brussels from 15 to 17 November 2017. The Organic Innovation Days is TP Organic’s annual event gathering actors from the organic and conventional food & farming sector as well as policy-makers to discuss the latest innovations in the organic...more
55. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress: Nachhaltige Entwicklungsziele – Ernährungssicherung für die Zukunft [05.09.2017]
Der wissenchaftliche Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE) zum Thema "Nachhaltige Entwicklungsziele – Ernährungssicherung für die Zukunft" findet vom 07.– 09. März 2018 an der Universität Hohenheim statt. Der Bewerbungszeitraum für das Einreichen von Abstracts ist vom 1.9. bis zum 25.10.2017. more
CDAIS - Global Overview Report 2016 [27.07.2017]
The European Commission is financially supporting a project to strengthen capacities to innovate in Africa, Asia and Central America. The project is officially called the capacity development for agricultural innovation systems (CDAIS). It is being implemented jointly by Agrinatura, FAO and national partners in the 8 pilot countries (Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia,...more
13th European Farming Systems Symposium 'Farming systems - Call for Abstracts [04.07.2017]
The 13th European Farming Systems Symposium (IFSA – European Group) will be held in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania. For this Symposium, a diversity of perspectives on farming systems and different narratives of pathways are welcomed. You are invited to submit an abstract for one of the Themes at the symposium by 15 September 2017.more
27th European Grassland Federation General Meeting 'Sustainable Milk and Meat Production from Grasslands' [04.07.2017]
Teagasc will host the European Grassland Federation 27th General Meeting (EGF 2018) in Cork, Ireland from 17 – 21 June 2018. The conference will offer delegates the first hand opportunity to see and experience dairy, beef and sheep production from grassland.more
HLPE Report #11 - Sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition [26.06.2017]
In October 2014, at its 41st session, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) to prepare a study on sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition (FSN) to inform the debates at the 44th CFS Plenary Session of October 2017. The key issue here is the multiple contributions of forests and trees to FSN in its four ...more
FAO report on "The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges" [21.06.2017]
The recently published FAO report on "The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges" sheds some light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, and provides some insights as to what is at stake and what needs to be done. What emerges is that “business as usual” is no longer an option but calls...more
Forschen auf Augenhöhe fördert Nachhaltigkeit [21.06.2017]
Den Elfenbeinturm verlassen und gemeinsame Experimente in der Natur durchführen - dies verbessert die ökologischen Kompetenzen und fördert ökologische Handlungsweisen unter Nutzern und Bewirtschaftern natürlicher Ressourcen. Das zeigt ein bemerkenswertes sozial-ökologisches Experiment mit Anglern, das im Fachjournal Science Advances – dem Online Ableger von Science -...more
25 Jahre ZALF: Forschungszentrum mit internationaler Strahlkraft feiert Jubiläum [21.06.2017]
Am 22. Juni 2017 feiert das Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e. V. gemeinsam mit rund 300 geladenen Gästen aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis sein 25-jähriges Bestehen. Am Vormittag findet ein wissenschaftliches Symposium zum Thema „Agrarlandschaftsforschung im Kontext der Nachhaltigkeitsziele“ auf dem Campus in Müncheberg statt. Am Nachmittag lassen...more