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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
Webinar on “Developing Capacities to Access and Use AGORA: Experience and Lessons from Africa and Asia” [19.06.2017]
The webinar will highlight the impact of the AGORA capacity development initiatives as well as the challenges of developing national capacities. more
International Conference: Living Territories, 22-24 January 2018, Montpellier [19.06.2017]
The International Conference on Living Territories will take place from 22 to 24 January 2018 in Montpellier, France. Three specific objectives are identified for this conference, namely: i. To highlight new methods and scientific knowledge on territorial approaches to rural development, specifically in the Global South. ii. To showcase successful place-based innovations and...more
XVth European Society for Agronomy Congress (ESA) in Geneva from 27th to 31st of August 2018 [19.06.2017]
The topic of the conference will be "Innovative Cropping and Farming Systems for High Quality Food Production Systems”. ESA hopes to reunite around 400 professionals, students, scientist and researchers in Agronomy to discuss and present practical applications regarding the transformation of agriculture and food systems to allow them to simultaneously provide adequate...more
WUS-Förderpreis 2017 - „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung“ [09.06.2017]
Der World University Service (WUS) Deutsches Komitee e. V. will Studierende und Absolventen/innen an deutschen Hochschulen auszeichnen, die sich in ihren Studienabschluss-arbeiten – gleich welcher Fachrichtung – mit einem der folgenden Themen der Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) auseinandergesetzt haben: Migration, Flucht, Menschenrecht auf Bildung, Globales Lernen,...more
Save the date: Agrinatura General Assembly meeting 2018 [09.06.2017]
Next year ‘s Agrinatura General Assembly meeting will be held on April 25 - 26, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany. The meeting will be hosted by the University of Hohenheim back to back with an international workshop. A program will be available by the end of the year.more
"Harnessing Research and Innovation for FOOD 2030: A Science Policy Dialogue" on 16 October 2017 in Brussels [19.05.2017]
This one day conference will serve to disseminate successful European Research and Innovation (R&I) initiatives and contribute to the ongoing science-policy dialogue in the area of Nutrition and Security (FNS). The conference will provide a stakeholder platform for a science policy dialogues to assess the current state of European research, innovation and investment, and...more
Second HLPE Note on Critical and Emerging Issues for Food Security and Nutrition [18.05.2017]
The 2nd HLPE Note on Critical and Emerging Issues for Food Security and Nutrition endorsed by the Steering Committee, has been published on the HLPE website. All complementary documents on the process initiated on the 6th of August 2016 with an open enquiry (full proceedings, synthesis on the process, etc.) are also available. more
First Agroecology Europe Forum - Fostering synergies between movements, science and practice [17.05.2017]
The Agroecology Europe Forum 2017 is open to all kinds of actors and intends to foster interactions between various stakeholders such as scientists, practitioners, social movements, civil society and policy makers, by facilitating knowledge sharing and common action. It will take place on 25-27 October 2017 at ISARA, Lyon (France). Please send your proposals of ideas until 10...more
European Development Days 2017 on 7-8 June 2017 in Brussels [11.05.2017]
Organised by the European Commission, the European Development Days (EDD) bring the development community together each year to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. The EDD 2017 will take place at Tour & Taxis on 7-8 June 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. Registrations are now open.more
WANTED Science Slam am 18. Mai 2017 [11.05.2017]
In der nächsten Runde von „WANTED“ stehen Forschungsprojekte der aktuellen Schwerpunkte der Stiftung im Mittelpunkt. Diese betreffen verschiedene Themenfelder in den Bereichen Lebenswissenschaften, Neue Technologien sowie Umwelt & Nachhaltigkeit. Die Veranstaltung findet statt am Donnerstag, den 18. Mai 2017 um 19 Uhr. Veranstaltungsort ist das Foyer der Baden-Württemberg...more
ELLS Scientific Student Conference 2017: "Global Challenges - The Impact of Life Sciences" [03.05.2017]
The Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen, invites all students of ELLS member and partner universities to the ELLS Scientific Student Conference 2017 at the Faculty of SCIENCE, Copenhagen Denmark, November 17 - 18. This years topic is "Global Challenges - the Impact of Life Sciences". During the conference students from the member universities and from international...more
Outline for a long-term EU–Africa Research and Innovation Partnership [27.04.2017]
The EU-funded project "PROIntensAfrica" has developed an innovative research and innovation (R&I) agenda with the title: . This agenda will connect pathway-orientated comparative R&I in relation to performance domains, dimensions of sustainability, scale levels, and conditions. This document is the final output of the PROIntensAfrica project. more
Call for proposals from young researchers on sustainable food systems [26.04.2017]
BCFN YES! (Young Earth Solutions) is an international competition for young researchers from all over the world. It was first launched in 2012, with the aim of rewarding the best ideas about food and sustainability. The 2017 BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition invites young PhD and postdoc researchers from any background and nationality to submit a research project to improve...more
Apply now to become a Green Talent 2017! [26.04.2017]
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the prestigious ” Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of innovative green ideas. The award, under the patronage of Minister Professor Johanna Wanka, honours young researchers each year. Apply till 23 May, 12 p.m. CEST to...more
Aufruf an die Landesregierung und den Landtag Baden-Württembergs: Keine Studiengebühren für Studierende aus Entwicklungsländern! [24.04.2017]
Expert/-innen aus den Bereichen Entwicklungsforschung, Entwicklungspolitik und Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung fordern die Landesregierung und den Landtag Baden -Württembergs auf, keine Studiengebühren für Studierende aus Entwicklungsländern einzuführen.more
World Water Day Colloquium on 22 March at Hohenheim [15.03.2017]
Each year, the World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. Under the theme ‘Water and Wastewater’, the year 2017 provides an important opportunity to highlight the symbiosis between water and wastewater in the quest for sustainable development. Wastewater - a resource or threat for global water supply?more
Call for agriculture & biodiversity projects [02.03.2017]
The project "Search Farming for Biodiversity" funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) has launched the Solution Search Farming for Biodiversity call. If you are an organization working on innovative agricultural practices that help conserve and support...more