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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140927
DTSTAMP:20260625T180925
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SUMMARY:Course 'Organised farmers as partners in agribusiness'
DESCRIPTION:Small farmers not only constitute the majority of the world’s poor\, they are also the majority of the world’s small and medium enterprises. Through collective action of their organisations\, farmers can improve their performance and income. Facilitators\, equipped with the right approaches and tools\, can do more to support the farmers’ business organisations in their entrepreneurial endeavours. \nOptimising the performance of producers’ organisations\nImproving farmers’ performance and business relations \nThis course perceives farmers as autonomous entrepreneurs\, not as target groups or beneficiaries. In this light\, farmers’ organisations become business supporters. The central question is how farmers\, through collective action of their organizations\, can better access credit\, remunerative markets\, and improve their production and yields. \nMain pillars of the programme are: the economic services that farmers’ organisations can deliver to their members\, stakeholder collaboration\, bringing internal governance up to standards\, lobby and negotiation and innovation of agricultural development cooperation. You will learn about farmer professionalisation and empowerment\, and about collective action of farmers business organisations. The course is highly interactive: participants have the opportunity to learn from the broad international experience of the trainers\, but also from other participants. \nCourse objectives\nUpon completion of the course you will: \n\nbe familiar with state-of-the-art thinking about rural innovation\, farmer entrepreneurship and farmer-inclusive value chain development;\nknow how to review the key challenges farmers face –  and identify options for collective action;\nbe able to analyse farmers relations with sourcing companies\, banks and MFI’s\, and other stakeholders\, and know about options to improve the relations;\nbe capable to use operational approaches and practical tools for facilitating the improvement of the performance and market engagement of farmers’ organisations;\nexplore alternative intervention strategies to support farmers and their organisations.\n\nTarget audience\nThis two week course is aimed at professionals interested in the promotion of farmer-included agribusiness. We welcome professionals from farmers’ organisations\, governmental organisations\, private sector\, civil society organisations\, universities\, research and extension. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-organised-farmers-partners-agribusiness/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140927
DTSTAMP:20260625T180925
CREATED:20140725T095602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T083816Z
UID:1403-1410739200-1411775999@knowledge4food.net
SUMMARY:Course 'Lost harvest and wasted food'
DESCRIPTION:Large contrasts exist in how we manage the food we have available. While in parts of our societies there is a shortage of food\, in the urban and wealthier communities\, good food is thrown away only because it is beyond its sell-by date. Optimising the ‘farm to fork’ chain can contribute significantly to food security. \nManaging the crop supply chain for increased food security\nStrengthening your insights to reduce the food lost \nEstimates indicate that 30 to 40% of the food produced globally is lost post-harvest or wasted because it’s never consumed. Without these losses there is sufficient food available to feed the world population\, even when it will reachs 9 billion people. Complete utilisation of food may remain science fiction\, but there are many possibilities for a drastic reduction of losses. A conducive policy environment\, and actively involved public services and private sector are prerequisites to reduce the amount of ‘missing’ food.\nIn this course\, we will look at ways to minimize losses\, reduce food waste and explore alternative uses. Ultimately\, reduction of losses contributes to food security. During the course we will critically analyse the supply chain\, and design sustainable alternatives with special attention to harvest practices\, storage\, spoilage and food waste management. \nThe training approach is interactive: we will use a mixture of lectures\, discussions\, group work and field trips with the aim to expose you\, as far as possible\, to all aspects of post-harvest and waste management. Meeting course colleagues from other countries\, but with similar interests\, leads to exchange of experiences and mutual learning. Participants’ case studies are the basis of the group work. \nCourse objectives\nUpon completion of the course you will: \n\nunderstand the link between primary production\, post-harvest management\, the supply chain and food security;\nbe familiar with alternative uses of food waste;\nhave insight in the public and private responsibilities in the supply chain for post-harvest handling and food waste management;\nbe able to design solutions for minimising the amount of ‘missing food’\, from smallholders to multinational retailers.\n\nTarget audience\nThe basic prerequisite for participation in the course is an active interest and professional experience in this field. Participants should be proficient in English\, and have at least a BSc Degree or an equivalent academic qualification. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-lost-harvest-wasted-food/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140925
DTSTAMP:20260625T180925
CREATED:20140725T103058Z
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SUMMARY:Course 'Knowledge Management' (in Dutch)
DESCRIPTION:Hoe kunt u optimaal werken\, volgens strakke schema’s\, als u tegelijkertijd spontane ideeën ruimte wilt geven om te kunnen innoveren? En hoe kunt u markten verkennen en partnerships aangaan als u uw eigen kennis zo goed mogelijk wilt beschermen? Tijdens de training knowledge management krijgt u hiervoor handvatten aangereikt en gaat er u er direct mee aan de slag. Maak direct werk van het managen van kennis! \nDoelgroep\nBent u als medewerker of manager binnen uw organisatie of afdeling verantwoordelijk voor het organiseren van de kennisorganisatie? En heeft u te maken met de strategische\, tactische en operationele opzet van kennismanagement?  De training geeft u inzicht in de wijze waarop kennis georganiseerd en gestuurd kan worden\, u krijgt handvatten aangereikt om uw eigen organisatie te doorgronden en te verbeteren. Mocht u twijfelen of u tot de doelgroep behoort\, neem dan gerust contact met ons op. Een belangrijk aspect van de opzet van de training is het delen en leren van (andere) bedrijfservaringen. \nResultaat\nNa afloop van de training heeft u inzicht in het ‘algemene plaatje’ van kennismanagement en de samenhang tussen verschillende elementen van de organisatie. Daarnaast weet u binnen uw eigen organisatie waar zich de ‘enablers’ en ‘barriers’ bevinden. Ook heeft u meer inzicht in de recente en toekomstige ontwikkelingen bij het inrichten van een kennisorganisatie in de huidige markt. Na afloop van de training heeft u uw kennisstrategie voor uw eigen organisatie geformuleerd en heeft u uw eigen missie/visie en ambitie in kaart gebracht. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-knowledge-management-dutch/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20140923T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20140925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260625T180925
CREATED:20140814T073412Z
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SUMMARY:3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutrition and Food Sciences
DESCRIPTION:Following the success path laid by Nutritional Science-2012 and Nutritional Science-2013 International conferences\, OMICS Publishing Group is proudly announcing the grand commencement of 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutrition and Food Sciences (Nutritional Science-2014) at Valencia\, Spain from September 23-25\, 2014. \nThe conference will be highlighting the theme “Importance of nutrition in daily life and advancing towards better and healthier future”. Nutritional Science-2014 stress on key topics\, which are not limited to: \n\nCarbohydrate and protein nutrition\nNutritional disorders like childhood obesity\, diabetes\nMalnutrition- associated physical and mental disorders\nDietary assessment studies and guidelines\nPublic health and community nutrition\nOrganic nutrition\nNutrigenetics & nutrigenomics\nGenetically modified foods\nAdvancements in food technology\, quality control and safety\n\nFor more information visit the website www.nutritionalconference.com/index.php \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/3rd-international-conference-exhibition-nutrition-food-sciences/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20140923T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20140923T180000
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SUMMARY:Climate Summit 2014 - Catalyzing Action
DESCRIPTION:The Secretary-General is hosting the Climate Summit to engage leaders and advance climate action and ambition. The Summit will serve as a public platform for leaders at the highest level – all UN Member States\, as well as finance\, business\, civil society and local leaders from public and private sectors – to catalyze ambitious action on the ground to reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience and mobilize political will for an ambitious global legal agreement by 2015 that limits the world to a less than 2-degree Celsius rise in global temperature. \nThe Climate Summit will be focused on actions and solutions by both national governments and groups of governments working together with a variety of actors from the private sector and civil society to accelerate progress in areas that go far to reduce emissions and strengthen resilience – in areas such as energy; short-lived climate pollutants; cities and transportation; sustainable agriculture and forestry; adaptation and disaster risk reduction; and climate finance and the economic drivers. \n� \nProgramme\n\n\n\nTime\nProgramme\n\n\n08.30 – 10.00\nOpening Plenary (General Assembly Hall)\nRemarks by the United Nations Secretary-General\nFilm and presentations from civil society\nRemarks by selected Heads of State and Government and invited guest speakers\n\n\n10.15 – 13.15\nPlenary for Heads of state and Government in three parallel sessions\n\n\n13.30 – 15.15\nPrivate Sector Forum High-level Luncheon for Heads of State and Government\,Chief Executive\nOfficers of the private sector and leaders of civil society hosted by the UN Secretary-General\nand organized by Global Compact\n\n\n15.30 – 18.00\nMultilateral and Multi-stakeholder Action Announcements\nAnnouncements by multilateral and multi-stakeholder coalitions on: \n\nAgriculture\nCities\nClimate financing\nClimate Pollutants\nEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy\nForests\nResilience\, Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction\nTransportation\n\n\n\n\n15.30 – 18.00\nThematic Sessions\nFour\, high-level policy and practice dialogues on: \n\nClimate Science\nCities\nThe Economic Case for Climate Action\nCo-benefits of Climate Action\nVoices from the Climate Frontlines\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/climate-summit-2014-catalyzing-action/
LOCATION:UN Headquarters\, New York\, United States
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