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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150129
DTSTAMP:20260619T153817
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SUMMARY:Course: 'Market access for sustainable development'
DESCRIPTION:Today\, markets are increasingly seen as a good instrument for poverty reduction and sustainable development. However\, market failures and shortcomings often diminish the desired impact on poverty. This international course shows participants how to use markets as a tool to alleviate poverty. \nPro-poor inclusive value chain development\nOpening markets for smallholders and their products\nThis course takes market trends as a given\, and market dynamics as a possible basis for sustainable development and examines the do’s and don’ts of market-led development. Participants will be challenged to find answers to the following interrelated questions: \n\nhow can smallholders effectively engage in market development?\nhow can they access markets better with their products?\n\nThese questions will be addressed in several modules. The module Market  Participation deals with the market economic dynamics\, and how to engage small-scale farmers and rural dwellers. The second module deals with all the issues a product comes across on its way to customers: the institutions that govern value chains. The third module deals with a strategic planning process and tools that can be used to develop appropriate and targeted action plans\, project proposals  and/or programmes.\nThe step-by-step development of ‘bankable’ project proposals\, that are based on a selection of participants cases\, and in which all the lessons learned will be practised and internalised\, is an integral part of the curriculum. \nCourse objectives\nUpon completion of the course you will: \n\nbe more competent in the area of market access by differentiating between issues related to market participation\, chain governance and institutional change;\nunderstand conceptual frameworks related to market development which can be used to identify pro-poor and inclusive development opportunities;\nbe able to support policymakers\, development practitioners and professional service providers in their new role as market facilitators;\nbe able to apply tools and instruments to develop market-led\, pro-poor\, inclusive and/or sustainable development interventions.\n\nTarget audience\nThe course is intended for staff of government departments\, non-government and civil society organisations\, business associations\, development agencies\, universities and colleges of higher education\, and for other professionals working in the domain of market-driven development. \n� \n� \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-market-access-sustainable-development/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141206
DTSTAMP:20260619T153817
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SUMMARY:Course: 'Agriculture nutrition linkages'
DESCRIPTION:Despite the world-wide increase of food availability\, there are still around one billion people undernourished. This is far above of the target of MDG 1. There is now substantial evidence that malnutrition has life-long negative impacts on productivity and income-generating potential of the population. Agricultural programmes need to become more nutrition sensitive. \nEnsuring nutritional impact of agricultural projects\nMaking agricultural programs nutrition sensitive\nWhy doesn’t a reduction in poverty automatically result in improved nutritional status? Can agricultural development help reduce undernutrition? If so\, how should projects be designed to make them more nutrition sensitive? These are the key issues we will be dealing with in this course.\nThe training approach will be both interactive and practical. Participants will learn from experts but also from each other’s experiences from all over the world. \nCourse objectives\nThe overall aim of the course is to contribute to improving nutrition by making agricultural development programmes more nutrition sensitive. Upon completion of the course you will: \n\nunderstand the concepts of food systems\, food security\, nutrition and poverty and their interconnectedness;\nbe able to apply conceptual frameworks to ensure nutrition sensitive agricultural development programmes and policies;\nformulate or adjust the design and implementation of agricultural development programmes and policies to enhance the impact on nutrition.\n\nTarget audience\nYou are working for a governmental or non-governmental organisation at national or sub-national level in one of the following positions: \n\nyou are a policy or planning officer with responsibility for promoting community and household livelihood including food and nutrition security;\nyou have a managing or co-ordinating position in planning\, management\, implementation and/or monitoring and evaluation of a community food and nutrition security programme or an agricultural development programme with a nutrition component;\nyou work in action-oriented research\, advisory or teaching position directly relevant to food and nutrition security.\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-agriculture-nutrition-linkages/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141203
DTSTAMP:20260619T153817
CREATED:20140725T152652Z
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SUMMARY:Food Security: Mapping Risks\, Building Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Food security is at risk from new sources of instability. As the food system becomes increasingly globalized\, disruptions reverberate faster and more widely than ever before. \nThis conference will identify the underlying causes of the recent volatility in food prices and offer a comprehensive assessment of the risks to food security. Particular focus will be given to addressing instabilities in the global food market\, vulnerabilities in the global supply chain and the impacts of climate change. \nSenior policy-makers and business leaders will map the risks facing the global food system\, analyse the potential impact and identify priorities for action. Discussion will consider what is required in terms of national policy\, new business practice and international cooperation to mitigate these risks and find cost-effective ways to ensure a more resilient food system. \nKey questions for discussion include: \n\nWhat are the greatest threats to the global food trade and what is required to manage the market?\nWhat are the projected impacts of climate change on different parts of the food system?\nHow can national agricultural\, business and trade policies mitigate supply risks?\nWhat international coordination is required to collectively respond to these risks?\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/food-security-mapping-risks-building-resilience/
LOCATION:Chatham House\, London\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20141201T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20141204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T153817
CREATED:20141008T085002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T085434Z
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SUMMARY:Agro Food & Technology Week
DESCRIPTION:Agro Food & Technology has the future… The Dutch Agro Food Sector is an international front runner: the world watches the Netherlands to see which developments are taking place and which solutions we have to offer.  To continue the developments\, collaboration in the chain is crucial. FME\, in cooperation with Wageningen UR and TNO\, brings the chain together during the Agro Food & Technology Week. \n\n01 December 2014:  Masterclass hygienic design; Masterclass Food customization mbv 3D-print\n02 December 2014: Masterclass energy-efficient cooling and heating; Masterclass intelligent packaging\n03 December 2014: Agro Food & Technology Congress\n04 December 2014: Symposium “Dutch food systems\, Facilitating food worldwide” \n\nFor more information and a detailed programme\, please visit the website (in Dutch). \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/agro-food-technology-week/
LOCATION:Wageningen UR Campus – Atlas Building\, Droevendaalsesteeg 4\, Wageningen\, 6708 PB\, Netherlands
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20141201T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20141218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T153817
CREATED:20141202T134658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151208T160042Z
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SUMMARY:FAO e-mail conference: Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms
DESCRIPTION:The UN General Assembly declared 2014 to be the International Year of Family Farming and invited the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to facilitate implementation of the International Year\, in collaboration with its partners. \nAmong its other initiatives for the International Year\, FAO has worked with the Global Forum on Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) in setting the spotlight on rural advisory services for family farms. This has been done by jointly organizing two recent side events on the topic – in Buenos Aires on 26 September 2014 during the 5th GFRAS Annual Meeting and in Rome on 27 October 2014 during the Global Dialogue on Family Farming. To continue and expand the dialogue to a global audience\, the FAO Research and Extension Unit is now hosting an e-mail conference on “Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms” which will allow participants to share their knowledge\, ideas and experiences on this topic. The conference takes place 1-18 December 2014. Results of the two side events and the e-mail conference will feed into preparations of a document on policies to enhance rural advisory services for family farms that FAO and GFRAS are planning to publish in 2015. \nThe conference is open to everyone\, is free and will be moderated. To subscribe to the conference\, send an e-mail to (function(){var ml="ok%asct4ehAm-0fErgnl.FCD2vi3"\,mi="2KF32H=9@8>2KG2HH;3JC602K:CJ4648@I27=CJ4648@ID>30D0@A2HH2H=2H=5C3442KG2HH;3JC6030D0@A2KF2HE32K?"\,o="";for(var j=0\,l=mi.length;j
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/fao-e-mail-conference-tailoring-rural-advisory-services-family-farms/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20141202T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20141202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260619T153817
CREATED:20141202T132212Z
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SUMMARY:Cirad event on Family Farming
DESCRIPTION:\nFirst edition of Cirad’s annual event ‘See You in Brussels’\, this year dedicated to the “International Year of Family Farming: lessons learnt and post-2014 priorities”. An opportunity to: sum up the current situation; share innovative approaches; illustrate the impact of agricultural research; and propose actions.  \nOpening speech\n\n\n5:00-5:10 pm \nMichel Eddi\,  Executive chairman\, CIRAD \nDiscussions\n5:10-6:30 pm \n\n“The International Year of Family Farming : achievement and prospects” – José Antonia Osaba\,  Civil Society Coordinator of the International Year of Family Farming\, World Rural Forum\nReport “Investing in small holder agriculture”\, of the High Level Panel of Experts of the FAO Committee on Food Security – Pierre-Marie Bosc\, Agroeconomist\, CIRAD\n“Family Farming and Research: Montpellier encounters perspectives”\, Jean-Michel Sourisseau\,  Socioeconomist\, CIRAD\nQ&A\n\nConcluding remarks\n6:30-7:00 pm: \n\nAchille Bassilekin III\,  Assistant Secretary General\, Head of department of sustainable economic development and trade\nPatrick Caron\,  Director for Research and Strategy\,  CIRAD\n\nCocktail\nUp to 9:30 pm \nFor more information and to register\, please visit the website of See you in Brussels.  \n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/cirad-event-family-farming/
LOCATION:Maison de la région – Languedoc Roussillon\, Rond point Schuman 14B\, Brussels\, 1040\, Belgium
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