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SUMMARY:Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals\, Technologies\, and Actors
DESCRIPTION:\nEach year\, estimates suggest that 1/3 of all food produced is lost or wasted\, making postharvest loss a critical global food security and sustainability issue of today. \nAbout the Course\nThis online course provides an overview of the issue of postharvest loss of grains by exploring essential physical\, technical\, and social dimensions of postharvest supply chains and loss prevention methods globally. Key knowledge areas are presented including: \n\nAn overview of postharvest loss\nSupply chain activities such as harvesting\, drying\, and storage\nEconomics and markets\nAn introduction to the network of actors working in this field\n\nThe course faces the immense challenge of feeding over 9 billion people by the year 2050. To meet these demands\, yields will have to more than double using the same amount of natural resources. In recent years\, postharvest loss has been recognized by major institutions including the US government\, the United Nations\, the CGIAR Research Consortium\, and several others as a significant opportunity to impact food security and improve livelihoods. Despite this increased attention\, a lack of knowledge\, technical capacity\, and resources remain obstacles for stakeholders worldwide to act on these issues. This course will\, for the first time\, provide professionals\, practitioners\, and students\, with a comprehensive introduction to postharvest loss processes and begin building capacity for loss prevention worldwide. \n\n\nCourse Syllabus\nThis course will be broken up into 4 modules covering the following topics: \nWeek 1: Problem–Global Postharvest Loss\nThis module will provide an overview of the issue of postharvest loss (PHL) and how this impacts global food security and sustainability. It will also define the postharvest supply chain. \nWeek 2: Causes–Major Causes & Encounters for PHL\nThis module will introduce technical\, social\, and economic factors and situations that lead to postharvest losses. Harvesting\, drying\, and storage phases will be specifically covered as stages that are both vital in the grain supply chain and in which a great deal of postharvest losses are experienced. \nWeek 3: Solutions–A Prevention Framework for PHL\nThis module will introduce a conceptual framework for how losses can be prevented. Theories\, methods\, and case examples on prevention will be covered. \nWeek 4: Actors–A Network of Global Stakeholders\nThis module will explore how the international community is responding to the issue of postharvest loss. It will cover the current state of the postharvest loss prevention field\, as well as provide background as to how it developed. Some key projects\, initiatives\, and approaches will be highlighted. \nVisit the website for more background information and to register. \n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/global-postharvest-loss-prevention-fundamentals-technologies-actors/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Land Governance\, Commercial Land Acquisition and Rural Development in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Lunch lecture ‘Land Governance\, Commercial Land Acquisition and Rural Development in Africa Some Observations from the Great Lakes Region’ by Dr. Chris Huggins\, organized by LANDac and the Dutch Ministries of Economic and Foreign Affairs (by inviation only).  \nThis is a time of rapid change in the agricultural sector in Africa\, with the so-called ‘global land grab’ taking place against the backdrop of an African Union-backed Land Policy Guidelines process\, efforts to bring about a Green Revolution for Africa\, and rumblings of military or socio-political conflict in many countries. The Great Lakes Region of Africa offers a set of useful comparisons in terms of land governance\, dispute resolution\, commercial acquisition of land\, and national approaches to food security. \nBased on numerous research visits to the region since 2003\, this presentation will use the contrasting examples of Rwanda and the D.R. Congo to illustrate some of the key challenges facing African governments\, investors and the development partners today. \nDr. Chris Huggins is a researcher\, lecturer and trainer with more than 16 years experience on land and natural resources rights in Africa\, particularly the political economy of land and agricultural reform in post-conflict contexts. Chris is now Postdoctoral researcher within LANDac. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/land-governance-commercial-land-acquisition-rural-development-africa/
LOCATION:Ministry of Economic Affairs\, Veegenszaal\, Bezuidenhoutseweg 73\, The Hague\, Netherlands
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SUMMARY:It's the food\, my friend! (in Dutch)
DESCRIPTION:Na vijf eerdere succesvolle series “It’s the food\, my friend!” over de toekomst van landbouw en voedsel in de Rode Hoed onder leiding van Felix Rottenberg worden er in deze nieuwe\, zesdelige serie stappen gezet naar een toekomstvisie voor landbouw en voedsel in Nederland vanuit mondiaal perspectief. De openingsavond op dinsdag 3 februari in de Rode Hoed staat in het teken van de ecologische bronnen van onze voedselproductie. \nOp zoek naar een voedselvisie voor Nederland\nVoedselzekerheid staat weer hoog op de agenda. Door geopolitieke onrust\, de verder uitdijende wereldbevolking\, klimaatverandering en verlies van bodemvruchtbaarheid komen de voedselzekerheid en de natuur in het gedrang. Mede hierdoor is behoefte ontstaan aan een brede\, meerjarige visie op voedsel die bijdraagt aan een economisch\, sociaal en ecologisch duurzame voedsel- en landbouwcultuur\, zowel  hier als elders in de wereld. \nAl ons voedsel is afhankelijk van ecologische kapitaal: vruchtbare bodem\, schoon water\, grondstoffen\, energie en biodiversiteit. In het Internationale Jaar van de Bodem zetten we de schijnwerpers op de bodem en op water.\nDe landbouw gebruikt wereldwijd 70% van het zoetwateraanbod. Er worden grenzen bereikt. Steden en landbouw concurreren in steeds meer gebieden om water. Ook tussen staten ontstaan spanningen. Hoe groot is de water footprint van Nederland? Wat zijn alternatieven? Hoe gaan multinationals als Unilever en FrieslandCampina om met water en ander ecologisch kapitaal?\nEn wat kunnen we zelf doen? Via ons voedsel importeren we immers ook producten die veel water vragen maar in waterarme gebieden worden verbouwd.\nIn sommige woestijngebieden lukt het om een vruchtbare bodem en groene omgeving te creëren met biodiversiteit en landbouw. \nSprekers 3 februari – De ecologische bronnen van onze voedselproductie\n\nProf. Arjen Hoekstra\, Universiteit Twente\, over de mondiale water footprint van de Nederlandse\nvoedselproductie en –consumptie\nMarc van Rijsselberghe\, teler van zilte groenten op Texel over zoutwaterlandbouw\nProf. Jan Willem Erisman\, hoogleraar integrale stikstofstudies VU over bodemvruchtbaarheid\, directeur Louis Bolk Instituut\n\nOrganisatie: Centrum voor Landbouw en Milieu en Ecominds i.s.m. Rode Hoed\nPartners: Youth Food Movement\nMediapartners: Dagblad Trouw en foodlog.nl \nAgenda volledige reeks\n\n\n\n\nDinsdag 3 februari – Rode Hoed\,  Amsterdam \n1. De ecologische bronnen van onze voedselproductie \nDonderdag 19 februari – Wageningen (Droevendaalsesteeg 2\, gebouw Orion) \n2. De toekomst van de (super)markt en de boer (voertaal: Engels) \nMaandag 16 maart – Rode Hoed\, Amsterdam \n3. Veilig\, gezond én duurzaam voedsel: gaat dat lukken? \nMaandag 30 maart – Rode Hoed\, Amsterdam \n4. De impact van geld op ons voedselssysteem \nWoensdag 8 april – Rode Hoed\, Amsterdam \n5. Visserij\, visteelt en natuur: op zoek naar een bodem \nDinsdag 28 april – Rode Hoed\, Amsterdam \n6. Grande finale & Diner: Op zoek naar een voedselvisie voor Nederland \n\n\n\n\n  \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/food-friend-dutch/
LOCATION:De Rode Hoed\, Keizersgracht 102\, Amsterdam\, 1015 CV\, Netherlands
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