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SUMMARY:Expo Milano 2015
DESCRIPTION:Expo Milano 2015 is a non-commercial Universal Exposition with some very unique and innovative features. Not only is it an exhibition but also a process\, one of active participation among a large number of players around the theme of Feeding the Planet\, Energy for Life. It is sustainable\, technological\, thematic and focused on its visitors. Open from May 1 to October 31\, 2015\, the Expo will host over 130 participants. Running for 184 days\, this giant exhibition site\, covering one million square meters\, is expected to welcome over 20 million visitors.\n\n\nA journey of tastes\nVisitors will experience a unique journey that looks at the complex theme of nutrition. They will have the possibility to take a trip around the world\, sampling the food and traditions of people from all over the globe. Expo Milano 2015 will be the first Exposition in history to be remembered not only for its products but also for its contribution towards education on food and the planet’s precious resources. \nWorkshop and debate themes include:\n\nImproving food quality and security: the security of having enough food to live on\, and an assurance that the food is healthy and the water drinkable;\nEnsuring healthy and high-quality nutrition for all human beings\, doing away with the hunger\, drought\, infantile mortality\, and malnutrition that still afflict 850 million people on this planet\, and extirpating famine and pandemic disease;\nPreventing the new epidemics and diseases of our time\, including obesity\, cardiovascular disease\, and cancer\, by championing practices that have proven to be effective;\nPromoting innovation in research\, technology\, and business practices along the entire food supply chain to improve the nutritional value\, conservation\, and distribution of foods;\nProviding education in proper nutrition and encouraging more healthy lifestyles\, especially among children\, adolescents\, the disabled\, and the elderly;\nEnhancing the value of cultural and ethnic heritage as expressed in culinary traditions.\n\nVisit the website of Expo Milano 2015 for more information. \n\n\nDownload the discussion paper ‘The role of research in global food and nutrition security’ (Expo 2015 EU Scientific Steering Committee) \nRead the Press Release ‘Expo Milano 2015: European Commission launches scientific debate on how to feed the planet’ (Brussels – April 13\, 2015) \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/expo-milano-2015/
LOCATION:Expo Exhibition Site\, Milan\, Italy
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SUMMARY:International course - Lost harvest and wasted food
DESCRIPTION:Stark contrasts exist in how we manage the food we have available. While in developing and transition countries food losses mainly happen post-harvest\, in the urban and wealthier communities good food is wasted in retail stages of the supply chain and by consumers. Optimising the ‘farm to fork’ chain can contribute significantly to food security and sustainable food production. \n\n\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 postharvest or wasted because it is never consumed. This is neither a sustainable use of the world’s resources nor will it help to feed the 9 billion people expected in 2050. 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. In this course\, we will look at ways to minimise losses\, reduce food waste and explore alternative uses. Ultimately\, reduction of losses contributes to food security. \nDuring the course we will critically analyse the crop supply chain\, and design sustainable alternatives with special attention to harvest practices\, storage\, spoilage and food waste management. The role and responsibilities of the various stakeholders will be addressed. The 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 into 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 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. \nFellowships\nA limited number of fellowships is available from Nuffic – the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) & MENA for nationals of certain countries. Applications for fellowships should be submitted before 24 March 2015. \nMore information on NFP fellowship. \nMore info on MENA fellowship \n  \n\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/international-course-lost-harvest-wasted-food/
LOCATION:Wageningen UR\, Aula\, Building 362 - Generaal Foulkesweg 1\, Wageningen\, 6703 BG\, Netherlands
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DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20150917T170000
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SUMMARY:Second International Conference on Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society
DESCRIPTION:Developments go fast: there is a growing interest among people living in urban environments in the origin of our daily food and in the development of short\, recognizable sustainable food chains. Moreover\, we see a growing number of local initiatives of local food production in urbanized areas. Besides local food production for consumption\, the focus of these initiatives is on the effects of growing local food on health aspects\, social cohesion and education. Although urban food production is growing both in the North and the South\, drivers for this differ. With a loss of connection between consumption and production being one of the important drivers in the North\, and the direct access to fresh healthy food being an important driver in the South. \nBased on these developments\, the focus of the second conference on Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society has shifted towards Reconnecting Agriculture and Food Chains to Societal Needs. \nResearch on this topic demands a multidisciplinary approach. Hence this conference aims to advance the scientific state of the art in research on multifunctional agriculture\, local food chains and urban-rural relations by bringing together scholars from a wide range of disciplines (sociology\, economics\, spatial planning\, land-use planning\, regional planning\, urban planning\, crop sciences\, animal sciences\, soil sciences\, architecture\, etc.) from many parts of the world. \nVisit the website for more information on the programme\, venue and organization. \nCall for abstracts opened: abstracts can be submitted until March 31\, 2015. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/second-international-conference-on-agriculture-in-an-urbanizing-society/
LOCATION:Roma Tre University\, 234\, Via Ostiense\, Roma\, 00146\, Italy
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SUMMARY:6th GFRAS Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 6th Annual Meeting of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) will take place in September 2015 in Kyrgyzstan\, with side events on 14 and 18 September. It will be a very interactive learning event\, where participants will focus on the exchange\, discussion\, and identification of good practices in rural advisory services – both with regard to content as well as network functioning.  \nStructure and Objectives\nThe meeting’s objectives are \n\nFor participants to gain new ideas and learn how to apply a wide range of approaches\, methods\, and instruments to improve rural advisory services. They should gain a common understanding of salient features that render their work within rural advisory services more effective\, inclusive\, and sustainable.\nFor RAS fora to learn and know how to apply best fit methods and approaches to improve and strengthen their functioning.\n\nThe meeting aims to capitalise the wide range of knowledge and experience of the participants\, so there will be plenty of opportunity for active contributions. Participants will be guided through different activities\, ranging from workshops to short presentations to creative inputs\, by leading questions they define at the beginning of the meeting in groups. For the network strengthening part of the meeting\, regional and sub-regional RAS fora are expected to prepare for the meeting\, in order to discuss and find real solutions for their specific issues of concern with regard to their network functioning during the meeting. All the conclusions and insights feed into a final collection of good practices and ideas. Some of the ideas possibly also lead to the commission and elaboration of new GFRAS Global Good Practices Notes. \nRegistration and Call for Inputs\nBoth the call for inputs as well as registration for sponsorship-seeking and self-sponsored participants opens on April 10 and will run through July 13\, 2015. \nParticipation and inputs will be confirmed by latest August3 \, 2015. \nRegional and sub-regional fora are expected to finalise their preparation documents by latest July 13\, 2015. \nFind all information\, including logistics\, on the GFRAS Annual Meeting webpage. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/6th-gfras-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Hotel Karven and Hotel Raduga\, Issyk Kul\, Kyrgyzstan
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SUMMARY:Brussels Briefing 42: Women entrepreneurs – key players in ACP agribusiness development
DESCRIPTION:To improve information sharing and promote networking\, CTA\, the DG DEVCO from the European Commission\, the ACP Secretariat\, Concord and various media organise bimonthly briefings on key issues and challenges for rural development in the context of EU/ACP cooperation. The Briefing on 17th September 2015\, will discuss the key challenges and new opportunities to enhance women’s led agribusiness. The Briefing will: i) review women’s entrepreneurs successes and the lessons learned from research and practice; ii) promote the exchange of information on best practices and drivers of success; iii) feed into the debate various perspectives on policy options. \nResearch has found strong reasons to emphasize women’s economic empowerment in developing programs: firstly\, economic empowerment is one of the most powerful routes for women to achieve their potential and advance their rights; secondly\, since women make up the majority of the world’s poor\, meeting poverty-reduction goals requires addressing women and their economic empowerment; thirdly\, discrimination against women is economically inefficient and national economies lose out when a substantial part of the population cannot complete equitably or realize its full potential; moreover\, working with women makes good business sense: when women have the rights skills and opportunities\, they can help business and markets grow; finally\, women who are economically empowered contribute more to their families\, societies and national economies. It has been shown that women invest extra income in their children\, providing a route to sustainable development. \nWomen make significant contributions to the rural economy in all regions of the world. In developing countries\, women make up on average about 40 percent of the labour force\, ranging from 20 percent in Latin America to 50 percent or more in certain parts of Africa and Asia. Women’s role range from being cultivators on their own or other’s plots-as unpaid or paid workers\, employers or employees-to being wage-labourers in on- and off-farm enterprises\, alongside their key role as providers of unpaid care work in their households and communities. \nHowever\, in many settings women face more constraints than men in accessing key productive resources such as land and to services such as credit\, extension and social protection; they face wage discrimination in rural labour markets and often work without remuneration on family farms. This limits their capacity to contribute to agricultural production and take advantage of new opportunities. \n\nTo attend the Briefing\, please make sure you register online.\nFollow live tweeting @ctabrussels and via webstream \nFor more information on the program and panels\, visit the website.\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/next-brussels-briefing-bb-42-women-entrepreneurs-key-players-in-acp-agribusiness-development/
LOCATION:ACP Secretariat\, 451 Avenue Georges Henri\, Brussels\, 1200\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:Public Debate: Agroecology in the EU
DESCRIPTION:European Coordination Via Campesina in collaboration with Coventry University organizes a public debate on Agroecology\, based on the work achieved by the food producers worldwide that agreed on common understanding of the principle of Agroecology as presented in the declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology (2015). \nThe conference will be an opportunity to discuss the public policies needed in order to support and implement agroecology in Europe with representatives from EU institutions and the scientific community in Europe. The public debate will be held in the European Parliament building and hosted by MEP Lidia Senra Rodríguez (GUE/NGL). Representatives of farmers and small-scale food producers’ organisations will challenge EU institutions and the scientific community through an interactive debate.\nThe event will be held in English and Spanish. \nOverall objectives of the public debate\n\nTo increase the knowledge and understanding on Agroecology within the EU;\nTo present the declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology to the EU institutions and the scientific community in the EU;\nTo discuss the public policies needed in order to support and implement agroecology in Europe;\nTo strengthen the dialogue between farmers and small-scale food producers’ organisations\, EU institutions and academics in the EU in order to identify key challenges and opportunities within the framework of  Agroecology.\n\nDraft Programme\n9:00 – 9:30 Registration \n9:30 – 9:45 Welcoming remarks by Andrea Ferrante\, representatives of ECVC (presentation of the declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology) \n9:45 – 10:30 SESSION 1 – Agroecology a concrete reality Moderated by Maryam Rahmanian\, member of the Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition (HLPE) \n\nJyoti Fernandes\, Representatives of ECVC\, Agroecology in Europe as a reality: concrete experiences on agroecology within the EU\nExpert on the Agroecology policy in Brazil (tbc)\nMichel Pimbert\, Executive Director of the Centre for Agroecology\, Water and Resilience (Coventry University)\, Agroecology and research\n\n10:30 – 11:15 Coffee break \n11:15 – 13:15 SESSION II – Roundtable: Agroecology in the EU\nModerated by Andrea Ferrante\, representative of ECVC. \n\nLidia Senra Rodrìguez\, MEP of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left group (GUE/NGL) in the EP\, Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development\nRepresentative of the Socialist and Democrats group (S&D) in the EP (tbc)\nRepresentative of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the EP (tbc)\nMaria Heubuch\, MEP of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)\, Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development\nIman BOOT\, Deputy Head of Unit Research and Innovation\, European Commission\, Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development;\nClaudia Olazabal\, Head of Unit B1 – Agriculture\, Forests & Soil\, European Commission\, Directorate General for Enviroment;\nUnai Aranguren\, Representatives of ECVC\nOpen debate\n\n13:00 Conclusions\n13:15 End of the public debate \nBackground\nAs agriculture in Europe is already facing several challenges expected to become more severe in the forthcoming decades\, farmers are being asked to change models of production to feed a growing population\, to lessen the farming ecological footprint\, to mitigate climate change while adapting to its vagaries.\nAgroecology is a social and productive framework/movement that accumulated knowledge and wisdom of rural peoples\, organized in a dialog among different kinds of knowledge (diálogo de saberes). The production practices of Agroecology (such as intercropping\, traditional fishing and mobile pastoralism\, integrating crops\, trees\, livestock and fish\, manuring\, compost\, local seeds and animal breeds\, etc.) are based on ecological principles like building life in the soil\, recycling nutrients\, the dynamic management of biodiversity and energy conservation at all scales. Agroecology drastically reduces our use of externally purchased inputs that must be bought from industry.\nFor this reason\, Agroecology represents an unique opportunity for the agricultural and research agenda of the EU. Food producers organizations from all over the world have recently met in the international forum for Agroecology (Mali\, February 2015) to develop a common understanding of Agroecology. The outcome is a milestone Declaration. Right before\, September 2014\, FAO organised the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. Additionally FAO is currently holding\, in different continents\, regional conferences on Agroecology (Latin America\, Africa and Asia).\nThe conference will be an opportunity to discuss the public policies needed in order to support and implement agroecology in Europe with representatives from EU institutions and the scientific community in Europe. \nFor selected knowledge and innovations items on Agro-ecology\, you can also visit our Knowledge Portal. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/public-debate-agroecology-in-the-eu/
LOCATION:European Parliament\, Altierro Spineli Building\, Brussels\, Belgium
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