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SUMMARY:Course "Everything you need to know about sweetpotato"
DESCRIPTION:The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is organizing the 10-day course “Everything you need to know about sweetpotato”\, in partnership with CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CRI) and the International Potato Center (CIP). \nIt is a 10-day Training of Trainers course designed to provide the participants with the skills and knowledge to train others. This course has been adapted for Ghana from the original course: “Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato”\, developed and implemented by the International Potato Center under the “Reaching Agents of Change” project. \nIn 2016\, as part of an AGRA-funded project\, “Development and Promotion Of Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato in Volta\,” the “Everything you need to know about sweetpotato” course will be offered at KNUST and CSIR-CRI in Kumasi\, Ghana. Its sole aim is to consolidate other efforts in promoting OFSP\, thus building capacity of national implementing agencies in Ghana and the West African region to drive uptake of OFSP. \nParticipants\nA maximum of 30 participants will be accepted to foster a conducive learning environment. This Training of Trainers (ToT) course seeks participants from organizations committed to incorporating nutritious crops into their programs. The fee for this 10-day intensive course is US$ 1350 for international participants and GH ¢ 4000 for Ghanaian participants. It covers accommodation\, meals\, course materials and souvenirs. A limited number of scholarships are available. Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded a certificate of participation. \nInstructors knowledgeable on all aspects of the sweetpotato for health and wealth will serve as resource people\, using a hands-on approach to provide educators and trainers with the skills and knowledge in training others on all aspects of the root for profit and health.  Participants will be drawn from all regions of Ghana and beyond. \nInterested persons are invited to send an application and motivation letter by 31 st December\, 2015. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.  Participants will be drawn from all regions of Ghana and beyond. \nCourse topics\nThe specific topics that will be covered include: \n\nOrigin and importance of sweetpotato\nSweetpotato varietal selection and characteristics\nOrange-fleshed sweetpotato and nutrition\nSweetpotato seed systems\nSweetpotato production and management\nSweetpotato pest and disease management\nHarvesting and postharvest management\nMarketing and value addition\nProcessing and utilization\nGender and diversity aspects\nMonitoring of OFSP dissemination and uptake\nEntrepreneurship\n\nRegistration\nInterested persons can send an email to (function(){var ml="lOcDofFd2CS.0PtTs4aAe3hriu-n%gmEk"\,mi="LE9BL84LEC16:=?1?94IG@DLA;D7I;MFL88L8;FH1L0A=J=>=G>0KA78>3A5;8B>0=9>>1:G>4;II;IB;IBG9EAA;F6;II4ED9=>=G>0KA78>3A5;8B>0=9>>1:G>4;FC;I?E;F@"\,o="";for(var j=0\,l=mi.length;j
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LOCATION:KNUST\, Kumasi\, Ghana
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SUMMARY:International colloquium on Global governance/politics\, climate justice & agrarian/social justice
DESCRIPTION:On February 4 and 5\, the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) will host an international colloquium on Global governance/politics\, climate justice & agrarian/social justice: linkages and challenges. The colloquium is organized by the Initiatives in Critical Agrarian Studies (ICAS)\, a community of like-minded scholars\, development practitioners and activists from different parts of the world who are working on agrarian issues. \nThe convergence of multiple crises: food\, energy\, environmental\, climate change and finance – and its relationship to the rise of important global political economic players: BRICS countries and middle income countries (MICs) – has triggered profound agrarian and environmental transformations in the Global South and North. Old issues requiring conventional international governance interventions have persisted. New issues requiring different types of governance instruments and principles have also emerged. The character of nation-states and popular claim-making from below by ordinary villagers and grassroots organizations have been transformed.\nGlobal governance has been interpreted in various ways. The same set of international governance principles\, e.g. ‘free\, prior and informed consent’ (FPIC) can be invoked by fundamentally competing interests: by corporate interests or by poor villagers and their allies. All sectors and actors talk about ‘regulation’ and ‘transparency – but they interpret these in competing and even contradictory ways. Key state/non-state actors try to influence others\, and/but in turn are themselves influenced by the process of these multi-actor/multi-level encounters. \nIntersection of social justice and global governance/politics\nHow do we make sense of all these dynamics? What can academic researchers say that is useful to practitioners and activists – and vice versa? Our interest lies mainly in the intersection of social justice and global governance/politics – in the era of climate change and the continuing global resource rush. That is\, if one’s starting point is to seek social justice – partisan\, partial and biased in favour of the marginalized social classes and groups in various societies of the world – amidst the changing patterns of social relations partly brought about by the changes in the international political economic and ecological terrain\, then where do we locate questions of international or global governance (or politics)? What/which global governance principles\, instruments\, institutions\, and actors can be mobilized to seek\, defend\, strengthen or extend social justice – and how? What are the contentious debates\, and why does it matter for academics\, practitioners and activists to take these seriously? \nFor more information on the event\, see the ISS website.  \nRegistration is now closed but the plenary and keynote speakers will be broadcast live via ISS livestream –www.iss.nl/live \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/international-colloquium-on-global-governancepolitics-climate-justice-agrariansocial-justice/
LOCATION:ISS\, Kortenaerkade 12\, The Hague\, 2518 AX\, Netherlands
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SUMMARY:Chocoa Conference 2016
DESCRIPTION:During the “Chocoa Conference 2016 on sustainable cocoa: Preparing for the next generation” you can participate in a debate on the edge of innovation and sustainability together with stakeholders from all over the world representing the entire cocoa chain! What are the new trends and developments for ensuring a sustainable cocoa supply chain? \nThe Chocoa Conference is moderated by Marieke Eyskoot (Sustainable Fashion Expert). The fourth edition of the Chocoa Conference is not only about debating sustainable and quality cocoa. As it is part of the Chocoa Trade Fair\, providing a market place for good cocoa\, it is bringing policy discussions and reality together in a dynamic setting geared towards a healthier cocoa sector. \nToday’s choices shape tomorrow’s cocoa sector. Efforts to work towards sustainable cocoa have rapidly multiplied. The Chocoa Conference 2016 debates how current trends influence the future of the cocoa sector and how we can innovate and work towards the necessary changes. \n\n\n\nProgramme Chocoa Conference\n9.30      Trade fair opening\, registration and networking \n10.30    Opening \n10.40    Shaping the future of cocoa processing \nModerated by Anna Laven (KIT) \nLarge geographical shifts in processing are taking place. Côte d’Ivoire has grown to be the largest processor of cocoa. At the same time\, small scale processing opens new opportunities for the chocolate maker. This session debates the shifting global patterns and trends in processing. \n\nFuture geographical spread of cocoa processing – Willem Zimmerman (Cargill)\nTrends and opportunities in processing – Panellists: Hugo Hermelink (Chocolate del Caribe); Gaël Lescornec (World Cocoa Foundation); Gabriella Crescini (SwissContact); Tony Lass (Fox Consultancy).\n\n11. 50    Breaking the cycle: Innovations in a sector full of tradition  \nAlex Bruijnis (Chairman ICCO) \nCocoa is considered as a very traditional sector. Yet\, there is need for innovation to ensure a sustainable supply in the long run. What are the challenges for change? \n12.10    Recognizing excellence – award winning cocoa of excellence samples\nEd Seguine and Brigitte Laliberté – Cocoa of Excellence \nGood cocoa\, better chocolate. The production of quality cocoa is believed to contribute to sustainability of cocoa production. Cocoa of Excellence explains what is unique about the world’s best cocoa. \n12.40    Extended lunch break at Trade Fair \n13.50    Sustainable chocolate beyond cocoa: How about sugar?\nSven Sielhorst (Solidaridad) \nIn many chocolate bars cocoa is not the main ingredient\, but sugar. So if we worry about sustainable chocolate bars\, how about sugar? \n14.10    An everlasting taste of good chocolate\nConsumer markets for chocolate are changing rapidly. How can we influence consumers to develop a taste for “good” chocolate? \n\nPioneering in emerging markets: The case of fine chocolate in India – Jane Mason (Mason & Co Chocolate)\nThe role of retail in the promotion of change in mature markets – Andrea Bolhuis (KPMG)\nGiving consumers more choice through market differentiation – Anna Laven (KIT)\n\n15.10    Cocoa break \n15.50    Future proof cocoa production models\nModerated by Jack Steijn (Chocoa)\nIn search of more profitable cocoa production models\, large plantations are developing rapidly\, especially in Latin America. This model\, however\, is not adopted in regions with a smallholder culture. Diversified farms\, smallholder or large plantations: what cocoa production model is future proof? \n\nProduction models for the future: exploring the possibilities – Keynote: Philippe Bastide (CIRAD)\nLarge plantation or smallholder farm: assessing production models for the future – Panellists: Kraig Kraft (Catholic Relief Services); Sharon Hesp (NewForesight); Johann Dahan (Bean & Co Global);  Hugh Johnson (Jamaica Cocoa Farmers Association\, ICCFO); Mirjam van Leeuwen (Cocoa Abrabopa).\n\n17.00    Closure \n17.15    Drinks \n\n\n\nChocoa Trade Fair and Amsterdam Cocoa Dinner\nThe Chocoa Conference will provide a platform for discussion on sustainability and quality and a direct connection to the market through the Chocoa Trade Fair\, allowing the participants to meet cocoa producers from all over the world. You can also join us for the Amsterdam Cocoa Dinner ‘le Grand Diner du Chocolat’ on February 4th \, providing you great networking opportunities while enjoying a delicious cocoa and chocolate-themed menu. \nThe Chocoa Conference is organized in collaboration with the Royal Tropical Institute and will take place in the Beurs van Berlage. This historical building\, located in the heart of Amsterdam\, was originally used as a commodity exchange center. \n
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LOCATION:Beurs van Berlage\, Damrak 243\, Amsterdam\, 1012 ZJ\, Netherlands
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