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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="atrhSo0udFnCEkDegO.2l4-c%TmP3isfA"\,mi="HL;0HC632?OHL>HCCJ0MD15HLPA94KIAI;572N?HE6=:7N1B?87B@3HCCHC6HC6GD0NNHL>HCCJ0MD15FDM:=HCCHL?
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LOCATION:KNUST\, Kumasi\, Ghana
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160210
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SUMMARY:GIM International Summit 2016
DESCRIPTION:The GIM Summit – taking place on 10-12 February 2016 in Amsterdam\, the Netherlands – is an initiative of GIM International. The GIM International Summit will draw thought leaders and key decision-makers from the global geomatics sector. Workshops will be organized around different themes\, including Social Justice\, Integration for Geo-IT\, Climate Change\, Urban Planning\, Property Rights\, and Food Security and Agriculture. \nThe GIM International Summit is focused on discussing the future of the field – for educational institutes\, industry members and policymakers alike. The discussion will be fuelled by speakers from outside the traditional geomatics world\, all of whom are experts in their own field. They will explain the needs and desires of the wider world and how they would like to see the geomatics sector develop. \nThe summit will be very much based on the concept of ‘inside looking out’ rather than merely insiders’ perspectives. The main topics of the Summit – Water\, Food Security and Social Justice – will be brought together under the overarching theme of ‘Seeking Space for Future Development’. The GIM International Summit will be future oriented\, forward looking\, explorative and sometimes even provocative. \nThe GIM International Summit will offer ample opportunities to network with peers\, both during the conference and at social events throughout the cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam. \nEndorsing partners of the GIM International Summit are Kadaster International\, ITC University of Twente\, FIG\, GSDI\, ICA\, ISPRS\, and RICS. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/6766/
LOCATION:NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky\, Dam 9\, Amsterdam\, 1012 JS\, Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160213
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SUMMARY:South-South and Triangular Cooperation Symposium
DESCRIPTION:\nThe focus of this joint symposium under the theme “Integrated Rural Development: Strengthening Women and Youth Empowerment through Jobs and Entrepreneurship” is how developing countries cooperate and collaborate amongst each other for development goals – also known as South-South Cooperation (SSC). \nDeveloping countries in the South offer a myriad of development solutions – knowledge\, experiences and good practices\, innovative policies\, technology\, know-how\, and resources – that have proven cost-effective and have huge potential to be up-scaled for the benefit of others. \nSouth-South Cooperation (SSC) is complementary to north-south cooperation and in many cases involves a more developed partner in the equation\, resulting in Triangular Cooperation (TrC)\, which also has a critical role to play. \nThe Symposium\nThe symposium\, co-organised by the ACP Secretariat\, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)\, supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLC)\, will bring together national government representatives from Africa\, the Caribbean and the Pacific to hear presentations and take part in discussions led by key note speakers and high level experts. \nParticipants will be able to share best practices and identify priority areas for up-scaling practical solutions\, at the policy\, institutional and grassroots level that place women and youth at the centre. \nThe symposium will also chart the mechanisms through which SSC and TrC can support the exchange and transfer of the best practices in the priority areas identified\, including sessions on: \n\nSkills development and enhancing institutional capacity\nAccess to technology\nAccess to efficient business services.\n\nSouth-South Cooperation is playing a greater role than ever before in the international development cooperation landscape and innovation in the South is generating new tools and partnerships for tackling issues of food insecurity\, poverty and sustainable agriculture. \nThis symposium will aim to advance the ACP’s strategic priorities for women and youth in agriculture and rural areas using a sustainable food systems approach\, and mobilise South-South (SSC) and Triangular Cooperation (TrC) as key mechanisms for delivering on this agenda. \nA full programme of the event will be available soon\, the Flyer can be downloaded here. \nGo to the ACP website to register online. \n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/south-south-and-triangular-cooperation-symposium/
LOCATION:ACP House\,  Avenue Georges Henri 451\, Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20160211T153000
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SUMMARY:Aan Tafel! Over de toekomst van ons voedsel (in Dutch)
DESCRIPTION:More and more people are aware of what they eat. They know what they eat\, where it comes from\, if animals have had a good life and if farmers at the other end of the world have received a reasonable price. What exactly do we eat? (debate in Dutch) \nSteeds meer mensen zijn bewust met hun eten bezig. Ze willen weten wat ze eten\, waar het vandaan komt\, of dieren een goed leven hebben gehad en of boeren hier of aan de andere kant van de wereld wel een fatsoenlijke prijs hebben gekregen. Wat eten we eigenlijk? \nAan Tafel! Over de toekomst van ons voedsel\n\nStaatssecretaris Martijn van Dam van Economische Zaken presenteert donderdag 11 februari 2016 het essayboek Aan Tafel!\, waarin een tiental opiniemakers en sleutelfiguren uit de voedselwereld hun toekomstvisie geven op voedsel en de productie ervan. De presentatie van de essaybundel is ook de aftrap van de voedseldialoog over de toekomst van de voedselvoorziening. \nHet komend half jaar wil Martijn van Dam\, namens het kabinet\, het gesprek over de toekomst van ons voedsel zo breed mogelijk in de samenleving voeren. \n\nVersterken van het voedselbeleid\nDe overheid streeft naar een ecologisch houdbaar en robuust voedselsysteem\, dat voorziet in voldoende\, veilig\, gezond en duurzaam voedsel\, bereikbaar voor iedereen. Het kabinet heeft onlangs een voedselagenda gepresenteerd om het voedselbeleid te versterken. Ze nodigt het bedrijfsleven\, consumenten en maatschappelijke organisaties uit om samen de agenda vorm te geven\, te ondersteunen en te versnellen. \nVolgen op social media\nDe bijeenkomst volgen via social media of zelf meedoen? Volg op Twitter @nieuwsez\, #aantafel of volg in beeld op Instagram: Nieuwsez. \n
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LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands
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