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SUMMARY:1st All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The World Food Preservation Center® LLC in conjunction with its sister University (University of Nairobi) and a consortium of Universities and a Research & Development Institution in Africa organize this congress and exhibition\, with the theme  “Reducing Postharvest Food Losses: Sustainable Solutions for Africa”. \nThe congress will be held from March 28 to 31\, 2017 at Safari Park Hotel\, Nairobi\, Kenya. The conference theme “Reducing Postharvest Food Losses: Sustainable Solutions for Africa” will bring together diverse stakeholders in the food supply chain including farmers\, transporters and traders. Other targeted participants include researchers\, academics\, policy makers\, technology developers and entrepreneurs in the public and private sector. \nThe overall aim of the congress is to provide a platform where technology developers and promoters can interact with potential users\, sponsors and policy makers with an ultimate goal of scaling up for wider adoption in an enabling policy environment. Success stories of technologies\, practices\, strategies and policies that have worked to reduce food losses in the African context will also be showcased. \nThe Congress Organizers would like to extend an invitation to you as a paper presenter\, exhibitor\,  or sponsor. We believe that this Congress can be a seminal event in setting  a stage to  substantially reduce postharvest food losses and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers on the African continent. \nFor more information\, please visit the congress website. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/1st-africa-postharvest-congress-exhibition/
LOCATION:Safari Park Hotel\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:Geneva Launch Global Food Policy Report
DESCRIPTION:The world is rapidly urbanizing. How does this affect hunger and malnutrition? International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2017 Global Food Policy Report takes an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities of urbanization for food security and nutrition.  \nThe Geneva launch of IFPRI’s 2017 Global Food Policy Report report takes place on March 31\, 2017. Speakers during the launch event are: \n\nSamuel Gayi\, Head\, Special Unit on Commodities\, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\nShenggen Fan\, Director General\, IFPRI\nGerda Verburg\, United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Coordinator of the SUN Movement\nLawrence Haddad\, Executive Director\, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)\nChizuru Nishida\, Coordinator for Nutrition Policy and Scientific Advice Unit\, World Health Organization (WHO)\n\nCritical questions that will be addressed: \n\nWhat do we know about the impacts of urbanization on hunger and nutrition?\nWhat are our greatest research and data needs for better policy making that will ensure food security and improve diets for growing urban populations?\nHow can we better connect rural smallholders to urban food consumers to ensure that smallholders and urban residents benefit from expanding urban food markets?\nWhat role do informal markets play in feeding cities\, and how can they be better governed to increase urban food security?\n\n2017 Global Food Policy Report\n\n\n\nIFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues\, developments\, and decisions of 2016\, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2017 at the global and regional levels. This year’s report looks at the impact of rapid urban growth on food security and nutrition\, and considers how food systems can be reshaped to benefit both urban and rural populations. Drawing on recent research\, IFPRI researchers and other distinguished food policy experts consider a range of timely questions: \n\nWhat do we know about the impacts of urbanization on hunger and nutrition?\nWhat are our greatest research and data needs for better policy making that will ensure food security and improve diets for growing urban populations?\nHow can we better connect rural smallholders to urban food consumers to ensure that smallholders benefit from expanding urban food markets?\nWhy do city environments drive a nutrition transition toward poorer diets\, and what policies can improve the nutrition environment?\nHow are urban areas reshaping agricultural value chains for staple crops and benefiting small farmers?\nWhat role do informal markets play in feeding cities\, and how can they be better governed to increase urban food security?\n\nThe 2017 Global Food Policy Report also presents data tables and visualizations for several key food policy indicators\, including country- level data on hunger\, agricultural spending and research investment\, and projections for future agricultural production and consumption. In addition to illustrative figures\, tables\, and a timeline of food policy events in 2016\, the report includes the results of a global opinion poll on urbanization and the current state of food policy. \n\n\n\nPlease visit the IFPRI website to download the report. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/geneva-launch-global-food-policy-report/
LOCATION:Palais des Nations\, 8-14\, Av. de la Paix | Room IX \, Geneva\, 1211 \, Switzerland
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