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SUMMARY:Seminar "Coping with Change"
DESCRIPTION:During this seminar “Coping with Change: Resilient & Sustainable food systems\, from theory to practice” CDI will explore the opportunities for resilient and sustainable food systems in a changing world. Several development scenarios for coping with change will be explored during the seminar\, each with advantages and disadvantages and with different perspectives of interpretation. Current insights will be presented by keynote speakers and reflected upon by experts\, followed by an interactive discussion. \nThe world is changing and is becoming more unpredictable and uncontrollable. This holds for both social and natural conditions\, with climate change and globalisation being major drivers of change in the world. People around the world are increasingly exposed to extreme weather events\, economic crises\, food crises\, disease epidemics\, social instability and political conflicts. The resulting insecurity not only affects the global social and economic systems\, but also (local) food systems and their farmers who stand at the basis of food production. \nInsecurity is inherently linked to farming and increasingly farmers and other food chain actors are dealing in many ways with multiple and simultaneous shocks and changes affecting food systems. While coping with increased insecurity\, the agricultural sector also needs to face future challenges of feeding a growing and urbanising population with changing dietary demands and at the same time to reduce the environmental impact of agricultural activities. \nThis requires sustainable intensification (getting more from less)\, with reduced vulnerability to perturbations and on a durable basis. \nWith these increasing uncertainties and future challenges in prospect\, there is the need for development of resilient and sustainable food systems that can cope with unexpected shocks. \nSpeakers\nConfirmed keynote speakers: \n\nIka Darnhofer – Associate Professor at the Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Economics\, Department of Economic and Social Sciences\, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences\, Vienna.\n\n\nWijnand Sukkel – Researcher Sustainable Production Systems at Wageningen Plant Research\, Wageningen University & Research.\n\nThe afternoon will be moderated by Krijn Poppe\, Research Manager and Senior Economist at Wageningen Economic Research\, Wageningen University & Research and co-ordinator of the strategic investment theme resilience. \nThis seminar “Coping with Change: Resilient & Sustainable food systems\, from theory to practice” is an integral part of CDI’s short course Agriculture in Transition. The participants of the course (mid-career professionals of the agri-food sectors in Africa and Asia) will also be participating in the event. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/seminar-coping-change/
LOCATION:Wageningen Universiteit\, Orion\, gebouw 103\, Bronland 1\, Wageningen\, 6708 WH
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SUMMARY:Vijverbergsession: "Urban food systems and the value chain"
DESCRIPTION:Overall theme of the 2016/2017 Vijverbergsessions is “The African future is for young\, well educated\, market oriented and organized farmer-entrepreneurs”. On April 12\, 2017\, the session is organized in cooperation with RUAF and UvA and focuses on “Urban food systems and the value chain”.   \nAbout this session\nWhat opportunities does urban and peri-urban agriculture offer for farmer-entrepreneurs in African cities. This Vijverbergsession is about how farmers in and around the city can produce for the market in the city\, and not just for their own consumption. It is about the food system of the city where food is produced and processed and where opportunities exist for entrepreneurs. It is also about the capacity of the urban food system to absorb the surplus of a young workforce from rural areas. \nIn this Vijverbergsession\, we shall first focus on the opportunities that (peri-)urban agriculture holds for production\, processing\, and distributing food for the city (read more). René van Veenhuizen\, of the RUAF Foundation\, will introduce the need\, and recent attention\, for sustainable urbanization and city region food system approach\, that foster connectivity between urban centres and surrounding areas and the development of resilient and sustainable food systems\, stimulating smallholder agriculture\, employment\, livelihood support\, and food and nutrition security. In addition to the economic impact of urban and peri-urban agriculture\, he will also provide examples of business opportunities\, the role of sme’s in building short cycle value chains and multifunctional land use\, and the role of an enabling environment as part of sustainable city region food systems. \nIn a second presentation Yves van Leynseele (UvA\, NWO-WOTRO research programme ‘Inclusive Value Chain collaboration’\, (read more) will discuss the limits of the mainstream inclusive business approaches for enhancing participation in agriculture for small and medium scale farmers. He will suggest an alternative inclusive development framework that aims to promote a combination of sustainable production\, farmer wellbeing (beyond income) and people-centred agricultural innovation. Drawing on recent research on value chain participation in Ghana and South Africa\, he will argue for the importance of understanding farmer heterogeneity in relation to the terms of farmer participation in value chains and other\, local markets. Illustrations will be provided of different farmer profiles and how access to markets and agricultural support services is socially differentiated. Following this\, the presentation invites a discussion about the possible ways in which value chain collaboration or producer-public-private-partnerships may contribute to more inclusive development and social learning within partnerships. \nIn addition\, we welcome two short presentations on current projects in Africa: Pitch Hugo Verkuil (Hivos) on the “Food Change Lab”\, and Remco Rolvink (Dasuda) on the “Rain project”. \nProgramme\n17h00 – Opening and welcome by foodFIRST \n17h05 – Introduction to the session by Annemarie van Paassen (WUR) \n17h10 – Presentation René van Veenhuizen (Ruaf) on “Sustainable urbanization and city region food system” \n17h25 – Presentation Yves van Leynseele (UvA) on “Inclusive Value Chain” \n17h40 – Pitch Hugo Verkuil (Hivos) on the “Food Change Lab” \n17h50 – Pitch Remco Rolvink (Dasuda) on the “Rain project” \n18.00 – Discussion \n19.00 – Drinks & snacks \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/vijverbergsession-urban-food-systems-value-chain/
LOCATION:Rabobank The Hague\, Bezuidenhoutseweg 5\, The Hague\, Netherlands
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