The Conference “Democratizing Food Governance” will promote a reflection on the new forms of partnership and civic engagement emerging around food: the way they function, their strengths and weaknesses, their successes and failures, the opportunities they offer as well as the limitations they face in their operation. »
The official World Food Day ceremony at FAO Headquarters in Rome will take place on Friday, October 14. Tune in to the website to watch the ceremony live. »
The Netherlands National Committee of IDF is proud to organize the IDF World Dairy Summit 2016 in De Doelen in Rotterdam ” Dare to Dairy”. »
As part of World Food Day 2016, important actors from the agri & food sector are invited by Agriterra to talk about the future of farming during the Future of Farming Radioshow in Rotterdam. The main topic will be “Global food security and the role of the Dutch agri&food businesses, now and in the future”. »
The fith RUFORUM Biennial Conference 2016, also known as the “African Higher Education Week” takes place in Cape Town under the theme “Linking Agricultural Universities with Civil Society, the Private Sector, Governments and other Stakeholders in support of Agricultural Development in Africa”. »
Land O’Lakes International Development and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are co-hosting a one day learning event to be held in Washington, DC on October 17, 2016. On-site registration… »
The Committee for World Food Security (CFS) reviewins and follows up on policies concerning world food security. It also examines issues which affect the world food situation. The CFS annual plenary session 43 will consider policy recommendations based on the latest HLPE Report. »
During the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Plenary Session 43, the Postharvest Network is co-organizing a Side Event, entitled “Food losses and waste in the context of metropolitan food and nutrition security” together with Wageningen University & Research, CCAFS, the Dutch Ministries of Economic and Foreign Affairs and FAO. »