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Save the date October 16, 2019 to celebrate World Food Day with agrofood professionals, focusing on the theme “Circular Economy for Food Security”. »
Youth World Food Day takes place on October 16, 2019 in Ede and is an initiative of I4NATURE with foodFIRST, the council of Ede, World Food Center, Wageningen Youth Institute and F&BKP. During the event, the Food & Nutrition Security Excellence Programme will be kicked off and in the afternoon the Zero Waste Challenge on Food Losses and Waste will take place. »
This specific World Food Day event in Brussels “FOOD 2030: Nourishing people and nurturing the planet through sustainable healthy diets for all” is joining up with FOOD 2030, and discusses the cross-sectoral role of nutrition with a focus on obesity at local, national, EU and global level. »
The EPA Forum 2019 takes place in Cotonou, Benin, on October 17 and 18 and focuses on the theme: “Utilizing Evidence to Improve Food Security and Nutrition in Urban Areas”. The event is mainly supported by and built around the work of the Global Challenges Programme project “Allotment gardens and food security in urban Africa”. »
The next Brussels Briefing no. 58 on “Africa’s Agriculture Trade in a changing environment” will take place on October 23 in Brussels. This Briefing is co-organised by CTA, in collaboration with the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat, IFPRI and GIZ. »
On World Cities Day 2019, Wageningen University & Research organizes the working conference “Feeding Cities & Migration”. This year, the general theme of the UN World Cities Day is Better… »
The fourth edition of the Youth Ag Summit will be hosted in Brasilia, Brazil, between November 4 and 6, 2019. Once again, 100 young delegates from across the world will be chosen to attend. However, for the first time, the final selection of delegates will be based on their proposed project ideas. »
As sustainable sourcing becomes the norm, the next frontier lies in achieving living wage and living income. Seven international organizations work to advance this movement, and organize the “The Only Way is Up!” Conference to collaborate on the challenges and opportunities ahead with actors from across the agrofood sector . »