F&BKP Office

On January 27, 2016, a consortium of knowledge institutes composed of the African Studies Centre Leiden, LEI Wageningen University and Research Centre, and the European Center for Development Policy Management organized a scoping conference on the theme of regional trade and investment in West Africa. »

From November 9 to 13, 2015, a group of around 30 experts from the World Bank Group came to the Netherlands for a Learning journey on food safety. The final report of this first activity under the WBG-NL partnership “Food for All” is now available online. »

In the February newsletter, the F&BKP Office presents a new scoping study on Dutch floriculture investments in eastern Africa and the impacts on local food security, conducted by LANDac within the Platform. You will also find two articles recently published within the F&BKP: an expert opinion on smart gender policy and the last article in the International »

In January this year, the first batch from Young Expert Programme (YEP) Agrofood – sixteen Young Experts in total –  followed a three week intensive training course, together with the Young Experts from YEP Water. They received masterclasses on a wide range of topics preparing them thoroughly to work in an international context. Classes such »