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First F&BKP newsletter
August 19, 2014News
First F&BKP newsletter

The Food & Business Knowledge Platform published its first two-monthly newsletter full with links to interesting studies, articles and news items on food and nutrition security.  In this first newsletter, we refer to the consultation on Dutch food security policy which the Office is currently conducting. The ideas of various professionals will be clustered around six main food security themes to serve »

CTA call for proposals
August 14, 2014News
CTA call for proposals

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has launched a call for proposals that aims at identifying and documenting proven practices, tools or policies that promote resilience and help farmers to address the challenges posed by climate change. Technical Centre fo Agricultural and Rural Cooperation The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation »

Seas of Change interview with Mark Lundy, CIAT
August 13, 2014Knowledge activity
Seas of Change interview with Mark Lundy, CIAT
Theme: Inclusive Business

This interview was recorded at a Seas of Change workshop, early 2014, in Amsterdam. At this workshop, practitioners from companies, NGOs, development organizations, and research institutions discussed inclusive business strategies to productively engage smallholder farmers. And in particular how to scale up successful strategies. In the interview, CIAT’s Mark Lundy talks about trends in smallholder »

Report of the FoodFirst Vijverbergsession on Regional Trade (in Dutch)
August 12, 2014Knowledge activity
Report of the FoodFirst Vijverbergsession on Regional Trade (in Dutch)
Theme: Regional Trade for Food Security

Vijverbergsessions are closed sessions where academics, politicians and experts from the government, civil society and business discuss global food issues; goal is to formulate conclusions relevant for policy makers. On Wednesday July 2, 2014, the platform FoodFirst organized a session about the role of regional markets for food security in Africa. Please find below the report of »

Seas of Change interview with Leonardo Lima, Arcos Dorados
August 12, 2014Knowledge activity
Seas of Change interview with Leonardo Lima, Arcos Dorados
Theme: Inclusive Business

This interview was recorded at a Seas of Change workshop, early 2014, in Amsterdam. At this workshop, practitioners from companies, NGOs, development organizations, and research institutions discussed inclusive business strategies to productively engage smallholder farmers. And in particular how to scale up successful strategies. In the Seas of Change interview, Leonardo de Souza Lima talks »

Smallholder engagement with the private sector
August 11, 2014Study
Smallholder engagement with the private sector
Theme: Inclusive Business

Demand for agricultural output is increasing in domestic and regional markets in Africa. At the same time export opportunities for agricultural products are also on the rise. Growing economies and high urbanisation rates contribute to these developments. EPS PEAKS has published a Topic Guide, written by Steve Wiggins and Sharada Keats, on smallholder engagement with »