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In the first quarter of 2016 NWO-WOTRO will launch the third Call for proposals for the Food & Business Applied Research Fund (ARF), one of the two funding instruments within Food & Business Research. The scope of the Call has been defined in close co-operation with the Food & Business Knowledge Platform. »

In the December newsletter, we present various reports on events, new studies and expert opinions developed within the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) in the last months. In addition to the articles shown in the newsletter, we refer directly to the website for updated sections. »

From November 9 to 13, a group of around 30 experts from the World Bank Group came to the Netherlands for a Learning tour on food safety. This was the first activity under the “Food for All Partnership” between the World Bank and the Netherlands. »

Food and nutrition security is one of the main themes in Dutch development policy. The Dutch government believes that the Netherlands can make a significant contribution to global food security due to the extensive knowledge on farming, the innovative business sector and the ambitions of Dutch civil society and knowledge institute partners. »

The YEP Programmes Agrofood and Water offer Dutch young experts the opportunity to acquire professional experience abroad during minimum 1 and maximum 2 years. Organizations can apply for young expert positions before February 1, 2016. Three YEAP Agrofood vacancies are still available, with deadline December 19, 2015. »

Time and resources from the Food & Business Knowledge Platform, CTA and the Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR have made possible a Trainer’s manual and a Trainee workbook for a short course on Inclusive Business for SMEs. »