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Six research proposals have been awarded funding within the second Call of the Food & Business Global Challenges Programme (GCP). The theme of the Call, which NWO-WOTRO developed together with the F&BKP, is ‘inclusive business models for food security and regional trade for food security’. There is an urgent and growing need for new knowledge that »

NWO-WOTRO has launched the third call for proposals within the Food & Business Global Challenges Programme (GCP). The theme of the call, which was developed in close collaboration with the F&BKP, is “Transformation of food systems with a focus on sustainability and urbanization”. »

The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2015 the International Year of Soils (IYS 2015) and nominated FAO to implement the IYS 2015, within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership and in collaboration with governments and the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. »

In de Nationale Wetenschapsagenda (NWA) worden de thema’s en onderzoeksvragen vastgesteld waar de wetenschap zich de komende jaren op gaat richten. De Nationale Wetenschapsagenda bundelt de krachten van verschillende partijen en stimuleert daarmee samenwerking tussen wetenschappers, het bedrijfsleven en maatschappelijke organisaties. Vragen aan de wetenschap Voorzitters Beatrice de Graaf en Alexander Rinnooy Kan nodigen iedereen »

In the fifth  newsletter, the Food & Business Knowledge Platform proudly presents the newly launched Knowledge Portal, where you will find continually updated references to knowledge items and innovations in Food & Nutrition Security on selected topics. In order to make the continuous updating of the Knowledge Portal an interactive process, you – as a professional »

The Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) launches its Knowledge Portal: a gateway to cutting-edge knowledge items on food and nutrition security for experts in the field of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) related to the Dutch international development agenda. In the Knowledge Portal you will find continually updated references to knowledge items and innovations »