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Agroecology Infopool website now launched

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An extensive new resource on agroecology has just been made available by Biovision, following the first phase of the Advocacy for Agroecology (A4A) project, of which IPES-Food is a key partner. The “ Agroecology Info Pool ” ( www.agroecology-pool.org ) was launched last month at the 2nd Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme - One Planet Network. The Agroecology Info Pool contains convincing cases , a criteria tool to assess projects or policies, and an assessment of the impacts of various agroecological interventions on all Sustainable Development Goals. This website serves as a platform to provide evidence, knowledge, and experiences on the impacts and multiple benefits of agroecology . Through the A4A project, Biovision, IPES-Food, and other partners are assessing how current funding for agricultural research, development, and extension services is allocated, and to what extent it supports conventional systems versus sustainable (and particularly agroeco
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Forum for the Future of Agriculture

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9 April 2019.  Brussels. FFA2019 : The next generation . The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) has been contributing to the debate on agriculture and the environment in Brussels since 2008. The FFA is now firmly established as the premier event where agriculture and environment meet each year for an open dialogue. "There is no more time to waste. It is often said that tomorrow belongs to the next generation. Unfortunately, we have made the world in which the tomorrow is already predetermined by us – for all of them, around the world. Make no mistake, the next generation is already out there. There are hundreds of millions of them, and the vast majority lives in the developing world . They have as much right as anyone in this room to a sustainable, just, and happy life."   Janez Potočnik  Chair FFA2019, Chairman RISE Foundation  -  Read full speech Extract of the programme: OPENING ADDRESS  Ertharin Cousin,  12th Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme
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Linking research to private sector research priorities

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7-9 April 2019.  Cairo.  Africa Food Manufacturing conference . ICARDA video interview  with  Atef Wafic Idriss  Syndicate of Lebanese Food Industries MEFOSA -  Middle East North Africa Food Associates MENA Food Safety Associates (MEFOSA) was formed to assist companies hone their competitive edge by establishing and verifying procedures and practices that ensure quality, wholesome and safe products. It provides consulting, auditing and training services in HACCP, GMPs, Hygiene and more. MEFOSA can help move businesses into a leadership position through science-based food safety. Atef Wafic Idriss pf  MEFOSA  responds to following questions on Public Private Partnerships and Linking research to private sector research priorities: What is the impact of ICARDA's fusarium resistant chickpea in Lebanon? (Note: Some fusarium species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health if they enter the food chain) Was this variety up-scaled? (Note: there is no seed
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Climate Smart Seed Systems Research

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GCRF-AFRICAP is a major programme to make agriculture and food production in Sub-Saharan Africa more productive, sustainable and resilient to climate change. Working with local organisations and governments in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia , if is creating an evidence base to underpin new country-specific policies in agriculture and food production. Through the GCRF-AFRICAP programme, FANRPAN and the University of Leeds are conducting research into Climate Smart Seed Systems . As part of the research, the survey is seeking responses to this short survey from those involved in seed system activity (e.g. gene/seed banks, crop breeders , regulators, seed companies, agro-dealers, extension officers, farmers) across Africa. GCRF-AFRICAP  is particularly interested in the priorities and activities that direct seed systems in Africa, and evaluating the importance of and responses to climate variability and change within these systems. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete. Yo
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Africa Food Manufacturing

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7-9 April 2019.  Cairo. Africa Food Manufacturing conference . The conference hosted professors from various universities, food scientists, industries, and students, local and international. It was organised by MEFOSA ( Middle East North Africa Food Associates ) and INFORMA / Food Ingredients Africa Distinguished international speakers, professionals, scientists from different countries met, thought, collaborated and shared their ideas, new releases and scientific research on Food Science and Technological solving problem solutions.  Extract of the programme : It included the following tracks: Track 1: Food science and technology: Preharvest factors, tools, techniques and instrumentation. Atef Wafic.Idriss  MEFOSA ( Middle East North Africa Food Associates ) Food Industries MENA Food Safety Associates (MEFOSA) was formed to assist companies hone their competitive edge by establishing and verifying procedures and practices that ensure quality, wholesome and safe products. It provides c
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Forecasting the weather with an app

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Published 8 April 2019 . Combined with local knowledge, modern tools help to predict the weather in the short term. Sharing local knowledge to predict the weather with the community and plan farming activities.  Watch and download the full video in different languages at: https://www.accessagriculture.org/  
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Creating value chains for resilient, underutilized crops

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6 April 2019 . Marrakesh, Morocco.  Value chains for super crops key to fighting poverty, hunger in  IsDB member countries @ICBAAgriculture Creating value chains for resilient, underutilized crops like quinoa, sorghum and Salicornia should form the cornerstone of food security and poverty reduction strategies in the face of climate change and other threats to agricultural production and rural livelihoods in member countries of the Islamic Development Bank ( IsDB ). This was the consensus of leaders, policymakers, scientists and experts attending a high-level event on sustainable agricultural value chains on the sidelines of IsDB’s 44th Annual Meeting held from 3 to 6 April. More than 100 delegates from around 30 countries looked at how climate-smart crops can help to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2 on no poverty and zero hunger. “The IsDB’s recognition that effective engagement of the private sector through  commodity value chains that have national, regional an
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