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30 November 2018. Brussels. DevCo Infopoint . Rice is becoming one of the most important food crops on the African continent. Steep population growth coupled with rapid urbanization and changing consumer behaviour are the main drivers behind the increasing demand for the cereal. You will find below the link to watch the video of the conference https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/news-and-events/developing-rice-value-chain-east-and-west-africa_en Despite increased rice production output over the years, the average yields across Africa still remain very low and meet just a fraction of what is actually demanded Challenges along the value chain are still high, but also the potential for significant growth, employment creation and poverty reduction in Africa. Introduction:  Mr Regis Meritan , Head of Sector - Agricultural Growth DEVCO C1 - Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition Dr. Ulrich Sabel – Koschella, Head of Unit, Agricultural Value Chains, GIZ A4SD Mr Jean – Bernard Lalanne , Head

28-30 November 2018 . Bangkok, Thailand.  The IFPRI-FAO Global Event: Accelerating the end of hunger. 30 November 2018 . Side event  ACCELERATING ENDING HUNGER THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF MALABO COMPLIANT NATIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANS AND BIENNIAL REVIEW MECHANISM Organized by: African Union Commission, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture Dr Simplice Nouala, Head of Division Agriculture and Food Security, African Union Commission Mr Ernest Ruzindaza (left picture) , CAADP Team Leader, African Union Commission. Accelerating Ending Hunger through implementation of Malabo compliant National Agriculture Investment Plans and Biennial Review Mechanism Dr. Norman  (right picture) , Donor Coordination CAADP, Malawi Dr. S. B. Baye, CAADP focal Coordinator Nigeria Dr. Namukolo Covic ( (middle picture)) , IFPRI-A4NH Dr Suresh Babu , IFPRI Accelerating Ending Hunger through implementation of Malabo compliant National Agriculture Investment Plans and Biennial Review Mechanism f

28-30 November 2018 . Bangkok, Thailand.  The IFPRI-FAO Global Event: Accelerating the end of hunger. Having won the Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) agri-pitch competition at the  first Nutrition Investors Forum in Nairobi, Kenya   (16-18 October 2018), two Nigerian SME's represented Africa at the IFPRI-FAO meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Over 450 SMEs from across Africa applied for the SUN Pitch competition and through rigorous selection processes at various levels, 21 top businesses qualified as finalists, five of which were NutriPitch entrepreneurs from Nigeria , namely: Veggie Victory, Hakeem Jimo Soupah Kitchen, Ifeoluwa Olatayo Augustsecrets, Oluwatoyin Onigbanjo Prothrive, Oluyemisi Obe Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics, Ope Olanrewaju.  Other countries represented at the final competition are Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique. The award which included specialised technical assistance worth $15,000 to be provided at country level and in Switzerland and the Nethe

28 - 30 November 2018 . Brussels.  G-STIC 2018: Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Conference By adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (September 2015) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (December 2015), the international community has set clear goals to shift the world onto a sustainable development path. To limit global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius and to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, a transition is needed to more resilient economic and social development models. That in turn requires the active participation of all sectors of society to contribute to the world-wide implementation of new technologies, and new ways of producing and consuming. Under the lead of VITO (the prime research and technology organisation on cleantech and sustainable development in Belgium), a number of independent and not-for-profit technological research institutes are teaming up to organise a series of Global Sustai

28-30 November 2018 . Bangkok, Thailand.  The IFPRI-FAO Global Event: Accelerating the end of hunger. 29 November  Launch of the Global Nutrition Report 2018 We need young people to be going out with the report and spreading the messages and the data.” @CorinnaHawkes speaking @IFPRI The 2018 Global Nutrition Report shares insights into the current state of global nutrition, highlighting the unacceptably high burden of malnutrition in the world. It identifies areas where progress has been made in recent years but argues that it is too slow and too inconsistent. It puts forward five critical steps that are needed to speed up progress to end malnutrition in all its forms and argues that, if we act now, it is not too late to achieve this goal. In fact, we have an unprecedented opportunity to do so. DOWNLOAD THE SUMMARY ENGLISHPDF 3.1MB FRENCHPDF 3.2MB SPANISHPDF 3.2MB JAPANESEPDF 3.4MB FULL REPORTPDF 29.3MB

28-30 November 2018 . Bangkok, Thailand.  The IFPRI-FAO Global Event: Accelerating the end of hunger. 29 November Side event  LAUNCH OF THE REPORT “ALL HANDS ON DECK: REDUCING STUNTING TROUGH MULTISECTORAL EFFORTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” Organized by: The World Bank The report “All Hands on Deck: Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa” lays the groundwork for more effective multisectoral action on reducing stunting by analyzing and generating empirical evidence useful for informing the joint targeting and, if necessary, the sequencing of sector-specific interventions in countries in SSA. Dr. Purnima Menon  (Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI) Dr. Emmanuel Skoufias  (Lead Economist, The World Bank) Elan Satriawan  (Head of Policy Working Group TNP2K, Office of the Vice President, Republic of Indonesia) Harold Alderman  (Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, USA) Main Report Report Annex

28-30 November 2018 . Bangkok, Thailand.  The IFPRI-FAO Global Event: Accelerating the end of hunger. 30 November Side event  HOW TO BUILD URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS FOR BETTER DIETS, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES Organized by: IFPRI Diets of poor urban dwellers in low and middle-income countries are rapidly shifting from traditionally rich in coarse grains and pulses to highly concentrated in refined sugar, salt, saturated fats, animal-sourced foods, refined grains, and (ultra-)processed foods. These dietary changes, which are believed to unfold faster in urban than in rural areas, increase the risks of malnutrition in all its forms and diet-related non communicable diseases. Contributing factors include the rapid expansion of modern food retail systems, and the abundance of convenient, cheap, ultra-processed yet nutrient-poor foods. This side event will provide in-depth perspectives from research and industry on how to build food systems that provide healthy and af

28-30 November 2018 . Bangkok, Thailand.  The IFPRI-FAO Global Event: Accelerating the end of hunger. How can we accelerate progress in transforming our agri-food systems to meet the needs of the hungry and malnourished and achieve the SDGs? With rising levels of global hunger putting the goal of ending malnutrition in all its forms by 2030 in serious jeopardy, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) organised a global conference aimed at urgently accelerating efforts to achieve Zero Hunger worldwide. The conference highlighted how great strides have been made in many countries in reducing hunger and malnutrition, rapidly and sustainably, through improvements in public policies, focused investments and the harnessing of new technologies. Bangladesh, for example, has achieved one of the fastest reductions in child underweight and stunting in history, largely by using innovative public policies to

29 November 2018.  Brussels, Belgium. InfoPoint Lunchtime Conference:  "Linking research to policies and practices:experiences on pastoralism in Eastern Africa." Watch the video of the conference https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/news-and-events/linking-research-policies-and-practices_en What recent policy processes are ongoing in the East African region promoting and securing rangelands and pastoralism and how can scientific research feed into these policy processes? This is the question this Infopoint lunch-conference aims to answer by focusing on East Africa and Ethiopia in particular. Join this interesting exchange between researchers and civil society representatives. Introduction: Willem Olthof , Deputy Head of Unit, DEVCO Unit C.1 – Rural Development, Food and Nutrition Security European Parliament, MEP Maria Heubuch , Greens/EFA Peter Ken Otieno - Technical Coordinator, RECONCILE, Kenya Francesco Staro - Anthropologist, University of Paris 8 - Saint Denis, France T

The Ghana Nutrition Improvement Project was launched in 2009 by the Ajinomoto Group to help solve the pressing issue of malnutrition in the country. In particular, the core project partners aim to improve the nutritional outcomes of an estimated 200,000 children aged 6-24 months by 2017 by providing a supplement named “KOKO Plus”. Today the project has only  reached 1/10 of the target (reaching20,000 children) due  to the difficulty of social business and public-private partnership. Koko, which is a traditional weaning food in Ghana, is a porridge made with fermented corn. This meal does not meet the nutritional requirements recommended by the World Health Organization and other international organizations because it is lacks in energy, protein, and micronutrients. On the other hand, KOKO Plus is nutrition supplement that contains an amino acid to be added to Koko in the cooking process to cover the nutritional deficiency of the meal. The product started to be sold in 2014, further to

Li, X. and Siddique, K.H.M. 2018. Future Smart Food - Rediscovering hidden treasures of neglected and underutilized species for Zero Hunger in Asia , Bangkok, 242 pp. Book PDF Future Smart Food here Details about the book on the card page Policy Brief of Future Smart Food: Unlocking hidden treasures in Asia and the Pacific Executive Summary of Future Smart Food:Rediscovering hidden treasures of neglected and underutilized species for Zero Hunger in Asia To tap the high potential of NUS, FAO RAP has organized a Regional Expert Consultation on Scoping and Prioritizing NUS through an interdisciplinary priority-setting exercise in December 2016, in collaboration with the FAO Special Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses, ICARDA, ICRISAT, MSSRF-LANSA, ACIAR, Mahidol University, the University of Western Australia, ICIMOD, CATAS-TCGRI, CFF, national governments and research institutes of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietman and India , as well as civil s

The world is an ever-changing place. Technology evolves. Trends come and go. The world has become a fast-paced place. Business owners tend to focus more on their revenue and profit than to consider what is best for the consumer health, working environment and morality. Greenday snacks in Thailand aims to build a sustainable growth business with an ability to compete. A company that produce a healthy snack for the whole family to enjoy, and to keep developing and improving their tasty products.

27 November 2018.  Brussels, Belgium. InfoPoint Lunchtime Conference:  e-Weather/e-Climate Information Services for Sustainable Development in Africa Increasing agricultural productivity, profitability and resilience to climate change while ensuring food security all requires access to reliable, customized, and consistent information including weather forecasts, early warning of extreme weather events and agronomic advisory services. This InfoPoint will show-case two EU Horizon 2020 funded projects and the work of Kenya's Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KARLO) in harnessing advanced remote sensing technologies (e.g. EU Copernicus satellite weather/climate data) and in-situ sensing technologies, both combined with mobile technologies to support climate-smart agriculture effectively and ensure food security in a changing climate. Meropi PANELI  Senior Policy Officer, DEVCO C6, Sustainable Energy & Climate Change, European Commission Frank OHENE ANNOR , Field

26 Novembre 2018.   L’agriculture de conservation au Maghreb. Les agriculteurs font évoluer leurs pratiques. FERT. Novembre 2018. 21 pages  Fert is a French association for international cooperation for agricultural development in developing and emerging countries. This report summarizes Fert’s collaboration with farmers and other stakeholders in conservation agriculture in the Maghreb, who have been at the heart of the thinking and action. They carry within them a capital of experience to share. En 2010, la FAO estimait que plus de 100 millions d’hectares étaient cultivés en agriculture de conservation (AC) dans le monde. Très fortement adoptée sur le continent américain sur de larges surfaces, elle l’est beaucoup moins en agriculture familiale sur le continent africain. Au Maghreb , où cette pratique a été introduite à partir des années 1980, son adoption est restée limitée, malgré les réponses qu’elle peut apporter aux défis de préservation des sols et des rendements, de réduction

FAO and AUC. 2018. Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa. Addis Ababa. 127pp. 5 October 2018. Rome .  The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), launched the Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization Framework for Africa. This framework resulted from a meeting which participants from AU Member States, the private sector, farmers’ associations, civil society organizations, research institutions and academia, held on 11th and 12th May 2017 , at the AUC, to validate the draft Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA). The Framework offers a detailed look at the history of machinery in Africa The Framework identifies 10 priorities for AU member states to include in their national plans, ranging from the need for a stable supply of machine spare parts and innovative financing mechanisms, and the importance of regional collaborations that allow for cross-border hiring services. Mechaniz

26 November 2018. The Platform for Africa-Europe Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) supports since 2009 research collaboration between a wide range of organizations in Africa and Europe. The conference described the main achievements of the various mechanisms – multi-stakeholder partnerships, users-led process – and instruments – incentive funds, write-shops, communication tools – to set up, strengthen and get sustainable various consortia. The potential for impacts has been recently assessed, and the perspective to scale were discussed. You will find below the link to watch the video of the conference: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/news-and-events/lessons-paepard-10-years-experience_en Introduction : Wim Olthof,  Deputy Head of Unit DEVCO C1, Rural development, Food security and Nutrition Christophe Larose , Head of sector, Sustainable Agriculture, DEVCO C1 Presentations : Jonas Mugabe - Manager PAEPARD, FARA, Accra, Ghana Remi Kahane - Deputy Manager

29 November 2018 . The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is marking a decade since its founding. This event brings together actors in agricultural research and development to discuss gains made in advancing inclusive agricultural research and how to accelerate these. Download the programme : There are a couple of newly published videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il2IkcocCXA and a special ten year report

22-23 November 2018 . Salvador, Bahia/Brazil.  6th Brazil Africa Forum . Youth Empowerment: Transformation to Achieve Sustainable Transformation Extract of the programme  22 November. BRAZIL-AFRICA AGRIBUSINESS AND INNOVATION NETWORK (BRAIN) & 8TH AFRICA AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE WEEK (AASW8) BRAZIL COUNTDOWN Side Event organized by FARA 23 November. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE: SUSTAINABILITY AND FOOD SECURITY IMPROVEMENT Special Address by Gilbert Houngbo | President of The International Fund for Agricultural Development – IFAD (Video message) Moderator:  Bronwyn Nielsen | Editor at Large of CNBC Africa Yemi Akinbamijo | Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Livio Vanghetti | Vice President Global Partnership and Cooperation of Philip Morris International Daniel Balaban | Director of WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger Claus Reiner | Country Director of IFAD Higino Francisco de Marrule |Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of the

20-22 November 2018.  Maputo, Mozambique. FANRPAN High-Level Dialogue . Transforming Africa’s Agriculture. FANRPAN hosted a Regional Policy Dialogue in partnership with @G_MachelTrust @MINDSAfrica @ccardesaa under the theme:  hashtag#TransformAgriculture This event created a platform for experts to reflect on approaches that can be employed to boost agricultural productivity on the continent.

8-9 November  2018 . Ghent, Belgium. Inception meeting of the 3 year EU-Africa LEAP-Agri project CLISMABAN (CLImate SMArt BANanas) : Phenotyping the banana biodiversity to identify climate smart varieties with optimal market potential in Africa and Europe. The consortium coordinated by IPBO (VIB-UGent) includes three Belgian Universities (ULiège, KU Leuven and Ghent University), Kenyatta University ( Kenya ), the National Agricultural Reasearch Organization of Uganda and ICIA (Instituto Canaria de Inversitgaciones Agrarias). The rationale of this project lies in the fact that today Banana (Musa spp.) is an important crop providing a staple food for more than 400 million people on the planet. It is an important source of income for many small and medium-scale producers that needs only limited inputs to ensure harvest. However, harvest yield is still far below its potential for many small holder farmers.  In Africa, a high diversity of highland, plantain and dessert bananas is cultiva