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30th January to 1st February 2019. FARA Secretariat, Accra, Ghana The Long-term Europe-Africa Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security, and Sustainable Agriculture (LEAP4FNSSA) is a Coordination Support Action (CSA) funded by the Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission (EC), under Horizon 2020. It brings together 35 institutions from Africa and Europe which are ready to engage in collaborative research and innovation on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) roadmap signed in 2016, between the African Union and the European Union. From Left: Dr. Mawoko Philippe (Africa Union Commission), Agnieszka Romanowicz (European Commission), Madam Patricia Apiagyei (Hon. Deputy Minister of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation of Ghana), Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo (Executive Director, FARA) and Philippe Petithuguenin (CIRAD) A presentation to the  Honourable Deputy Minister The official Kick Off Meeting, which is takin

A G R I C U L T U R E Civil Society Academy — Zero Hunger and Social Justice Civil Society Academy, in collaboration with Welthungerhilfe and Impact Hub, seeks zero hunger and social justice projects from Africa and Asia. The submitted projects should focus on (1) rural women and their families or (2) support social activists combating hunger and injustice. Selected projects will receive up to €40 thousand to develop and implement their project ideas. The deadline for submissions is 25 January 2019. U.S. African Development Foundation — Support for African Farmers The U.S. African Development Foundation invites proposals for grant financing and local support from African-owned enterprises, agricultural cooperatives, small-scale producer groups, and agricultural processors with innovative solutions to increase farmer incomes and achieve sustainable market-based growth. Most funding agreements range between $100 and $250 thousand. Applications are accepted in English, Swahili, and Frenc

31 January, 2019. France. HNV-Link Conference 'Innovation to sustain High Nature Value farming: Who needs to do what? 4-5 February 2019. Rome, Italy. 2019 IFA Joint Agricultural and Communication Meeting 4-8 February 2019. W orcester, South Africa.  Workshop on Bioinformatics and Wheat Genomics II 5-7 February 2019. San Jose, Costa Rica. 2nd Global Conference on the One Planet: Sustainable Food Systems Programme 6-7 February 2019. Vilnius, Lithuania. EIP-AGRI Workshop: Opportunities for farm diversification in the circular bioeconomy 7 February 2019 . High-Level Conference on Forests at the heart of Sustainable Development 11 February, 2019.   Start online course: “Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability” 11-13 February 2019.   World Sustainable Development Summit . This summit aims to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. 12-13 February 2019 . Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .  First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference 12-13 February 201