The First Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA), organized in New Delhi on March 13-15 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), was supported through the Gender in Agriculture [...]
Farm investments today can prevent food security crises tomorrow Farmers in eastern Kenya are terracing their fields to prevent fertile topsoil from being washed away with the rains. 13 October 2011, Mwingi, Kenya – With the October rainy season starting, [...]
Sustainable agriculture is the practice of farming using principles of ecology, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. It has been defined as “an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will last over [...]
PanAAC in collaboration with EMRC will host the largest pan-African AgriBusiness Forum in Dakar Senegal from 25-28 November, 2012.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for food production to increase by 70% by 2050. The AgriBusiness Forum (established since 2008 – when the Global Food Crisis made headlines all over the world) presents this challenge as an opportunity for the African continent to respond to the increased demand for food.
The AgriBusiness Forum is the largest pan-African AgriBusiness Forum held on African soil annually and it aims at strengthening the Agri-Food sector in Africa, by encouraging partnerships, exchanging of best practices and attracting investments.
In line with the initiative launched during the last G8 “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition”, the AgriBusiness Forum will focus on “Boosting African Agriculture through Partnership, Investment and Technology” in close collaboration with FAO, Rabobank Foundation, PanAAC, UNDP, FARA among other organisations and private entities.
“In a world of plenty, as long as one child dies of hunger or suffers from malnutrition, our work is not yet done and there is nothing to celebrate”
CIAT will be commemorating their 45th anniversary which will be going on Monday 8th October 2012 where they will host a high level event to examine the future Africa’s agriculture. In partnership with PanAAC , CIAT has invited PanAAC to their commemorating anniversary…
The October 2012 Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will start 9.30 am on Monday, 15 October 2012, to Saturday, 20 October
Venue: FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
We are pleased to announce that the international conference “Making the connection: value chains for transforming smallholder agriculture”, to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from November 6-9, 2012, is now open for registration.
Space is limited, so register now.
The conference will be held at the UNECA conference centre in Addis Ababa. There is a large exhibition area close to the meeting rooms and exhibition booths are available for companies, NGOs, and other organisations for display and hospitality purposes. More information on exhibit options.
Keynote Speaker
We are delighted to announce that Professor David Hughes has agreed to be the keynote speaker for the conference. David is an Emeritus Professor at Imperial College in London and has an international reputation as an authoritative and entertaining speaker on global food issues. He also has practical experience of food value chains as a Director of a UK farmer-owned berry fruit company.
The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) will be organized in Punta del Este, Uruguay, 29 October – 1 November 2012. GCARD2 will focus on the ways to implement the tasks identified in the GCARD RoadMap with special attention to “Foresight and partnership for innovation and impact on small-holder livelihoods”. See the GCARD 2 leaflet. Read more…
Targets for reducing the proportion of hungry people around the world by half can still be reached if countries step up their efforts to reduce hunger, top United Nations officials announced today.
Poor Investment on Research Hinders Africa’s Agricultural Growth – IIED
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