Members of the Steering Committee visit a farmer testing single and double row planting in Mchinji District 10 April 2018. Before holding a steering committee meeting (11-12 April 2018), PAEPARD members organized

Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West AfricaOECD, April 2018. 32 pagesThe food economy is the biggest employer in West Africa accounting for 66% of total employment. While the majority of food economy jobs are in

30 March 2018. Cotonou, Benin. Dans le cadre la mise en œuvre du projet ProSeSS (Alignement des attributs de qualité des semences du soja aux différents produits dérivés au Benin) il a été organisé au siège de

5 April 2018. USAID LandLinks shared findings from the first voluntary Investor Survey on Land Rights and heard from the private sector about live investment projects seeking to create benefits for both

17 April 2018. This webinar introduced AGRIS (the International System for Agricultural Science and Technology), a global public domain database with more than 9 million structured bibliographical records on ag

16-20 April 2018.  Entebbe, Uganda. The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) has organized a proposal write-shop as part of its effort to mobilise and strengthen research

6 April 2018. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), with the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the African Green Revolution Forum(AGRA), Women in

11 April 2019. Brussels. DIVERSIFOOD is a European project aiming at enriching cultivated biodiversity by testing, renewing and promoting underutilized or forgotten crop species. Through multi-actor approaches,

10 April 2018. CTA Brussels Development Briefing no. 50 on “Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities”. This Briefing was organised by the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Coop

26 March 2018. SciDev. Project using Research and Development is changing wheat farming in AfricaWheat production in the continent is still low and facing challenges that include poor seed varieties, climate

3 April 2018. A new peer-reviewed scientific research journal showcasing cutting-edge African research was launched in Kigali,The NEF launched this Pan African Scientific Journal during the NEF Global Gathering

26-28 March 2018. Kigali. Launched in 2013, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with Robert Bosch StiftThe NEF is a platform

5 April 2018. The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF)’s second call for proposals, which closed in August 2017, received unprecedented numbers of proposals from diverse government and non-governmental entities.

17-21 March 2018. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Republic of Rwanda, which holds the African Union Presidency, hosted this 10th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly focused on the AfCFTA in

Livestock and agroecology. How they can support the transition towards sustainablefood and agriculture. FAO, 2018, 16 pagesThis brief reviews opportunities and challenges related to livestock’s potential to c

6 March 2018. E-agriculture in action: Drones for agriculture.(FAO, 2018, 112 pages)The FAO-ITU E-agriculture strategy guide is actively being used to assist countries in the successful identification, development

5 April 2018. Webinar. As part of its work on farmers’ rights to data and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR continued its col

6 April 2018. Rome. The SCAR Strategic Working Groups ARCH, AKIS and Food Systems organised jointly the Workshop: Programming Research and Innovation for Improved Impact The workshop consisted of Key Note Sp

5 April 2018. Delegates of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) converged on the high-level UN meeting in Rome, Italy, to beat the drum for Agroecology in Africa.The 88 page illustrated book (2016)

3-5 April 2018. Rome. Second International Symposium on Agroecology.Agroecology brings together scientific disciplines, social concepts and practices. The scientific core of agroecology is based on applying