7 March 2017. Infopoint Lunchtime Conference: A Territorial Approach to Food SecurityGathering knowledge, with governments in Cambodia, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Morocco, and Peru, a
Month: February 2017
Agri Logistics East Africa Summit
28 February – 2 March 2017. Nairobi. A major obstacle facing the region’s agri sector is the use of innovative ways to utilise technology for improved
Three new videos on mangoes
28 February 2017. Three new videos on mangoes have been posted on the platform www.accessagriculture.org. They are currently available in English, French, and Kiswahili. They
Conference on Agricultural mechanisation in Africa
26 February – 2 March 2017. Paris Nord Villepinte, France. 26 February 2017, the opening day, brought together African ministers and African institutional partners, who
New information service to help farmers control pests
Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are to benefit from a new project that aims to develop an early warning system to help cut crop losses resulting from
The International Research Consortium on Animal Health
27 January 2016. Brussels. Launch of the Scientific Secretariat for the International Research Consortium (IRC) on Animal Health, which Horizon 2020 is funding for five
Field visit: Towards an efficient soybean food chain in Benin (ProSeSS)
19- 24 February 2017. Benin. The Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group of Wageningen University and Research (WUR) – represented by Dr. Anita Linnemann and Dr. Nout
Will Africa Feed China?
Will Africa Feed China? Deborah BrautigamOxford University Press, 2015, 222 pagesIs China building a new empire in rural Africa? Over the past decade, China’s meteoric
Science Day 2017 at BIOFACH
15 -18 February 2017. Nuremberg. Biofach 2017. Organic food and farming systems have great potential to meet global challenges – such as population growth,
Managing aflatoxins in groundnuts during drying and storage
Certain moulds grow on groundnut, maize and other foods. These moulds produce a poison called aflatoxin. To have healthy groundnuts it is important to care