AGRINATURA communications [16.04.24]
The University of Hohenheim is part of AGRINATURA. The research center for Global Food Security and Ecosystems is the main contact point between UHOH and the network.
Dear colleagues,
AGRINATURA is the European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development, an entity established jointly by European Research and Education organisations. It is based on two pillars – Agrinatura Association regrouping all members and Agrinatura-EEIG, which is its operational arm. Activities are managed by the Joint Management Unit, with one office in Cork, Ireland (Information & Communication, Association secretariat) and one office in Greenwich, UK (Business Management, Administration, EEIG secretariat).
Please check the AGRINATURA communication below and for further information contact Dr. Tim Ndah (h.ndah@uni-hohenheim.de):
Agrinatura announcement | |
Agrinatura General Assembly 2024, Helsinki, Finland. |
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Calls | |
CALL FOR PAPERS | Agrifood Innovation: Science and Technology in the Face of Climate Change and Territorial Food Security GUEST EDITORS María Fernanda Mideros Bastidas Center for Research in Agrifood Systems, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) Marie-Hélène Dabat Partiot Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - Cirad (France) SUBMISSION DEADLINE April 1 to July 19, 2024 More information in English, Spanish and Portuguese. |
Spain and Namibia First Climate Forum | Targeting Resilience: Harnessing Spanish and Namibian Climate Solutions Date: 22nd of April, both at the Roof of Africa, in Windhoek, Namibia, and online. This event aims to foster collaboration among researchers, public, and private sectors from both countries develop innovative solutions in the face of this shared global challenge. Registration HERE |
TROPENTAG 2024 | Tropentag 2024 (TT24) September 11 - 13, 2024 More details HERE |
International Center for Evaluation & Development | Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research and the International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED) at the initial virtual West Africa Regional Stakeholder Convening on 25th April 2024. Time: 9:30 – 4:30 WAT West African Time (UTC/GMT) Connection: Via Zoom – Registration Required |
Job/fellowships advertisements | |
The Nutrition Research Facility (NRF) | (NRF) has launched a call for expression of interest for two non-key experts:
The experts will support the implementation of the NRF research study (RS23.003) - What interventions to support agroecological food systems could be implemented to combat multiple forms of malnutrition The research study aims to explore what types of interventions that support agroecological food systems could improve food behaviours and diets of economically and nutritionally vulnerable women in urban areas, with a focus on Senegal. The positions are home-based, but travel/field missions to Senegal different may be required. Information about the scope of work and eligibility criteria for each profile can be found in the attached Terms of References. The experts are expected to start their assignment in May 2024. Interested experts shall express interest in submitting their CV in English or French (max 5 pages) to the NRF team at: nrf@agrinatura-eu.eu, arlene.alpha@cirad.fr, and dimitrios.petalios@ugent.be, by Monday 29/04/2024; 17.00 CET. Reference in the email subject: NRF- RS23.005_EXPERT POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR ToR HERE |
Webinars | |
InfoPoint Hybrid Conference | "The potential of organic and biofertilizers for soil health management in Africa " - Tuesday 16 April, 11:30- 13:00 (CEST). To inform policy dialogue addressing the fertilizer crisis and food security challenges, DG INTPA, through DeSIRA-LIFT, commissioned a scoping study on the off-farm production and marketing of organic and biofertilizers in 12 case-study countries in Africa. Speakers: Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit, INTPA F3-Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries Bernhard Freyer, Pierre Ellssel and Fortunate Nyakanda, Scoping Study results Representative from Zim Earth Farms, African producer (Zimbabwe) Representative from Safisana, African producer (Ghana) Registration HERE |
InfoPoint Virtual Conference | "Evaluation of Contribution to the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by EU External Action in the Period 2016-2021" - Monday 15 April, 16:00- 17:30 (CEST). Registration HERE |
Another interesting newsletter | |
VisioTerra : Newsletter avril 2024 / Newsletter April 2024 | |
Interesting news, links, and paper to be updated | |
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD) | Triple-rigorous Storytelling |
| FAO’s Family Farming Engagement Team is the focal point for its work in support of family farming, which centres on the following four areas: |
| Platform for African–European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development. |
