This weeks’ agricultural calendar features food system transformation talks, food insecurity in Africa, export opportunities, environmentally important shrubs growing wild, and an international conference on multifunctional agriculture. E-mail info@foodformzansi.co.za to have your event added to our weekly calendar.
Hello, Mzansi! This week, we’re kicking things off with a webinar event on the social costs of food insecurity. Among the other agriculture events scheduled are an international conference with the goal of eradicating poverty, the online Africa Agri expo 2022, a discussion on groundnut and other crop development, and a conference on multifunctional agriculture.
Monday, 11 April
Transforming food systems for rural prosperity
This is the second in a series of debates discussing IFAD’s Rural Development Report 2021.
This webinar will be focusing on the environmental and social costs of food security, innovation, finance, the costs of healthy diets as well as investments and entrepreneurship supported by a conducive environment in the food system.
This webinar will also focus on ways to help small-scale farmers make more money and improve their lives.
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Tuesday, 12 April
African countries to set regional agri-food priorities
The 32nd session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations’ Regional Conference for Africa is taking place this week and you’re invited.
This conference is being held in response to the growing number of Africans who do not have enough food to eat daily. This, as millions of Africans cannot afford nutritious food and countries continue to grapple with the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the conference, the participating countries will share best practices and explore partnerships and opportunities for innovation and digital technology to transform agri-food systems, address food insecurity and climate change, and face other significant challenges.
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Wednesday, 13 April
Join us for Food For Mzansi #GatherToGrow on Twitter Spaces
This Wednesday’s edition of Food For Mzansi’s weekly interactive session on Twitter is hosted by our sister publication, Health For Mzansi. This week we’re talking sangomas and stigmas in traditional healing. Join us then, every Wednesday at 18:00 for Food For Mzansi #GatherToGrow.
Follow us at @FoodforMzansi to participate.
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Promote your brand in Africa
Whether you are looking to establish your channel partners in Africa or strengthening your business by promoting your brand in the region – Africa Agri Expo is an event you can`t afford to miss!
This event brings together African and international agriculture professionals to conduct market research, introduce their brands, establish new connections, and form long-term partnerships.
Additionally, this show will establish dynamic relationships between governments, private businesses, and institutions in order to accomplish goals quickly, effectively, and successfully.
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Thursday, 14 April
Groundnut research and development
This one-hour webinar discusses recent findings on how a shrub that grows wild in the Sahel increases the yield of groundnut and other crops.
When planted at high density in farmers’ fields, these shrubs add biomass and natural irrigation to crops, boosting yield and creating a natural, potentially important resilience tool. Hear how researchers are working with farmer groups to test this technology in groundnut.
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Friday, 15 April
Multi-functional agriculture
This international conference on multi-functional agriculture aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of multi-functional agriculture.
It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered, and solutions adopted in the fields of multi-functional agriculture.
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