Do you want to help determine how agri-food research and innovation can best meet the world’s development needs?
Be part of the global conversation on the future of agri-food research and innovation!
Join hundreds of scientists, researchers, farmers, civil society, rural women and youth, policymakers, education, business and investment agencies from around the world at the GCARD3 Global Event, to be held in Johannesburg South Africa from 5-8 April, 2016.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has released a web update featuring stories making a call for increased investment in smallholder agriculture in order to remove the root causes that lead to conflict and migration, and to better enable achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of ending poverty and hunger.
The Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) of CGIAR is currently conducting three crosscutting thematic evaluations of CGIAR work and activities: Partnerships; Capacity Development and Gender.
The International Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA) is offering two 3-week courses for which registration has just opened, one targeted at lecturers and researchers working in tertiary agricultural education, and the other targeted at professionals involved in facilitating and coaching rural innovation.
A few NFP scholarships are available to attend these courses.
1. Learning, action research and outreach for inclusive development - Boosting competencies in higher education:
As a contribution to the GCARD3 process, the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS), FAO, the World Bank, IFPRI, CACAARI and GFAR are holding the International Conference on Eurasian Food Security and Nutrition Network and Eurasian Soil Partnership from 29 February to 2 March 2016. The meeting