In its commitment to collaboration and engagement, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR/GFAiR) organized the Progress and Prospects meeting on December 5, 2023. The virtual event served as a platform to update members, partners, funders and stakeholders on recent strides in GFAR's initiatives.
We are excited to inform you about an ongoing project being undertaken by KappaZeta: "AI-based tillage detection for improved agricultural and climate policies".
The collaborative effort between Digital Coffee Future (DCF) and GFAR, known as the Digital Origin Education Program (DOEP), aimed to empower coffee-producing associations and enterprises in Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, and Peru through education on digitalization. The program provided six weeks of live, virtual classes and eight weeks of individual support to help participants develop digitalization plans tailored to their specific needs, whether related to farm-level management or marketing and sales.
Chemonics International, under the USAID Climate Finance for Development Accelerator (CFDA), seeks applications to mobilize private sector financing for technologies that advance climate mitigation and adaptation goals across the Caribbean region.
Expiration date: March 31, 2024
Additional information can be found here: CFDA APS No. 2023-0006-APS Caribbean Climate Investment Program (CCIP) - Chemonics International
ICAT is seeking organizations (governmental entities or non-governmental organizations, such as research institutions or grass roots organizations) to apply one or more of the ICAT series of policy assessment guides guides to individual projects in developing countries over a six month period.
Deadline: 27 November 2023
More information and details for submission here.
The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University seeks candidates at any rank for two tenure-track or tenured faculty positions on the topic of equity in agriculture, food and nutrition. One position is focused on food and nutrition equity in general, and the other is part of a university-wide cluster hire related to climate resilience, agriculture, and equity.