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Last Newsletter after 7years: farewell Food & Business Knowledge Platform, hello #NetherlandsFoodPartnership!
Thanking @DutchMFA @IGG_NL; consortium @WUR_WCDI @APFGlobal @thebrokeronline; all partners, professionals, organizations & networks we worked with
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Evaluation session #FBRFinalConference Wijnand v IJssel @IGG_NL & José Vogelezang @TopsectorTU: Research co- creation has proven to be the way forward despite challenges; With all perspectives brought in everybody is better off; F&BR shows good examples of real inclusive business
Day 2 of @wotro #FBRfinalconference: Key note Sietze Vellema @WUR critically reflects on F&BR Programme ToC: What role for researchers? 1.Offer solutions or create decision space? 2.Scale micro interventions or find the right point in the institutional system to start addressing?
Session #FBRFinalConference @Syspons @wotro Food& BusinessResearch evaluation discusses F&BR Programme conclusions on private sector involvement & food security:Reluctance to open access vs Application in business models & Short term income increases vs Longer term policy changes
Intro interview #FBRFinalConference with director @foodplatform: We celebrate results of 75 locally embedded multi-stakeholder @wotro projects that will still have many spinoffs in coming 10 years & invite all stakeholders to continue with us in the Netherlands Food Partnership
Today 12:30 CET @WOTRO & @foodplatform are live for the #FBRFinalConference on lessons from 7 years Food & Business Research - You can still register for individual sessions or the whole 2-day conference 'Scaling Insights for Sustainable Food Systems' nwofoodbusinessconference.nl
#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Today Panel47 @NufficGD @ruforumsec @WUR on Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training (#ATVET) in Africa starts at 11:30 with Session 1 focusing on #policy #reforms |
More information on programme & speakers: knowledge4food.net/africa-kn…
GCP project @WOTRO "Access to Finance in Ghana" concludes: transparency can strengthen position of #smallholders by holding #supplychain actors accountable for negative environmental and social externalities of their business practices
Final factsheet: knowledge4food.net/gcp-2-fac…
Final chance to register for Food & Business Research final conference! Join to learn & discuss about #foodsystems politics, #fertilizers, #dairy markets, #climatesmartagriculture, local foods, agribusiness ethics, #aquaculture, research for impact & more!
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#COVID19 | From now all blogs, reports & resources of the Food security and COVID-19 CoPs on Markets, supply chains & nutritious foods; Finance & outreach; Digital solutions; and Knowledge, are available at #NetherlandsFoodPartnership website
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@nfp_sdg2
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#PotatoFutures | 16:00 the plenary afternoon programme starts:
*Final panel discussion on role of #hybridpotato in achieving #SDG2 & related #SDGs
*Conclusions @LouiseOFresco @WUR
*Closure by Myrtille Danse #nfp_sdg2
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@univgroningen @RathenauNL #Solynta
#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | This Thursday 3 Dec @NufficGD @ruforumsec @WUR sessions on "Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training #ATVET in Africa: integration within the broader Agricultural Knowledge & Innovation System"
Register now: africaknows.eu/registration/
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#PotatoFutures | Conference parallel sessions start at 13:30: focusing on Prospects & challenges
1. in NL and agro-industrial system context
2. in international development context
Conference organizers @WUR @univgroningen @RathenauNL @solynta #nfp_sdg2
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#PotatoFutures | Today 30 Nov at 10:00 Jim Lorenzen @gatesfoundation opens the online international conference “Potato futures: impact of hybrid varieties”, organized by @WUR @univgroningen @RathenauNL @solynta #NetherlandsFoodPartnership
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#hybridpotato
Interview in @CGIAR & private sector series by @sarahcummings with Remy Bitoun @IRRI TechTransfer:
#bestpractices of working with #privatesector in #consortia consistent with IRRI #mission #vision relying on good #IP management
#rice #PPPs #agriresearch
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | 4 breakout groups in Session2 with case studies on links #ATVET and:
*Extension @SNVworld #Ethiopia;
*Private sector @AgribusinessSol #Kenya;
*University @Nuffic #Ghana;
*Gov policy at DAC #Nigeria
Register: knowledge4food.net/africa-kn…
@ruforumsec
Final research findings of @WOTRO Applied Research Fund project #ROFIP show that rainwater harvesting form roads enhances production of indigenous forage grasses, that are suitable to address land degradation and forage resources.
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | One week left: on 3 Dec @NufficGD @ruforumsec @WUR organize 2 sessions on "Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training #ATVET in Africa: integration within the broader Agricultural Knowledge & Innovation System"
africaknows.eu/registration/
In "The fruits of #knowledge #co-creation in multi-stakeholder platforms" @edithvanewijk & @mrostonen of @UvA_Amsterdam question if agriculture and food-related #MSPs contribute to food security, sustainable development and position of smallholders | #SURe
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#FBRfinalconference | You can still register for the @WOTRO online Food & Business Research final conference on 9 & 10 December "#Scaling Insights for #Sustainable #FoodSystems"
Online registration until 1 December: nwofoodbusinessconference.nl…
