[Français ci-dessous] The fifth and last conference organized by the food systems caravan took place in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conference hall in Ibadan, Nigeria. The conference had around 100 participants and counted with the presence of representatives from the: IITA; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Oyo State Ministry of…
[Français ci-dessous] The fourth conference organized by the food systems caravan and our local partners INRAB and the IFWA project was held in Cotonou, Benin. The event counted with the participation of around 80 academic and non-academic actors, such as representatives from NGOs, the private sector and public institutions. The title of the conference was…
[Français ci-dessous] The third whole day conference organized by the food systems caravan took place in the campus of the University of Ghana, in Accra, and had as a title “Transforming Food Systems in Ghana: The potential of Agroecology in times of climate and biodiversity crisis”. The conference counted with the presence of around 70…
[Français ci-dessous] We participated in a small conference at the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS), attended by 55 students and academics, about the contributions of research for the development of rural areas. Professor David Millar shared some insights from the r4d FoodSAF project, including a newly developed barometer for the assessment of…
[English below] Nous sommes actuellement au Burkina Faso et notre conférence sur l’agroécologie et la durabilité des systèmes alimentaires se déroule à Ougadougou. L’objectif de cette conférence est de promouvoir le dialogue sur l’agro-écologie et de promouvoir les liens entre la science et la pratique. Tout au long de la matinée, nous avons eu des…
[Français ci-dessous] The first conference organized by the Food Systems Caravan just started! It is taking place at the French Institute and has around 100 participants, including academics, policy makers, representatives of farmers’ organisations, NGOs and the private sector. The conference is presided by Maiga Assitan Niere, representative of the ministry of scientific research and…
Notre conférence à Bamako dans deux semaines réunira des scientifiques, des agriculteurs, des décideurs, des commerçants, des ONG et des consommateurs afin de discuter de la manière de transformer nos systèmes alimentaires en systèmes plus durables, écologiques et équitables. Tout le monde est le bienvenu!
