1st December, National Farmers’ Day in Ghana
01 December 2017 - 01 December 2017
01 December 2017 - 01 December 2017
Ghana - National Farmers’ Day
1st December 2017, Kumasi - The National Farmers Day is commemorated each year on the first Friday of December to honour our gallant Farmers and Fishers. The event acknowledges the vital position Farmers and Fishers occupy in the nations socio-economic development.
In particular, Ghana acknowledges farmers and...
Southern Africa fall armyworm Stakeholders’ Meeting
30 November 2017 - 01 December 2017
30 November 2017 - 01 December 2017
“Partnerships for fall armyworm response – Safeguarding food security and livelihoods”
Background
The fall armyworm, a transboundary pest that is difficult to manage and first reported in Southern Africa in late 2016 continues to cause damage to maize and other crops in the region. Key concerns about the fall armyworm infestation are...
Réunion régionale de la FAO sur les biotechnologies agricoles dans les systèmes alimentaires durables et la nutrition en Afrique subsaharienne
22 November 2017 - 24 November 2017
22 November 2017 - 24 November 2017
22 novembre 2017 – 24 novembre 2017
Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie
La réunion régionale sur les biotechnologies agricoles en Afrique subsaharienne aura lieu du 22 au 24 novembre 2017 au Centre de conférences de l’Union africaine, à Addis-Abeba en Éthiopie. Cette réunion de la FAO sera co-organisée et accueilli par le Gouvernement éthiopien.
Contexte
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Eastern Africa Parliamentarian dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security, Kigali
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
The event will take place in Kigali on 21-22 November 2017.
The meeting will converge Parliamentarians from committees or networks on Agriculture, Committee on Health, and Women/Gender committee from the Eastern Africa region.
The objectives of the meeting are:
-Enhance the understanding of parliamentarians of issues related the right to food, nutrition and...