Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Reinforcing Business Approaches to Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa, Aissétou Dramé Yayé, ANAFE
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Two innovative approaches for disseminating information to farmers: Volunteer farmer trainers, Steven Franzel, ICRAF & Eija Laitinen, HAMK
The FoodAfrica Programme is a four-year research programme coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) with a budget of 11.8 million euros. The programme aims to 1) strengthen education and research capacity in East and West Africa to improve food security and reduce poverty, 2) produce new scientific evidence to improve nutrition and food security, and 3) enhance cooperation between researchers. It consists of seven work packages focused on issues like soil micronutrients, dairy production, climate change impacts, and market access. The programme involves partners from Finland and six African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda.
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa, Investigating the role of local biodiversity in meeting nutritional requirements for complementary foods of infants and young children in Southern Benin, Celine Termote, Bioversity International
European Engagement and the PAEPARD Users’ Led Process: Implications for Deve...Francois Stepman
This document summarizes a study on the PAEPARD Users' Led Process (ULP) and its implications for agricultural research and development partnerships between Europe and Africa. The study found that while ULP dialogues help identify user priorities, they are not sufficient for building long-term partnerships which require consistent funding and trust over time. Bringing together diverse stakeholders from research and non-research backgrounds strengthens capacities and speeds up innovation, but managing such partnerships is challenging due to differences in agendas, communication, and engagement over the long process. Overall, ULPs can foster productive multi-stakeholder research partnerships if funding constraints are addressed and European participation is enhanced.
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Reinforcing Business Approaches to Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa, Aissétou Dramé Yayé, ANAFE
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Two innovative approaches for disseminating information to farmers: Volunteer farmer trainers, Steven Franzel, ICRAF & Eija Laitinen, HAMK
The FoodAfrica Programme is a four-year research programme coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) with a budget of 11.8 million euros. The programme aims to 1) strengthen education and research capacity in East and West Africa to improve food security and reduce poverty, 2) produce new scientific evidence to improve nutrition and food security, and 3) enhance cooperation between researchers. It consists of seven work packages focused on issues like soil micronutrients, dairy production, climate change impacts, and market access. The programme involves partners from Finland and six African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda.
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa, Investigating the role of local biodiversity in meeting nutritional requirements for complementary foods of infants and young children in Southern Benin, Celine Termote, Bioversity International
European Engagement and the PAEPARD Users’ Led Process: Implications for Deve...Francois Stepman
This document summarizes a study on the PAEPARD Users' Led Process (ULP) and its implications for agricultural research and development partnerships between Europe and Africa. The study found that while ULP dialogues help identify user priorities, they are not sufficient for building long-term partnerships which require consistent funding and trust over time. Bringing together diverse stakeholders from research and non-research backgrounds strengthens capacities and speeds up innovation, but managing such partnerships is challenging due to differences in agendas, communication, and engagement over the long process. Overall, ULPs can foster productive multi-stakeholder research partnerships if funding constraints are addressed and European participation is enhanced.
This document discusses the research process of FoodAfrica to maximize impact. It focuses on understanding stakeholder needs, including research communities, policymakers, educators, extension workers, and farmers. FoodAfrica aims to transform education systems and promote entrepreneurship. It has worked with universities to develop new curricula and textbooks. The research also seeks to create jobs and wealth by making results available to the business community and potential entrepreneurs through networks like the African Agribusiness Incubation Network.
This strategy will reinforce IFPRI’s position as an evidence-based research organization that partners for impact and will help achieve the
Institute’s vision of a world free of hunger and malnutrition.
Jim Hansen, CCAFS Flagship 2 Leader, IRI
Presentation during an event on strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa, Victoria Falls,27 October 2015
Measuring and mitigating the risk of mycotoxins in maize and dairy products for poor consumers in Kenya, Johanna Lindahl (ILRI) and Alexia Pretari (IFPRI)
Proposed contributions of Africa RISING for AICCRA small ruminant value chain...africa-rising
Presented by Kindu Mekonnen, Peter Thorne, Melkamu Bezabih and Aberra Adie at the Accelerating the impacts of CGIAR climate research in Africa (AICCRA) Virtual team meeting, 21 August 2020
Maren Radeny is the Regional Program Coordinator for CCAFS in East Africa. CCAFS works in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to develop climate-smart agricultural practices and policies. It has six sites across the four countries. Research includes testing crop varieties resilient to drought and diseases, soil/water management, and use of climate information. Policy work includes integrating agriculture into climate negotiations and developing climate-smart agriculture plans in Kenya and Uganda. The overall aim is to address challenges smallholders face from climate variability and change and increase food security.
1) The document summarizes key discussions from the Science Forum 16 Synthesis and Reflections session, including considerations around the role of agricultural research in poverty reduction, climate change, and gender.
2) Major topics discussed include lessons from past experiences with agricultural research, the importance of targeting smallholders in Africa, integrating gender perspectives, and climate change impacts and adaptation/mitigation strategies.
3) Breakout sessions focused on researching staple crops like maize, rice and wheat to boost productivity and incomes, as well as "future crops" with nutritional/climate benefits like millets, legumes and tef. The role of animal agriculture and policies/markets in poverty reduction were also examined.
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has been operating in 16 African countries since 1986 to improve food systems and agricultural transformation through extension programs. SAA uses integrated extension models along the agricultural value chain, including farmer learning platforms, community-based seed multiplication, and post-harvest loss reduction. Over 10 million farmers have been trained through SAA's programs in countries like Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda. SAA also operates agricultural training institutions that have graduated over 9,000 students. SAA's interventions have led to increased yields, production, and incomes for smallholder farmers as well as reductions in poverty levels and improvements in food security across Africa.
Prepared by:
Lead Authors
Walter de Boef, Marja Thijssen, Boudy van Schagen, and Tom van Mourik
Contributors
Tofa Abdullahi, Godwin Atser, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø, Zewdie Bishaw, Elohor Diebiru-Ojo, Carlo Fadda, Alessandra Galie, Sita Ghimire, Lars Graudal, Aynalem Haile, Jon Hellin, Ramni Jamnadas, Alpha Kamara, Karen Marshall, Margaret McEwan, Adamu Molla, Baloua Nebie, Kwame Ogero, Chris Ojiewo, Lucky Omoigui, Michael Peters, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Cristiano Rossignoli, Lateef Sanni, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Reuben Solomon, David Spielman, Abiro Tigabie, and Aboubacar Toure
The document summarizes the results of a nutrition assessment study and lessons learned from it. The study aimed to identify how Africa RISING interventions contributed to household nutrition. It used a qualitative research approach with key informant interviews and focus group discussions in Ethiopia. The results showed that the interventions helped to produce and consume a more diverse and nutritious diet, generate income, and improve knowledge of food production and preparation. However, diet diversity remained low and certain nutrient-rich foods were still limited. Key lessons were that technical nutrition support needs frequent follow-ups, and engaging community leaders and husbands is important for influencing mothers' nutrition practices.
Feedback and recommendations on how AAS might most effectively move forwardWorldFish
- The document discusses the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), which has 11 member countries and 7 programs including a Livestock and Fisheries Programme.
- The Livestock and Fisheries Programme has 4 thematic areas of intervention related to improving livestock and fisheries productivity, access to markets, value addition, and interactions between livestock/fisheries and the environment.
- The document provides recommendations for how ASARECA's Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) can move forward, including conducting scoping studies to address regional constraints, integrating indigenous knowledge, promoting knowledge sharing, integrating crop-livestock-fisheries, developing gender-responsive technologies, and conducting participatory research.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
This document discusses conservation beef enterprises among African pastoralists. It describes how arid lands make up 2/3 of Kenya's land, and how current rangeland management focuses on tourism, wildlife, and commercial ranching. Development projects have had minimal success. The Keekonyokie Conservation Meat Enterprise in Kenya shows how a pastoralist-owned meat business can achieve conservation goals by linking livestock trade to environmental sustainability through innovations like a biogas plant. The lessons learned are that pastoralism effectively conserves rangelands when integrated with economic and social sustainability, and that building social capital is key to conservation efforts in African rangelands.
Contribution of Africa RISING validated technologies, nutrition-education interventions to household nutrition and participatory nutrition-education need assessment with seasonal food availability in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
Senegal- Food Insecurity and the Need for Agricultural Reform John Hennessy
Senegal is a very food insecure country. This is nothing new. Senegal has struggled with food security since its independence in 1960. The roots of Senegal’s food insecurity can be traced to the economic and agricultural policies instituted by its colonial ruler France. Senegal’s continuation of French colonial style agricultural policies and increasing dependence on foreign cereal imports combined with a wide range of threats posed by climate change could spell crisis for Senegal in the near future. This paper will explore Senegal’s food security issues and make policy recommendations that will allow Senegal to finally become food secure.
This document is the dissertation submitted by Travis Lyon for the Masters in Development Practice from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. The dissertation examines the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration process in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. Through interviews with Rwandan government officials, international organizations, donors, and former combatants, as well as surveys of Kigali residents and data from the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, the dissertation analyzes the lessons learned and challenges faced in the DDR process in terms of ex-combatant reintegration, reconciliation, and local ownership. The research finds that while the DDR process achieved much success through well-implemented programming, there are still concerns about forced reconciliation
This document discusses the research process of FoodAfrica to maximize impact. It focuses on understanding stakeholder needs, including research communities, policymakers, educators, extension workers, and farmers. FoodAfrica aims to transform education systems and promote entrepreneurship. It has worked with universities to develop new curricula and textbooks. The research also seeks to create jobs and wealth by making results available to the business community and potential entrepreneurs through networks like the African Agribusiness Incubation Network.
This strategy will reinforce IFPRI’s position as an evidence-based research organization that partners for impact and will help achieve the
Institute’s vision of a world free of hunger and malnutrition.
Jim Hansen, CCAFS Flagship 2 Leader, IRI
Presentation during an event on strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa, Victoria Falls,27 October 2015
Measuring and mitigating the risk of mycotoxins in maize and dairy products for poor consumers in Kenya, Johanna Lindahl (ILRI) and Alexia Pretari (IFPRI)
Proposed contributions of Africa RISING for AICCRA small ruminant value chain...africa-rising
Presented by Kindu Mekonnen, Peter Thorne, Melkamu Bezabih and Aberra Adie at the Accelerating the impacts of CGIAR climate research in Africa (AICCRA) Virtual team meeting, 21 August 2020
Maren Radeny is the Regional Program Coordinator for CCAFS in East Africa. CCAFS works in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to develop climate-smart agricultural practices and policies. It has six sites across the four countries. Research includes testing crop varieties resilient to drought and diseases, soil/water management, and use of climate information. Policy work includes integrating agriculture into climate negotiations and developing climate-smart agriculture plans in Kenya and Uganda. The overall aim is to address challenges smallholders face from climate variability and change and increase food security.
1) The document summarizes key discussions from the Science Forum 16 Synthesis and Reflections session, including considerations around the role of agricultural research in poverty reduction, climate change, and gender.
2) Major topics discussed include lessons from past experiences with agricultural research, the importance of targeting smallholders in Africa, integrating gender perspectives, and climate change impacts and adaptation/mitigation strategies.
3) Breakout sessions focused on researching staple crops like maize, rice and wheat to boost productivity and incomes, as well as "future crops" with nutritional/climate benefits like millets, legumes and tef. The role of animal agriculture and policies/markets in poverty reduction were also examined.
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has been operating in 16 African countries since 1986 to improve food systems and agricultural transformation through extension programs. SAA uses integrated extension models along the agricultural value chain, including farmer learning platforms, community-based seed multiplication, and post-harvest loss reduction. Over 10 million farmers have been trained through SAA's programs in countries like Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda. SAA also operates agricultural training institutions that have graduated over 9,000 students. SAA's interventions have led to increased yields, production, and incomes for smallholder farmers as well as reductions in poverty levels and improvements in food security across Africa.
Prepared by:
Lead Authors
Walter de Boef, Marja Thijssen, Boudy van Schagen, and Tom van Mourik
Contributors
Tofa Abdullahi, Godwin Atser, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø, Zewdie Bishaw, Elohor Diebiru-Ojo, Carlo Fadda, Alessandra Galie, Sita Ghimire, Lars Graudal, Aynalem Haile, Jon Hellin, Ramni Jamnadas, Alpha Kamara, Karen Marshall, Margaret McEwan, Adamu Molla, Baloua Nebie, Kwame Ogero, Chris Ojiewo, Lucky Omoigui, Michael Peters, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Cristiano Rossignoli, Lateef Sanni, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Reuben Solomon, David Spielman, Abiro Tigabie, and Aboubacar Toure
The document summarizes the results of a nutrition assessment study and lessons learned from it. The study aimed to identify how Africa RISING interventions contributed to household nutrition. It used a qualitative research approach with key informant interviews and focus group discussions in Ethiopia. The results showed that the interventions helped to produce and consume a more diverse and nutritious diet, generate income, and improve knowledge of food production and preparation. However, diet diversity remained low and certain nutrient-rich foods were still limited. Key lessons were that technical nutrition support needs frequent follow-ups, and engaging community leaders and husbands is important for influencing mothers' nutrition practices.
Feedback and recommendations on how AAS might most effectively move forwardWorldFish
- The document discusses the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), which has 11 member countries and 7 programs including a Livestock and Fisheries Programme.
- The Livestock and Fisheries Programme has 4 thematic areas of intervention related to improving livestock and fisheries productivity, access to markets, value addition, and interactions between livestock/fisheries and the environment.
- The document provides recommendations for how ASARECA's Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) can move forward, including conducting scoping studies to address regional constraints, integrating indigenous knowledge, promoting knowledge sharing, integrating crop-livestock-fisheries, developing gender-responsive technologies, and conducting participatory research.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
This document discusses conservation beef enterprises among African pastoralists. It describes how arid lands make up 2/3 of Kenya's land, and how current rangeland management focuses on tourism, wildlife, and commercial ranching. Development projects have had minimal success. The Keekonyokie Conservation Meat Enterprise in Kenya shows how a pastoralist-owned meat business can achieve conservation goals by linking livestock trade to environmental sustainability through innovations like a biogas plant. The lessons learned are that pastoralism effectively conserves rangelands when integrated with economic and social sustainability, and that building social capital is key to conservation efforts in African rangelands.
Contribution of Africa RISING validated technologies, nutrition-education interventions to household nutrition and participatory nutrition-education need assessment with seasonal food availability in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
Senegal- Food Insecurity and the Need for Agricultural Reform John Hennessy
Senegal is a very food insecure country. This is nothing new. Senegal has struggled with food security since its independence in 1960. The roots of Senegal’s food insecurity can be traced to the economic and agricultural policies instituted by its colonial ruler France. Senegal’s continuation of French colonial style agricultural policies and increasing dependence on foreign cereal imports combined with a wide range of threats posed by climate change could spell crisis for Senegal in the near future. This paper will explore Senegal’s food security issues and make policy recommendations that will allow Senegal to finally become food secure.
This document is the dissertation submitted by Travis Lyon for the Masters in Development Practice from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. The dissertation examines the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration process in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. Through interviews with Rwandan government officials, international organizations, donors, and former combatants, as well as surveys of Kigali residents and data from the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, the dissertation analyzes the lessons learned and challenges faced in the DDR process in terms of ex-combatant reintegration, reconciliation, and local ownership. The research finds that while the DDR process achieved much success through well-implemented programming, there are still concerns about forced reconciliation
Senegal: A Climate Change Impact AssessmentJohn Hennessy
This paper presents a climate change impact assessment for Senegal. Senegal is a country that I am very passionate about having worked there in the agriculture sector as an agro-forestry specialist. The country faces a number of very serious development problems which are being made worse by climate change. This paper will begin by giving a little bit of background information about Senegal. Then the paper will explore the outlook for Senegal in this century as it relates to climate change by summarizing: the potential physical impacts of climate change, the potential public health and societal impacts of climate change and lastly look at what measures are currently being undertaken as well as measures that may be undertaken in the future to withstand or reduce the impacts of climate change on the environment for Senegal and its people.
Regional approaches to adaptation planning : Senegal experiences NAP Events
The document discusses Senegal's experience with regional approaches to adaptation planning. It provides two case studies: [1] Senegal's involvement in the Great Green Wall initiative to combat desertification, which involves planting along a 15km wide, 545km long strip of land. Over 16 million plants have been developed and 40,000 hectares planted so far. [2] The Senegal River Basin Organization (OMVS), which manages water resources across Senegal, Mali, and Mauritania through dams for irrigation, electricity, and flood control. A new program aims to improve the basin's resilience to climate change through vulnerability assessments, adaptation plans, and capacity building. Regional coordination is important for integrating projects
Since many farm management decisions are taken without knowing what the season going to be, advance information about the possible seasonal conditions will help farmers in making more informed decisions.
The document discusses the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and food security in the Caribbean region. It provides background on CARICOM, including its objectives to promote trade, economic development, and cooperation among member countries. It also discusses some of the key challenges to food security in the Caribbean, such as natural disasters and competition from globalization. The role of CARICOM in addressing these challenges to improve regional food security is examined.
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Strengthening Capacity for Diagnosis and Management of Soil Micronutrient Deficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa for Improved Plant, Animal and Human Nutrition, Mercy Nyambura, ICRAF
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Agricultural marketing and the use of mobile phones: Results from Ghana and Uganda, Nicholas Minot, IFPRI
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa seminar in Helsinki 16 June 2014, Tools and solutions for improved food security in West and East Africa, Hannu Korhonen, MTT
Forced marriage is a neglected issue , due to the fact that it is only practiced in growing countries , This presentation talks briefly about this issue , listing facts and some examples
The document discusses the importance of marriage in Islam, noting it is considered half of one's faith and an essential social obligation. It outlines the benefits of marriage both for individuals and society, and lists essential qualities for Muslim marriages like commitment, contentment, compromise, and caring for one's spouse. The document provides guidance on selecting a righteous spouse and following Islamic principles in the marriage process.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which fasting is obligatory from dawn to sunset. The document provides information on the meaning and purpose of fasting during Ramadan in Islam, which includes developing self-restraint and drawing closer to God. Fasting is seen as an annual training for Muslims to build good character traits like patience, self-control, and obedience. Exemptions are provided for those who are sick, elderly, or traveling. The health benefits of intermittent fasting are also discussed.
Presentation given at the workshop 'Integrating genetic diversity considerations into national climate change adaptation plans - Development of guidelines', Rome, 8-9 April organized by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. It was presented by Michael Halewood, Policy Theme Leader at Bioversity International, on behalf of the CGIAR Research Progam on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Food security and food safety
Food Security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active (productive) and healthy life (World Food Summit, 1996. In: FAO 2006. Policy Brief).
Food safety: microbial contaminants and chemical toxicants below tolerance levels (Kramer, 1990. Southern J. Agric. Economics, 33-40).
Factors that affect food safety
Presence of microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, fungi, viruses) (Christensen, 1973, Seed Sci. Technol. 1: 547-562)
Presence of physical materials
Toxin production (Miller et al., 1995, J. Stored Prod. Res. 31: 1-16; Shephard, 2008, Chem. Soc. Rev. 37: 2468-2477) among others by fungi
Aspergillus spp, Fusarium spp and Penicillium spp (Pitt, 2000, Med. Mycol. 38: 17-22
Some ILRI crop-livestock work relevant to SIMLESAILRI
This document discusses some of ILRI's (International Livestock Research Institute) crop-livestock research projects that are relevant to SIMLESA. It summarizes three projects: 1) Africa RISING which improves food security and farm income in Ethiopia through sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems, 2) LegumeCHOICE which realizes the potential of multi-purpose legumes in East and Central Africa, and 3) N2Africa which increases nitrogen fixation to benefit smallholder farmers in Africa through increasing legume production and use. Potential livestock activities for SIMLESA Phase II are also outlined.
The document discusses the PROIntensAfrica project, which aims to develop a proposal for a long-term research partnership between Europe and Africa focused on sustainable agricultural intensification. It identifies constraints in African agriculture like low productivity and inadequate infrastructure. The project will describe key research domains, identify the value of the partnership, and suggest governance structures to support it. It brought together 23 research organizations and engaged stakeholders to develop frameworks and communication tools to establish an effective partnership for raising food security through sustainable intensification approaches.
Overview of International Livestock Research (ILRI) activities in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Siboniso Moyo at a Consultative Meeting on Strengthening CGIAR - EARS partnerships for effective agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 4–5 December 2014
Food and Agriculture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Perspec...FAO
FIRST Webinar #1 - Implementing Sustainable Food and Agriculture in the Context of the 2030 Agenda
This webinar is organized jointly with the European Commission Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, in the framework of the FAO-EU Partnership Programme: Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST).
SPEAKERS:
Mr Jean-Marc Faurès, Senior Programme Officer, FAO Strategic Programme on Sustainable Agriculture
Mr Attaher Maiga, FAO Representative to Rwanda
Find out more about FIRST, FAO-EU Partnership Programme: http://www.fao.org/europeanunion/eu-projects/first/en/
Results and Priorities for FAO in the African RegionFAO
The document summarizes FAO's work in Africa from 2014-2015, including supporting the Malabo Declaration and achieving the 2025 Zero Hunger goal. It outlines key achievements such as recognizing countries that met MDG hunger targets and enhancing partnerships. It discusses focus areas for 2016-2017 like sustainable agricultural production, building resilience in drylands, and continued support of regional policies and implementation strategies. The regional conference is asked to recognize past results, provide guidance on priorities, and support further resource mobilization efforts.
FANRPAN USER LED PROCESS Groundnut value chain in Malawi & ZambiaFrancois Stepman
FANRPAN is a network of organizations in 17 African countries that works to promote effective food and agriculture policies. It facilitated a multi-stakeholder process in Malawi and Zambia to develop research priorities around groundnut value chains. This led to projects assessing technologies to reduce aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts pre- and post-harvest. The projects conducted farmer training, national dialogues, and research on topics like residue incorporation and ridging techniques. FANRPAN continues working to upscale these efforts and pursue additional funding opportunities around sustainable agriculture and food security in Africa.
FAO's approach to reducing food loss and waste focuses on gathering data, raising awareness, promoting investment, and strengthening policies. FAO projects in Egypt aim to assess losses, build capacity, introduce technologies, and improve value chains for tomatoes and grapes. Moving forward, a national food loss and waste monitoring and evaluation unit is being established in Egypt to collect and share data, build awareness and technical skills, and coordinate stakeholders towards the goal of reducing food losses and waste.
IFPRI-German Embassy Policy Seminar “Achieving Food Security in Africa South of the Sahara through Food Value Chains” on June 8, 2015. Presentation by Stefan Sieber, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF.
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) merged several research institutes in 2015 to focus on renewable natural resources. Luke conducts research and development projects in Africa related to agriculture, food systems, and food security. One of the major projects is FoodAfrica, which aims to strengthen research capacity and food security in West and East Africa through 2012-2018. FoodAfrica involves several partners and addresses topics like soil management, livestock, climate change, nutrition, and markets across six African countries.
The document summarizes the work of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT (TSBF) on Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM). It discusses TSBF's goals, definition of ISFM, impact zones, activities, progress against outputs in different crop systems, collaboration with CRPs, statistics on funding and challenges, and future plans. The overall aim is to improve livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa through sustainable agricultural production systems based on ISFM principles.
Improved food and nutritional security from better utilisation of dairy cattl...ILRI
This document summarizes a project to improve food security in Senegal through better utilization of dairy cattle breeds. The project will study which breeds are best suited to small-scale farms in Senegal, compare the performance of current breeds, and improve access to preferred breeds. Researchers will collect genetic data and monitor farms. The project aims to build capacity through training farmers and institutions. Outcomes may include increased use of appropriate breeds and improved breeding systems. The overall impact could strengthen the dairy industry and enhance food security, livelihoods, and employment in Senegal.
The document discusses research gaps on food security and nutrition under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It identifies the top research gaps as food access/availability, value chain development, children and women malnutrition, market access, climate change and agroforestry, and post-harvest losses. It also describes the role of the Food Security Portal in providing information to policymakers, enabling information sharing and coordination, and influencing policy to increase food security.
This document provides background on the concepts of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). It discusses how GAP evolved from agricultural research and extension guidelines aimed at increasing productivity and farmer income. More recently, GAP has taken on increased importance due to demands from food markets for assurances around food safety, environmental, and social standards. The document outlines the history of GAP framework development at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), including defining common GAP principles, guidance from a Committee on Agriculture, and an expert consultation that defined a GAP concept for FAO focusing on developing country contexts.
Community-Based Adaptive Management: Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in West Africa FAO
Presentation from Bill Settle, FAO, explaining the role of Farmer Field Schools and community based approaches in agricultural extension. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 57 on “Investing in smallholder agriculture for food security and nutrition” organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid and the ACP Secretariat was held on Wednesday 11th September 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C. The Briefing discussed smallholder agriculture and its key role in delivering food security/nutrition, and sustainable food systems, as recognised in SDG 2.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 59 on “Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems” organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and IPES-FOOD was held on Wednesday 15 January 2020 (9h00-13h00) at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels.
The briefing brought various perspectives and experiences on agroecological systems to support agricultural transformation. Experts presented trends and prospects for agroecological approaches and what it implies for the future of the food systems. Successes and innovative models in agroecology in different parts of the world and the lessons learned for upscaling them were also discussed.
Similar to Food and Nutrition Security in Africa, Climate change impacts & adaptation in Senegal, Siwa Msangi (20)
International horse breeding is moving towards more goal-directed approaches focused on performance, health, and temperament. As the horse industry changes, future markets and breeding goals may prioritize easy-to-handle horses suitable for new recreational uses like therapy and tourism. Genomic selection and nutrigenomics can help breeders select for improved health and manage genetic diseases. Overall, the future of horse breeding likely involves multipurpose horses contributing to rural economies and new models of human-horse interaction.
This document discusses factors that affect the beginning of young trotters' racing careers. It finds that genetics play a role, with heritability estimates of 0.20-0.25 for age at first start. Sex also impacts starting age, with males entering training and racing earlier. Additionally, season of birth influences starting age, with horses born in January-March beginning around 6 months earlier. Overall, an early start to racing that allows horses to race for several years is favored by genetic selection, as it is associated with better later performance and health.
Mitkä ovat pahimmat kasvinsuojelun ongelmat marjatuotannossa? Eeva Leppänen, Marjaosaamiskeskus. IPM-Suomi: Tila, tieto ja tulevaisuus -tilaisuus 20.11.2014.
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
The technology uses reclaimed CO₂ as the dyeing medium in a closed loop process. When pressurized, CO₂ becomes supercritical (SC-CO₂). In this state CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve easily.
EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Weste...Sérgio Sacani
Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
Aims. In this paper we present the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS) project, which aims to investigate
the influence of the starburst environment on the formation of stars and planets, and on the evolution of both low and high mass stars.
The primary targets of this project are Westerlund 1 and 2, the closest supermassive star clusters to the Sun.
Methods. The project is based primarily on recent observations conducted with the Chandra and JWST observatories. Specifically,
the Chandra survey of Westerlund 1 consists of 36 new ACIS-I observations, nearly co-pointed, for a total exposure time of 1 Msec.
Additionally, we included 8 archival Chandra/ACIS-S observations. This paper presents the resulting catalog of X-ray sources within
and around Westerlund 1. Sources were detected by combining various existing methods, and photon extraction and source validation
were carried out using the ACIS-Extract software.
Results. The EWOCS X-ray catalog comprises 5963 validated sources out of the 9420 initially provided to ACIS-Extract, reaching a
photon flux threshold of approximately 2 × 10−8 photons cm−2
s
−1
. The X-ray sources exhibit a highly concentrated spatial distribution,
with 1075 sources located within the central 1 arcmin. We have successfully detected X-ray emissions from 126 out of the 166 known
massive stars of the cluster, and we have collected over 71 000 photons from the magnetar CXO J164710.20-455217.
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PPT on Direct Seeded Rice presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...Leonel Morgado
Current descriptions of immersive learning cases are often difficult or impossible to compare. This is due to a myriad of different options on what details to include, which aspects are relevant, and on the descriptive approaches employed. Also, these aspects often combine very specific details with more general guidelines or indicate intents and rationales without clarifying their implementation. In this paper we provide a method to describe immersive learning cases that is structured to enable comparisons, yet flexible enough to allow researchers and practitioners to decide which aspects to include. This method leverages a taxonomy that classifies educational aspects at three levels (uses, practices, and strategies) and then utilizes two frameworks, the Immersive Learning Brain and the Immersion Cube, to enable a structured description and interpretation of immersive learning cases. The method is then demonstrated on a published immersive learning case on training for wind turbine maintenance using virtual reality. Applying the method results in a structured artifact, the Immersive Learning Case Sheet, that tags the case with its proximal uses, practices, and strategies, and refines the free text case description to ensure that matching details are included. This contribution is thus a case description method in support of future comparative research of immersive learning cases. We then discuss how the resulting description and interpretation can be leveraged to change immersion learning cases, by enriching them (considering low-effort changes or additions) or innovating (exploring more challenging avenues of transformation). The method holds significant promise to support better-grounded research in immersive learning.
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The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
Current Ms word generated power point presentation covers major details about the micronuclei test. It's significance and assays to conduct it. It is used to detect the micronuclei formation inside the cells of nearly every multicellular organism. It's formation takes place during chromosomal sepration at metaphase.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa, Climate change impacts & adaptation in Senegal, Siwa Msangi
1. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
FoodAfrica Midterm Seminar
Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
Siwa Msangi, IFPRI
Jarkko Niemi, MTT
Amy Faye, ISRA
Climate change impacts & adaptation
in Senegal
2. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
Overview of Work Package 3
• Focused on examining the climate change impacts on the
agricultural economy of Senegal, and options for adaptation
• Covers several key aspects:
• Impacts on crop productivity and farm incomes in key regions such as
the peanut basin (among others)
• Goes beyond crops to also consider the impacts on livestock –
especially in the extensive systems of the drylands (Ferlo) – often
overlooked in many climate change studies
• Will look at the macro-level implications of climate change – with
economy-wide linkages between agriculture and other key sectors
• Working closely with local partners (ISRA) and linking with
other relevant institutions/initiatives (CIRAD-PPZS, AgMIP)
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Looking at crop production impacts
• Building on work done by IFPRI & others to measure yield
impacts for key crop sectors
• Building on methodologies used before for measuring crop
technology adoption in Senegal – the ’Trade-off Analysis’
(TOA) model – adapting it to new data for Senegal
• Also adopting newer techniques of modeling farm-level
behavior that can better illustrate the decisions and trade-offs
that face farmers at the micro-level
• Amy Faye (PhD student working at ISRA) will bring out some
of these results in her poster presentation
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4. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
Production from ’medium’ farms in
peanut basin under stochastic shocks
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5. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
Analysing climate data for Senegal as
basis for scenario work
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6. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
Looking at the livestock sector
• Due to the increased vulnerability of dryland areas to climate
shocks, we have invested considerable effort in understanding
how pastoralists adapt to climate-driven fluctations in feed
availability
• Capturing decisions around transhumance (moving animals
across space) has required the use of specialized modeling
techniques that can take the dynamics into account
• This allows us to model how decisions on stocking rates and
animal movements might be affected by climate shocks
• We can also compare the effectiveness of transhumance
(moving animals across space) to moving feed across space
with the introduction of feed markets
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10. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
A macro-level perspective
• We consider market-level outcomes, in order to capture the
implications for the agricultural sector – and what it entails for
the wider economy
• We start with a partial-equilibrium framework, which focuses
on the specific crop sectors of interest, and enables us to
aggregate up more directly from the farm-level outcomes
• We are also preparing an economy-wide analysis, that will
make use of an updated social accounting matrix (SAM) for
Senegal – to give us the implications of climate change for
agriculture & the rest of the economy
• This will enable us to examine the implications for growth and
tradeoffs in investments at the macro-level
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Summary
• Impacts on groundnuts and grains could be significant –
although uncertainty exists about the severity of impacts
(some could be positive)
• In some regions, salinity control will be needed if irrigation is
to be considered an important means of adaptation
• Transhumance will become an even more important
mechanism of adaptation for extensive systems in the Ferlo –
feed markets could become highly beneficial as well
• Need to do further work to bring out the implications for
livestock in mixed crop systems – currently developing the
modeling tools to address this
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12. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
Continuing work
• Continue to develop farm-level production models to cover
the range of farm types observed in the Peanut Basin and
Natural Casamance – better integrate them with livestock,
where data allows & mixed crop-livestock systems occur
• Continue to develop model of transhumance and herd
management for extensive systems in the Ferlo – integrate it
more closely with market modeling (to capture feedback in
the market for live animals & simulate feed mkt interventions)
• Develop additional scenarios with local partners and hold
consultative workshops with stakeholders in Senegal to
discuss results & get additional feedback
• Further work on economywide modeling & policy analysis
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13. 16 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland
THANK YOU!
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