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knowledge4food.netJoined March 2014
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2/2 The report analyzed the #nutrition quality of over 4,000 UK products from 16 major food & bev companies.
#UNFSS2021 and the UK National Food Strategy provide opportunities for the companies assessed to commit to deliver healthier portfolios.
bit.ly/39uLTgh
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1/2 Today ATNI published the #UKProductProfile2021, developed with the support of . Read the full report for insights into the development and nutritional quality of 16 major food & bev companies' UK product portfolios over time.
bit.ly/3u4akKY
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The 4th #ATNICOVID19Report is now live!
Read the full report to explore company responses to #COVID19 challenges, and the immediate #nutrition responses required by food companies during a pandemic.
bit.ly/3rK0Xz6
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9 companies in the #GI2021 commit to follow on #FoodFortification. In 2018, only 4 did so.
Fortification is a cost-effective tool to tackle #micronutrient deficiencies. We urge all companies to follow Codex guidelines!
#ATNIGlobalIndex
bit.ly/2U6Vs0G
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Last Newsletter after 7years: farewell Food & Business Knowledge Platform, hello #NetherlandsFoodPartnership!
Thanking ; consortium ; all partners, professionals, organizations & networks we worked with
knowledge4food.net/farewell-fbkp-
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Evaluation session #FBRFinalConference Wijnand v IJssel & José Vogelezang : 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
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Day 2 of #FBRfinalconference: Key note Sietze Vellema 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?
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Session #FBRFinalConference 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
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Intro interview #FBRFinalConference with director : We celebrate results of 75 locally embedded multi-stakeholder projects that will still have many spinoffs in coming 10 years & invite all stakeholders to continue with us in the Netherlands Food Partnership
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Today 12:30 CET & 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
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Today Panel47 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-knows-c
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GCP project "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-facsthee
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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!
nwofoodbusinessconference.nl
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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
nlfoodpartnership.com/knowledge-expe
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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
*Closure by Myrtille Danse #nfp_sdg2
nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna
#Solynta
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | This Thursday 3 Dec 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 #nfp_sdg2
nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna
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#PotatoFutures | Today 30 Nov at 10:00 Jim Lorenzen opens the online international conference “Potato futures: impact of hybrid varieties”, organized by #NetherlandsFoodPartnership
nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna
#hybridpotato
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Interview in & private sector series by with Remy Bitoun 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 #Ethiopia;
*Private sector #Kenya;
*University #Ghana;
*Gov policy at DAC #Nigeria
Register: knowledge4food.net/africa-knows-c
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Final research findings of 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.
knowledge4food.net/arf-3-final-fa
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | One week left: on 3 Dec 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" & of question if agriculture and food-related #MSPs contribute to food security, sustainable development and position of smallholders | #SURe
knowledge4food.net/the-fruits-of-
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#FBRfinalconference | You can still register for the online Food & Business Research final conference on 9 & 10 December "#Scaling Insights for #Sustainable #FoodSystems"
Online registration until 1 December: nwofoodbusinessconference.nl
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Frans Verberne & Richard Hawkins will start Session 2 "Integration of ATVET in broader systems of agricultural knowledge, skills & innovation" with a summary of Session1 & an intro to the Report
knowledge4food.net/africa-knows-c
Now online in series “Africa 2030 Food & Work”: article on how digitalisation of agriculture promises to bring big changes to the lives of African farmers hetnieuwe.viceversaonline.nl/2020/11/13/dig |
See also #COVID19 CoP on DigitalSolutions nlfoodpartnership.com/knowledge-expe
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Webinar 25/11: Transforming Seed Marketing - Lessons from Ethiopia.
Join this webinar to learn how evidence-based #policy options enabled a #transformation of #seed marketing in #Ethiopia.
Register: bit.ly/ISSDEthioSeedW
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | You can still register for the sessions on 3Dec "Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training #ATVET in Africa: integration within the broader Agricultural Knowledge & Innovation System"
africaknows.eu/registration/
Report of online Food & Business Research event “Shaking up the Food System”: debate on #resilience of #foodsytems against acute shocks & crises like #COVID19 & #climatechange, building on synthesis study with results of 75 ARF & GCP projects
nwo.nl/en/news/shakin
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"Innovative #gender sensitive approaches need to be tested in further collaborative action-oriented research, to make distribution & marketing of #seeds sustainable & #inclusive". From webinar Recordings:
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Eusebius Mukhwana will present a national policy case study from #Kenya during session1 of Panel 47 "Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training (#ATVET) in Africa"
Register now: knowledge4food.net/africa-knows-c
🙌Today, with we organised a Food Systems Resilience Learning event, to co-create better understanding of #foodsystems resilience & putting the Humanitarian Development peace nexus & innovation into action. More 👉 bit.ly/3nBUUcl
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"We want to be the Intel inside Dutch development: not too visible on the outside but a source of energy and power on the inside". Read the interview with Myrtille Danse in bit.ly/330DWMW #foodsystems #SDG2 #nfp_sdg2
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Caroline Mutepfa @nyaraicarol will speak during Session1 of Panel 47 "Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training (#ATVET) in Africa" on continental polices, strategies & programmes
Register now: knowledge4food.net/africa-knows-c
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“Dangerous Assumptions” podcast #2 challenges the assumption that inclusion of smallholders in value chains and markets is a must for improving their food & nutrition security: discussed by various stakeholders in Kenya.
Available in multiple apps: anchor.fm/andyjclark/epi
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#PotatoFutures | Register for the international online conference on 30Nov, where will present conclusions in the plenary afternoon programme
More info & registration:
nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna
#NetherlandsFoodPartnership
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ARF project Scaling-up Biochar-Urine Nutrient Cycling for Health in Bangladesh #BUNCH2Scale concludes that producing biochar-based fertilizer on small farms is easy to learn; yield benefits were large & consistent across crop types and production methods
knowledge4food.net/arf-3-final-fa
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Register for Virtual Global Seminar “The African Food & Employment Revolution by 2030” 26 Nov 11:00 EAT
bit.ly/3ldPHXt
Final debate of the series “Africa 2030 Food & Work” with @IDH_buzz
#AFRICAFOOD2030 #EmploymentRevolution
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How can African agriculture be transformed to provide sufficient and healthy food to the growing population, while providing income for increasing number of young people? Join on bit.ly/3ldPHXt#Africa @ViceVersaNL
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#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Register now for 1 or both sessions on 3Dec "Agricultural Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training (#ATVET) in Africa: integration within the broader Agricultural Knowledge & Innovation System" knowledge4food.net/africa-knows-c
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