Training theme: Let’s Speak Gender: Gender Integration in One Health for Agrifood Systems transformation. Location: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya Date: 27-28 February 2025 This training aims to enhance participants’ understanding of One Health and… Continue Reading…

Climate change and malnutrition are two of the greatest challenges to sustainable development. Integrated actions that are nutrition-sensitive and climate-smart present an opportunity to accelerate progress towards SDG 2, SDG 13 and the 1.5 °C Paris Agreement Goal simultaneously. Recognizing… Continue Reading…

The conference provides a forum to discuss important issues including evidence-generation of agroecology impacts, scaling up agroecological transitions, digitalization in agri-food systems, investment in research and innovation, engagement of small-scale food producers including Indigenous peoples, women, youth and the private sector in agri-food systems transformation.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is the 19th JKUAT Scientific, Technological and Industrialization Conference on 20th and 21st March 2025.

Push-Pull in practice

Inspired by the “Push-pull Curriculum for Farmer Field Schools” and published by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), this blog dives into a transformative approach in agriculture that not only addresses current challenges but also uplifts communities… Continue Reading…

The month-long celebration will adopt the 2024 AU’s theme of the Year, “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa”.

The upcoming symposium from IFDC, themed “Future Proofing: Unified Action for Soil Health and Food Security,” is on November 4 at KIT Institute in Amsterdam, Netherlands. IFDC is an independent non-profit organization that combines innovative research, market systems development, and… Continue Reading…

The Kenya National Research Festival will be held on 19-23 August 2024.

NARO and ULUND are organizing the UPSCALE model validation workshop due to take place on 22nd July 2024 at Nile Village Hotel in Jinja. The team is developing a model on the interaction of factors surrounding the push-pull ecosystem. To… Continue Reading…

On July 7 -9, 2024, the Fourth National MAC Meeting will be held in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting will be organized by Food for the Hungry and Maseno University, and it is intended to increase awareness and, therefore, encourage stakeholders’ commitment to the implementation and implementation of push-pull technology (PPT).

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📢 Join the presentation of transformation initiatives of GIZ’s Agroecology Leadership Academy – A webinar on MS Teams by GIZ and the Agroecology TPP

📍Online
📅 23rd of January 2025
🔗 Find out more at https://upscale-hub.eu/events/cultivating-agroecology-transformations/

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🌍💼 If you are a student, willing to explore the world of science and agriculture - check out the following links:
1. https://www.ssrc.org/programs/next-generation-social-sciences-in-africa/doctoral-dissertation-proposal-fellowship/?utm_source=RUFORUM+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=98caa5414b-RUFORUM+Weekly+-+Vol.3+No.25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcfbb8a0b-98caa5414b-347231321&ct=t()&goal=0_1fcfbb8a0b-98caa5414b-347231321&mc_cid=98caa5414b&mc_eid=658ac91f07
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3. https://www.twas.org/opportunity/twas-cnpq-postgraduate-fellowship-programme?utm_source=RUFORUM+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=98caa5414b-RUFORUM+Weekly+-+Vol.3+No.25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcfbb8a0b-98caa5414b-347231321&ct=t()&goal=0_1fcfbb8a0b-98caa5414b-347231321&mc_cid=98caa5414b&mc_eid=658ac91f07

For the last, find more about upcoming events at https://upscale-hub.eu/events/ 💫

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