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Institute For Economic Justice (IEJ) POLICY BRIEF & WORKING PAPER LAUNCH | A Just Transition Agenda for Food System Policy-Making in South Africa: Learning from the Beef Sector 📅 29 August 2024, Thursday 🕦 11:30AM - 1:00PM 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 Register here: t.ly/onjRT Join Institute For Economic Justice (IEJ) for the online launch of two critical documents. 1️⃣ The first is a policy brief that examines the role of cattle and beef production in climate change and inequality, offering concrete policy proposals for incorporating a just transition agenda into agriculture and food systems. 2️⃣ The second is a research-based working paper providing a comprehensive analysis for researchers, civil society, and policymakers. This event will be facilitated by our Research & Policy Officer (Moliehi Mafantiri), with insightful contributions from Dr. Lalitha Naidoo, Andrew Bennie, Dumisani Nxumalo, and Peter Ramolotja. Curious about how to tackle the complex challenges facing South Africa's food system? This session promises to be a valuable resource! Register now. #foodsystems #justtransition #beefsector #climateaction #climatechange

At CRAST, We strongly believe in traditional and localized approaches to food security and other modern global challenges. Unfortunately, the modern science ignores Indigenous Knowledge (IK) condemning it to have health risks. Such great traditional post harvest and food storage method in Africa used to be effective and assured food security. But today, the science doesn't support it. Poor Africa

Interesting meeting today - Good panel discussion & exchange. No one silver bullet. An appeal for concerted action. Sharing from “the white board”: “Transforming Foodsystems”. The importance of systems approach, a combination of investments - sound technical and institutional measures. 'How do we solve the problem of the small scale farmer in Africa ?' Leadership from people & institutions in Africa / including the African Union 🌍 is important Role of the #FARA institute. Role of CAADP NON-STATE ACTORS COALITION "We are still far from reaching SDG 2" 🌾🥔🥕🥦 "The prevalence of poly-crises' “The invasion of Russia in Ukraine was mentioned as having an effect of international markets and development.” “Important role for women and youth.” Collaboration and Partnerships with existing initiatives such as as Pro-ARIDES in the #Sahel and #SeedNL. Importance of the water sector. Waterharvesting & waterstorage is important. Including to address challenges of #salinity in agriculture. Attention for #HealthyDiets The importance of #TruePricing - there are a lot of 'Hidden Costs' More attention for the #EnvironmentalImpact of agriculture. The importance of planting trees to rehabilitate the quality of catchment areas. “Farmers need knowledge” “Key role for education” “There has to be value addition on the continent of Africa.” “We need to value indigenous knowledge in Africa again”. Provoking IFDC a bit 😉 - Innovation Fossil-free Decarbonised Circular (Economy). "The symposium, “Future Proofing: Unified Action for Soil Health and Food Security,” is a celebration of International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)’s 50th Anniversary and takes place just a month after the AFSH Summit. Government organizations, the private sector, and international development partners are eager to support the AU’s Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan and regional roadmaps, within the framework of the Soil Initiative for Africa. The symposium is an opportunity to capture that enthusiasm, sustain the momentum of the summit, and offer a space to explore ideas as the AU mobilizes resources and communicates its next steps to a global audience." With Marina Diboma Godfrey Bahiigwa Steven Collet Paul Gulleik Larsen Andre Bationo Anneke Trux Nico Janssen Josephine Okot Richard Rugendo Mehdi FILALI Ivo Demmers oumou camara Henk van Duijn 万代英 #InternationalCooperation #LessonsLearned #DevelopmentatScale #Partnerships #DigitalTools #IndigenousKnowledge #Innovation Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken IOB-evaluatie NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation USAID SNV Wageningen University & Research Michigan State University CARE CARE Nederland Netherlands Food Partnership SDG Nederland Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH European Commission FAO World Food Programme The World Bank

Enhancing Trap Cropping Reliability for Potato Cyst Nematode Control Collaborative Effort Aims to Empower Farmers Against Potato Cyst Nematode Pressure A pioneering effort to bolster the effectiveness of trap cropping in mitigating potato cyst nematode (PCN) pressure is underway, spearheaded by a collaborative feasibility study backed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Innovate UK. The initiative brings together key stakeholders […] https://lnkd.in/eNVJNPn4

This month, IESC’s U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress Agricultural and Climate Smart Innovations (Proyecto ATraCSI) Project supported the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) to host a tri-national roundtable. As part of our efforts to increase trade facilitation in northern Central America, we brought together 35 representatives from the ministries of economy in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. A key topic of discussion was creating a unified Central American market. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

🌾 Russia’s War on Ukrainian Farms 🌍 🇺🇦 PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 786 🇺🇸 🌐 Read here: https://lnkd.in/eeBhD-K8 This analytical and expert review addresses the profound impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Given the sector's role in global food security, understanding these challenges is essential for assessing both regional and international stability.

WATCH: Food Security in Southern Africa As summer approaches, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa remains optimistic about the agricultural outlook. Agbiz Chief Economist, Wandile Sihlobo, shares insights on eNCA. Watch the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/dYfc4TPS

Building the capacity of extension service providers if we intend to achieve improved food security cannot be ignored.

Another insightful and timely piece from Anuna Nsekanabo. I find it stresses the need to support efforts like those by the ESAFF Uganda to promote agroecology as a sustainable and scalable agricultural paradigm for small scale farmers. They encourage knowledge exchange and integrated social, cultural, environmental, and economic considerations in the approach — which can be quite appropriate for meeting the challenges the article identifies.

Transforming agri-food systems amidst the convergence of climate and bioeconomy agendas in Africa? A thoughtful panel discussion at the Global Forum on Food and Agriculture (GFFA). Overall, a very refreshing debate on current policies and potentials on the continent. Thanks for hosting AKADEMIYA2063 and kudos to the great panelists Getaw Tadesse, William R. Sutton (Bill), Cecilia D'Alessandro, Julius Ecuru - many important questions about the neglected "pain points" raised by Joachim von Braun.