#FBRfinalconference | You can still register for the NWO-WOTRO (Inactive) online Food & Business Research final conference on 9 & 10 December "#Scaling Insights for #Sustainable #FoodSystems" Online registration until 1 December: nwofoodbusinessconference.nl

In "The fruits of #knowledge #co-creation in multi-stakeholder platforms" Edith van Ewijk & @mrostonen of UvA Amsterdam question if agriculture and food-related #MSPs contribute to food security, sustainable development and position of smallholders | #SURe knowledge4food.net/the-fruits-of-…

#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | One week left: on 3 Dec @NufficGD RUFORUM Wageningen U&R 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/

Final research findings of NWO-WOTRO (Inactive) 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…

#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | 4 breakout groups in Session2 with case studies on links #ATVET and: *Extension SNV - find us on Bluesky as snv.org #Ethiopia; *Private sector LatiaAgribusinessSol #Kenya; *University Nuffic #Ghana; *Gov policy at DAC #Nigeria Register: knowledge4food.net/africa-knows-c… RUFORUM

Interview in CGIAR & private sector series by SarahCummings with Remy Bitoun @IRRI TechTransfer: #bestpractices of working with #privatesector in #consortia consistent with IRRI #mission #vision relying on good #IP management #rice #PPPs #agriresearch knowledge4food.net/irri-developin…

#PotatoFutures | Today 30 Nov at 10:00 Jim Lorenzen Gates Foundation opens the online international conference “Potato futures: impact of hybrid varieties”, organized by Wageningen U&R University of Groningen Rathenau Instituut solynta - true potato seeds #NetherlandsFoodPartnership nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna… #hybridpotato

#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 Wageningen U&R University of Groningen Rathenau Instituut solynta - true potato seeds #nfp_sdg2 nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna…

#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | This Thursday 3 Dec @NufficGD RUFORUM Wageningen U&R 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/

#PotatoFutures | 16:00 the plenary afternoon programme starts: *Final panel discussion on role of #hybridpotato in achieving #SDG2 & related #SDGs *Conclusions Louise O. Fresco Wageningen U&R *Closure by Myrtille Danse #nfp_sdg2 nlfoodpartnership.com/events/interna… University of Groningen Rathenau Instituut #Solynta

#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… Netherlands Food Partnership

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

GCP project NWO-WOTRO (Inactive) "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…

#2020AfricaKnows #Panel47 | Today Panel47 @NufficGD RUFORUM Wageningen U&R 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…

Today 12:30 CET NWO-WOTRO (Inactive) & F&BKnowledgePlatform 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

Intro interview #FBRFinalConference with director F&BKnowledgePlatform: We celebrate results of 75 locally embedded multi-stakeholder @wotro projects that will still have many spinoffs in coming 10 years & invite all stakeholders to continue with us in the Netherlands Food Partnership

Session #FBRFinalConference @Syspons @wotro 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

Day 2 of @wotro #FBRfinalconference: Key note Sietze Vellema Wageningen U&R 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?

Evaluation session #FBRFinalConference Wijnand v IJssel NL Global Issues & José Vogelezang Topsector TU: 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

Last Newsletter after 7years: farewell Food & Business Knowledge Platform, hello #NetherlandsFoodPartnership! Thanking Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 NL Global Issues; consortium Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation @APFGlobal The Broker; all partners, professionals, organizations & networks we worked with knowledge4food.net/farewell-fbkp-…