Food and agriculture
Webinar // Launch of new report: Food system impacts on biodiversity loss
This special session will review the impacts our global food system has on biodiversity and explore the ways in which we can achieve nature-friendly…
Webinar // Agricultural residues as key ingredient for a bioenergy future – Latest technological developments
World Bioenergy Association is pleased to invite everyone to an upcoming free webinar on December 9, 2020 which will focus on the latest combustion…
Webinar // 4th International Conference on Global Food Security Achieving local and global food security: at what costs?
The 4th International Conference on Global Food Security is organised by Elsevier, Montpellier University of Excellence and Wageningen University &…
Webinar // The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Safety
Record-breaking temperatures, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, melting glaciers and rising sea levels make the news in countries around the world.…
Virtual Conference // Cultivate Africa - Galvanizing Partnerships for Promoting Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa in the Shadow of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Cultivate Africa is an event organized by the Africa Union Commission in partnership with Hallpax. The main objective of Cultivate Africa is to…
Event // Food Security and Climate Change
This event is organized by the Oxford Climate Society. It will address the impact of climate change on food security and the techniques that can be…
Online Seminar // Nature & Agriculture: Pathways to finance and scale nature-based solutions
In this Webinar, The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) showcase the potential of the adoption of…
Nexus Blog // Outcomes of the Sixth Nexus Virtual Forum "Diagnosis and Proposal for irrigation development in Central America under the Nexus Approach"
The Sixth Nexus Virtual Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, titled "Diagnosis and Proposal for irrigation development in Central America under…
Publication // Energy Use in Organic Food Systems
By Jodi Ziesemer. Based on existing research, this paper from the FAO considers the environmental efficiency of energy use in organic and non-organic…
Project // Water & Energy For Food (WE4F): A Grand Challenge For Development
WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Ministry of Foreign…
Publication // The water footprint of food
By Professor Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Twente Water Centre, University of Twente, the Netherlands. This book chapter describes how the international trade…
Publication // Food System and Water–Energy–Biodiversity Nexus in Nepal: A Review
By Roshan Subedi, Madhav Karki, Dinesh Panday. This paper reviews the food system of Nepal through the lens of the food–water–energy–biodiversity…
Vacancy // Undergraduate Summer Internship Program: A Collaborative Initiative of the CONSERVE Center and the DAWN Project
CONSERVE Center is partnering with the DAWN project (also funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture)…
Call for Tenders // Funding for Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) for data collection on energy access, WASH, food security in rural areas
The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) invites MFIs, cooperatives, NGOs, energy and water suppliers, and similar organizations in…
Publication // Discussion Paper: Sustainable Energy and Food Systems
This paper tackles issues related to the integration of sustainable energy in industry. It provides an introduction to the topic and highlights the…