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Cracking the Nut Africa: Improving rural livelihoods and food security

This event will highlight innovations in the development of rural and agricultural livelihoods, financial inclusion and increasing rural food security and nutrition in Africa.

Food futures – towards sustainable production and consumption

This conference will consider how the production and consumption of food can be shaped to match the future needs of the global population, and ask what changes in investment, business practice and global governance might ensure this occurs in a sustainable way. 9 - 10 December 2013, Chatham House, UK.

Cracking the Nut Africa: Improving rural livelihoods and food security

This conference will highlight innovations in the development of rural and agricultural livelihoods, financial inclusion and increasing rural food security and nutrition in Africa. Register your place by visiting crackingthenutafrica.eventbrite.com.

Renewed drive for food security through refreshed strategy

The Global Food Security (GFS) programme has launched a refreshed strategy that focuses on a number of key future priorities. The new approach was unveiled at a Parliamentary event to highlight the success in bringing research funders together to tackle food security challenges. You can read more about it here.

EU Development Days, 26/27 November 2013 - Lifelong Learning and Development

As part of EU Development days in Brussels on 26 and 27 November, our colleagues in ICAE, ASPBAE, EAEA and DVV have reported that their combined contribution in the area of lifelong learning and development was very successful. For details of the event see the attached.