Dear AgriFoSe2030 friends,It is a
pleasure to write the introductions to the AgriFoSe2030 newsletters and a nice
break from the ordinary tasks of a being a researcher and teacher at a university. If I get the figures right, there
has been more than 25 newsletters since the start of the programme in 2016. One
day, when I have the time, I will put all newsletters next to each other and
read them all. That would reflect the development of the programme, from the
start when we felt we were a bit unsure about the working model until now when
we have a well-functioning programme.
The second
newsletter for 2023 contains exciting news. You can, for example, watch the recording
from the launch of the excellent report ‘Navigating the Food Crises –
Insights from AgriFoSe2030 Projects’. This event was followed up by an
article in the newspaper ‘Nations Kenya’, which you also can read in this
newsletter. Another highlight is the selection of change stories in the
annual report for 2022.
I wish you
a pleasant reading!
Sofia Boqvist
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Navigating the food crises - Insights from AgriFoSe2030 projects
AgriFoSe2030 hosted a successful report launch 14 April to emphasise some of the ongoing projects within the programme. More than 80 people from several different countries participated and took part of the presentations and discussion. The event gave the participants valuable knowledge on how the projects are doing and which implementations the projects have led to.
| | | | | AgriFoSe2030 emphasised in national newspaper
In Nation Africa, the Kenya edition, AgriFoSe2030 has been emphasised in an article on small-scale farming and food security.
Increasing the budget allocation to support small holder farmers’ linkages with modern technology and research findings is critical, in their contribution of 80 per cent of the total food consumed within Sub Saharan Africa. - Text from article
| | Successful gender webinar
Gwen Varley, the latest addition of experts to Challenge 1, hosted an internal webinar about “Gender in Agriculture and Food Security Development Projects”. The webinar was a good opportunity for the project teams within AgriFoSe2030 to learn more about different aspects of gender related issues and how to work with them.
| | | | | | | | It was fantastic to have such good turnout across the AgriFoSe2030 projects, and to see so much enthusiasm for addressing issues of gender inequality. Although it was only a one-hour seminar, we were able to touch on so many different questions and challenges brought forward by our AgriFoSe2030 colleagues, says Gwen Varley. | | | | | | | New annual report 2022Welcome to read the new annual report from AgriFoSe2030. The report emphasise some of the projects and it's outcomes during the year, as well as more genereal information about the proceeds for the programme during 2022. | | | | |
AgriFoSe2030 project in western Uganda supports capacity building
for women in the milk value chain
One of the projects in AgriFoSe2030, “Building Women’s Capacity on Milk Value Addition",
has been about training women in Uganda’s Kiruhura district to efficiently refine milk into higher value products including yogurt, butter, ghee, cheese, and cosmetics.
Dr Judith Irene Nagasha, project leader, recently won the Social Entrepreneurship Challenge organised by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Chair of Social Entrepreneurship.
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AgriFoSe2030 and partners train researchers on science translation
and policy engagement
Agroecology is described as a locally based,
often small-scale way of conducting agriculture, in harmony and in
collaboration with nature itself, with circular thinking, biodiversity and
sustainability as guiding stars. Listen to some voices about agroecology (in
Swedish), in the latest episode of the podcast Feeding your mind from SLU
Future Food.
| | | | | | Ola Hall new member of the advisory board |
We welcome Ola Hall as a new member in the AgriFoSe2030 advisory board. Ola Hall is Senior Lecturer at Lund University in Sweden and has a background in Human Geography.
| | | | | Agri4D: 26-28 SeptemberThe Agri4D conference aims to bridge science, policy and practice to create a real-world impact on global food systems to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger. It is free of charge for all participants. All stakeholders, including researchers, practitioners, civil society, private sectors, and policy makers, are invited to join the conference to co-create solutions to build resilient food systems.
| | Launch of a new cook book
After the successful release of two cookbooks a couple of years ago, the project "Improving market access and scaling up trading of safe and nutritious edible insects by women and youths in Zimbabwe" will launch a new cook book in September. The cook books have been noticed in national television in Zimbabwe as well as received prize for innovative and sustainable ideas. The project is a collaboration with Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe. | | | | | | Change story:
Supporting
the engagement of smallholder farmers in local government policy making
processes
Amidst recurrent global economic shocks and increases in smallholder vulnerability, attaining the objectives of sustainable development by 2030 is becoming a daunting task in many parts of the world. Intensifying socio-economic and climatic challenges require the uptake of locally adapted technologies and new ways of working to attain the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 2 which aims to reduce hunger and malnutrition.
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AgriFoSe2030 inspires women’s group in Kinoni Sub-County, Uganda to build a milk processing facility
Due to the poverty and food insecurity challenges among women in Western Uganda, the AgriFose2030 programme initiated a project led by Dr. Judith Nagasha from Kyambogo university to train women on value addition and marketing of milk products. The project team selected three representatives each from eight women farmer groups who were tasked with the responsibility of training fellow female farmers on their newly acquired skills.
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