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Money for Farming
latest issue ILEIA magazine 'Farming Matters'
The June 2010 theme of the 'Farming Matters' magazine is 'Money for Farming' with interesting articles on microfinance in Uganda, contract farming in Zambia, work on the missing middle in Kenya, trade finance and also credit and autonomy.
"Optimizing the Performance of Producers' Organizations"
An intensive two-week course for policy makers and rural economic development professionals
This course is especially interesting and useful for organizations and persons accompanying producers' organizations and farmer-led value chain or agribusiness cluster development. Farmer agency, organizational capacity building, farmer/cooperative entrepreneurship and voicing farmers' views and interests are some key subjects that strongly feature in the course.
Lunchlezing “Aid for Trade en kleine producenten”
De Directie Duurzame Economische Ontwikkeling van het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken nodigt de leden van Agri-ProFocus graag uit voor een lunchlezing op donderdag 3 juni aanstaande, met als thema:
"Leggen we voldoende nadruk op kleine producenten in onze Aid for Trade programma's?"
Pastoralism and development meeting
Cordaid, ETC Foundation and Agri-ProFocus are organising a “Pastoralism and Development” strategy meeting at Cordaid on 20th May, 2010.
Workshop 'Organic and fairtrade value chains in development cooperation: potential, approaches, tools'
The Organic & Fairtrade Competence Centre in collaboration with SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) organizes a one-day workshop on the topic:
"Organic and fairtrade value chains in development cooperation: potential, approaches, tools"
Chain and Network Conference
Broadening the scope of chains and networks
APF Members are invited to participate in two special APF sessions on 28th of May, 2010 against a reduced fee.
The Art of Farming
May 10-12, Brussels
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, the Sustainable Food Lab, the Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA), in partnership with IDH (Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative), are hosting the Third conference on Sustainable Agriculture, "The Art of Farming".
Entering the organic export market
Agromisa Foundation and CTA have just published this practical guide for farmers' organisations, with the aim to provide practical knowledge and information on starting an organic export enterprise. The Agrodok can be ordered from Agromisa Foundation.
Expert meeting about Biodiversity
On March 18th the Hivos-Oxfam Novib Biodiversity Fund in close cooperation with IUCN NL and NatureandPoverty.net organize an expert meeting about lessons and experiences with biodiverse agricultural systems that are able to influence policies and practices.
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