FANRPAN 2013 High Level Regional Food and Nutrition Security Policy Dialogue

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FANRPAN 2013 High Level Regional Food and Nutrition Security Policy Dialogue

Date: 2 – 5 September 2013

Venue: Lesotho Sun Hotel and Conference, Maseru, Lesotho 

FANRPAN 2013 Annual High Level Regional Food and Nutrition Security Policy Dialogue will be on the theme ‘Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)” from Monday, 2^nd to Thursday, 5^th September 2013.

Key dates to note:

1. Sunday 01-September:            Thematic Learning Events
2. Monday 02 September:            Official Opening & Awards Ceremony: Rewarding African Success in Agriculture
3. Tuesday 03 September:           Climate Smart Agriculture Day
4. Wednesday04 September:      Lesotho Day: Showcasing Lesotho’s Agriculture Initiatives
5. Thursday 05 September:          Youth Day: Engaging Youth in Agriculture

We have lined up a real interesting program for Tuesday 3 September's Climate Smart Agriculture day. CSA scientific evidence will be disseminated through Theatre for Policy Advocacy with scientists, village community members, policy makers engaging in an interactive learning, song and dance knowledge sharing journey.

FANRPAN Awards Ceremony
This year, the following awards will be presented:

• Service Recognition and Appreciation Awards
• Excellence in Journalism Award
• Civil Society Movers and Shakers Award
• Youth Champion in Agriculture Award
• Food Security Policy Leadership Award

Registration:

• To register, click here;
• More information on the event, click here;
• Draft programme,click here;
• For information on previous and last year’s event click here;
• For the 2012 Annual Awards including His Excellency, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete’s FANRPAN Food Security Policy Leadership Award acceptance speech, click here.

Please note that there is limited funding for sponsorship to attend the high-level policy dialogue. FANRPAN sponsorship will prioritize project teams and node delegates.

Self-sponsored delegates are strongly advised to register so logistical support is provided accordingly.

FANRPAN Climate Smart Agriculture initiatives and other resources: Click here

For more information, please contact us:dialogue@fanrpan.orgor visit:www.fanrpan.org

With thanks,
Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
Chief Executive Officer and Head of Mission
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
FANRPAN Secretariat
Tel: +27 12 804 2966 or +27 12 804 3186      Fax: +27 12 804 0600     Email: policy@fanrpan.org
Website: www.fanrpan.org

Dr N. Soobratee won the 3rd Africa-wide Women and Young ProfessionalsinScience Competitions

CTA/FARA/IFS/ANAFE/RUFORUM/NPCA/AGRA 3rd Africa-wide Women and Young Professionals in Science Competitions: 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week and FARA GA, Accra, Ghana

Twenty finalists; 10 for each category of the Africa-wide Women and Young Professionals in Science Competitions, ‘Feeding 1 Billion in Africa in a Changing World’, will compete for the top five places in each competition on 15–16 July 2013. 

The winners will be announced during the FARA General Assembly from 17–20 July 2013, in Accra, Ghana. The full papers of all 45 semi-finalists will be published in the third volume of  ‘Agricultural Innovations for Sustainable Development: Contributions from the 2012/2013 African Women and Young Professionals in Science Competitions’. Click the links to view the final program and read the abstracts.

Dr Driver who attended the meeting informed the Faculty that Nafiisa Sobratee (our former PhD student) won the 1st prize. She presented the following paper: Valorization of poultry litter to compost: an assessment of the pathogen reduction potential. 

The award aimed at recognising the contribution to science and development on the continent.

Congratulations - On behalf of the Faculty.

National Dialogue on Ocean Economy

The Republic of Mauritius has one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones in the world. It controls 1.9 million square kilometers and it co-manages an additional 396,000 square kilometers on the continental shelf with the Republic of Seychelles. Thus Mauritius has the right to explore and exploit a total area of 2.3 million square kilometers of ocean over which it can exercise economic rights. This represents more than one thousand one hundred times its land mass – an area bigger than France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK combined.

The Government sees the immense potential of the ocean as the next frontier for economic development and the key for greater national prosperity.

In line with this vision, a National Dialogue on the Ocean Economy was organized under the aegis of the Prime Minister’s Office on 22nd and 23rd July 2013 to increase awareness about the role of the ocean and to identify opportunities with a view to charting a Road Map for the development of the Ocean Economy.

The Ocean Economy should be a bridge to the future development of the country while setting the path for the coming generations, as the potential in the Ocean is enormous for growing the GDP, create high productivity jobs and improving the standards of living of the citizens.

The Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP, (in above picture) made this statement this morning at the opening of a two-day National Dialogue on the Ocean Economy organised by the Prime Minister’s Office in collaboration with the Board of Investment at the Swami Vivekanada International Convention Centre, Pailles. The aim of the National Dialogue on the Ocean Economy is to encourage wide public participation in the process leading to the adoption of a roadmap on the Ocean Economy and assess the commercial potential of the living and non-living resources.

According to Dr Ramgoolam, the development of the Ocean Economy will have significant positive impact on the Mauritian economy and he called on the population to take full advantage of these opportunities. He added that Mauritius must have the right regulatory regime and the level of skills required to license and supervise ocean activities and the essential knowledge to tap the ocean. He also announced the setting up of a task force comprised of representatives of the public and private sectors and the civil society to monitor the ocean related issues.Click here to download the keynote address of Dr the Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam GCSK, FRCP, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius

Social Media in Higher Education Summit

Social Media in Higher Education Summit 

29^th – 30^th August  2013

                          Focus Rooms, Sunninghill, Johannesburg, RSA

Good day, 

Are you up to speed with the latest academic social media technology trends in your institution?

Amabhubesi would like to invite you to its Social Media in Higher Education Summit (SMHES 2013) which will expose you to a new digital platform and innovative ways of harnessing social media technology to create better learning and development processes within universities. Get informed about how student can utilize social media platforms such as web 3.0, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to improve teacher learning process.

SMHES 2013 will explore how social media can be used very effectively in higher education; from sharing lectures and facilitating discussion to support students by strengthening a formidable campus community as well as improving the institution’s corporate brand. The summit is also designed to bring together expertise and provide education institutions with user friendly tools to advance their social media presence and build successful relationship with key audiences.

Key Highlights

·         Explore the challenges of social media And technology adaption
·         Convergences of informal learning into formal learning using social media platforms to bridge the existing gaps
·         Expert Google presentation by Brett St. Clair
·         Using social media as a tool to engage Stakeholders and shape the Strategy of a University
·         Virtue worlds, Social Media and Emerging Technologies.
·         Explore Strategies for effective Branding.

Food for a Healthy World Drawing Competition!

Dear Students

This is a golden opportunity to show case your hidden talents!!!!!!!!!!!

GO FOR IT

AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION!

FOOD FOR A HEALTHY WORLD DRAWING COMPETITION

Recent developments from FAO: YUNGA, 18^th July 2013

YUNGA is proud to present the International Drawing Competition: Food for a Healthy World. This competition encourages children and young people to create artwork and drawings that express why nutritious foods are important for a healthy world.

Participants
This international drawing competition is open to ALL children and young people from 6 to 20 years old.
Deadline and submission of entries
The deadline for submitting your drawings is 1 October 2013. The postmark date will be regarded as the date of delivery.
Send your drawing by e-mail to: yunga@fao.org or by post.
For more information and to download the drawing competition form, visit http://yunga-youth.weebly.com/food-for-a-healthy-world-drawing-competition.html or www.fao.org/climatechange/youth/83719/en/.

We look forward to receiving your artistic expressions soon!

The YUNGA Team

Calf Productivity Incentive Scheme

28 June, 2013: The actual production of milk is 13 million litres per year compared to 2.5 million litres per year in 2005. This represents an increase 400%. But there is still a long way to go and this means that this sector has a lot of scope as Mauritius consumes 120 million litres of milk per year.

This statement was made yesterday at the Rabrindranath Tagore Institute, at Ilot by the Minister of Agro Industry and Food Security, Mr S. Faugoo during the launching of the Calf Productivity Incentive Scheme (CPIS).

This scheme is being introduced by the Small Farmers Welfare Fund (SFWF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security. It will be managed by the SFWF with the assistance of the Division of Veterinary Services (DVS).

The objective of this scheme is to stimulate breeders to keep their calves healthy and prevent mortality hence increasing our cattle and milk production in line with the National Food Security policy of the government. Cattle breeders registered with the SFWF and who have successfully bred their calves up to 3 months or above, provided the calves were not born before 1 January 2013, shall benefit from the Scheme.

A cash bonus of Rs 2,500/- per calf, up to a maximum of 30 weaned calves per year will be payable as incentive to the eligible breeder. A budget of Rs 3 million has been earmarked to finance the Scheme for 2013. Therefore the cash bonus would be granted on a first come first serve basis. Eligible Breeders need to apply for the cash bonus at the SFWF offices for their calf/calves which have reached the age of 3 months.

To benefit from the cash bonus, the breeder must ensure that his calf/calves has/have already been tagged by the DVS. The cash bonus shall be payable to the breeder, after acceptance of his application and certification of the existence of the said calf/calves through farm visits conducted by the Fund.

Government Information Service, Prime Minister’s Office, Level 6, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius. Email: infserv@intnet.mu Website:http://gis.gov.mu