From Green Economy to Blue Economy, the concepts keep evolving. What do they mean, who is behind them, who will benefit from them, who or what will be threatened by them? Join us as we interrogate the Blue Economy concept in the next session of our School of Ecology. Please see details in the flyer. […]
The small holder farmers are at the centre of issues of GMOs and food systems. Hence we find it imperative to continuously dialogue with them to learn of their experiences, challenges encountered and what they need to ensure food is available and accessible. At this dialogue, farmers will learn of Agroecological principles and its viability […]
Despite unprecedented wealth existing in the world, one in seven people go to bed hungry, with billions more at risk of hunger as a result of the global recession. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the threat of hunger and poverty for the majority of the global South including small scale food producers as well as […]
In this fourth series of our Conversations we will be discussing issues of biosafety and biosecurity in Nigeria and Africa. Over the years, Africans have been very concerned on biosafety matters and our governments played key roles in the negotiations and preparation of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as in […]
As the world recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are presented an opportunity to define new ways of living and in line with the lessons the pandemic has taught us. One of such lessons is on the need to build our local economies, particularly with regard to food production. During the lockdowns […]
Link to join the Conversations: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrc--upjsjH9OO6JP3aGQPP86qtKxseUqN
Topic: Africa Can Feed Herself Speaker: @rightlivelihood laureate, Dr Hans Herren Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OGVvx-bNT0-NKd3xGTMNag
The dialogue will deepen conversation/understanding on issues of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the state of biosafety in Nigeria with a view to getting expert recommendations on way forward for promoting the health of our peoples and our environment.