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<title><![CDATA[Reuni�n del Comit� de Seguimiento al Convenio ACODEA-AgriCord-Agriterra]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 08:52:56 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12849</link><description><![CDATA[Para m�s antecedentes,v�ase proyecto 6205. La reuni�n se celebr� al margen de la reunion del Comit� de Proyectos de AgriCord<br />28 May 2015]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FoodFIRST Conference]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 13:03:38 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12847</link><description><![CDATA[On June 22 2015 the foodFIRST Conference �The Future of Farming and Food security in Africa� will be held in Utrecht. 
The new generation in Africa is better educated than ever before. The African youth faces large opportunities for promoting development. Feeding Africa is one of those urgent challenges. Food production in Africa is mainly in hands of smallholders and rural households. These producers are crucial for economic development and food security in urban and rural areas. Access to land, finance, knowledge, inputs and markets are critical for improving farmers� incomes and yields. Dutch companies, government and NGOs have been working with African partners on these issues for decades. With these urgent challenges ahead, this conference invites you to join the debate on three core issues:
How to make African smallholders more efficient: farming, food and finance? 
How to invest in food security in post conflict regions and fragile states?
How to provide rural careers for young men and women in the agro-food sector?

This conference is organised by Rabobank, Rabobank Foundation, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Wageningen UR, Cordaid and Socires.

Sponsors: Food & Business Knowledge Platform, IICD, Royal Friesland Campina, Rijk Zwaan and Agriterra.<br />22 Jun 2015<br /><br /><a href='http://www.foodfirst.eu/'>http://www.foodfirst.eu/</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AgriCord board meeting & general assemblee]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:32:39 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12846</link><description><![CDATA[With respect to the agenda of the upcoming meetings in Senegal, the senaglese agri-agency Asprodeb prepares two days of field visits on 2nd and 3rd June. 

Board and General Assembly meet on 4th (whole day) and 5th (morning). We can imagine activities for members of the General Assembly, farmer leaders. Participants are expected to arrive in Dakar on Monday June 1st. Departure from Dakar to be planned not earlier than Friday 5th in the evening. 

For the next meeting of the Board (June 4) and with support of Jan Paul Steenbergen, the secrteriat will prepare a working document that summarises conclusions and proposes actions, as resulting from, and in line with:
-	the organisational assessment report by Pepper Consult, as accepted by the Board
-	the outputs of the 21 April working groups on ambition, governance and quality
-	the presentations made for each of these three working groups
-	the concluding summary by the president.
This document is ment to support the Board�s formulation of a guiding �nd binding strategy and action plan.<br />1 Jun 2015 - 5 Jun 2015]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aardappel-agripooldag]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:54:41 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12844</link><description><![CDATA[Agriterra organiseert 10 december 2014 een agripooldag voor deskundigen op het gebied van aardappelen. Deze dag willen we ervaringen uitwisselen rond aardappeladviespraktijken in Afrika, agripoolers op de hoogte brengen van ontwikkelingen binnen Agriterra en verschillende thema�s bespreken. 

De dag is bedoeld voor aardappel-agripoolers die al eens voor Agriterra op adviesreis geweest zijn. De bijeenkomst is alleen op uitnodiging toegankelijk.<br />10 Dec 2014]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advocacy Summer School]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:19:57 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12842</link><description><![CDATA[The Advocacy Summer School is an event (mission 6565) within the framework of project 5655 Training material development for farmers organisations and cooperatives (Farmers Advocacy and Consultation Tool) in the Netherlands. 

The Advocacy Summer School has a two-sided strategy:
1. Learn more about budget allocation through exchange between participants and exposure to good (and bad) examples;
2. discuss and improve the effectiveness of the FACT-approach. 

Objectives;
- Raise insights and increase knowledge about lobby trajectories aimed at budget allocation;
- Enhance professionalism among leaders, training staff of farmers' organisations and Agriterra staff through a participatory reflection and interactive analysis (a comprehensive view on the Dutch Advocacy situation will be used as a starting point for discussion);
- Improve knowledge on implementing FACT aimed at budget allocation (FACT4Budget);
- Make possible further optimisation of the FACT-trajectory and methodology through systematised feedback. This knowledge should be used to work towards and intensification andeepening of FACT (i.e. FACT 2.0).<br />7 Sep 2014 - 11 Sep 2014]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Agriterra-relatiedag]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:47:44 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12841</link><description><![CDATA[Een jaarlijkse dag voor iedereen die nauw bij Agriterra betrokken is. Doel is de genodigden een goed beeld te geven van de externe en interne ontwikkelingen die Agriterra doormaakt. De middag moet bij de deelnemers het beeld versterken van Agriterra die klaar is voor de toekomst, als een zakelijke, resultaatgerichte maar nog altijd betrokken organisatie waarbij de georganiseerde boeren en boerinnen centraal staan. Aansluitend is een (netwerk)borrel.<br />3 Oct 2014]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mini-MBA International Entrepreneurship]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2014 00:14:28 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12840</link><description><![CDATA[The Mini MBA International Entrepreneurship program is designed for (future) international operating entrepreneurs, professionals and managers who would like to master the various aspects of international business in a compact way. The program is aligned with the current era of globalisation and further intensifying competition. Currently we are facing a shift from an industry economy to a network economy. The network economy requires efficient business formulas for modernisation, innovation and international entrepreneurship. Co-creation is the key formula for innovation.<br />12 Jun 2014 - 25 Jul 2014<br /><br /><a href='http://www.ondernemen.in/MiniMBAMadrid2014.pdf'>http://www.ondernemen.in/MiniMBAMadrid2014.pdf</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Agripool FACT-training]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 09:43:09 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12839</link><description><![CDATA[Agriterra organises a training in our FACT methodology for agripoolers. Objectives of this day are deepening FACT among the participants, getting them acquainted with roles they can play as agripooler in advocacy and FACT process and identifying potential involvement among agripoolers in upcoming advisory missions.

It's an exclusive meeting by invitation only.<br />7 Apr 2014]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Expert Meeting: Added value of Dutch approach for dairy development in emerging markets]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:47:44 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12838</link><description><![CDATA[Are you a professional in international dairy sector development? Are you searching for ways and means to support those men and women working in the dairy sector? Are you looking for the latest developments and good practices?

Agri-ProFocus members FrieslandCampina, Wageningen UR, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, SNV, Agriterra, Heifer and Ministry of Economic Affairs are organising the expert meeting: Added value of Dutch approach for dairy development in emerging markets! If the above appeals to you and your organisation�s daily practice, you would not want to miss this event!

To register send an e-mail to expertmeeting@agri-profocus.nl with subject: �Attendence confirmation Dairy Expert Meeting� and provide your name, organisation, e-mail address and phone number.<br />10 Apr 2014<br /><br /><a href='http://www.agri-profocus.nl/2014/articles/what-is-the-added-value-of-dutch-approach-for-dairy-development-in-emerging-markets/'>http://www.agri-profocus.nl/2014/articles/what-is-the-added-value-of-dutch-approach-for-dairy-development-in-emerging-markets/</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Agripool-aardappeldag]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:21:32 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12837</link><description><![CDATA[Agriterra organiseert 3 april 2014 een agripooldag voor deskundigen op het gebied van aardappelen. Deze dag willen we ervaringen uitwisselen rond aardappeladviespraktijken in Afrika, agripoolers op de hoogte brengen van ontwikkelingen binnen Agriterra en verschillende thema�s bespreken. 

De dag is bedoeld voor aardappel-agripoolers die al eens voor Agriterra op adviesreis geweest zijn. Het is een besloten bijeenkomst. Meer informatie vindt u in het programma.<br />3 Apr 2014]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[C�mo las cooperativas logran el crecimiento y la inclusi�n social]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:16:28 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12836</link><description><![CDATA[Bajo auspicios de la OEA, Cooperativas de las Am�ricas (anteriormente ACI-Am�ricas) y la NCBA-CLUSA (La Asociaci�n de Cooperativas de los EE.UU.) se celebrar� el seminario "�Las Cooperativas en las Am�ricas: Impulsando el Crecimiento Econ�mico con Equidad e Inclusi�n�. 

El orden del d�a incluye diversos oradores as� como tres paneles: 

- C�mo las cooperativas logran el crecimiento y la inclusi�n social
- barreras y oportunidades para el crecimiento de las cooperativas en las Am�ricas
- comercio y colaboraci�n de cooperativa a cooperativa.<br />20 Mar 2014<br /><br /><a href='http://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooperatives-in-the-americas-driving-economic-growth-with-equity-and-inclusion-las-cooperativas-en-tickets-7974202053'>http://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooperatives-in-the-americas-driving-economic-growth-with-equity-and-inclusion-las-cooperativas-en-tickets-7974202053</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmer-driven research to improve food and nutrition security]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:08:42 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12835</link><description><![CDATA[The ACP-EU technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the European Commission, the EU Presidency, the ACP Group, Concord, and other partners organize regular development Briefing sessions in Brussels on key issues and challenges for rural development in the context of EU/ACP cooperation.

This briefing will address issues related to the way in which ARD can respond better to the needs of smallholders by giving smallholders a bigger say in all research stages. In particular, the briefing will: (i) highlight the key opportunities and challenges in making ARD more responsive to smallholders� needs and own initiatives; (ii) provide space for sharing experiences with ARD driven by smallholder farmers; and (iii) facilitate networking among development partners.

Cees van Rij, Agriterra on behalf of AgriCord will focus his presentation on the importance of farmer-to-farmer exchange and service provision as well as the value of networks of farmers (from the North and the South). It will highlight the services in terms of institutional and organizational support such as development of leadership and governance, financial management training, lobby and policy influence which are key for farmer organisations to effectively participate in research processes.<br />14 Nov 2013<br /><br /><a href='http://brusselsbriefings.net/'>http://brusselsbriefings.net/</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rencontres Internationales Afdi]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:29:13 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12834</link><description><![CDATA[Tous les trois ans, le r�seau Afdi se rassemble lors de rencontres internationales pour : 
- Analyser les enjeux de l�agriculture, les politiques en cours et en pr�paration, les d�fis � relever par les organisations paysannes et l�agriculture familiale, etc� 
- Construire un projet associatif partag� et renforcer la coh�rence des actions du r�seau Afdi.
- Cr�er des liens entre les 200 participants du monde agricole, de la recherche, du d�veloppement international et de la sph�re politique. 

Les RIA 2013 seront s�quenc�es autour de trois temps forts :
- Trois tables rondes qui se d�rouleront le 14 novembre et qui porteront sur le r�le environnemental, �conomique et social de l�agriculture familiale 
- Le 14 novembre en fin de journ�e, un forum des � r�ussites paysannes � valorisant les initiatives d�organisations paysannes des pays en d�veloppement et permettant un �change entre les participants ; 
- 7 ateliers sur les pratiques du d�veloppement en faveur des agricultures familiales qui se d�rouleront le 15 novembre.<br />14 Nov 2013 - 15 Nov 2013]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Uitreiking de Gouden Greep]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:16:52 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12833</link><description><![CDATA[Wie wint de Gouden Greep 2013 en strijkt met de hoogste eer in de land- en tuinbouwjournalistiek? Op die prangende vraag komt op 28 oktober het verlossende antwoord tijdens het evenement ter gelegenheid van de uitreiking van De Gouden Greep. 

Voorafgaand aan de uitreiking is er een inhoudelijk programma met de titel "Eet, Drinkt, Denkt" naar het gelijknamige boek van Ronald Bos, gemaakt op basis van een manuscript van ons erelid Alfred van Dijk. Achtereenvolgens geven Jaap Korteweg (De Vegetarische Slager), Siem Jan Schenk (LTO voorzitter en o.a. woordvoerder water) en Kees Blokland (Agriterra) ieder hun visie op een onderdeel van het thema, waarna ze onder leiding van dagvoorzitter Esther Rozeboom met de zaal en elkaar de inhoudelijke discussie aangaan en verbindingen leggen tussen de drie onderdelen<br />28 Oct 2013 - 21 Oct 2013<br /><br /><a href='http://www.nvlj.nl'>http://www.nvlj.nl</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Handel in plaats van hulp: d� oplossing voor boer(in) in ontwikkelingslanden?]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:59:05 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12832</link><description><![CDATA[Op woensdag 16 oktober 2013, Wereldvoedseldag, organiseert LTO Noord een bijeenkomst over dit onderwerp.
Tijdstip: 10.00 - 13.00 uur
 
 De laatste jaren raken we er steeds meer van overtuigd dat initiatieven van het bedrijfsleven een effici�ntere bijdrage leveren aan de economische ontwikkeling van een land dan het doneren van geld en goederen.
 Ook het beleid van het ministerie van buitenlandse zaken en ontwikkelingssamenwerking is hier op gericht. Maar hoe pakt dit eigenlijk uit in de praktijk? Wie profiteert hier nu werkelijk van? Hebben de boeren in ontwikkelingslanden er ook werkelijk profijt van?
 We staan hierbij stil tijdens deze ochtend van Wereldvoedseldag.<br />16 Oct 2013<br /><br /><a href='http://lto.communicationmaster.nl/global/external/?m=83hMIemBv4p72&a=833YHMWNGPuJg'>http://lto.communicationmaster.nl/global/external/?m=83hMIemBv4p72&a=833YHMWNGPuJg</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tweede Agripooldag over Lokaal Ondernemerschap]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:22:17 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12831</link><description><![CDATA[Op 19 september a.s. zal het team Lokaal Ondernemerschap van Boeren weer een dag voor agripoolers organiseren die zich interesseren in het trainen en adviseren op het gebied van Lokaal Ondernemerschap. Tijdens deze dag zal er dieper worden ingegaan op de adviesinstrumenten die beschikbaar zijn om lokale promotoren van boerenorganisaties te trainen.

Er zijn nog plaatsen beschikbaar. Interesse? Mail appeldoorn@agriterra.org.<br />19 Sep 2013]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cow Valley 2013]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:27:51 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12830</link><description><![CDATA[Avondveekeuring georganiseerd door de Fokstudieclub Woudenberg en de PJGU
Locatie: Manege 'De Willaerruiters' Willaerlaan 125
De keuringen beginnen om 19:00 uur

De opbrengst van de verloting na afloop van de keuring wordt dit jaar via Agriterra geschonken aan CSA OCP voor de bouw van Graanbanken in Niger.<br />30 Aug 2013]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oogstfeest Cothen]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:59:05 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12829</link><description><![CDATA[Zaterdag 24 augustus is de derde editie van het Oogstfeest in Cothen. Tijdens dit gratis toegankelijke evenement kunnen bezoekers genieten van festiviteiten en informatie over het boerenleven. Er zijn tal van demonstraties en activiteiten, zoals een roofvogelshow, jongveekeuring en een poppentheater. Het poppentheater, Floepie genaamd, sponsort Agriterra met haar optreden.<br />24 Aug 2013<br /><br /><a href='http://www.oogstfeestkrommerijnstreek.nl/'>http://www.oogstfeestkrommerijnstreek.nl/</a>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[15 jaar Agriterra]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:44:57 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12828</link><description><![CDATA[Jubileumfeest voor alle nauw bij Agriterra betrokken mensen om het vijftien jarig bestaan te vieren.<br />27 Sep 2013]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Workshop benchmarking & business planning for producers of member coop QTCA in Vietnam]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:34:53 +0200</pubDate>
<link>http://www.agro-info.net/index.php?menu=events&amp;view=event&amp;event_id=12827</link><description><![CDATA[This event will provide follow up to some of the recommendations of the same consultants during their mission to QTCA last year:

For farmer groups:
� Collect best practices of production and selling activities
� Workshops business planning
� Data collecting

For cooperatives and QTCA:
� Develop Standard models for data collecting and benchmarking
� Deliver value chain analyzes

Target group for the workshop are farmer groups and their group leaders, staff from their coops, and some QTCA staff. The selected staff from coops and QTCA will be facilitators in the future. In this workshop they participate and learn from the two consultants how to do such workshop, so that after this workshop they can perform a similar workshop for other farmer groups and other chains.

For this workshop the rice value chain is selected. The other two sectors (pigs and vegetables) will be addressed by the coops / QTCA facilitators in next workshops.

The programme consists of 1 day field visit to production area of selected product (eg rice production), 2 days preparation by consultants with coop facilitators and QTCA facilitators, 5 days workshop with farmer groups and their leaders (and facilitators from coops and QTCA), 1 day with facilitators to summarise findings of workshop and plan for the other workshops.

The 5 days workshop is composed of: 2 days on benchmarking, 1 day value chain, 2 days business planning by farmer groups. Input for the workshop is data collected by the participants in advance:
o By farmer groups: for last production season data on production costs, production volumes, and sale income.
o By coops and QTCA: information on value chain (further specification of value chain analysis report), based on specific questions by the consultants.
The participants are requested to submit these data (in English) 2 weeks before the start of the workshop.<br />29 Jun 2013 - 11 Jul 2013]]></description>
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