The 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) was held on 18th June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ARDD took place in parallel with the United Nation’s Conference on sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20. More than 500 participants attended the event comprising of high level policy makers, scientists, negociators,… Read More
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Talk on Climate Change by Professor R. Ellis, University of Reading (UK)
Each year, an external body is invited by the Faculty of Agriculture (University of Mauritius) to assess final year students on their dissertation and also the quality of the programmes being run at the Faculty. This year (2012), Professor Richard Ellis was invited as assessor at the University of Mauritius. … Read More
YPLD Mauritius: Our first steps towards sustainability….
The Young Professionals in Local Development (YPLD), Mauritius, is part of a network envisaged as being a know-how transfer platform between young and experienced professionals in all fields of expertise that relate to international and local development. The mission of YPLD is “Growing Communities, Fostering through Innovation.” YPLD is… Read More
YoBloCo Awards: The beginning of a journey…
On the occasion of the 3rd IAALD Africa Chapter conference, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) organised a series of activities in the framework of the ARDYIS project. These included the prize giving ceremony of the YoBloCo Awards and a consultative workshop under the theme “Using… Read More
Highlights: 3rd IAALD Africa Chapter Conference and YoBloCo Awards – 20-23 May, Johannesburg, South Africa
The 3rd IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists) Africa Chapter Conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 21st-23rd May 2012. The theme of the conference was “e-Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods and Food Security in Africa”. Delegates present were professionals and experts involved in the application on Information and Communication Technology… Read More