Spring Symposium on Revalorizing Extension: Evidence and Practice
2018-04-02 - 2018-04-03 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States
Spring Symposium on Revalorizing Extension: Evidence and Practice
Researchers and practitioners will be there to discuss the role of extension in agricultural development. Proposals can be submitted until 15 January 2018.
Des chercheurs et des praticiens y seront pour discuter du rôle de l’extension pour le développement de l’agriculture. La soumission de propositions est possible jusqu’au 15 Janvier 2018.
Organisers
AgReach is an international development initiative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Brief IDA Intro Sessions for FSNR WG Members
2018-04-06 - 2018-04-18
Dear FSNR WG members
With the launch of our new IDA community, we are sure that there are many ideas and questions that have come up.
This is why your two community managers, Robin and myself, will offer Q&A sessions via Skype for you in the next weeks!
In these sessions, you can ask questions about our new platform, express your wishes and also expectations for the FSNR community.
The dates we fixed are as follows (German time):

Friday, 06 April 2018 10:30-11:00
Tuesday, 10 April 2018 09:00-09:30
Thursday, 12 April 2018 13:30-14:00
Wednesday, 18 April 2018 13:30-14:00

There will also be one session in French on Tuesday, 17 April 2018 11:00-11:30.
Please make sure you join one of the sessions so that we can start to bring life to our community!
Chers membres du groupe de travail FSNR,
Avec le lancement de notre nouvelle communauté d’IDA, nous sommes sûrs qu’il y a beaucoup d’idées et beaucoup de questions qui ont été soulevées.
C’est pourquoi vos deux community managers, Robin et moi-même, vous proposeront des sessions Q & A via Skype dans les prochaines semaines !
Dans ces sessions, vous pouvez poser des questions sur notre nouvelle plateforme, exprimer vos souhaits et également vos attentes pour la communauté de FSNR.
Les dates que nous avons fixées sont les suivantes (heure allemande):

le vendredi 6 avril 2018 de 10h30 à 11h00
le mardi 10 avril 2018: de 9h00 à 9h30
le jeudi 12 avril 2018 de 13h30 à 14h00
le mercredi 18 avril 2018 de 13h30 à 14h00

Il y aura également une session en français le mardi 17 avril 2018 de 11h00 à 11h30.
S’il vous plaît assurez-vous de nous joindre à une des sessions afin que nous puissions commencer à donner vie à notre communauté!
Best wishes and see you soon / Meilleurs vœux et à bientôt
Alena and Robin

Policy Learning Event: Jobs for Youth -- New Solutions Through Agricultural Policy Instruments
2018-04-11 - 2018-04-13 | Maanzoni Lodge, Nairobi, Kenya
Agenda
Tuesday, 10.04.2018: Pre-event, SNRD introduction to newcomers
04:00pm – 05:30pm Pre-Event:

Getting to know SNRD
Introduction to the Policy Processes in Agriculture and Rural Development (PPARD) working group
News in SNRD and WG PPARD

7:00 pm – Dinner and informal get-together
Wednesday, 11.04.2018: Policy instruments, their relevance and application
09:00 am – 10:30 am Welcome (Fynn, Braun, Langenkamp, 15 min)
Warm-up: Expectations and objectives by the participants (Peter Keller, 20 min)
Keynote: International Policy Trends, Processes and Instruments for agricultural development (John Ulimwengu, IFPRI, 20 min)
Input: Focus on Africa: 2018 Malabo Score Card and implications for Agricultural Policy Processes at Country Level (Ernest Ruzindaza, AUC, 20 min)
Q & A
10:30 am – 11:00 am Tea break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Setting the scene: Practice of policy and strategy development in Kenya ( Ann Onyango, MoAI, 15 min)
Input: Creating the right environment – Frame conditions for successful policy advice (Christoph Langenkamp, 15 min)
Input: Introducing the Tool Box: Overview of policy instruments suited to create the right framework conditions for youth employment, Q&A (60 min; Julia Reimers)

12:30 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch break
02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Working group session: Discussion of a case by which the toolbox underpins policy processes (peer consultation) (90 min)
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Tea break
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm
Pitches in front of a Policy Panel: Each working group presents a 10-minute snapshot of their policy solution and gets a response from a judging panel (60 min)
Judging Panel:

John Ulimwengu (IFPRI)
Amanda Namayi, Agricultural Finance Corporation, Kenya
Ulrich Sabel-Koschella (GIZ)
Ernest Ruzindaza (AUC)

Input: GIZ: a competent and crucial partner in policy advice (lessons, outlook, multi-level approach) (Mark Fynn, 30 min)
07:00 pm – Dinner
Thursday, 12.04.2018: (Youth) Employment, approaches to create employment and methods to measure it
09:00 am – 10:30 am

Recap: Takeaway from policy instruments discussions and feedback on the toolbox (20 min)
Overview: Youth employment in Africa (John Ulimwengu, 20 min)
The current state of discussion BMZ/GIZ and G20 (Ousmane Djibo, GIZ, Christoph Langenkamp, GIZ sectoral department & Uli Sabel-Koschella, Africa Department, GIZ, 20 min)
Q&A

10:30 am — 11:00 am Tea break
11:00am – 12:30pm

Country example: developing and operationalizing the youth employment strategy in Kenya (Benson Nyariaro, MoAI Kenya, 20 min)
Youth perspective, G20 and Kenya (Astariko I. Ombima and Lydiah F. Wafula, 20 min) including: Why would I want to work in agriculture or in rural jobs.
Whisper group discussion followed by fishbowl: What are the employment strategies in Kenya, what are lessons so far, specific

12:30 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch break
02:00 pm – 03:30 pm

Definitions, concepts and measurement options on employment in agriculture (Petra Jacobi, SV territorial development, 15 min)
Concepts on how to integrate and measure rural employment effects (Prof. Kluve, 25 min)
Working groups and feedback (50 min): How to measure (youth) employment in your project?

03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Tea break
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm

Presentation of OECD West Africa Study on approaches to employment in rural areas (Ousmane Djibo, 20 min).
Working groups: How to integrate effective approaches for (youth) employment in projects? How to bridge political expectation on (youth) employment with given capacities and competencies in ongoing interventions. (40 min)
Discussion (30 min)

06:30 pm – Networking event
Friday, 13.04.2018: PPARD Working group activities
09:00am – 10:30am

Recap previous day 20 min
Land governance study – What is relevant in my country? Findings from the Land Policy Stocktaking Study (Antti Seelaff, consultant, 30 min)
Discussion: 40 min

10:30am – 11:00am Tea break
11:00am – 13:00pm

AUC-NEPAD Framework for Engaging the Private Sector – The Country Agribusiness Partnership Framework, CAP-F (Erick Sile, CAADP Support Programme, 15min)
Discussion: 15min
Private sector study – Public-private engagement in agriculture study, keeping the employment perspective (Ousmane Djibo, 20 min)
The New Alliance, lessons learned (Ousmane Djibo, 10 min)
Discussion: 15 min
CAADP Policy Processes, NAIP, climate agenda, private sector engagement (Tarquin Meszaros/ Mark Kofi Fynn, CAADP support programme, 20 min)
Discussion: 20 min

13:00pm – 02:00pm Lunch break
02:00 pm – 03:30 pm GIZ internal PPARD agreements, work plan
03:30pm – 04:00pm Tea break
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm PPARD agreements, work plan
Saturday, 14.04.2018: Field trip to Nairobi national park / Field trip to town (optional)
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John Ulimwengu (IFPRI), Ernest Ruzindaza (AUC-DREA), Ann Onyango (Agriculture Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Kenya), Prof. Kluve (RWI), Julia Reimers, Petra Jacobi, Ousmane Djibo (all GIZ), Antti Seelaff, Desiree Dietvorst (consultants), the PPARD team (Mark Kofi Fynn, Mathias Braun, Christoph Langenkamp) and others.
Facilitation
Peter Keller
Objective

Exchange ideas and experiences on the application of agricultural policy instruments (incl. application of toolbox)
Share and discuss approaches towards creating employment opportunities for (youth) in agriculture and methods for measuring employment effects
Discuss other upcoming policy issues in the context of rural transformation in Africa, including land governance, private sector engagement and CAADP policy processes

2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit
2018-04-16 - 2018-04-20 | Bali, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit
Shifting Norms, Changing Behavior, Amplifying Voices: What Works?
The conference features entertainment-education, aka edutainment, and is now calling for abstracts!
The collective power of people to transform the social and political structures that govern their lives  is the true heart of development. Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) engages and supports people to shift norms, change behaviors, and amplify the voices needed to address the persistent development challenges the world faces today: extreme poverty, gender inequities, public health emergencies, acute and chronic diseases, climate change, and democracy and governance among others.

Forest Landscape Restoration — Upcoming Webinar
2018-05-04 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin)
The organizers appreciate proposals and ideas for the agenda. More information will be circulated and posted here shortly.
Please contact Christian.burren@giz.de or anna.rother@giz.de.
Do not hesitate to extend the invitation to other interested colleagues.

Promotion of Farmer Organisations in Agricultural Value Chains — Upcoming Webinar
2018-05-30 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin)
As part of the webinar series on agricultural value chains, Bastian Domke of the project “Strengthening of the agricultural economy” (ProAgri) in Benin will share his experience.
Furthermore, Alfons Eiligmann and Andreas Springer-Heinze will inform on tools of the ValueLinks 2.0 Manual and provide examples on how to promote farmer organisations.
What’s your takeaway?
We want to encourage you to join the fifth webinar to get to know more about the promotion of farmer organizations and join an interesting discussion.
Remember, you still have the possibility to state your particular interest in certain areas related to agricultural value chains and to get them covered in more detail during one of the upcoming webinars.
You already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Bastian Domke, Andreas Springer-Heinze, and Alfons Eiligmann?
Please, send your questions to Karina Brenneis (Karina.Brenneis@giz.de) prior to the webinar. We will make sure that we cover your points during the presentations or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session.
We are looking forward to having great discussions with you!
Contact
Karina Brenneis (Sector Project Agricultural Trade and Value Chains)
Eberhard Krain (Planning Officer, FMB, and tandem partner of the SNRD WG ABIVCD)
Andreas Springer-Heinze (Senior Planning Officer, Sectoral Department)

Formation des formateurs sur l’intégration des services écosystémiques dans la planification du développement
2018-05-31
Formation des formateurs (ToT)
sur l’intégration des services écosystémiques dans la planification du développement (ISE)
Le Programme de « Maintien de la Biodiversité et Gestion durable des Forêts » en RDC envisage pour le mois de Mai 2018, d’organiser ensemble avec le programme global « ValuES », une formation des formateurs (ToT) sur l’intégration des services écosystémiques dans la planification du développement (ISE).
Cette formation vise à améliorer les capacités des décideurs politiques et des planificateurs du développement à évaluer, décrire et valoriser les bénéfices des services écosystémiques, à prendre en considération les conflits d’objectifs et à choisir des politiques qui maintiennent ces services.
Le date préliminaire du ToT est la semaine du 21/05 ou alternativement la semaine du 07/05.
Dans le but de renforcer le pool des formateurs francophones sur cette thématique, la formation des formateurs est ouverte à tous les participants des programmes GIZ de l’Afrique francophone, ainsi que pour experts nationaux partenaires à ces programme.
Pour plus d’information
Veuillez contacter simon.baer@giz.de.

Comparing the Different Use of ICT4Ag to Inform Farmers in Africa and Asia -- Upcoming Webinar
2018-06-26 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Members of the two SNRDs will share their experiences with ICT4Ag — from Africa to Asia and vice versa!
SNRD Africa’s ICT4Ag Community of Practice joins up with SNRD Asia to exchange on how African and Asian farmers can easily access information using latest information and communication technology for agriculture.

Today’s fast-evolving ICT represents a tremendous opportunity for rural populations to improve productivity, to enhance food and nutrition security, to access markets, and to find employment in a revitalized sector (World Bank 2017, ICT in Agriculture, Handbook).
Your Content Goes Here, Your Content Goes HereSNRD Africa recently released a new study on the use of ICT in agriculture. It covers 52 ICT4Ag solutions which have been developed for 29 GIZ projects, operating in 34 countries on both continents.
In order to contribute to cross-boundary exchange between the two networks, the upcoming webinar will have a closer look at a particular ICT4Ag solution that has been applied in India — comparing it to similar implementation in Africa. Lessons-learnt will also draw from specific failures on both continents!
Is this relevant to you?
The webinar is designed for project staff of agricultural and rural development projects from both SNRDs who are interested in sharing their ICT4Ag-related experiences with colleagues in other parts of the world.
What will be your takeaway?
You will learn how to use ICT4Ag to improve farmers’ climate resilience, provide them with access to information, extension services and finance in two very different contexts.
Photo by Klaus Wohlmann
Photo at the top by GIZ/Angelika Jakob
What will be your takeaway?
You will learn how to use ICT4Ag to improve farmers’ climate resilience, provide them with access to information, extension services and finance in two very different contexts.
The presenters
The discussion will be led by Florian Moder, who has gained considerable insights during the setup of the Network for Information on Climate (Ex) Change (NICE+) in India. Colleagues from SNRD Africa with know-how in providing farmers with extension services and finance will provide much more than a sounding board.
Where
Online via Skype4Buisness. You only have to click on the “Join the Skype Meeting” bottom below.
Edited recordings of most of our SNRD webinars are posted online with some time after the event.
You already have tons of questions that you would like to ask our speakers?
Please feel free to send your questions to julia.bayer@giz.de prior to the webinar. We will make sure that your points will be covered in the presentations, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session!
Technical requirements for participating in the webinar
To join our webinars please make sure you installed Skype for Business. However, external computers can use the Lync Web App which automatically starts installing when you attempt to participate. There are no administrator rights required to perform the installation.
In order to participate, please follow these steps:

Quit your normal Skype (log-out!)
Click on the provided link to open S4B as well as to enter the virtual “Meeting room”. The link is found on your calendar, once you accepted the invitation to the webinar.
You are in!!!

Food Employment in West Africa -- Upcoming Webinar
2018-06-28 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin)
The food economy is experiencing rapid transformation across West Africa as a result of the impact of rapid urbanisation and rising household income, creating considerable opportunities for employment generation. The food and agriculture sector employs two-thirds of the total regional workforce. Although agriculture accounts for the vast majority of jobs, there is increasing labour demand for food-related jobs in the service sector and manufacturing with significantly positive implications for women and youth.
The webinar will feature a presentation by Philipp Heinrigs, Senior Economist, SWAC and co-author of the recent SWAC West Africa paper, ‘Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West Africa’.
This will be followed by panel remarks from
Ousman Djibo (Project Manager, Agricultural Policy and Food Security, GIZ),
Thomas Reardon (Professor, Michigan State University),
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (Assistant Professor, Michigan State University) and
Ileana Grandelis (Rural Employment Officer, FAO)
The panel will be followed by an online interactive Q&A session, discussing:

Shifts in labour demand within West Africa’s food systems and drivers for off-farm employment
Emerging spatial implications, in particular rural-urban linkages and rural employment diversification
Policy considerations for designing targeted employment strategies that leverage the links between agricultural productivity, off-farm employment and rural-urban areas, particularly for youth and women

Link to registration
Register by Friday, 22 June

Understanding Access to Climate Finance — Regional Workshop
2018-07-03 - 2018-07-05
How to identify funding opportunities for climate-sensible projects?
As part of the south-south cooperation of francophone countries, the projects (4C)-IKI and ASNaCC are planning a regional workshop on climate finance in the first week of July.
The event will be clustered in three main sessions:

The functioning of the Green Climate Fund
Accredited agencies
Project implementation circuits

A critical component of the workshop will also deal with the experiences in the different countries and processes of exchanging information.
A detailed agenda is in preparation and will be sent to all interested countries upon request by 21 May.
Who is the workshop for?
The workshop primarily targets SNRD members in francophone African countries. The language of interaction will be French, without interpretation to other languages.
Each participating country is eligible to register up to three people on behalf of their partner organizations and one GIZ staff.
How to join?
Members interested joining are warmly welcome to contact Karim ANEGAY (karim.anegay@giz.de) on behalf of the organizing project 4C in Morocco and/or Mamadou DIARRA (mamadou.diarra@giz.de) on behalf of the hosting project in Mali.
Expenses: Participants are requested cover their own expenses for traveling and accommodation.
Deadline: Friday, 1 June.
Organisers

Project (4C) – IKI “Climate Change Competence Center of Morocco” (AV Mohamed BOUSSAID)
ASNaCC – Support to the National Strategy of Climate Change in Mali, (AV Hartmut BEHREND)

Contract Farming as Inclusive Business Model for African Smallholder Farmers
2018-07-10 12:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Berlin) | GIZ Bonn and Online Webinar, Room Donau, Bonn, Germany
Results from a Recent Stocktaking
To relaunch the SNRD community of practice on contract farming, the community invites for an expert talk!
Listen to interesting experiences and discuss with our experts about:

Lessons learnt and good practices from Malawi and Tunisia promoting contract farming as inclusive business model for smallholders.
Results from the recently realised stocktaking on experiences in using the GIZ methodology for promoting contract farming as inclusive business model in Ghana, Kenya, Benin and Tunisia (visits) as well as Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso (desk studies)
Opportunities for scaling up contract farming within very diverse types of programmes and projects in GIZ partner countries. The stocktaking report as well as the country factsheets from Tunisia, Benin, Tanzania and Ghana will be shared on our IDA community.

We are aware of the current technical challenges for external experts and national staff to join the IDA Community, but there is much effort put into solving this problem at the very moment. We are optimistic to find a comfortable mode of operation soon.
Much looking forward to meeting you at the expert talk and seeing you on IDA!
Best regards,
Katharina Schlemper and Carolin Voigt (Sector Project Agricultural Trade and value Chains)
Petra Windisch (Sector Project Agriculture policy and Food Security)

Contact Community Managers
Katharina.Schlemper@giz.de | +49 (0)228 4460-3976
Carolin.Voigt@giz.de | +49 (0)228 4460-3906
petra.windisch@giz.de | +49 (0)228 4460-3719

Biodiversity Conservation for Human Well-being
2018-07-15 | International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany
Seminar on Nature Conservation in German Development Cooperation at the International Academy for Nature Conservation
Objectives

Raise awareness for the significance of biodiversity for the provision of ecosystem services – hence: for human wellbeing
Convey new concepts, instruments and trends of conservation and development cooperation
Analyse the opportunities provided by the CBD and its Strategic Plan as the policy framework for German development cooperation in the area of biodiversity conservation
Offer a forum for the exchange of experiences.

Contents
These topics will be addressed by inputs, case studies, group work and discussions:

Relevance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development
New directions arising from the CBD, its Strategic Plan and the SDGs
Current trends in German development cooperation with regard to biodiversity conservation
Balancing conservation and development interests: a critical review of approaches and achievements
Conservation in land- and seascapes: concepts, current issues and developments
Financing biodiversity conservation
Biotrade: maximising benefits for conservation and development (tbc)
Ecosystems-based adaptation (tbc)

A field trip will take place in the middle of the seminar.
For whom is the seminar?
The seminar is aimed at practitioners at the interface of development cooperation and biodiversity conservation (GIZ, KfW, BMZ, BMUB, consulting companies, foundations, NGOs, uni-versities, partner organisations).
The number of participants for the 1st seminar is limited to 20, for the 2nd seminar to 25.
Registration
Please register online.
You’ll also have to send a completed form to martina.finger@bfn.de. Otherwise, your registration cannot be considered.
Participants will be chosen based on a number of criteria, such as:
Regional and institutional balance

Participation in previous seminars
Motivation and relevance to work context
Ability to contribute actively

Deadline for online registration and submitting of application form: 31 March 2018
For questions, please, contact Martina Finger (martina.finger@bfn.de)
Confirmations will be sent out by 30 April 2018
About the series of seminars on nature conservation in development cooperation
The series has been held at the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm since 1999. It is jointly organised by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank and the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
The first seminar “Biodiversity conservation for human well-being” presents an overview and update of the most relevant concepts. Based on a combination of practical examples, tools and trends in biodiversity conservation for human well-being and development, it provides a good platform for exchanging experiences. The second seminar is devoted to the in-depth consideration of a specific topic identified as of particular interest. Based on feedback from last year’s participants and on-going discussions in international biodiversity policy fora, the topic “Human rights and equity in biodiversity conservation” was chosen for 2018.
The language of both seminars will be English.
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Using Video and ICT Tools to Create Awareness of Healthy Nutrition -- Upcoming Webinar
2018-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 (Africa/Nairobi)
Invite to discuss the video
“Healthy Nutrition for Rural Households”

Mehret and Maryan of the behaviour change workstream are happy to invite SNRD members to the webinar on the video “Healthy Nutrition for Rural Households” and the usage of ICT tools for data collection (IVR).
The Sustainable Smallholder Agri-Business Program (SSAB) developed a 3D animated training video about good practices in healthy nutrition. By the means of which knowledge about healthy nutrition can be spread widely in African rural areas and awareness raised.
Charlotte and Margaret will share their work on the effectiveness of ICT measures and the use of video as an educational tool. After the presentation, there will be time for discussion.
Planned webinar rundown

Showing of the video – 10 Minutes (Charlotte)
Short presentation of ICT-tool for data collection – 15 minutes (Charlotte)
Presentation of Master thesis key findings – 15 minutes (Margaret)
Discussion – 20 Minutes

If you intend to participate, please also watch the video prior to the webinar.
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Human Rights and Equity in Biodiversity Conservation
2018-07-22 - 2018-07-27 | International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany
Seminar on Nature Conservation in German Development Cooperation on the Isle of Vilm
The recognition of rights and diverse value and knowledge systems, inclusive decisionmaking and fair sharing of costs and benefits are all aspects of equity that are instrumental to achieving conservation goals. These issues have become an important concern in international biodiversity conservation policy and are high on the agenda of key conservation actors. Advancing human rights-based approaches remains a challenge in contexts of ill-aligned legal frameworks and conflicting interests around the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Based on real-life examples the seminar will explore instruments and options for how the challenges can be addressed in practice and develop guidance for development cooperation.
Objectives

Raise awareness and provide “user-friendly” orientation about the international normative framework including concepts, legal instruments, actors and their rights and responsibilities, as well as current trends and initiatives
Analyse and reflect on implications, challenges and solutions for typical settings of development cooperation projects in the field of biodiversity conservation
Provide information about instruments for implementation, and identify options for action using „real life“ examples;
Develop recommendations on how to enhance human rights and equity in the area of biodiversity conservation at different levels of intervention in German development cooperation.

A field trip will take place in the middle of the seminar.
For whom is the seminar?
The seminar is aimed at practitioners at the interface of development cooperation and biodiversity conservation (GIZ, KfW, BMZ, BMUB, consulting companies, foundations, NGOs, universities, partner organizations).
The number of participants for the 1st seminar is limited to 20, for the 2nd seminar to 25.
Registration
Please register online.
You’ll also have to send a completed form to martina.finger@bfn.de. Otherwise, your registration cannot be considered.
Participants will be chosen based on a number of criteria, such as:
Regional and institutional balance

Participation in previous seminars
Motivation and relevance to work context
Ability to contribute actively

Deadline for online registration and submitting of application form: 31 March 2018
For questions, please, contact Martina Finger (martina.finger@bfn.de)
Confirmations will be sent out by 30 April 2018
About the series of seminars on nature conservation in development cooperation
The series has been held at the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm since 1999. It is jointly organised by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank and the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
The first seminar “Biodiversity conservation for human well-being” presents an overview and update of the most relevant concepts. Based on a combination of practical examples, tools and trends in biodiversity conservation for human well-being and development, it provides a good platform for exchanging experiences. The second seminar is devoted to the in-depth consideration of a specific topic identified as of particular interest. Based on feedback from last year’s participants and on-going discussions in international biodiversity policy fora, the topic “Human rights and equity in biodiversity conservation” was chosen for 2018.
The language of both seminars will be English.
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Youth Employment in Agriculture as a Solid Solution to ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa
2018-08-20 - 2018-08-21 | Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
Engaging through Information and Communication Technologies and Entrepreneurship
The conference aims to foster an exchange among stakeholders on knowledge and best practices regarding the interfaces between agriculture, youth employment, entrepreneurship, ICT innovations, leading to prioritizing interventions going forward.
Themes

Youth and entrepreneurship
Digital solutions to overcome agriculture value-chain related constraints
Future of Agriculture Work

How to Promote Youth Agripreneurs in Rural Africa — Upcoming Webinar
2018-08-23 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Berlin) | ED 20014 – skype for business, Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5, Eschborn, Hessen, Germany
New online series on rural employment with a particular focus on youth
About the series
The series is guided by the question of how projects can promote both employment opportunities as well a spirit of agripreneurship with young Africans in remote areas. Agripreneurs are young entrepreneurs who combine a specific agricultural know-how to launch their own business model along the agriculture and food value chain.
The first session focuses on promoting entrepreneurship, start-ups and self-employment for rural youth!
Who are the presenters?
After a short introduction to the new webinar series by Frank Bertelmann, Matthias Schnier and Ahmed Huzayyin will provide the key inputs and lead the discussion.
Matthias works for GIZ’s Promotion of sustainable agriculture and rural development programme in Tunisia and Ahmed is with the engineering and management consultancy Chemonics Egypt. The firm has vast experience in promoting entrepreneurs thanks to their track record in consulting start-ups and applying MSMEs tools and approaches in sectors like waste management, water systems, sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture and food production.
Shifting perceptions: From unemployment youth to agripreneur
The World Bank estimates that until 2030 440 million young people will enter Africa’s rural labour market. Until then agriculture will remain to be the single most important source of income and employment for people in rural Africa.
The current situation with low income, bad working conditions and lack of innovative technology in African agriculture contributes to a negative image of agriculture with young Africans. The promotion of agricultural entrepreneurship through start-up and MSME support, especially with a focus on services and ICT-based opportunities, helps to improve the attractiveness of the sector for young Africans along agricultural value chains.
Is this relevant to you?
The webinar is designed for project staff, decision makers and partner organisations. The two inputs will cover experiences in the MENA-region, but the conclusions will be transferable to other regions.
What will be your takeaway?
Based on his extensive experience with tracking firms for more than five years of operations, Ahmed will draw a detailed picture of how entrepreneurship can develop markets. The first practical implementation of these findings by GIZ Tunisia will stress the importance of the inspiration, orientation and market testing of ideas with young agripreneurs, way before starting to support the business-creation process.

Land Matters! -- Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
2018-08-27 - 2018-10-15
8-week course from the comfort of your desk
From 27 August to 15 October, you can learn how to integrate soil degradation concerns and solutions in policy processes as a major aspect of sustainable soil protection.
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★ 8 weeks with 8 modules and video lectures
★ 3 hours of work-load/week for participants who would like to receive a certificate
★ Held in English with French subtitles
More details on the course and registration
watch the trailer and go to https://gc21.giz.de/landmatters !
Join this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
★ Share your experiences in an international network for soil protection!
★ Exchange with experts!
★ Learn how to share your knowledge with those who can influence policies!

Sustainable Agriculture – Competency-Based Management of Smallholder Farming Systems
2018-09-17 - 2018-09-21 | Addis Ababa, Bishoftu - South east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Five-day course on the key modules of sustainable agriculture
Participants will gain an understanding of the factors that determine sustainability in agricultural production systems in terms of the prevailing social, economic and ecological environment. They’ll learn how to make effective and well-informed decisions so as to develop sustainable agricultural activities under the prevailing climate and market conditions.
Thematic areas covered

Sustainable management of natural resources, soil, water and biodiversity; labour conditions, socio-economic requirements and values
Good governance in the context of sustainable agriculture and crop protection
Animal husbandry, manure and fodder production
Energy-efficient agricultural production

Who’s the course for?
The programme aims at staff working in the field of rural development and natural resource management, especially in the development of agricultural production systems as an advisor, programme coordinator or policymaker.
Course methodology

13 core and 8 additional modules with PowerPoint presentations and exercises
A trainer’s guide and reader with suggestions for further reading, films and points for discussion and reflection
An excursion or field visit

Number of participants
The course is limited to 20 participants.
Course language
The course is scheduled to be held in English but can also be conducted in French and or Spanish, on request of a programme, sector network or country office.
Input
The course is organised in cooperation with the GIZ sector network on sustainable agriculture NAREN.
Housekeeping
Accommodation and dinner are not part of the training package. Lunch and coffee are provided.
Logistical support and transfers can be arranged through the national GIZ office.
Location
The course is planned to take place in Addis Ababa as well as in Bangkok this year.
Photo: (c) GIZ

Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Climate Change, Livelihoods and Natural Resources Management
2018-09-17 - 2018-09-21 | GIZ Country Offices, 88 John Meinert Street, Windhoek West, Namibia
Agenda overview
Sunday evening
Arrival and onboarding of new members
Monday

Openings and brief presentation of host program “Biodiversity Management and Climate Change (BMCC) II Project”
Pecha Cucha “Biodiversity & Climate Change”
Highlights and lowlights from the sub-working groups
Virtual collaboration & IDA
Exchange on news from head offices and other SNRD groups, including updates on Human Rights & Nature Conservation andLand Degradation Neutrality, a brief presentation of the GIZ Study on Land Governance

Tuesday
Meetings of the sub-working groups on:

Biodiversity
Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Sub-Sahara Africa including sustainable wood energy
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change: The National Adaptation Plan process

Wednesday
Part 1 of the field trip: “Mainstreaming biodiversity into wider landscape management: The example of B2Gold Mine Education Centre/Otjikoto Game Reserve”
Thursday

Field Trip – part II to Waterberg Plateau Park with a visit to the anti-poaching school and protected areas management

Moderation
Rosa-Stella Mbulu (BMCC, Namibia) / Tchani Wachiou (ProREDD, Togo)

Facilitation languages
English and French
Photo above
Namibia Otjikoto Lake by Zairon

SNRD Africa Strategy Meeting
2018-10-19 | GIZ offices Eschborn, Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5, Eschborn, Germany
The meeting is under the motto: SNRD, quo vadis?
More information available to members on request.

Webinaire — Fonctionnement de structures nationales du climat pour le processus du Plan National d’Adaptation
2018-10-23 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Online event
Le Comité National sur les Changements Climatiques (COMNACC) au Sénégal et le Comité technique de coordination du processus d’intégration de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans la planification et la budgétisation au Togo.
Pour rendre opérationnel et efficace le processus PNA, les gouvernements s’appuient sur une/des agence(s) ou institution(s) chargée(s) de diriger ce processus. Cela implique de mobiliser des ressources humaines spécifiquement pour ce processus PNA et de garantir que le mécanisme de coordination identifié dispose d’outils et de moyens pour atteindre les parties prenantes gouvernementales et non gouvernementales du PNA. A ce titre, il est utile de mettre sur pied une équipe multidisciplinaire d’experts chefs de file qui auront accès à des réseaux performants dans chaque secteur.
Au Sénégal et au Togo, cela s’est concrétisé par la mise en place par Décret présidentiel du Comité National sur les Changements Climatiques (COMNACC) et par arrêté interministériel du Comité technique de coordination du processus d’intégration de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans la planification et la budgétisation au Togo. Ces organes de coordinations du processus PNA sont chargés de contrôler les activités du processus PNA, d’organiser la communication et la sensibilisation et de coordonner la collecte d’informations sur les activités PNA à des fins de suivi et d’évaluation.
Ce webinaire permettra à tous les participants de partager, avec les acteurs clés, les expériences réussies et les procédés dans l’approche de mise en place et de fonctionnement de ces deux structures nationales en charge de coordonner le processus PNA de leur pays respectif.
Intervenants

Ousmane FALL SARR, Président du Comité National sur les Changements Climatiques (COMNACC) du Sénégal
Piya-Abalo Tahontan BAMALI, Point Focal National Planification Nationale de l’Adaptation (PNA) au Ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources Forestières du Togo

Programme
14h00 : Bienvenue et introduction
14h05 : Présentation introductive sur le mandat pour le PNA
14h10 : Le Comité National sur les Changements Climatiques (COMNACC) : processus de mise en place, cadre juridique, mandat, activités, défis et orientations
14h25 : Le Comité technique de coordination et d’intégration de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques dans la planification et la budgétisation du Togo
14h40 : Echanges et discussions sur les présentations
15h25 : Annonces du prochain webinaire
15h30 : Fin du webinaire
Certificat de participation
Un certificat de participation sera délivré aux participants qui auront pris part à au moins 70% des 10 webinaires prévus dans le cadre du PAS-PNA.
A propos des organisateurs
Ce webinaire est organisé dans le cadre du réseau d’échange des praticiens sur le processus PNA du « Projet d’Appui Scientifique aux processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation (PNA) dans les pays francophones les moins avancés d’Afrique subsaharienne » (PAS-PNA).
Ce projet est mis en œuvre par la GIZ), en coopération avec Climate Analytics gGmbH. Au Bénin, il est mis en œuvre sous la tutelle du Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Développement Durable (MCVDD) et en coopération avec le Centre de Partenariat et d’Expertise pour le Développement Durable (CePED), au Sénégal sous la tutelle du Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD) et au Burkina Faso sous la tutelle du Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Économie Verte et du Changement Climatique (MEEVCC).
Le projet fait partie de l’initiative internationale pour le climat (IKI). Le Ministère fédéral de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et de la Sûreté nucléaire (BMU) soutient cette initiative en vertu d’une décision du Parlement de la République fédérale d’Allemagne.
Registration
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jjkvQM5iSt6FZr29AyqU3Q

Online Exchange on Forest Landscape Restoration
2018-11-09 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online event
The session will focus on the theme of experiences from implementing FLR activities in the field with the following agenda:
Presentations:

“Zero Deforestation supply chains » in Ivory Coast, a YouTube link is already available here (Yannic Decleire)
“Restoration and enhancement of Mogazang village’s land/terroir” in Cameroon (Joséphine Makueti)

Questions and answers and discussion of the presentations
Miscellaneous
Your proposals and contributions to the agenda are always welcome. The session will be held on Skype for Business and is planned in French, but the organisers will accommodate English-speaking participants.
NB: For those not be able to join, the session will be recorded.
For further information, please contact Christian Burren (Christian.burren@giz.de) or Anna Rother (anna.rother@giz.de).

Land Governance for Practitioners — 4-Day Learning Event
2018-11-12 - 2018-11-15 | Bishoftu, Bishoftu - South east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Introduction to Land Governance for Practitioners in Agriculture and Rural Development
What will be your takeaway?
The learning event introduces practitioners to different concepts and practices in land governance. Discussing studies and joint lessons will allow you to place the challenge and opportunities you face in your day-to-day work in a broader context. Specifically, the training design aims at:

Introducing concepts, principles and practices in land management, administration and governance
Presenting and discussing land governance challenges and solutions in African countries
Understanding land conflicts and dealing with different interests
Gaining knowledge about approaches to achieve women’s tenure security
Linking up with other sectors such as forestry or water management

For whom is the training?
GIZ project managers, GIZ staff working as policy advisors and their government counterparts working in agriculture, natural resource management, rural development, but also finance, governance, and similar areas.
Agenda
Day 1: Introduction, overview & the global perspective on land
Day 2: Land governance challenges in Africa
Day 3: Policy interventions, technical innovations & case studies
Day 4: Exchange of practitioners & field visit
Day 5: PPARD working group meeting (GIZ only)
Send in programme suggestions
The organisers appreciate suggestions on specific topics participants may be interested in or practical land-related challenges and experiences from specific work contexts.
Please send your feedback to Thomas Breuer (WG Speaker).
Please register by 18 September 2018.
Presentation shared up front

Land Governance in GIZ Projects in Africa by Thomas Breuer Please note the working group’s new survey on:
The Role and Recognition of Land Governance in GIZ Projects in Africa

Promotion of Innovative Service Delivery Models in Agricultural Value Chains — Upcoming Webinar
2018-11-13 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online event
The Sector Project ‘Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance’, the SNRD working group ‘Agribusiness and Inclusive Value Chain Development’ and the ‘Sectoral Department’ (FMB) invite to their 7th online webinar, as part of the series on Value Links Plus.

Contents and presenters

Iris van der Velden from IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative) will share her experience.
Alfons Eiligmann and Andreas Springer-Heinze will introduce the promotion of service provision arrangements in value chains according to the ValueLinks 2.0 Manual.

The organisers encourage participants to voice their particular interests in a certain area of agricultural value chains. They will see to accommodate these wishes and get them covered in more detail during one of the upcoming webinars.
Upfront questions
You already have tons of questions that you want to ask the presenters? — Please, send them to Carolin Voigt (carolin.voigt@giz.de) prior to the webinar. We will make sure that we cover your points during the presentations or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session.
We are looking forward to having great discussions with you!
How to enter
The webinar is conducted via Skype for Business. The access link can be obtained from the organisers.
The Organisers

Carolin Voigt, Junior Advisor, Sector Project Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance
Eberhard Krain, Planning Officer, FMB, and tandem partner of the SNRD ABIVCD Working Group
Andreas Springer-Heinze, Senior Planning Officer, Sectoral Department

Accréditation au Fonds Vert pour le Climat: Expériences réussies et en cours
2018-11-15 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online event
Webinaire à venir
Pour soutenir les efforts des pays en développement dans la limitation ou la réduction de leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) et dans l’adaptation aux changements climatiques, le Fonds Vert pour le Climat (FVC) travaille avec des entités accréditées en vue de créer les conditions leur permettant de tirer le plus grand bénéfice des opportunités de financements qui leur sont offertes. L’accréditation est un procédé de diligence pour s’assurer que les parties partagent les mêmes objectifs du FVC et ont les capacités financières et administratives pour la gestion des projets éligibles.
Au Sénégal, le Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE) a renforcé ses capacités en formulation et en gestion de projets, tout en améliorant ses procédures de gestion administrative et financière. Ceci lui a valu d’être accrédité comme entité de mise en œuvre par le Fonds pour l’Adaptation depuis 2010 et par le FVC en 2015.
L’Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) est une organisation intergouvernementale internationale à vocation africaine basé en Tunisie. L’OSS est l’une des premières institutions africaines à être accrédité par le FVC, ce qui lui permet de fournir à ses membres et partenaires un appui technique et institutionnel en vue du développement de requêtes de projets pour faire face aux impacts des changements climatiques.
Ce webinaire permettra à tous les participants de partager avec les acteurs clés les expériences réussies et les procédés dans l’accréditation mais aussi et surtout les difficultés rencontrées dans ce processus ainsi que les meilleures pratiques notées.
Intervenants :

M. Kamel DJEMOUAI, du Fonds Vert pour le Climat (FVC)
M. Déthié Soumaré NDIAYE, Coordonnateur de l’Unité Finance Climat au Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE) du Sénégal
Mme Khaoula JAOUI, Environnementaliste & Experte Finance Climat à l’Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS)
M. Mathieu BIAOU, Directeur de la Mobilisation des Ressources Financières (DMRF) du Fonds National pour l’Environnement et le Climat (FNEC) du Bénin
Mme Zenebou AW, Agence Nationale d’Investissement des collectivités Territoriales (ANICT) du Mali

Programme :
14h00 : Bienvenue et introduction par M. Amadou Oumar TOURE, Coordinateur PAS-PNA Sénégal
14h05 : Présentation introductive sur le Fonds Vert pour le Climat, par M. Kamel DJEMOUAI
14h10 : Le CSE : processus d’accréditation, défis, perspectives et orientations par M. Déthié Soumaré NDIAYE
14h25 : L’Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel par Mme Khaoula JAOUI
14h40 : Echanges et discussions sur les expériences du Bénin et du Mali
14h55 : Discussions sur les présentations
15h25 : Annonces du prochain webinaire
15h30 : Fin du webinaire
Pour participer en ligne, inscrivez-vous ici.
Pour participer sur place, trouvez le centre AUF le plus proche ici.

Les organisateurs
Ce webinaire est organisé dans le cadre du réseau d’échange des praticiens sur le processus PNA du « Projet d’Appui Scientifique aux processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation (PNA) dans les pays francophones les moins avancés d’Afrique subsaharienne (PAS-PNA) ».
Ce projet est mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, en coopération avec Climate Analytics gGmbH. Au Bénin, il est mis en œuvre sous la tutelle du Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Développement Durable (MCVDD) et en coopération avec le Centre de Partenariat et d’Expertise pour le Développement Durable (CePED), au Sénégal sous la tutelle du Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD) et au Burkina Faso sous la tutelle du Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Économie Verte et du Changement Climatique (MEEVCC).
Le projet fait partie de l’initiative internationale pour le climat (IKI). Le Ministère fédéral de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature et de la Sûreté nucléaire (BMU) soutient cette initiative en vertu d’une décision du Parlement de la République fédérale d’Allemagne.

PPARD Working Group Meeting
2018-11-16 | Bishoftu, Bishoftu - South east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
PPARD Working Group Meeting
More details forthcoming.
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Employment Effects of Good Agricultural Practice
2018-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Webinar of the ATVET Working Group
Agenda

The colleagues from the unit on agricultural value chains in the Africa Department, Sophia Kamarudeen and Johannes Peters, will present their approach to and concept of the topic
Discussion of the concept
Housekeeping of the Community of Practice

Community managers Paul-Theodor Schütz and Elmar Kerck will provide members wanting to participate with the access link.
More information
“Agricultural Value Chains for Sustainable Development” (A4SD) website.

Quality and Standards in Agricultural Value Chains
2018-12-18 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Berlin)
The 8th webinar of the series on agricultural value chains.
Is this relevant to you?
Astari Widya Dharma from Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) in Thailand will share her experience with introducing the world’s first sustainability standard for rice.
Alfons Eiligmann and Andreas Springer-Heinze will speak about quality and standards in agricultural value chains according to the ValueLinks 2.0 Manual.
Where: Online via Skype 4 Business. You’ll get the access link from the organisers.

What’s your takeaway?
We want to encourage you to join the 8th webinar to learn more about the promotion of quality and standards in agricultural value chains and join an interesting discussion with us.
Remember, you still have the possibility to state your particular interest in certain areas related to agricultural value chains and to get them covered in more detail during one of the upcoming webinars.
You already have questions that you would like to ask Astari Widya Dharma, Alfons Eiligmann and Andreas Springer-Heinze?

Please, send your questions to Carolin Voigt (carolin.voigt@giz.de) prior to the webinar.
We will make sure that we cover your points during the presentations or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session.
The organisers

Carolin Voigt (Sector Project Agricultural Trade, Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance
Eberhard Krain (Sectoral Department FMB, and tandem partner of the SNRD WG ABIVCD
Andreas Springer-Heinze (Sectoral Department FMB)

Webinar Series on Promoting Entrepreneurship – Part 2: How to Conduct an Ecosystem Mapping
2018-12-19 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online event
Case study from the Inclusive Development of the Economy (INCLUDE) Programme in Nepal
This webinar is part 2 of the series on
Promoting entrepreneurship – dos and don’ts
Mapping the entrepreneurial ecosystem
The webinar is meant to be an exchange forum for GIZ colleagues working in the field of entrepreneurship.
Every webinar will be dedicated to one specific challenge of entrepreneurship promotion which will be analysed in the context of one GIZ project example.
In this second webinar Deepak Adhikari from GIZ Nepal and Mariella Regh from GIZ Bonn will present:
How to conduct an ecosystem mapping
Case study from the Inclusive Development of the Economy (INCLUDE) Programme in Nepal
Agenda

Length
Item

5’
Introduction Round & Technical Check
by Alexandra Oppermann,
Sector Project Sustainable Economic Policy and Private Sector Development

5’
Presentation of Today’s Focus Principle
by Mariella Regh,
Sector Project Sustainable Economic Policy and Private Sector Development

15’
Presentation of Practical Case Study
by Deepak Adhikari,
INCLUDE Nepal

30’
Q & A / Discussion
Plenary, moderated by Alexandra Oppermann

5’
Wrap up and announcement of next webinar
by Alexandra Oppermann

How to Elevate Rural Youth Representation for Inclusive Agriculture and Planning
2019-02-07 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Skype for Business
Upcoming webinar with pre-recorded inputs for enhanced experience. Watch the presentations in your own time beforehand without the usual technical hitches and later join the actual webinar for only the discussion!
Typically a National Youth in Agribusiness Strategy will be faced with numerous challenges in a devolved governmental system. This webinar will have a look at how youth strategies can be planned sufficiently and carried out practically at regional level.
What needs to be done to support rural youth in their role as change agents, to organise themselves as democratically legitimized representatives and, all in all, to create a gateway for structured coordination and communication with different types of stakeholders?
The GIZ Agriculture Team in Kenya and two rural youth representatives share their experiences on participatory policy and project initiatives.
Note on the pre-recorded inputs
All inputs are already available as video recordings at the page linked below. During the actual webinar, there will only be kick-off summaries of the presentations. Participants are kindly requested to watch the video inputs prior to the event.
In case you foresee not having time to participate, you can submit your questions to the moderator via email, who will relay them to the presenters during the event. A recording of the webinar will be made available after the event.
More information on the webinar
Got to details and pre-recordings of the inputs.
