14 መስከረም 2026The FS4Africa Open Call 2 attracted 276 proposals, demonstrating strong interest from Innovation Hubs and innovation-support organisations in contributing to safer food systems across Africa. The submissions show a broad geographical reach, with applicants from at least 50 countries across Africa and beyond. The largest number of proposals originated from
09 መስከረም 2026On 26 August 2026, FoodSafety4Africa was represented at the International Agriculture and Food Fair AGRA 2026 by consortium partner ITC – Innovation Technology Cluster, contributing the project’s perspective to discussions around food safety, innovation and sustainable transformation in agrifood systems. ITC’s participation provided an opportunity to highlight an important principle behind
19 ነሐሴ 2026The 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW9) and the 10th FARA General Assembly were held in Abuja, Nigeria, from 27–30 July 2026, bringing together stakeholders from across Africa’s agricultural research, innovation, policy, development, and private sectors. As part of the conference activities, the “Youth for Nutrition in Inclusive Science and
12 ነሐሴ 2026On June 15th, 2026, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, H.E. Gautier MIGNOT, alongside Prof. Leila Ben Amor Mathieu, paid a visit to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) premises. The FS4Africa project coordinator, Dr. Titilayo Falade, together with members of the team, welcomed the Ambassador and had
29 ሐምሌ 2026On 21 July 2026, FS4Africa held its fifth online incubation workshop, bringing together project teams and stakeholders to explore how Living Labs can support innovation in Africa’s agrifood sector. Hosted online by the Innovation Technology Cluster (ITC) in collaboration with the African Network of Living Labs (ANoLL) and Green Point
10 ሰኔ 2026Every year on 7 June, the world observes World Food Safety Day, a global platform established by the United Nations to raise awareness of foodborne risks and inspire action to prevent, detect, and manage them. To mark this occasion, EU-funded research projects on food systems will convene a virtual symposium on
09 ሰኔ 2026The StEPPFOS project hosted its Virtual Knowledge Forum on Sustainable Food Systems from 20th to 22nd of May 2026, aiming to bridge the gap between research evidence and policy implementation across Africa’s agrifood systems. Under the theme “Linking Evidence, Policy, and Action,” the online forum convened policymakers, researchers, development partners,
23 ሚያዝያ 2026The FS4Africa project continues to make significant contribution to improving food safety standards within Kenya’s informal sector. Through a series of targeted training sessions and high-level engagements held in Homa Bay Central and Ndhiwa Constituencies respectively the project is empowering local actors to mitigate food risks effectively. Homa Bay was
08 ሚያዝያ 2026Last week, the Food4Safety project hosted the 4th Incubation Activity, “Marketing and Brand Development for Agrifood Innovations”, delivered by ITC – Innovation Technology Cluster Slovenia and facilitated by marketing expert Marjana Bratuša from BAD BONES studio. This workshop supported FS4Africa Use Case teams and key stakeholders in strengthening their market
02 ሚያዝያ 2026The FoodSafety4Africa project, in collaboration with the FCI4Africa project, delivered a capacity development training in Moniya Community, Oyo State, Nigeria, for members of FitCrown Agro Technical Enterprise, a farmers’ cooperative network. The training, which took place on 31 January 2026, aimed to strengthen participants’ understanding of aflatoxin mitigation while improving
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