19 Δεκέμβριος 2025On 17 December 2025, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), in collaboration with the FS4Africa project (co-funded by the European Union), officially launched the Africa Food Safety Operators Network, an African Food Safety Database Network during a high-level virtual event. The initiative supports the harmonisation of food safety data and
28 Νοέμβριος 2025On 4 December 2025, McGill University’s Convergent Innovation Webinar Series will turn its attention to digital transformation and governance in contemporary food systems, using the Kenyan maize milling sector as a central case example. The webinar “Data Sharing, Incentives, and Governance Models for Food Convergence Innovation at Scale: From Micronutrient
30 Μάιος 2025Co-organised by FCI4Africa, FoodSafety4Africa, HealthyDiets4Africa, and the Uprise Food Safety Project, the World Food Safety Day Symposium for Next Gen Food Safety Practitioners will showcase the vital role of science in strengthening food safety systems across Africa. The event also aims to foster collaborative dialogue among the partners of these
22 Μάιος 2025In Africa, food safety goes far beyond hygiene—it is a matter of survival and well-being. Millions are exposed daily to foodborne illnesses caused by microbes, pesticide residues, and adulterants. According to the World Health Organization, foodborne hazards cause 137,000 deaths and 91 million illnesses annually. The World Bank estimates food
09 Μάιος 2025From April 24th to 25th, 2025, the International SOLID Symposium took place, focusing on the theme: Prospects and Applications of FAIR Linked Data Spaces. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the FS4Africa project through a poster presentation and a lively three-hour discussion during the VODAN/FCI4Africa session on Interoperability. The
24 Απρίλιος 2025From 7 to 9 April 2025, the historic city of Salzburg hosted the 15th edition of the World Mycotoxin Forum®, a globally respected platform where science, innovation, and policy converge to address one of the most enduring threats to the global food and feed supply: mycotoxins. This year’s theme, “Building
20 Φεβρουάριος 2025Ensuring food safety is critical to sustainable agricultural development and public health in Africa. In line with this, the Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa) EU project successfully conducted a two-day training on Aflatoxin Analysis and Vitamin E Analysis on February 7–8, 2025, at ARC Hotel, at Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru
30 Οκτώβριος 2024On August 13, 2024, the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) and FoodSafety4Africa hosted a hybrid stakeholder engagement, the Food Imbizo at the ProteaHotel@Hatfield in Pretoria. The event brought together 97 attendees—50 in person and 47 online—including researchers, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector. This diverse group
30 Οκτώβριος 2024On September 16, 2024, the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), hosted an important Farmers Day feedback session focused on minimizing pre- and post-harvest losses in tomato and bell pepper small-scale farms in Gauteng province. This event was attended by 69 delegates
25 Οκτώβριος 2024The recently concluded Synergy Days 2024 in Barcelona marked a significant milestone for digital innovation in the European agri-food sector. Building on its well-established reputation as the most important annual conference connecting EU projects, policy-makers, digital innovation hubs, and stakeholders across the agri-food industry, the event provided an ideal platform
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