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INTERFACES Colloquium Series - Overview
As part of the work area on capacity development and education, the Center of Development Research organises a colloquium series on future visions and theories of change for sustainable land management together with the regional projects and actors from science, policy and practice. For more information, see below.
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INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #16
Prof. Erin McGuire from the University College Davis will speak about: “On Scaling, GenderUp approach etc.”. This lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” will be on 23 January 2025 by Prof. Erin McGuire and she will speak on: “On Scaling, GenderUp approach etc.”. Colloquium Series Overview
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INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #7
This rescheduled lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 20 March 2025 by Prof. Akua Britwum from University of Cape Coast, Ghana, on gendered research. Colloquium Series Overview
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INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #19
Dorcas Sanginga Alame from the University of Bonn will speak about her results from decision support modelling in Ghana. This lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” will be on 22 May 2025. Colloquium Series Overview
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Status Seminar 2025: Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Sahara Africa
As a half-way marker through our funding cycle, INTERFACES as the accompanying project, is organising a Status Seminar to showcase current research results and highlight overarching themes. Research from across the project COINS, DecLaRe, InfoRange, Minodu and INTERFACES will come together for an interactive and collaborative week.
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European Conference on African Studies - ECAS Conference 2025
The path from agricultural knowledge to innovation and adoption involves a multi-step process integrating research, technology, and farming processes. This panel unites experts from various disciplines to discuss ways to strengthen innovation and adoption among African smallholder farmers.
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INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #20
Dr. Peter Asare-Nuamah from the University of Bonn will speak about the participatory learning platform as part of his work on the INTERFACES project. This lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” will be on 26 June 2025. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Sustainable Land Management - the Role of Youth in Innovation
This jointly organized side event intends to bring together youth from across our networks of civil society organizations, governmental and intergovernmental partners—such as UNCCD Land Heroes, YPARD and the GEO LDN Flagship—on how youth can be better included in agricultural innovation development and transformation in SSA which take their needs, skills, visions and ambitions into account while respecting the socio-cultural norms of African rural societies.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #15
Prof. Eva Weltzien from the University of Wisconsin will speak about: “On participative and gender-sensitive breeding programmes. Experience from West Africa”. This lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” will be on 5 December 2024 by Prof. Eva Weltzien and she will speak on: “On participative and gender-sensitive breeding programmes. Experience from West Africa”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Knowledge Café Validation with Dr. Kisito Gandji, Melika Vodouhnessi and Dorcas Sanginga Alame
This Knowledge Café Validation will focus on the knowledge brief and manual by Dr. Kisito Gandji, Melika Vodouhnessi and Dorcas Sanginga Alame as knowledge product outputs resulting from the Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge. To join preliminary discussions from 27 November 2024, please join us on D-Groups.
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Review: Combating Gender-based Violence in Northern Ghana’s Rural Areas
The INTERFACES project and ZEF Gender Group is happy to inform you about the upcoming event “Combating Gender-based Violence in Northern Ghana’s Rural Areas” on Monday 25 November. This event will highlight the pervasive issue of violence against women and girls, explore the socio-cultural factors contributing to it, and present effective strategies for prevention and support. In Northern Ghana, the prevalence of gender-based violence is similar to global rates, with additional high incidences of psychological and economic violence. Presenters from science, policy, and practice will share their experiences to raise awareness, foster resilience, and promote gender equality. Together, we can create safer, more inclusive communities for all. More information and a link to register can be found in the attached media card and here: https://bit.ly/ZEFINTERFACES20241125.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #14
Dr. Eefje Arnoudse of Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS) spoke about: “Rethinking research funding: What are appropriate funding conditions for transdisciplinary research in Africa?”. The fourteenth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” was on 14 November 2024 by Dr. Eefje Arnoudse from the INTERFACES project and spoke on: “Rethinking research funding: What are appropriate funding conditions for transdisciplinary research in Africa?”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Knowledge Café Validation with Narcisse Yehouenou and Kingnide Wilfrid Adjimoti
This Knowledge Café Validation will focus on the policy briefs by Narcisse Yehouenou and Kingnide Wilfrid Adjimoti as knowledge product outputs resulting from the Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge. To join preliminary discussions from 24 October 2024, please join us on D-Groups.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #13
Benjamin Abugri of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and Aiveen Donnelly of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) will speak about: “Communities of Practice and Learning – D-Groups”. The thirteenth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” will be on 17 October 2024 by Benjamin Abugri and Aiveen Donnelly from the INTERFACES project and will speak on: “Communities of Practice and Learning – D-Groups”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #12
Carina Lange of the German Research Institute on Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Dr. Damghane Oudanou spoke about: “Minodu – experiences from fostering local sustainable development through technology and research” The twelfth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” was on 26 September 2024 by Carina Lange of the German Research Institute on Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Dr. Damghane Oudanou from the Minodu project and spoke about: “Minodu – experiences from fostering local sustainable development through technology and research”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Pre-Conference Workshop at Tropentag 2024
Knowledge management for sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #11
The eleventh lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” was on 11 July 2024 by Dr. Jonas Meier from the COINS project and discussed efficient land management to ensure long-term food security and sovereignty in Africa while at the same time conserving natural resources. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Science in Support of Combatting Land Degradation
Register here In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, the INTERFACES team at IDOS in collaboration with the NGO “Let’s Plant!” is organising an evening event including an engaging panel discussion and an interactive market place, accompanied by music, food and drinks, aiming to foster exchange and science-policy-practitioner networking among organisations and people engaged in combating desertification, soil degradation and drought. Agenda 16:30 Arrival and registration 17:00 Panel Discussion 18:30 Market Place 20:00 End
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Review: Knowledge Management Cafe: Gender Responsive and Disability Inclusive Knowledge Management for African Agricultural Transformation
Fourth and final Knowledge Cafe for this year’s Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) on 11 June with Karen Munoko, Gender and Agribisness Expert, as keynote speaker.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #10
The tenth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 6 June 2024 by Prof. Dr. Andreas Bürkert from the DecLaRe project on “Interdisciplinary Approach to Strengthen Land Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Knowledge Management Cafe: Strengthening Knowledge Linkages and Partnerships among Communities of Practice and Associates Sectors
Third Knowledge Cafe for this year’s Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) on 5 June with Erie Tamale from UNEP as keynote speaker.
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Review: Knowledge Management Cafe: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Transformative Agricultural African Knowledge Hubs
Second Knowledge Cafe is taking place Thursday as part of the KM4AgD Challenge 2024 with a keynote by Alan Orth from CGIAR-ILRI.
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Review: Fufu Workshop with the Minodu Team
On May 30th at 3:30 PM, the Minodu team would like to invite you to a Fufu workshop taking place at BOL 1. We are very happy to have our Togolese experts Victoire Tsamedi, Ousia Foli-Bebe and Séti Afanouwith us during the workshop. What is the Fufu workshop about? Fufu is a traditional dish from Togo and many other African countries. In the workshop, you will be introduced to the art of preparing Fufu, break a bit of a sweat, taste something delicious, and along the way, gather some impressions from Togo. Spoiler: It won’t look anything like the picture, because generative Artificial Intelligence really has no idea about Fufu.
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Review: Building Bridges: Soldering for Climate Change Awareness
The workshop aims to draw attention to the multi-faceted impacts of climate change by mediating knowledge through a hands-on approach with DIY electronics in which we solder LEDs on a custom circuit board and thereby learn about the various regions of Togo in sub-Saharan West Africa.
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Review: Knowledge Management Cafe: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy and Practice Through Indigenous Knowledge
First Knowledge Cafe is taking place this Friday as part of the KM4AgD Challenge 2024 with a keynote by Adrianrafy Raso and Sarah Cummings as guest contributor.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #9
The ninth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 16 May 2024 by Prof. Dr. Brigitte Kaufmann (DITSL, Germany) and Dr. Hussein Wario (CRDD, Kenya) from the InfoRange project on “Land, Information and Resilience: understanding key aspects of pastoral systems”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #8
The eighth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 11 April 2024 by Dr. Frederike Klümper from TMG Research on “Empowering Communities for a Just Transition towards Land Degradation Neutrality: Evidence from Benin, Kenya, Madagascar and Malawi”. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #6
The sixth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” on 22 February 2024 was held by Dr. Till Below from GIZ. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #5
The fifth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 11 January 2024 by Constance Akurugu from Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies Ghana. (This lecture is postponed and will be given at a later date tbd.) Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Online Lecture by Dr. Tina Beuchelt
As part of the BINUM/SINUM Lecture Series “Justice in a Changing Climate: Addressing Injustice Issues in the Wake of the Climate Crisis”, INTERFACES’ Dr. Tina Beuchelt will give a online lecture on “The Climate Crisis and the Struggle for Gender Justice in Land and Food Systems in the Global South”
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Review: INTERFACES at GIZ LandHub 2023
The GIZ LandHub is a German networking and knowledge event on land and other thematic areas. The LandHub takes place on an annual basis with over 100 representatives from German international cooperation, civil society, academia and the private sector.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #4
The fourth lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 30 November 2023 by Juliane Wiesenhütter and Nina Bisom from GIZ. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: DecLaRe Annual Meeting in Parakou, Benin
Following the Key Stakeholder Workshop with #COINS, #DecLaRe and #INTERFACES in Tamale, Ghana, DecLaRe’s Annual Meeting tool place at the end of November in Parakou, Benin.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - Special Session
INTERFACES and International Day to stop Violence against Women INTERFACES organised a special colloquium session in commemoration of the United Nations “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”, which is on the 25th November every year, followed by 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: First Major Workshop of Key Stakeholders in Tamale, Ghana
First major workshop of key stakeholders in Tamale in Ghana, jointly organised by #INTERFACES, the #COINS and the #DecLaRe projects focuses on the development of the gender-responsive theory of change.
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #3
The third lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 2 November 2023 by Dr. Heike Baumüller, Senior Researcher at ZEF, University Bonn. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #2
The second lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 5 October 2023 by Dr. David Anaafo from WASCAL’s Competence Center in Burkina Faso. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: Pre-Conference Workshop at Tropentag 2023
Workshop on Researching Sustainable Land Management in sub-Sahara Africa
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Review: INTERFACES Colloquium Series - #1
On Thursday, 7 September, INTERFACES started the colloquium series on Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research. The inaugural presentation was given by Prof. Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Director of IDOS, Bonn, Germany. Colloquium Series Overview
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Review: INTERFACES at 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week
INTERFACES side-event at the 8th FARA Science Week, Durban, South Africa
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Review: First Status Seminar for Sustainable Land Management in Africa
Sustainable Land Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Major research project sets off
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