In an earlier post the Food Film Festival 2012, organized by the Youth Food Movement, was announced. The key note on sustainable food provision by Tim Lang, Professor Food Policy at the City University London, was one of the higlights. A video of his key note has been uploaded by Gerbrand Oudenaarde at Vimeo (see video below), including a short review in Dutch. See also Foodlog for a review in Dutch.
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Denk, praat en doe mee met het verduurzamen van voedsel
Our Common Food geeft jou de kans om met andere jongeren en professionals in contact te komen die óók willen bijdragen aan gezond, eerlijk en duurzaam voedsel. Samen ga je aan de slag met oplossingen voor de voedselproblematiek en schud je je omgeving wakker middels Facebook, Twitter, weblogs, videos en reportages.
Met Our Common Food kun je je inzetten voor een eerlijke prijs van voedsel, voor het aanpakken van globesity, voor eten uit je eigen stad en voor nog veel meer. Kijk voor een overzicht van de thema’s op www.ourcommonfood.nl en schrijf je in voor de kick-off op 23 maart in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.
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Learning on Food Security from a regional systems perspective
The ETC Foundation is looking for a volunteer; this may well be the start of an intersting career! You can also contact our education people if you would like to do your master thesis on this topic.
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ood Security (FS) is a hot topic in the Dutch and international development debate today. Therefore, learning about FS interventions has priority amongst organisations like ETC.
ETC is involved in a Learn-and-Work trajectory called “Learning on Food Security from a Regional Systems Perspective”. In this trajectory, two learning questions (see below) will be addressed through three case studies in different regions in East-Africa. These case studies will be 1. jointly prepared in a preparatory event, 2. then implemented by organisations in East-Africa in their respective regions, 3. analyzed jointly in an international workshop and then 4. reported and presented both within and outside ETC and partner network. Continue reading
Food Film Festival 2012, March 16-18
The Food Film Festival 2012, March 16 – 18 in Amsterdam, is an event initaited and organised by the Dutch branch of the Youth Food Movement. It promises an interesting mix of films, workshops, events and even a specific food festival for kids. See the programme at the website or the pdf here. Tim Lang will close the festival with a key note. Take a look at the short video clip blow, an appetizer.
Next period the course Understanding Rural Development starts again!
On March 12th 2012 the Rural Sociology Course Understanding Rural Development starts. There is still room for new students to attend this course.
The course aims to provide a theoretical, empirical and methodological understanding of rural and regional development processes in Europe, with emphasis on agro-food, rural and regional dynamics in metropolitan landscapes. It builds upon several BSc and MSc courses, such as Agrarian and Rural Development: Sociological Perspectives (RSO-20806), Sociology of Farming and Rural Life (RSO-30806), Sociological Theories of Rural Transformation (RDS-30306), Globalisation and Sustainability of Food Production and Consumption (ENP-31806) and Sociology in Development: Towards a Critical Perspective (RDS-32806). Continue reading
Rural Sociology Wageningen University 