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Summer School Development Studies at Kyoto University, Japan

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In September the Kyoto University (Faculty of Economics) will organize a summer school on East Asia Sustainable Development Studies. The summer school will be composed of lectures and field trips. Professors from various units ofIMG_2253 - Copy Kyoto University will give lectures on themes like: culture and history, corporate governance, political economy, and development and sustainability issues. The focus will be on Japan and the ASEAN region. The schedule of the lectures and field trips are synchronized in order to allow students to examine both theory and practise. Kyoto University has funds for covering the travel expenses of 1-2 students who are interested in participating. Students must have an interest in development studies. Want to know more? Contact Joost Jongerden at joost.jongerden@wur.nl

 

Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 29 – special issue on City region food systems

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Today the 29th issue of the Urban Agriculture Magazine has been published online, featuring a special issue on city region food systems.

UAM29 coverThis issue addresses the growing attention for policy and practice approaches that focus on food issues in urban areas from a city-regional perspective, taking into account possible contributions from urban and periurban agriculture and a strengthening of urban-rural relations. It is largely based on our EC funded research programme SUPURBFOOD but also features articles from other projects and initiatives.

The Magazine will be officially launched in hardcopy at the ICLEI Resilient Cities Congress on 10 June 2015 in Bonn, Germany, during which event three Urban Food Forum sessions are held in collaboration with the SUPURBFOOD consortium together with policymakers and SMEs from the SUPURBFOOD city regions.

Breakfast presentation about Local food initiatives and sustainable diets

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Everyone is invited to learn more about a local food initiative in Tilburg. The presentation is based on the MSc research of Nicole van Riel.

Date:     Wednesday May 27

Time:     9:00-9:30

Where: Room 3011

What:  For the last six months I have been working on my master thesis, where I studied if participation in a local food initiative contributes to more sustainable diets. To answer my research question, I have done participant observations and semi-structured interviews at one particular initiative: ‘Goei Eete’ in Tilburg. To put the results in perspective, I have made use of transition theory. If you are interested in the findings, you welcome to join the final presentation next Wednesday.

If you are planning to attend in advance, please let me know via Nicole.vanriel@wur.nl so there will be enough croissants (and little food waste!).

Summer School on Food Safety and Food Security in Europe: A multi-level educational perspective.

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This summer I will have the pleasure of lecturing on food policy at a summer school hosted in Brescia, Italy. The theme of the school is Food Safety and Food Security in Europe: A multi-level educational perspective.

There are just a few spots left for the course. For more information, check out this Brochure.

It runs from July 6-10, 2015 and covers a diverse but interrelated range of themes including:

  • Framing food security
  • Food safety
  • Determinants of health
  • Food waste

It also includes a visit to Expo 2015 in Milan.

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Training weekend: Activating for Food Sovereignty: from our Daily Lives to Global Change

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Rural Sociology, with Otherwise, FIAN, ILEIA, TNI, and Toekomstboeren, are coordinating a training weekend: Activating for Food Sovereignty: from our Daily Lives to Global Change. Register now!

WHEN: June 5th, 6th and 7th

The training weekend will take place on the organic farm Buitenverwachting near Leiden and is meant for both students, practitioners and (prospective) farmers who are interested in deepening their knowledge of food sovereignty, agroecology and the human right to food.

Through interactive discussions, workshops and practical exercises on the farm, we will reflect on our current food system, traditional roles of producers and consumers and barriers to food sovereignty. Various guest speakers will share their knowledge and experiences.

The training weekend takes place from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The price includes food and shared accommodation (you will need to bring your own mat and sleeping bag). You can also bring your own tent. There is space for a limited amount of 35 participants. The selection of participants will be based on your question about food sovereignty which we ask you to formulate on the admission form.

Location:
Boerderij Buitenverwachting
Vlietkade 2
2355 CR Hoogmade

Costs: € 50 (€ 35 for students/low income participants)

Check out the program.

Fill in the registration form.

For more information contact FIAN Nederland at 020-7700435 or send an e-mail to Julia Boulton