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SUBJECT:
[paepard] Workshop on Climate Smart Innovative Food Preservation and
Processing Technologies by Rural Women in SSA

DATE:
2019-07-11 10:18

FROM:
"paanii.johnson@gmail.com" <paanii.johnson@gmail.com>

TO:
"Platform for African - European Partnership in Agricultural Research
for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II)" <PAEPARD@dgroups.org>

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for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II)" <PAEPARD@dgroups.org>

HIGHLIGHTS:

WORKSHOP: Workshop on Climate Smart Innovative Food Preservation and
Processing Technologies by Rural Women in SSA

ORGANIZED BY: Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of Ghana

WORKSHOP DATES: October, 22 and 23, 2019

WORKSHOP PLACE: Accra,Ghana

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August, 30th 2019

SUBMISSION EMAIL: callforpapers@foodresearchgh.org

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION:

1. Participants of the workshop include food scientists and
technologists, food processing engineers, food processing SMEs, civil
societies (NGOs), representatives of local governments and
representatives of professional organizations in the agro-food sector.

2. Participants of this workshop, as individuals or organizations,
shall be located in the sub-Saharan Africa region, preferably from the
under listed Sub regions and countries.

· West Africa: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali,
Senegal

· Central Africa: Chad, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Gabon

· East Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda

· Southern Africa: Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania,

Women and women organizations are encouraged to apply.

3. Each participant is required to submit a max. 10-15 pages paper
(using single space, Times New Roman 12 point), with an accompanying
PowerPoint for presentation, for consideration. The papers should cover
the following food commodity areas: Roots and tuber crops, Cereals and
Legumes, Fruits and Vegetables, Dairy, Meat, Fish and Insects, Fats and
Oils, Spices and Condiments, Novel foods and Nutraceuticals.

4. Each paper should take into account one or more of the
following aspects:

i. Food processing operations as a significant
source of waste generation; a major user of water and energy; and a
contributor to GHG emissions

ii. Innovative Technologies for Food Processing and
Preservation used by women, particularly in rural areas,

iii. Water Resources for food processing and
preparation, particularly in rural areas

iv. Resource efficient innovative approaches applied by
women in reducing waste and creating value from waste

v. Status of government support to facilitate the
adoption and enhancement of climate smart processing technologies

vi. Recommendations for appropriate policy interventions,
incentives and institutional frameworks to promote the adoption of
climate smart technologies and resources for improving access to climate
smart technologies and promoting the rural agro-processing/preservation
sector for women in SSA.

vii The most relevant papers will be selected for oral presentations
and authors will be invited to participate in the above mentioned
regional workshop to be held in Accra in October 22 and 23 2019.
Selected participants will be fully sponsored by FAO.

viii The workshop agenda, will include presentations, working group
discussions and plenary sessions discussing the issue of climate smart
food processing and preservation technologies. --

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