IAALD and ITOCA announce updates on upcoming fourth Africa Conference

IAALD Africa and ITOCA have announced updates on the upcoming fourth IAALD Africa Conference to take place from 30 May - 1 June 2018 at the Leriba Hotel, Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa.

The theme of the conference will be Agricultural Innovations, Information and Knowledge: Catalyzing the Attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union Agenda 2063.

Paper presenters from South Africa, the United States, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Tanzania, the Gambia, among other countries, are scheduled to speak at the conference and will cover sub-themes including e-agriculture and services, access to agricultural information, knowledge management services, capacity development for farmers, empowering women and youth, and open data for agriculture and nutrition.

Participants at the conference will also have an opportunity to register for one of the following CPD (Continuing Professional Development) training free of charge:

• The ‘Knowledge Management Ecosystem’ concept and tools Workshop (KME), 
• Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Workshop (MEL) 
• Grant Writing & Resource Mobilization Workshop (GWRM)
• Developing and Managing Open Data Repositories (ODR) Workshop

The conference programme is available on the IAALD Africa website.

Individuals wishing to participate in the conference and in nay of the above CPD courses should register at:

• Participants within South Africa: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q22JZHW
• Participants outside South Africa: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IAALDconference

For further inquiries, please contact the conference coordinator, Ms Amanda Makwangwaidze at amanda@itoca.org