Covering Poverty and Food Security, 22-23 March, Jhb
Food riots across Africa, sparked by the global economic crisis, have made food security the continent’s most pressing issue. Is your newsroom equipped to cover the issue quickly, intelligently and in depth?
Africa is home to three-quarters of the world’s “ultra-poor”. Food aid may solve their immediate hunger, but longer-term solutions are needed to bolster food security.
Sign up your journalists to the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme’s two-day training workshop on Monday and Tuesday 22-23 March in Dunkeld West, Johannesburg.
Malawi and Botswana workshops fully subscribed
The two-day Gaborone and Lilongwe January 2010 training workshops on “Covering Poverty, Food Security and Social Protection” are fully subscribed. Prizes will be offered to the best report on the topic by participants in each country.
Biotechnology in Food Security – Media Round Table 29 Oct Pretoria
Invite you to a media round table on
“The Role of Biotechnology in Food Security”
Is there enough food for the growing human population? Is genetic modification the solution and where do organics fit into the picture? Can your journalists write quickly and intelligently on these burning issues for their readers or audience?*
SCI-ENZA, University of Pretoria [...]
Dar es Salaam, 24-25 Nov 2009: Covering Poverty, Food Security and Social Protection
The second workshop in this series from RHVP is in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, on Tuesday and Wednesday 24-25 November 2009.
Lusaka, 10-11 Nov 2009: Covering Poverty, Food Security and Social Protection
Food riots across Africa, sparked by the global economic crisis, have made food security the continent’s most pressing issue. Is your newsroom equipped to cover the issue quickly, intelligently and in depth? Africa is home to three-quarters of the world’s “ultra-poor”. Food aid may solve their immediate hunger, but longer-term solutions are needed to bolster food security. Sign up your journalists to the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme’s two-day training workshop. Prizes will be offered to the best report on the topic by participants in each country.