Next month we shall be celebrating the World Food Day. To mark this event, MAISNET shall be making special coverages at international, regional and local level. We are also open to contributions. Send us your articles for publishing in our blog.
Thanks to Nawsheen for tipping us on the event and sending us some relevant links!
::Admin::
At the University of Mauritius (UoM), this event will be organised by the Agricultural Society (affiliated to the Students' Union) in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture. (proposed dates: 11th and 12th November 2010 - To be approved by the Registrar).
ReplyDeleteThe objectives of the WFD 2010 at UoM will be to:
1) encourage attention to agricultural food production through various activities
2) heighten public awareness of the problem of food security and hunger in the World through different activities and an awareness campaign under the theme "United against Hunger"
3) group all stakeholders in agriculture on a platform, whereby it can be discussed how everybody can work together and help each other to increase food production through sustainable agriculture and make it available and accessible to those who are in need
4) Encourage the participation of agricultural organizations, entrepreneurs and students in the event
The students have started to work on this upcoming event in the hope of making it the biggest event ever organized at the Faculty of Agriculture!