BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Plone.org//NONSGML plone.app.event//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Public lecture: Does transdisciplinary research actually work? DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T043853Z UID:3fd37ee6b88a4c2a9f5c78cffd7daf65@www.zef.de CREATED:20260416T122325Z DESCRIPTION:Transdisciplinary research is widely advocated as an approach to address complex sustainability challenges. Yet it has rarely been evalu ated whether participants actually learn\, change their practices\, or ben efit from the collaboration. This talk presents a framework for evaluating collaborative learning processes from the perspective of societal stakeho lders —i.e. smallholder dairy farmers in Nakuru County\, Kenya. \nDrawin g on a two-year collaborative learning process aimed at co-developing inno vations to reduce milk losses\, I integrate Kirkpatrick's four-level evalu ation scheme with second-order cybernetics and organizational learning the ory (Learning Loops) to assess: what farmers found useful about the proces s\, what they learned\, how their new knowledge translated into changed pr actices\, and what concrete benefits they experienced. Results show that f armers engaged in single-\, double-\, and triple-loop learning\, with an a verage increase in milk production of 80% across both groups. LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T123223Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/how-do-we-know-if-transdisciplina ry-research-actually-works END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:INTERFACES colloquium Strengthening rice farmers' resilience DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T043853Z UID:22d48e3bddcb4115b2f22116911969fb@www.zef.de CREATED:20260415T085042Z DESCRIPTION:In Senegal\, agricultural production is affected by increasing land degradation – i.e. in the Senegal River valley\, an important rice -growing area. The main causes are deforestation\, overgrazing\, the aband onment of sustainable agricultural practices\, and the excessive use of ch emical fertilizers and pesticides. The Farmer Field School approach integr ated the System of Rice Intensification and involved training producers. T his was followed by a comparative analysis of the effects of traditional p ractices on rice production and sustainable land management. Subsequently\ , the most effective and sustainable practices were identified and promote d. In a context of climate change\, land degradation\, and declining yield s\, SRI appears to be a promising farming practice for sustainable land ma nagement\, improved natural resource management\, and enhanced resilience of family farms.\n\nJoin via zoom! (See link below) LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/imterfaces-colloquium-strengtheni ng-rice-farmers-resilience END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Public lecture: Rice Innovation for Food Systems Transformation DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260429T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260429T110000 DTSTAMP:20260421T043853Z UID:7664d25a711c4f10a6b93abfad726a65@www.zef.de CREATED:20260331T130157Z DESCRIPTION:This ZEF public lecture will present the International Rice Re search Institute’s 2025–2030 Strategy\, which sets a clear direction f or transforming rice-based agri-food systems toward a more sustainable\, r esilient\, and inclusive future. The strategy repositions IRRI – an inte rnational research for development organization credited for spurring the Green Revolution in rice-based systems in the 1960s in Asia - as a demand- driven and impact-oriented organization that integrates science\, partners hips\, and delivery to address country-specific needs across Asia and Afri ca.\n\nThe lecture will highlight how IRRI is evolving its research and pa rtnership model to become more integrated\, agile\, and collaborative in r esponse to a rapidly changing global landscape. It will also explore the r ole of strategic partnerships\, data and digital innovation\, and South– South collaboration in scaling solutions and accelerating food systems tra nsformation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T101405Z URL:https://www.zef.de/news-press/events/driving-rice-innovation-for-food- systems-transformation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZNAME:CEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR