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Global SDG Awards 2019
2019-10-10 - 2019-12-06
Global SDG Awards is an international sustainability competition that honors outstanding business contributions to the UN SDGs and Global Goals.The Global SDG Awards was created to support the next era of sustainability leadership. Specifically, by driving private sector SDG engagement through competition. The Awards celebrates the best corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives, programs and business models from around the world.

The awards take place once per year with applications opening in September 2019. Below are some key dates. For the latest information, be sure to sign up for our email updates.

Submissions Open – September 18th, 2019
Early Bird Deadline – October 4th, 2019
Entry Deadline – December 6th, 2019
Regional Winners Announced – March 2020
Global Winners Announced – April 2020

International Conference on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture
2019-12-01 08:00 - 2019-12-03 13:30 UTC
The 1st International Conference on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture-FNSSA organized by the Agro-Food Industries Alliance (funded by Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt), World Food Program, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT, Alexandria), Alexandria University, Egypt, and IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange in collaboration with Springer as a publishing partner.
The conference is held in Cairo from 1 to 3 December of 2019, and will be an opportunity to present and discuss the newest researches related to food, nutrition and sustainable agriculture as well as to shed light on their relationships with the industry. The scientific committee welcomes contributions from academics, researchers and interested participants.
Aim and Scope of FNSSA 2019
The conference will focus on the recent trends and discoveries in the area of functional foods, nutraceuticals, food safety, food security, sustainable agriculture, and agro-food engineering and technology.
The conference will provide an unique opportunity for researchers in academia and private sector, youthful scientists across the globe, experts, founders, CEOs’, SMEs, industrialists, and business delegates to meet, network and publish the latest results and advances in the field. This exchange of knowledge will provide researchers, practitioners, educators, and investors with the most recent innovations, trends, and challenges in the field while presenting solutions for achieving food security along with a sustainable agricultural development.
The selected contributions from this conference will be published in Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI), a book series by Springer. Moreover, authors of the best papers will be selected for publication in special issues of a number of indexed journals by Springer.

The 21st Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum, Siem Reap, Cambodia
2019-12-02 - 2019-12-06
Organized annually by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence against Hunger, the Forum will be held in the Southeast Asia region and the Kingdom of Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, serving as the host organization.
Registration is now available – http://cvent.me/XBBzZ

The Middle East Organic and Natural Product Expo,, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center
2019-12-03 - 2019-12-05
The Middle East Organic and Natural Product Expo Dubai is the Middle East’s business event that focuses on organic and natural products. The event has been connecting suppliers with buyers for 16 years and is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment UAE and supported by International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
With a focus on the 5 natural market segments such as Food & Beverages, Health, Beauty, Living and Environment, the expo is one of the the largest gatherings of bio products in the region.
