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SUMMARY:21st International Congress on  Nutrition and Health and Awards - 2020
DESCRIPTION:The conference offers emerging scholar awards to outstanding researchers\, exceptional graduates or early academicians who have distinctive enthrallment towards the conference themes. The Award strives in providing a strong professional development opportunity for early career academicians—meeting experts in the field\, interacting with colleagues from other parts of the world\, and creating networks and long-term relations \nEarly Bird Registration Euro 560 on or before 18 December 2019; Euro 650 17 February 2020; Euro 740 13 May 2020 \nThe organizers also seeking the nominations for the following awards entries \nExpert Level (Scientific Service Achievement Award) \nProfessional Level (The Research Contribution Award) \nScholar Level (The Upcoming Researcher Award) \nWomen Scientist (The Women of Science Award)
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/21st-international-congress-on-nutrition-and-health-and-awards/
LOCATION:Zagreb\, Croatia
CATEGORIES:Awards
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Investment Awards 2020
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are increasingly being used by fund managers and organisations to select and maximise the performance of their investments. \nEnvironmental Finance is a key source of information for responsible investors seeking ways in which to support projects that mitigate climate change or make a positive impact. More companies are now aligning their activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). \nThe 2020 Sustainable Investment Awards seek to recognize asset managers\, analysts and data providers incorporating ESG across all asset classes — fixed income\, listed and private equity\, debt funds\, multi asset funds\, infrastructure funds and fund of funds. \nHow to enter: \n1. All entries should be submitted via our awards platform\n2. You will be asked to set up a profile before you can submit an entry.\n3. To submit an entry: \n\nSelect a category\nProvide the nominee’s name\nProvide a 300 word summary highlighting why the nominee should win\nProvide no more than 850 additional words to detail how the highlights were achieved to demonstrate why your nominee is worthy of receiving the award.\n\n4. The deadline for entries is midnight on the Friday 24 April 2020 \nWinners will be announced on the Environmental Finance website at the end of June and will also be featured in the Summer edition of Environmental Finance’s magazine. \nVisit the awards website or email us for more information. \nhttps://www.environmental-finance.com/content/awards/sustainable-investment-awards-2020/ \nEntry deadline: Friday 24 April 2020
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/sustainable-investment-awards-2020/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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SUMMARY:India Agribusiness Education Awards 2020
DESCRIPTION:India’s agriculture has now evolved into a multi-tiered\, multi player\, global enterprise with an array of\nstakeholders perfectly lined up in a value chain to deliver products on a massive scale. Present day\nagricultural enterprise stretches beyond the farm to encompass many entities that operate at different\nlinks in the production\, logistics\, processing\, trade and distribution chain of food and agri-products. The\nlarge scale\, wide diversity and range of stakeholders in the value chain makes agribusiness among the\nlargest business sectors globally. Recent estimates place the size of the global agriculture at US$ 5 trillion.\nFor India\, it is a matter of livelihood for masses and economic development of the country. India needs the\nsupport of agribusiness professionals educated in the nuances of agriculture trade and practices to\npower the growth of farm sector. In view of economic liberalization and coming in of WTO\, it is\nimportant to generate globally competitive human resource which would help in achieving higher\nproductivity and production through generation and transfer of technologies as well as processing and\nvalue addition\, food safety and quality\, information technology\, etc. This has necessitated the\ndevelopment of human resource which would have skills and expertise to handle the agri marketing\,\ndistribution\, products\, technologies but also the trade and export of agricultural produce.\nImproving quality of agribusiness education holds the key to propelling not only creating better job\nprospects and entrepreneurship but also the growth of the industry as well as the agriculture sector as a\nwhole. The attempts made by India in improving agribusiness education have been the result of\nconcerted efforts of many individuals\, institutions and policy makers. As a result over 50 ABM colleges\nunder SAUs\, 15 plus national level institutes and almost equal number private sector universities are today\noffering globally competitive courses in agribusiness. Some of them like IIM Ahmedabad\, IIM Lucknow\,\nIRMA\, MANAGE\, IIPM\, IIFM\, NIAM etc. have made their mark at the national and international level too.\nSuch role models need to be admired and recognized. \nAgriculture Today Group as the media and policy catalyst has always been on the forefront in providing\ninformation\, inuencing policies\, creating business networks and recognizing performers. The institution\nof India Agribusiness Education Awards is a small step in this direction\, through which we will make an\neffort to rank and award agribusiness education institutes\, based on their quality of education\,\nplacement quality and other relevant parameters with the help of our very eminent jury members. \nObjectives \n\nBringing on one platform agribusiness education institutions and industry leaders to deliberate upon\nthe agribusiness challenges and possible solutions\nTo discuss the emerging trends and opportunities in the national and global agribusiness industry and\nhow to orient the management education to best cater to the needs of the industry\nFacilitating mutual learning by bringing key stakeholders of the academia coming together and\nsharing their success stories\nTo promote and strengthen agribusiness education ecosystem for greater industry coordination and\ninternational exposure for best models and practices so as facilitate faster growth of India’s\nagribusiness sector\nTo felicitate and honour the top performing agribusiness institutes and colleges on various parameters\nso as to encourage them put in their best in terms of churning out to notch agribusiness professionals\n\nFor Nomination: http://www.agriculturetoday.in/iaea/nomi_form.php \n 
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/india-agribusiness-education-awards-2020/
LOCATION:Hotel Taj Palace\, New Delhi\, India
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200223T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200229T170000
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SUMMARY:100 Farmers. 100 Stories: Photo and Video Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:Please read these rules (the Rules) before submitting your photo(s) to the ‘100 Farmers.100 Stories’ contest. By participating in the contest\, you understand\, acknowledge and unconditionally agree to abide by the following Rules: \n\n#The contest is open for online submissions only\, through the contest page available on farmdost.com/100farmers100stories\n#Submissions will not be accepted once the deadline lapses.\n#To enter the contest\, the participant should be a resident of India and must be 13 years old or more at the time of entry\n#Employees of TAFE and their immediate family members cannot participate in this contest.\n#The contest is open for individuals and creative agencies only.\n#Under the individual category\, each participant can submit a maximum of 3 entries.\n#Under the creative agencies category\, each branch or location can have up to 3 teams and submit a maximum of 3 entries.\n#All participants must submit a ‘verification photo’ of them standing next to the farmer along with the details of the farmer.\n#All entries must be submitted through Google drive. The participant should create a unique folder for each entry on Google drive. The photograph / video should be uploaded in the folder along with the verification photo. The story can be uploaded as a PDF document on the same folder.\n#Photos submitted must be at least 1920 pixels on the shorter side. Images should be no larger than 25MB. Photos must be in JPEG format.\n#Videos submitted must be at least 720p in resolution. The duration of the video cannot exceed 2mins of running time. Videos should be no larger than 200MB. They must be in Mp4 or MOV format only.\n#A maximum of 3 entries per participant is allowed. However\, you will be able to upload only one image at a time on the upload page.\n#You are required to provide a unique title & description for each image submitted\n#Every photo/video should have a ‘story’ that is not lesser than 200 words and not more than 500 words.\n#The story must be complete and accurate\, sufficient to convey the circumstances in which the photograph was taken. Misrepresenting the facts or disguising in any form will lead to disqualification.\n#All submitted photos and videos must contain the original metadata information. However\, there must be no border(s)\, logo(s)\, copyright marks\, identifying marks\, or any other visible references on the image.\n#Duplication of entries if not permissible. In case of two participants submitting the same entry\, the first one will be considered as valid.\n#Sharing the submitted entries on social media platforms during the contest period is not allowed.\n#Basic editing\, including colour enhancement\, the use of filters\, and cropping of the Photo(s) or video(s) is acceptable\, provided any such editing does not affect the authenticity and/or genuineness of the Photo(s) or videos (s).\n#Advanced editing used to create illusions\, deceptions and/or manipulations\, and the adding and removing of significant elements within the frame is prohibited.\n#Photos and videos that portray or otherwise include inappropriate and/or offensive content\, including provocative nudity\, violence\, human rights and/or environmental violation\, and/or any other contents deemed to be contrary to the law\, religious\, cultural & moral traditions and practices of India\, are strictly prohibited and will be immediately discarded\n\nFor more information visit @http://farmdost.com/100Farmers100Stories/rules-regulation.php?
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/100-farmers-100-stories-photo-and-video-story-contest/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200214T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200214T170000
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SUMMARY:Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers (Japan Award) 2020
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\nThis annual award\, which began in 2007\, is organized and presented by the Ministry of Agriculture\, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan and Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). Its purpose is to increase motivation among young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries\, and related industries in developing regions\, which is promoted by Japan for the benefit of those countries. Up to three young researchers who have shown \n\noutstanding performance in research and development in agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries\, or related industries for a developing region\, and who show great promise\noutstanding achievements in research and development that will lead to future technological innovation in agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries or related industries for a developing area\, and who show great promise\n\nwill be invited to Japan to attend the commendation ceremony and accept their awards and cash gifts (US$5\,000 will be given per awardee). \nEligibility\n\n\nShould be researchers who have the nationality of developing countries and/or territories\, and belong to a non-Japanese research institute or a non-Japanese university\nShould be under the age of 40 (as of January 1\, 2020)\nShould be engaged in research and development in agriculture\, forestry\, fisheries and related industries in developing regions\, including the food industry sector and the field of environment\nMust be able to attend the commendation ceremony in Japan\, 2020\nApplication deadline\n\nMarch 23\, 2020 (Mon.) \n\nFor more information and guidelines : https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/young_award/2020Howdy\, KDV Prasad
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/japan-international-award-for-young-agricultural-researchers-japan-award-2020/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200213T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200531T170000
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SUMMARY:GCHERA World Agriculture Prize 2020 - Nominations Open
DESCRIPTION:The GCHERA WORLD AGRICULTURE PRIZE is the international award of the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA). The Prize aims to encourage the development of the mission of higher education institutions in education\, research\, innovation and outreach in the agricultural and life sciences by recognizing the distinguished contribution of individuals to this mission. Two 100\,000 USD prizes will be awarded in 2020 with at least one recipient coming from a country NOT classified as having a developed economy. See the list of those countries with a developed economy. \nThe prize was proposed by both Prof. ZHAI Huqu\, the former Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and Prof. ZHOU Guanghong\, the President of Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU) and Chairman of Education Professional Committee (EPC)\, of the Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies (CAASS) on October 20\, 2012 in the occasion of NJAU’s 110th anniversary. It was approved at the GCHERA steering committee meeting in Uruguay on October 29\, 2012. The prize is generously sponsored by the Education Development Foundation of NJAU and Da Bei Nong Group\, the prizes are awarded annually. \nGCHERA has the mission to encourage mutual understanding and global co-operation among higher education associations and their constituent member institutions in supporting innovation\, and to provide within the global context\, leadership in education\, research and outreach in the agricultural and life sciences. \nTHE 2020 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS \nTwo World Agriculture Prizes will be awarded in 2020 each to an individual academic/faculty member from a higher education institution in recognition of the academic/faculty member’s life time achievements working in the disciplines relating to the agricultural and life sciences – including but not limited to agriculture\, forestry\, natural resources\, food\, bio-based products\, bioenergy\, rural development and the environment. At least one recipient will be from a country NOT classified as having a developed economy. See the list of those countries with a developed economy. \nEach nominee will demonstrate exceptional and significant achievement in his or her engagement in the mission of higher education institutions in education\, research\, innovation and outreach relating to the agricultural and life sciences. The impact of these achievements will most likely be demonstrated in the work of the nominee in the development of the institution(s) in which the nominee has served\, and in the local and wider geographical region of those institution(s)\, but not necessarily globally. \nDownload the Terms and Conditions for nominating a person for the Prize. and register. You can register to make a nomination on this page. You will then receive a password by email to allow you to log on to the online nomination form. You can update your nomination form at any time until the closing date of May 31\, 2020 5:00 pm GMT. \nFor more information visit @ https://www.gchera.com/world-agriculture-prize.html \nAWARD CEREMONY \nThe 2020 GCHERA World Agriculture Prize Award Ceremony will be held on 28 October 2020 in Nanjing Agricultural University\, Nanjing\, China.
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/gchera-world-agriculture-prize-2020-nominations-open/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200213T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200213T170000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154328
CREATED:20191225T232016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191225T232104Z
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SUMMARY:Small Business Awards 2020 - 9th National Awards for Small and Emerging Business
DESCRIPTION:Small Business Awards is India’s most prestigious honor that recognizes and celebrates the BEST Small to Mid-Sized Business Brands and Visionaries. With over fifty notable “Small Business Awards” categories to choose from\, Small Business Awards is the most premier Annual Small Business Recognition Program in India. \nThe Small Business Awards is presented by Entrepreneur Media\, Zee Business. Celebrating its 9th Edition the show is nation’s most premier and most successful Business-to-Business Networking Event. Small Business Owners \,Entrepreneurs\, Influencers and innovators from across the country attend the event to share their unfiltered\, unconventional and unexpected insights for achieving goals in business and beyond. \nFor more details visit https://www.franchiseindia.com/smallbusiness/
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/small-business-awards-2020-9th-national-awards-for-small-and-emerging-business/
LOCATION:Hotel Sahara Start\, Mumbai
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191227T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191231T170000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154328
CREATED:20191225T224132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191225T224257Z
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SUMMARY:National Startup Awards 2020
DESCRIPTION:The National Startup Awards seek to recognize and reward outstanding startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises\, with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation\, demonstrating measurable social impact. The measure of success will not only be the financial gains for the investors but also the contribution to the social good. \nAwards Overview – Startups \n\nA cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning Startup in each of the Sub-sectors.\nThe winner and four Runner ups shall  be given opportunities to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporates for potential pilot projects and work orders\nThe Winners and Runners up shall be given priority for participation in various National and International Startup events sponsored by DPIIT.\n\nAwards Overview – Ecosystem Enablers \n\nINCUBATORS: A cash Prize of Rs. 15 Lakh shall be awarded to one winning Incubator\nACCELERATORS: A cash Prize of Rs. 15 lakh shall be awarded to one winning Accelerator\n\n  and more… \n Applications open till 31 December 2019
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/national-startup-awards-2020/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191226T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191230T170000
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SUMMARY:8th India CSR Awards 2020
DESCRIPTION:8th edition of prestigious India CSR Awards to recognize excellence in corporate social responsibility is here! \n\nThe prestigious award recognizes the most admired and outstanding CSR initiatives in the country and acknowledges the notable contributions that are raising benchmarks by bringing transformative change in the society through innovation and excellence. \nNominations Open \n\nThe Awards with more than 20 categories is open to all companies registered in India. It is open for nomination by all companies\, corporate funded foundations and partnerships. We invite your organisation to be the part of the 8th edition of India CSR Awards 2020 in respective categories.\n\nYour organizations will be invited to present a case study before the jury or jury will be visiting the CSR Project locations and will have interaction with CSR management. \nExtended Nomination Deadline: Dec 30\, 2019\n\nTo receive Brochure and Nomination Form for India CSR Awards\, please write to awards@indiacsr.in
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/8th-india-csr-awards-2020/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191212T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200331T233000
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SUMMARY:African Women in Agricultural Research and Development — One Planet Fellowship - 2020
DESCRIPTION:African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) invites applications for the One Planet Fellowship. The Fellowship seeks to build a network of African and European scientist leaders to help Africa’s smallholder farmers adapt to climate change. Applicants who are a citizen of the following Sub-sahara African countries are eligible to apply: Algeria\, Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Côte d’Ivoire\, Ethiopia\, Kenya\, Malawi\, Mali\, Morocco\, Nigeria\, Senegal\, Tanzania\, Togo\, and Zambia. Selected candidates will participate in intensive training workshops aimed at fostering leadership skills\, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into their research. The call for applications closes on 31 March 2020. \n 
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/african-women-in-agricultural-research-and-development-one-planet-fellowship/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191120
DTSTAMP:20260522T154328
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SUMMARY:2nd edition\, Conference & Awards for Innovations by Agri Start-ups : FICCI\, New Delhi\, India
DESCRIPTION:FICCI is organizing the second edition of the start-up initiative on 19th November\, 2019. During the 2nd edition\, FICCI once again aims to accentuate the innovations taking place specifically in the Agriculture  and allied sector and felicitate awards to the start-ups for their impactful innovations. \nThe Conference would focus on the theme of “Innovations in Agriculture” and will broadly cover sessions on: \n·        Inspiring Innovation Lessons from  business leaders/CEO’s of Agribusiness sector \n·        Building new strategies for Global partnerships in Agri innovations \n·        Building a conducive ecosystem for scaling Indian Agri Start-ups \n·        Business Excellence Awards for innovations by Agriculture Start ups \nRepresentatives from major agribusiness industries\, speakers from international agriculture fraternity\, policy makers\, Agri startups as well as venture capitalists would be present in the event. We are also pleased to inform you that the one day conference will also witness the felicitation of Business Excellence Awards to a select agri startups who have done commendable on-ground innovative intervention in the Agriculture sector. The other core highlights of the event include a release of Compendium of major Agri startups. \nI am writing to cordially invite you for this one day event focused on Agri innovations. Please find enclosed the e-flyer summarizing other details of the Conference and a registration form for your ready reference. We especially request you to please stay with us for the entire day and also be a part of special panel discussion with CEO’s of Agribusiness Industry \, live jury and Award ceremony after Lunch. May I also request you to nominate senior officials of your organistaion to be a part of this event. \nRequest you to kindly send us the filled in registration form at agriculture@ficci.com.
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/2nd-edition-conference-awards-for-innovations-by-agri-start-ups/
CATEGORIES:Awards,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="FICCI":MAILTO:priya.ahuja@ficci.com, agriculture@ficci.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191105T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191105T203000
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SUMMARY:4th Global Agriculture Summit and Awards 2019
DESCRIPTION:Even after decreased contribution to GDP\, agriculture still continues as a major livelihood provider around the globe\, especially in the developing world; and hence responsible for economic growth and social transformation. Mammoth work has been done in agriculture in the recent years on the part of the industry\, NGOs\, CGIAR bodies and institutions\, supported by the Government and international organisations to transform the agriculture and allied sectors. The most significant development in the last one decade has been the emergence of large number of start-ups in food and agriculture\, across the value chain spectrum\, completing the chain from farm to fork. In India\, the Government schemes like ACABC\, Startup India\, Standup India\, Skilled India and launch of MUDRA Bank and such other initiatives have accelerated the value creation and entrepreneurship activities in the farm sector and connected the same to the markets and the consumers through innovative agribusiness models. \nConnecting farmers effectively with trade\,markets and value added activity holds the key to their prosperity. In this context\, Government of India has launched eNAM to help in marketing and also the program towards doubling farmers incomes by 2022.There is need for understanding and adopting successful global models and also fostering farmer-industry-institution partnerships towards helping farmers gradually transforming from farmer to farm entrepreneurs.The 4th Global Agriculture Summit 2019 aims to provide the platform towards facilitating farmers connect with the technologies\, markets\, industry\, institutions and the Governmental programs. Indian Council of Food and Agriculture takes the opportunity to discuss the constraints and opportunities for a global momentum towards making agriculture high-tech\,market linked and value added for best returns to farmers and to all stake-holders across the food value chain.This may require collective efforts\,taking on board the Governments\, inter-governmental organisations\, trans-national corporations\, industry\, NGOs\, FOs\, financial and technology institutions for increased flow of knowledge\, technologies\, investments and market access. The national governments need to create enabling policy environment for effectively translating the potential of agriculture through agribusiness\, and thus empowering farmers.Towards this end\,ICFA is bringing together eminent personalities of Indian and global agriculture\, food and agribusiness sectors on one platform on the event of 4th Global Agriculture Summit 2019.This spectacle will be combined with the presentation of 4th Global Leadership Awards and the launch of Agriculture Year Book 2019. \nImportant individuals and institutions\, who played pivotal role in building new faiths and ambitions in agriculture will be acknowledged by the Global Agriculture Awards 2019. On this occasion\, ICFA and Agriculture Today will also release the Agriculture Year Book 2019 for an exhaustive appraisal of activities in food and agriculture round the year. It is must for everyone anyhow associated with food and agriculture via business\, research\, academics\, media\, farming\, trade\, development\, policy making\, implementation and any other medium across the globe to participate in this amalgamation of events.
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/4th-global-agriculture-summit-and-awards-2019/
LOCATION:Hotel Taj Palace\, New Delhi\, India
CATEGORIES:Awards,Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191207
DTSTAMP:20260522T154328
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T051723Z
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SUMMARY:Global SDG Awards 2019
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\nSubmissions Open – September 18th\, 2019\nEarly Bird Deadline – October 4th\, 2019\nEntry Deadline – December 6th\, 2019\nRegional Winners Announced – March 2020\nGlobal Winners Announced – April 2020\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/global-sdg-awards-2019/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191020
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SUMMARY:Global Agriculture Awards 2019\, Hotel Taj Palace New Delhi
DESCRIPTION:Indian Council of Food and Agriculture\, as the apex platform for policy work\, agribusiness trade facilitation and platform for global partnerships towards promoting agriculture and empowering farmers\, is presenting 4th edition of Global Agriculture Awards. Responding to the need at the national and global level to recognize the contributions of various stake-holders in agriculture\, ICFA took a step forward to reward and motivate individuals and organizations for their playing leadership roles in agriculture. The institution of Agriculture Awards in 2008 was one such signicant step in this direction. The Awards are presented annually in different categories to those individuals / organizations\, who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields. The National Awards Committee is headed by Prof. MS Swaminathan\, Pioneer of India’s Green Revolution with two dozen persons of international eminence as its members. The selection of Awardees is done through a two tier system. There are Awards Sub Committees\, headed by one member of the National Committee. All the applications and nominations received by the Awards Secretariat are put up to the respective Sub-Committees\, which in turn recommend names to the National Committee for the final selection. \nCall for entries – 20 Sep\, 2019\nThe last date for receiving entries – 19 Oct\, 2019 \nDownload Brochure
URL:https://www.smartfood.org/event/global-agriculture-awards-2019-hotel-taj-palace-new-delhi/
CATEGORIES:Awards
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