Agriculture Cluster

In February 2018 the DAAD Cairo Office hosted its first Agriculture Cluster event. COSIMENA organised a 2 day conference on challenges and proposed solutions in the agriculture field and connected scientists and researchers from Germany and the region.

Our Activities

PureCircles Project: Maximising Resource Use Efficiency within the Water-Nutrient-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Agriculture in Marginal Environments

Public Lecture

On Thursday, November 30th, 2023, the DAAD Regional Office Cairo organised the public lecture "PureCircles Project: Maximising Resource Use Efficiency within the Water-Nutrient-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Agriculture in Marginal Environments" at the Regional Office Campus in the framework of COSIMENA.

Towards Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Africa

Public Lecture

On the evening of June 15th, 2021, the DAAD Regional Office Cairo held the Public Lecture "Towards Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Africa" organised by COSIMENA.

PRIMA Virtual Matchmaking Session 2021

Event

Within the scope of COSIMENA, the DAAD Regional Office Cairo is supporting the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) initiative on March 22nd from 10:00am to 12:00pm with its „Virtual Matchmaking Session 2021“.

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COSIMENA sets the stage for PRIMA Match Making in 2020

Workshop

The workshop “COSIMENA sets the stage for PRIMA Match Making in 2020” held on March 4th at the DAAD Cairo Regional Office highlighted the funding opportunities available to help combat the environmental and social challenges facing the Mediterranean region such as climate change, population growth, water scarcity and unsustainable agricultural practices.

ByPalma Conference

interdisciplinary exchange platform

From 15–17 December 2018, the 1st World Conference on By-Products of Palm Trees and Their Applications (ByPalma) took place in Aswan, where COSIMENA supported experts from Germany and the MENA region.

Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions (Sudan)

Expert Session

COSIMENA organised the first Agriculture Cluster event in Sudan on 19 November 2018, that brought together a group of experts to discuss “Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions”.

Food Safety and Human Health

International Congress

COSIMENA supported the “First International Congress on Food Safety and Human Health” from 16–17 April 2018 in Mansoura, which was organised by Mansoura University in cooperation with the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover.

Launch of Agriculture Cluster

Conference

COSIMENA brought together a fine lineup of experts in agriculture from Egypt, Germany and Sudan for the official launch of its new Cluster on Agriculture from 21–22 February 2018.