On Tuesday 16 May from 10.00 to 13.00, a meeting was held in Gembloux in the framework of the RESSAC project ": Agroecological intensification of shifting cultivation systems for the promotion of food security in peri-urban forest areas of the Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This project, funded by the European Union through CIFOR, is implemented by Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, ENABEL Tshopo and ERAIFT.

4 Master scholarships for 4 final works are reserved for ERAIFT (4th promotion). ERAIFT thanks the European Union and CIFOR for this funding.

On Wednesday 17 May from 14.00 to 15.30, upon invitation of the Dean, Professor Frédéric Francis, a meeting was held in Gembloux in the framework of the preparation of the future meeting of 2 June 2023 at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) between the University of Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech) and the University of Ghent (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering) concerning the "Alliance for Yangambi".

IFA-Yangambi and ERAIFT thank the Dean of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech for the invitation.