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CGIAR Consortium Press Releases
CGIAR Consortium CEO urges alignment of research and development priorities to help Africa feed Africa
Strong and dynamic partnerships will be key to addressing the challenges of poverty and food security in Africa; this is the message that Dr. Frank Rijsberman, CEO of the CGIAR Consortium, has been delivering this week at the Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) in Accra, Ghana.
Demonstrating the role of agricultural research in helping “Africa feed Africa”
CGIAR Consortium well-represented at Africa Agriculture Science Week. CGIAR research is helping to improve food security, health and nutrition and natural resource management, alongside reducing poverty and mitigating and adapting to climate change across Africa.
Tackling climate change – smallholder farmers hold the key
“As a lifelong scientist I have attended climate change meetings for over thirty years…”
Consortium Events
CGIAR Science Forum 2013
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The Science Forum series is a flagship event that was initiated by the Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) in 2009. Science Forum 2013 will focus on “Nutrition and health outcomes: targets for agricultural research” to be held from Sept 23-25 in Bonn, Germany.
Pictures
Selling dried Tiger Fish at Mongu Harbour, Zambia. Photo by Patrick Dugan, 2012.
Temporary fishing camp on the Barotse floodplain, Zambia. Photo by Patrick Dugan, 2012.
Mother and child at Mongu harbor, Zambia. Photo by Patrick Dugan, 2012.
Waiting for transport in Mongu, Zambia. Photo by Patrick Dugan, 2012.
Traveling on a canoe, Barotse floodplain, Zambia. Photo by Patrick Dugan, 2012.
