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Jinja, Uganda
February 18-20, 2004
CGIAR hosted a briefing for Ugandan Members of Parliament during
February 18-20, 2004, in Jinja, Uganda. The meeting was inaugurated
by Rt. Hon. Edward Ssekandi, Speaker of Parliament. Prof. Richard
Musangi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, WARDA-The Africa Rice
Center spoke on behalf of CGIAR. Researchers from CIP, CIAT, ICRAF,
IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, IPGRI, and WARDA delivered presentations. Hon.
Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal
Industry, and Fisheries presented closing remarks. Parliamentarians
voiced their support for mobilizing public goods research for
national development and called for strengthening CGIAR's
collaborative links with Uganda.
IFPRI
took the lead in organizing
the meeting for CGIAR Marketing Group.
Participants at the inaugural session (left to right): Minister
Grace Akello; Minister Fabios Byaruhanga; Rt. Hon. Edward Ssekandi,
Speaker of Ugandan Parliament; Prof. Richard Musangi, Chair, WARDA
Board of Trustees; Oliver Wonekha, MP, and John Odit, MP. The
Speaker's message: "With the knowledge acquired from this
workshop, Members of Parliament will be greatly empowered to
mobilize the population in their respective constituencies to
ensure food and nutrition security."
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Mrs. Joweria Ssekiyanja, a farmer from Luwero, addresses Members
of Parliament about how sweetpotatoes helped increase her income,
family health, and allowed her to educate and clothe her
children.
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Professor Richard S. Musangi, Chairman of the Board, WARDA-The
Africa Rice Center represented CGIAR and presented an opening
address.
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Hon. Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, Ugandan Minister of
Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries addressing
Parliamentarians.
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