About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Background Papers"
Building Capacity for Food Security in Africa: Underlying issues, challenges and opportunities
Abstract:
Africa’s development will depend largely on three key factors;
political stability, a vibrant agricultural sector and a pool of skilled,
innovative and entrepreneural graduates able to spur
innovations. This paper outlines the rationale for bringing
together over 300 African M.Sc. and PhD students, together
with their university peers and other mentors to a conference
on “Building Capacity for Food Security in Africa”. The
conference was held 20 - 24 September 2010 in Entebbe,
Uganda. The aim of the conference was to share lessons on
on-going research and training being done at various African
universities with the purpose of building capacity in support of
the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development
Programme (CAADP). The article provides the rationale and
expectations for organising the conference.
Le développement de l’Afrique dépendra en grande partie de
trois facteurs clés : la stabilité politique, un secteur agricole
dynamique et un pool des diplômés qualifiés, innovateurs et
entrepreneurs, capables de stimuler des innovations. Ce
document expose les raisons de rassembler plus de 300 étudiants
Africains de maitrise et de doctorat, en collaboration avec leurs
pairs des universités et d’autres mentors à une conférence sur
le thème “Renforcement des capacités pour la sécurité
alimentaire en Afrique”. La conférence s’est tenue du 20 au
24 Septembre 2010 à Entebbe, en Ouganda. L’objectif de la
conférence était de partager les expériences sur les recherches
en cours, la formation étant faite dans de nombreuses universités
africaines dans le but de renforcer les capacités à l’appui du Programme de Développement Agricole complet de
l’Afrique(CAADP). L’article prévoit les motifs et les attentes
pour l’organisation de la conférence.
Language:
English
Underlying issues, challenges and opportunities
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2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1-6
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