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ILRI’s blog coverage of Africa Agriculture Science Week, in Accra: A look back

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A look back at ILRI’s blog coverage of the sixth Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6), organized by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and held in Accra, Ghana, 15-20 July 2013.
  1. Don’t underestimate the African farmer

    I am greatly impressed by what I see as I walk from booth to booth at the Accra International Conference Centre. Many of those who are ga…
    smchao
  2. Jimmy Smith and Frank Rijsberman speak out
    at FARA’s Africa Agriculture Science Week

    ILRI director general Jimmy Smith (left) confers with Kanayo Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IF…
    Susan MacMillan
  3. Overheard at Africa Agriculture Science Week, in Accra

    Entrance to FARA’s 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6), in Accra, Ghana, 15-20 Jul 2013 (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). The fo…
    Susan MacMillan
  4. With ‘new road’ for agricultural research,
    Africa can feed Africa-and will feed Africa, and the world

    IFAD president Kanayo Nwanze (left) with ILRI director general Jimmy Smith at the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6), in Accra, …
    Susan MacMillan
  5. What livestock farming looks like in modern Africa

    Why are livestock crucial? At the household level, agriculture plays a major role in the livelihood security for the majority of the East…
    AASW editor
  6. African women feeding Africa

    Below are some highlighted remarks made by Vicki Wilde, director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), based…
    Susan MacMillan
  7. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda and Monty Jones
    on closing the gaps in agricultural research for Africa’s development

    The second day of the ongoing (15-20 Jul 2013) sixth Africa Agriculture Science Week of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FA…
    Susan MacMillan
  8. NEPAD’s Ibrahim Mayaki makes the case
    for investing in Africa’s agricultural research for development

    Ibrahim Assane Mayaki (photo credit: Africa Renewal / John Gillespie, via Wikimedia Commons). Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, chief executive offi…
    Susan MacMillan
  9. Smallholders could feed Africa more efficiently

    What are the options for sustainable intensification through livestock feeding? How can we best deal with the competition for biomass, ta…
    AASW editor
  10. Closing the gender gap in agriculture: Which way, Africa?

    Over 70% of people in sub-Saharan Africa depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. In sub-Saharan Africa, over 60% of employed women w…
    Tezira Lore
  11. Empower local experts to inform agricultural policy in Africa:
    Short filmed interview of FANRPAN’s Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

    One of the more interesting side events at this month’s sixth Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6) hosted by the Forum for Agricultura…
    Paul Karaimu
  12. Feeding Africa through Facebook

    Want to grow watermelons? Just noticed that your chickens are dying off and you don’t know what to do? Join FarmingKenya, the leading far…
    AASW editor
  13. No weakest link in the future of African agriculture

    When things come to an end, it is inevitable that one begins to look to the future.
    caitypeterson
  14. Voices from the sixth Africa Agriculture Science Week 2013

    Change mindsets, embed policymaking, make efficient use of declining biomass, engage the private sector. These and other recommendations …
    Susan MacMillan
  15. Recycling Africa’s agro-industrial wastewaters:
    Innovative system is piloted for Kampala City Abattoir

    A holding tank for recycling wastewater at Kampala City Abattoir (photo credit: ILRI/Albert Mwangi). Note: This post was developed by Bio…
    Susan MacMillan
  16. Online portal will track African agriculture investments

    AgInvest, a new web portal that will track resource allocation to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme ( CAADP) by …
    AASW editor
  17. ‘Not by food alone’: Livestock research should
    be used to make a bigger difference, say African experts
    Livestock matter to the livelihoods and ambitions of most people living in Africa and other developing regions of the world (image credit…
    Susan MacMillan
  18. Dairy farming = ‘dairy education’:
    The sector that is educating Kenya’s children — filmed story
    This 3:25-minute film shares how keeping cows has enabled Margaret Muchina, a dairy farmer from central Kenya, to support and educate her…
    Paul Karaimu
  19. ‘Livestock Research for Africa’s Food Security’:
    Join us at our side event at FARA’s AASW in Accra, 15 July
    Next week, staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and many other CGIAR centres and research programs are attendin…
    Susan MacMillan
  20. Livestock research for Africa’s food security:
    Side session at 2013 Africa Agriculture Science Week
    Did you know? The livestock sector contributes as much as 40% of GDP in many African countries Four of the top five agricultural commodit…
    Peter Ballantyne

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