Conveners
Plenary session: Africa-Europe partnership on Agri-Food Systems : which role for ELLS ?
- Jacques Wery (chair of french commission for International Research on Agri-food systems (CRAI))
Description
Objectives
How can we jointly develop a research and academic agenda for addressing the challenges of Agri-Food Systems in Africa? What are the drivers? What are the barriers? Which form of partnership in Research, Education and Innovation for a sustainable development?
Program
· Setting the scene : challenges and recent trends in partnerships and funding in Research for Development in Africa : challenges and opportunities for Education, Research and Innovation institutions (speaker Christian Fusillier (President of the Steering Committee of the Center for Tropical and Mediterranean Studies of l’Institut Agro and former director of Division on Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity of the french Agency for Development AFD) (20 min.)
· Mapping current collaborations in research and education of ELLS Universities with African NARES and regional networks (based on a survey within ELLS Universities conducted before the conference (Alice François) (10 min.).
· Challenges and opportunities for the ELLS Universities Alliance in a strengthened partnership between Europe and Africa on Agri-food systems. Panel discussion with : ELLS Board Chair (UHOH rector), RUFORUM[1] (Patrick Okori, executive secretary, tbc), Agrinatura[2] (Ioannis Dimitriou, pres.), CGIAR[3] (Charles Klienerman, director of the Capacity Sharing Accelerator), ELSA (a student from Africa, tbc) (30 min.).
Will be followed by a working group on Friday 6 November (10h45-12h15) to further discuss modalities and opportunities of collaboration between ELLS, EU, Research Institutes (including CGIAR) and African Universities (in particular on doctoral education).