AfDB, Purdue University wade into Africa farming technology
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The African Development Bank and
Purdue University are set to hold a conference on successful technologies for
African farmers from September 25 – 27, 2018 at Purdue University in West
Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
They are organizing the Scale Up
Conference on Agricultural Innovations (https://AG.Purdue.edu/scaleup/Pages/about.aspx)
to address how to shift agricultural innovations from research institutions
into the developing world, particularly Africa.
The conference will bring
together hundreds of individuals and organizations engaged in the introduction,
diffusion, and adoption of agricultural innovations that have the potential to
reach millions.
AfDB President Akinwunmi Adesina
will be the keynote speaker.
Together with AfDB Vice President
for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Jennifer Blanke, he will meet
with university management and other stakeholders on partnership opportunities,
including the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative,
being steered by AfDB.
TAAT is a knowledge- and
innovation-based response to the recognized need for scaling up proven
technologies across Africa.
“This will be the first multi-day
conference on this topic that includes presentations, panel discussions, case
studies, and breakout group discussions to help conference participants develop
a thorough understanding of how to scale up agricultural innovations to reach
millions,” said Indrajeet Chaubey, Associate Dean and Director of International
Programs for the College of Agriculture at Purdue University.
“In the College of Agriculture we
work to develop solutions to real world problems while also finding methods to
realistically deliver and grow these technologies,” said Karen Plaut, the Dean
of the College of Agriculture. “The
Scale Up Conference is about taking those technologies and applying them in the
developing world.”
Participants are expected to gain
an understanding of successful, sustainable large-scale implementation.
Researchers, implementing organizations, the business community, governments,
policymakers and the donor community will come together to discuss best
practices for scaling up agricultural technologies.
For more than 60 years, Purdue
University’s College of Agriculture has led and managed large agricultural
research and development projects. In addition to a long history of significant
agricultural innovations, the university has produced three World Food Prize
laureates.
AfDB is the premier development
finance institution in Africa with a mandate to spur sustainable economic
development and social progress in the continent, thereby contributing to
poverty reduction.
Its authorized capital of around
$100bn is subscribed to by 80 member countries made up of 54 African countries
and 26 non-African countries.
www.AfDB.org
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