Monday, March 15, 2010

Announcement: The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

The Agricultural Innovation in Africa (AIA) Project is inviting input on good practices for consideration for inclusion in the forthcoming study, The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa. The AIA project builds on the findings of the expert report Freedom to Innovate: Biotechnology in Africa’s Development prepared by the High Level African Panel on Modern Biotechnology of the African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
The input can be in the form of references, written contributions (with proper citations), contracts or any other sources. All in contributions will be appropriately acknowledged in the final study. To facilitate the process there is a chapter outline for the study:
  1. AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  2. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
  3. ENABLING INFRASTRUCTURE
  4. AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS
  5. HUMAN CAPACITY
  6. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  7. REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS
Here is the link to download the Full Text of The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa (chapter outline for the study, 8 pages)

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