Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Caast-net plus Climate Change & Agriculture Workshop


4-6 November, 2013.M-Plaza Hotel, Accra. The Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) and the Association of African Universities (AAU) hosted an event which covered climate change and agriculture, as well as information on Horizon 2020 and NCPs.

The three-day event attracted researchers, university lecturers, policymakers and those from the private sector in Ghana and other West African countries including Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Liberia, The Gambia and Senegal.

The information session on Horizon 2020 and training for NCPs was held on the 4th of November. The following two days (5 and 6 November) was dedicated to a workshop on Climate Change and Agriculture.

Background:
Published on 23 Oct 2013
CAAST-Net Plus is a network that advances bi-regional research and innovation cooperation between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. Building on the results of CAAST-Net, the network is funded for 2013 - 2016 by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme.

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