WEBINAR: Role of African Researchers in the Africa-Europe Partnership on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)

18 November 2020. 15-17:00hrs Nairobi Time. Role of African Researchers in the Africa-Europe Partnership on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA). Organised by The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and the Long-term Europe-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) project represented by Wageningen University and Research (WUR)

• Background to the EU-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership in FNSSA – European Commission
• The importance of the AU-EU Research and Innovation Partnership in FNSSA to the African research community – Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
• The ‘Platform’ for the efficient and coherent implementation of the AU-EU Research and Innovation Partnership to be developed by LEAP4FNSSA; Role of the African research community (LEAP4FNSSA Project)

Speakers: 

• Moderator Dr Aldo Stroebel, Executive Director Strategic Partnerships at the National Research Foundation (NRF) South Africa.
• Ms. Nienke Buisman Head of Unit International Cooperation European Commission Directorate – General for Research and Innovation - Background to the EU-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership in FNSSA.
• Dr. Irene Annor-Frempong, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) - The importance of the AU-EU Research and Innovation Partnership in FNSSA to the African research community.
• Dr. Philippe Petithuguenin, CIRAD and coordinator of LEAP4FNSSA: The ‘Platform’ for the efficient and coherent implementation of the AU-EU Research and Innovation Partnership to be developed by LEAP4FNSSA; Role of the African research community