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Monday, April 7, 2025

CGIAR Science Week, Nairobi

7-12 April 2025. CGIAR Science Week, Nairobi. CGIAR and the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) convened science leaders and global decision-makers in Nairobi, Kenya, for the inaugural CGIAR Science Week.  Over 10,000 delegates, including farmers, science experts, policymakers, partners, and funders, convened in person and online at Science Week. 

Plenary speakers, along with a full schedule of events, exhibitions, field trips, and workshops, can be found HERE

Science Week also marks the roll-out of CGIAR’s new Research Portfolio 2025-2030, a significant scale-up in our ambition and capacity to tackle the impact of some of the world’s most pressing environmental and nutritional challenges. This groundbreaking six-year initiative, CGIAR’s longest to date, will channel $6-$12 billion in estimated funding to deliver critical research for over 100 countries and 3,000 local partners, fostering sustainable farming, food security, and livelihood resilience.

Extract of the program


07/04 Plenary 1: Opening Ceremony - Welcoming Science


CGIAR Science Week opened with a high-level plenary session that underscored the organization's unwavering commitment to international agricultural research and the critical role of sustained global investment in innovation, technology, and science. 

This session served as a cornerstone for the week, setting the stage for exploring transformative solutions to the complex challenges facing agri-food systems. 
  • Recognizing the interconnected and context-specific nature of these challenges, the session reflected on past successes and lessons learned while embracing new approaches that prioritize inclusivity, partnership, and innovation. 
  • A key focus was how CGIAR can foster mission-driven collaborations—particularly through South-South cooperation—to ensure that agricultural advancements reach those who need them most, especially marginalized and underserved farming communities. 
  • By welcoming diverse perspectives and leveraging cutting-edge research, this plenary guided the reimagining of a sustainable and resilient future for people, the planet, and food systems worldwide.

Segment 1: Opening Ceremony - Welcoming Science 

  1. Sequence I.1: Welcome remarks 
  2. Sequence 1.2: Panel Discussion - Science for the Future  
  3. Sequence 1.3: Opening remarks 
  4. Sequence 1.4: High-Level Roundtable Discussion – Innovations and Partnerships for Food Security 
  5. Sequence 1.5: Official Opening with the Chief Guest 
 

Segment 2: Empowering Inclusivity 

  1. Sequence 2.1:  Panel Discussion: Addressing the challenges of our time with inclusive innovation. 
  2. Sequence 2.2: Fireside chat: Empowering Inclusivity 
  3. Sequence 2.3: Scene Setting on Partnerships - See: GFAiR @ the Sequence 2.3: Scene Setting on Partnerships
  4. Sequence 2.4: Panel Discussion: Power in Partnership

08/04 Plenary 2: Building Bridges & Scaling Impact

This session highlighted efforts to enhance collaboration within the ASEAN region and explore South-South cooperation. 

Sequence 1: ASEAN Focus: Fostering Regional Integration & South-South collaboration 
Sequence 2: CGIAR’s Portfolio 2025-30 Update 


09/04 Plenary 3: Targeting Transformation - Africa & Harvesting Innovation - Latin America & Caribbean


10/04 Plenary 4: Connecting Science & Growing Frontiers


11/04 CGIAR Science Week Strategic Dialogue: Capacity Sharing



11/04 Plenary 5: Closing Ceremony

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