AfDB Partners Purdue University
The African Development Bank( A fD B) and the Purdue University are organ is in ga conference on Agricultural Innovations which holds between September 25-27,2018, to address how to shift agricultural innovations from research institutions into the developing world, particularly Africa.
The conference is expected to bring together hundreds of individuals and organisations engaged in the introduction, diffusion, and adoption of agricultural innovations that have the potential to reach millions.
The Bank President, Akin wu mi A desi na would be the keynote speaker at the conference. Together with Bank Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Jennifer Blanke,A des in a would meet with university management and other stakeholders on partnership opportunities, including the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative, being steered by the Bank. TAAT is a knowledge- and innovation-based response to the recognised 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 break out group discussions to help conference participants develop a thorough understanding of how to scale up agricultural innovations to reach millions ,” said In dr aje et Ch au bey, Associate Dean and Director of International Programs for the College of Agriculture at Purdue University.
Dozens of speakers who have implemented scale up processes in agricultural landscapes will participate.
“In the College of Agriculture we work to develop solutions to real world problems while also finding methods to realistic ally 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 organisations, the business community, governments, policymakers and the donor community would come together to discuss best practices for scaling up agricultural technologies.