Science, Technology and Innovation in Agriculture is Pivotal for Africa's Overdue Transformation

From AfricaCan End Poverty Wed Sep 24 2014, 14:56:00

The World Bank's new Agriculture Global Practice hosted President Kufuor and his colleagues from the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA).  Here, Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, argued that science has unbounded potential to contribute to Africa's agricultural transformation for the benefit of all Africans and the environment.

 

Photo credit: A'Melody Lee

The persistence of poverty and food insecurity on the African continent is a major developmental challenge, both for Africans and the international development community. 

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