Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa training course opened at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel, Nairobi on 2nd September 2019. The six week training course was officially opened by the Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to Kenya Mr. Jonathan Ball who encouraged participants to make use of the training to uunderstand their research environment and the role they play in agricultural research activities in their respective countries.
The six week training course was officially opened by the Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to Kenya Mr. Jonathan Ball who encouraged participants to make use of the training to understand their research environment and the role they play in agricultural research activities in their respective countries. He reiterated that multidisciplinary research is important for achieving food and nutrition security in Africa and the Australian government will continue to train and support experts in agricultural innovations and technologies relevant for agricultural production and supply.
Prof. Florence Olubayo, the course coordinator from the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection introduced the participants to the geography and governance structure of Kenya. Prof. Olubayo also gave a broad overview of the University of Nairobi, which is the host institution. The course is attended by participants drawn from fourteen African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Somaliland, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Comoro, Cameroon and Malawi. The course is designed to facilitate the building of networks within Africa among participants, as well as develop cross Africa-Australia linkages in Agricultural research. The program is headed by Prof. Robyn McConchie from the University of Sydney in collaboration with Prof. Florence Olubayo of the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi.
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