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REPORT OF THE PRE-PLENARY FORESIGHT EVENT “THE FUTURES OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL AREAS IN AFRICA”
REPORT OF THE PRE-PLENARY FORESIGHT EVENT “THE FUTURES OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL AREAS IN AFRICA”
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The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) together with other stakeholders organised the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) under the theme ‘Africa Feeding Africa’ in Accra, Ghana from 15-20 July 2013. The purpose of this event was to create an open space for networking and exchanging information and knowledge on agricultural innovations and on topical issues with a bearing on agricultural research and development. It is noted that FARA is committed to promote foresight in Africa in order to enable the voices of farmers to be heard and taken into consideration in shaping the future of agricultural research and innovation systems for development.
In this context, FARA with the support of the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) facilitated the organisation of a foresight reflective exercise on the futures of sustainable rural areas in Africa in the framework of Sub-Theme 2 “Innovations to improve productivity and resilience”. This foresight side event was also tailored as a training process to enable African participants to take a different look at the perspectives for agriculture and rural development in Africa and open a space for new thinking on “Africa feeding Africa”. The outcomes of the workshop were also aimed at contributing to the reflection of the highest governance organ of FARA, the General Assembly (GA), on the future role of FARA.
The Africa Science Week was also considered as an opportunity to launch the African Chapter of the Foresight Academy as presented during the second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) in Punta del Este.
The foresight side event attracted 26 participants from diverse backgrounds all involved in activities related to rural areas across Africa. The workshop was coordinated by Robin Bourgeois from GFAR Secretariat, and facilitated by Sivi Katindi Njonjo (Society for International Development -SID) and Ann Kingiri (African Centre for Technology Studies - ACTS), African members of the Forward Thinking Platform facilitated by GFAR.
In this context, FARA with the support of the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) facilitated the organisation of a foresight reflective exercise on the futures of sustainable rural areas in Africa in the framework of Sub-Theme 2 “Innovations to improve productivity and resilience”. This foresight side event was also tailored as a training process to enable African participants to take a different look at the perspectives for agriculture and rural development in Africa and open a space for new thinking on “Africa feeding Africa”. The outcomes of the workshop were also aimed at contributing to the reflection of the highest governance organ of FARA, the General Assembly (GA), on the future role of FARA.
The Africa Science Week was also considered as an opportunity to launch the African Chapter of the Foresight Academy as presented during the second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) in Punta del Este.
The foresight side event attracted 26 participants from diverse backgrounds all involved in activities related to rural areas across Africa. The workshop was coordinated by Robin Bourgeois from GFAR Secretariat, and facilitated by Sivi Katindi Njonjo (Society for International Development -SID) and Ann Kingiri (African Centre for Technology Studies - ACTS), African members of the Forward Thinking Platform facilitated by GFAR.
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