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INSTITUTIONAL AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR REDUCING HUNGER IN AFRICA: 

INSTITUTIONAL AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR REDUCING HUNGER IN AFRICA INTRODUCTION AFRICA’S TWIN ASSETS AND LINKAGE TO UNU-INRA STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF UNU-INRA CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION: 

INTRODUCTION     “AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND ONE OF MY HIGHEST PRIORITIES AS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS” KOFI ANNAN. UN SECRETARY-GENERAL

AFRICA’S TWIN ASSETS?: 

AFRICA’S TWIN ASSETS? AFRICA’S ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES THE AFRICAN PEOPLE

A PARADIGM SHIFT: 

A PARADIGM SHIFT EMPOWER THE PEOPLE THROUGH ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND THEY WILL CARE FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND USE THEM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFRICAN SCIENTISTS AND INSTITUTIONS THE UNU-INRA COLLEGE OF RESEARCH ASSOCIATES (CRA)

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS DEVELOP/STRENGTHEN RELEVANT POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES: Short-Term Training Course on Environmental Management and Policy Analysis Operating Units: CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: 

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT In 1998, the first international training course on plant tissue culture was held.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS EMPOWERING AFRICAN WOMEN “When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. We have known that for a long time. For far too long, we have failed to act on it. There is no time to lose if we are to reach the Millennium Goals by the target date of 2015. Only by investing in the world’s women can we expect to get there” Deputy Secretary-General of the UN

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS EMPOWERING AFRICAN WOMEN SUCCESS STORIES ON-LINE DATABASE ON AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ENGAGING AFRICANS AT HOME AND ABROAD AMIST MENTORING

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION TO AFRICAN POLICYMAKERS

CONCLUSIONS: 

CONCLUSIONS THREE ACADEMIC STAFF ANNUAL BUDGET BELOW US$700,000 CRITICAL MASS REQUIRES DOUBLING OF BUDGET

CONCLUSIONS: 

CONCLUSIONS MORE UNU-INRA OPERATING UNITS (CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE) MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN SUCH AREAS AS: GERMPLASM CONSERVATION/GENETIC IMPROVEMENT PLANT TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATIC BOTANY LAND RESTORATION

CONCLUSIONS: 

CONCLUSIONS     “THE ACQUISITION AND ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IS MORE POWERFUL A WEAPON IN A NATION’S ARSENAL THAN ANY MISSLE OR MINE ” KOFI ANNAN. UN SECRETARY-GENERAL