The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, FARA, is hosting it's 6TH AFRICA AGRICULTURE SCIENCE WEEK AND FARA GENERAL ASSEMBLY at Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. This year theme is - Africa Feeding Africa through Agricultural Science and Innovation bringing together representatives of FARA's constituents including African and non-African institutions involved in African agricultural research and development such as the Sub-Regional Organizations (SROs) (ASARECA, CORAF/WECARD, CCARDESA and NASRO), Farmers' and Pastoralists' Organizations, the Agricultural Research Institutions, Agricultural Educational Institutions including universities, NGOs and other partners.
OBJECTIVES for this years' conference are:
- To enable FARA constituents meet to review progress and lessons learnt since the 5th Agriculture Science Week ;
- To determine the African regional agenda for the next three years;
- To hold the Ghana Agricultural Science day as a highlight of Africa Agriculture Science Week
- To mark progress towards achievement of the CAADP vision; and
- To hold the Business meeting for the purpose of ratifying various issues related to the program, governance of FARA and the leadership of the FARA and Secretariat.
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