Time: 08h00
Venue: Zoom
On Thursday, 19 October 2023, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) co-director, Professor Lise Korsten, will join a virtual roundtable session at the World Food Prize Foundation‘s Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue.
The session, “Harnessing science innovations for a sustainable, equitable, and nourishing food system”, is co-hosted by Murdoch University’s Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, the Australian Council for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the Crawford Fund, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, and the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).
Professor Korsten, who is also the president of the African Academy of Sciences, and is based at the University of Pretoria, is one of six speakers for the session. Joining the CoE-FS co-director are:
- Professor Wendy Umberger – CEO, ACIAR
- Professor Prabhu Pingali – Director, Tata-Cornell Institute, Cornell University
- Professor Appolinaire Djikeng – Director-general, International Livestock Research Institute; senior director, CGIAR Livestock-based systems
- Dr Robyn Alders – Crawford Fund medalist; senior consulting Fellow, Chatham House
- Dr Ravi Khetarpal – Executive secretary, APAARI.
Session details:
- Date: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Time: 08h00 SAST
- Venue: Zoom – register here
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