ASSW7+Kigali

The Livestock and Fish Program in collaboration with the Rwanda Agricultural Board, AU-IBAR and FARA held a side event at the 7th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW7) on 14th June 2016. The theme of the side event was, "//**How research is contributing to Livestock Development Strategy in Africa (LiDeSA)**//"

Discussions at this AASW7 side event by these pan-African livestock R&D organizations (AU-IBAR and FARA, ILRI, ICARDA and CIAT) and the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), which implements Rwanda’s national policy on agriculture and animal husbandry to deliver research and extension services, highlighted emerging opportunities for further livestock research, capacity development and partnerships, with a focus on how the national and international agricultural research systems could better collaborate.