RUFORUM’S SECOND TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA, MERCURE HOTEL
CALL FOR EXHIBITIONS FOR THE TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE
Background
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a Network of 170 universities from 40 African countries, is organising its second triennial conference to be held in Windhoek - Namibia, from 12th - 16th August 2024. The theme for the second RUFORUM Triennial Conference is “Operationalising Higher Agricultural Education and Research Ecosystems for Innovation, Industrialisation and Economic Development in Africa: A Call for Action”. Over 1,000 participants representing Policymakers, African Governments, African Union Commission, Universities and universities’ networks, Higher Education Leaders, Students and Alumni, Researchers, Regional Research Organisations (SROs), Private Sector Leaders, Agricultural Knowledge, and Innovation Systems (AKIS) Stakeholders, Development Partners, ICT stakeholders, Farmers and Farmer Organisations, Innovators and RUFORUM Staff are expected.
Events of the 2 nd RUFORUM Triennial Conference
The second RUFORUM Triennial conference will involve pre-conference events (from August 5th to 9th) and main conference events (from August 12th to 16th). The pre-conference events mainly involve side meetings and most importantly, various capacity-building sessions on topics that are relevant to the main theme of the conference. The main conference events include among others,scientific conferences, poster sessions, and exhibitions by RUFORUM member universities, researchers, private sector, farmers, and industry players to showcase their expertise, knowledge, technologies, and innovations and broaden the scope of their partnerships.
Deadline: 30th June 2024
