Open Science Network Meeting: Partnerships-Innovation-Agriculture

See the videos of the Open Science Network Meeting that was webcasted live on the 3rd of June. This International meeting is organised by INRA, CIRAD and their public interest group IFRAI, the French Initiative for International Agricultural Research.

Introduction

Opening Address by Gérard Matheron (Director General of Cirad, France)
Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development by Janez Potocnik (European Commissioner for Science and Research)
What vision for the agriculture of the future? Ideas and proposals by Louise Fresco (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Session 1: “Ecology of Innovation”

Introduction by Papa Seck (WARDA, Benin)
Presentations by Plenary Speakers
• Andy Hall (LINK-UNU/MERIT, India)
• Suresh Gokhale (BAIF, India)
• Ntsikane Maine (University of the Free State, South Africa)
• Guy Riba (Inra, France)
• Bernard Hubert (FI4IAR, France)
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Round Table discussion
• Robert Watson (DEFRA, UK)
• Jean-Michel Severino (Agence Française de Développement, France)
• Giselle L. D'Almeida (Interface, Senegal)
• Sornprah Thanisawanyangkura (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
• Mario Allegri (FORAGRO, Uruguay)
• Bertrand Hervieu (CIHEAM)
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Conclusion Session 1
by RobertWatson
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Session 2: “New Challenges Facing Integration”

Introduction by Henri Carsalade (Agropolis, France)
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Presentations by Plenary Speakers
• Integrated land management experience: a documentary on Brazil, Mali and France
• Renaud Lancelot (Cirad, France)
• Hans Herren (Science Council, CGIAR)
• Bernard Chevassus-au-Louis (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, France)
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Round Table discussion
• Lamine Seiny Boukar (PRASAC, Tchad)
• Ren Wang (CGIAR)
• Adel El Beltagy (GFAR)
• Yvon Martel (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada)
• Bernard Dreyfus (IRD, France)
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Conclusion Session 2
by Judy Wakhungu (ACTS, Kenya)
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Debate with the public
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Closing Address

by Marion Guillou (President of Inra, France)
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