[Français ci-dessous] Around 30 students from the Lead City International School in Jericho, Ibadan, participated in the open class organized by the caravan team, along with two of their teachers. The presentations focused on the need of changing our food systems and making them more sustainable through the application of agroecological principles and taking into…
[Français ci-dessous] The caravan team gave an open class about agroecology and the contributions of research for development to make food systems more sustainable at the University of Abomey-Calavi, in Cotonou, Benin. The class counted with the presence of around 45 students from agronomy and food sciences but also other disciplines such as engineering. Four…
[Français ci-dessous] The caravan visited the Bolgatanga Girls Highschool and gave an open class in the big assembly of the school, for around 1000 students. The class was also attended by some teachers, and focused on the topic of sustainable food systems and its contextualization concerning global complex problems such as climate change, biodiversity crises…
[Français ci-dessous] We participated in a small conference at the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS), attended by 55 students and academics, about the contributions of research for the development of rural areas. Professor David Millar shared some insights from the r4d FoodSAF project, including a newly developed barometer for the assessment of…
[English below] Nous avons passé l’après-midi avec une quarantaine d’étudiants de l’Université Nazi Boni de Bobo-Dioulasso, principalement dans les domaines de l’agronomie, de la foresterie, de l’élevage, de la nutrition et de l’extension agricole. Les présentations de trois projets du r4d – ORM4soil, Yamsys et IFWA – ont fourni un terrain fertile pour une discussion…