Knowledge and Agricultural Development in Africa: Building Local Policy Research Institutions

Open to the Public

Knowledge and Agricultural Development in Africa: Building Local Policy Research Institutions with Calestous Juma.

Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2003 Time: 11:45am - 02:00pm Location: Perkins Room

The presentation will address the role of diversity in the generation of knowledge needed for policy making. It uses the case of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), founded by the speaker in Nairobi in 1988, to illustrate how knowledge-based institutions interact with policy makers to guide development processes. ACTS was established to undertake policy research research, promote training and disseminate information on the role of technological innovation in sustainable development, with particular emphasis on agriculture.