Agricultural Scientists Argue that Systems Research Offers Solutions to Tackle Poverty, Hunger and Environmental Degradation Together

Speakers will present strategies and results that respond directly to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations, and have a marked impact on the lives of smallholder farmers of developing countries. Considerable progress has been made towards those goals, but much is yet to be done. Despite significant economic growth in many developing countries over the past decade, over 800 million people remain under-nourished, including 160 million children.

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The conference calls upon the donor community, agricultural research institutions, partners in the wider research and development community, the private sector, as well as policy and decision-makers to work jointly and strengthen the use of systems approaches in agricultural research for development, in order to further advance the contribution of science to the international community's commitment to end hunger completely by 2030.

For more i nformation  

Conference opening session and keynotes on live stream ( March 3 , 10:30 to 16:30 CET ): http://humidtropics.cgiar.org/international-conference-integrated-systems/

Media contact: Valérie Poiré, Communication Officer, Humidtropics, v.poire@cgiar.org , +234-803-978-4256