This document provides a summary of the activities of Day 5 of a conference. Key highlights include: - Day 5 focused on agricultural tertiary education and training, with sessions reviewing capacity gaps in agricultural research and development and identifying strategies for action. - Sessions also provided feedback from the conference's thematic areas and looked toward future actions, including the launch of the TEAM Africa initiative. - Side events on the day included competitions for women and young professionals in science, as well as workshops on information management strategies, monitoring and evaluation tools, and ICT tools for agricultural research and development information management.

1. Recap and Profile of Day 5
Nodumo Dhlamini
RUFORUM

2. Monday (24th Sept.) Day 1
Highlight - the role of universities and
RUFORUM
Identify opportunities for
collective/coordinated action for
fostering agricultural innovation in Africa
through training, research, outreach and
partnerships

3. Day Two Focus
Sub theme: Enabling Environment for Agricultural
Development
Objective: Collate the national, regional and global
agricultural transformation trends, challenges,
lessons and strategies for putting in place
institutional, policy, capacity and investment
priorities that would enable agricultural
development in Africa with clear role for
RUFORUM and African universities

4. Day 3 Focus
Sub theme: Impact of HE on agricultural development
Purpose:
Synthesizing the key institutional, technology and
procedural requirements for assessing the impact of
training, research and advisory services in agricultural
development.

5. Day 4 Sessions
• Plenary Session
• Six parallel sessions
• Graduate Students Meeting
• Students Evening function

6. Key Messages
• More food will be required for consumption by the
increased urban population
• One of the roles of universities and research
institutions in responding to climate change is
generating local knowledge
• The future growth path of African Agriculture will
depend on a number of strategies including the
stimulation of market linkages to commercialize
African agriculture

7. Key messages from the Magnum
• Though RUFORUM has made progress, there is still
more to be done, and we request all the stakeholders to
continue supporting RUFORUM’s work
• We also had parallel sessions on :
– AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES
– ENHANCING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
– PROMOTING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

8. Overview of Day 5
• Sub theme: Agricultural Tertiary Education &
Training
• Purpose:
– Review the capacity gaps in Agricultural Research
and Development and identify strategies for
action
– Sensitize and engage African TAE institutions on
the TEAM Africa initiative

9. Sessions
• Session 31: Plenary
• Session 32:Feedback From Conference Thematic
Areas (1130-1315)
• Session 33:Way Forward and Future Actions
(1415-1525)
• Session 34:Launch of Team Africa (1600-1640)
• Session 35: Closing Ceremony (1640-1730)
• At 1900hrs : Closing Dinner and Awards

10. Side events
• 3rd Africa-wide Women and Young Professionals in
Science Competitions
• ToT on information and communication
management strategy development
• SMART TOOLKIT, M&E tools and methods
• ICT tools for ARD information management

11. THANK YOU