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Board of Director’s Activity report

This report outlines the proactive policy advocacy role of the Board of Directors for AKD, as well as the strategic alliances, partnerships, and networks with stakeholders. It also includes details on joint programs and projects for academic and research collaborations. The report covers various global organizations and initiatives, such as Global GFAR, CGIAR, GCHERA, FAO, and European Forum for ARD (EFARD). It also highlights communication efforts, partnerships in Africa and Asia, academic cooperation opportunities, and organizational updates.

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Board of Director’s Activity report

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  1. Board of Director’s Activity report

  2. Workplan To play a pro-active policy advocacy role for AKD Strategic alliances, partnerships and networks with and between stakeholders, both in the N. and in the S. Organise joint programmes and projects for academic and research collaborations

  3. 1 - To play a pro-active policy advocacy role for AKD Global GFAR : Active participation in the last GCARD in SA (2016) Efforts put in this, little or no result Since then, low physiological activity – Sleeping part. CGIAR : - Direct collaborations from members in the CRPs+ - Evaluation of the EU contribution to CG GCHERA : - Represent the European Universities (ex : Bucharest) - New project in Haiti (Kellog’s foundation)FAO : No more in CFS, operational cooperation through the CDAIS

  4. 1 - To play a pro-active policy advocacy role for AKD: Europe European Forum for ARD (EFARD) EU Commission : DG DEVCO, DG Research (H2020), DG Education H 2020 and Erasmus + : Brokering partnerships for building new projectsICA : Representing ARD + partnership in the South

  5. 1 - To play a pro-active policy advocacy role for AKD: CommunicationWebsite E newsletterTropentag (Ghent in 2018) : 8 students supported to be noted : Witzenhausen in September 2019 Prague in September 2020

  6. 2 - Strategic alliances, partnerships and networks with and between stakeholders, both in the N. and in the S. Africa Ruforum : Partnership has facilitated a political alliance that has been fruitful To support the needs of higher education in Agriculture in Africa To accompany the fast growth of Ruforum (> 110 universities now); especially outside Eastern/Southern Africa To develop a number of projects between our members and African universities in Agriculture Asia MoU with SEARCA: Partnership has facilitated a number of projects for strengthening higher education (MS FCC, PISAI, …Field TAPE)

  7. 3 - Programmes and Projects: Academic Partnerships and Business Opportunities Academic cooperation : European Joint Degrees (MScs and PhDs) on tropical challenges (with support of Erasmus mundus) Agris mundus, Sutrofor, IMRD, IMHS...

  8. 3 - Programmes and projects: academic partnerships and Business Opportunities Projects nurtured by Agrinatura and implemented by consortia of members and partners : Value chains project NIPN Paepard CDAISAfrican information platforms (Edulink) Food Security and Climate Change (FSCC) SMARTALPISAI A few more in preparation... Challenge of renewal§

  9. 4 – Organisation Secretariat : Reorganisation of the EEIG’s business office Preparation of the change of SG in Prague Finalised the statutes reform and the legal recognition update in Belgium Took management independence from CULS in Prague / Open own bank account in Brussels

  10. Thank you for your contributions to these activities!

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