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1 Sustainable and productive farming systems Shared interests in Africa and Australia Brian Keating

2 Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to not only feed itself but to export food and other agricultural products to a world in which food security is a growing challenge AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating 2 |

3 Barriers are complex and long-standing, extending well beyond adapted agricultural technologies and practices Include markets, institutions, food value chains, nutrition and health outcomes of food systems and wider issues of economic development AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating 3 |

4 A systems approach is critical and new ways of stimulating innovation in the public and private sectors are needed AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating 4 |

5 Inclusive Market Development 5 | AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating Woodhill, et al 2012. From islands of success to seas of change: a report on scaling inclusive agri-food markets. Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR.

6 6 | Lifting agricultural output from Africa (and Australia) must also halt and reverse land degradation, be achieved with minimal new greenhouse gas emissions and successfully adapt to the challenge of climate change. AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating

7 7 | AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating Australia and Africa share many common agricultural challenges: limiting soils, highly variable climates, many common pests and diseases and similar crops, pastures and animals in tropical/sub-tropical farming systems. Equator

8 8 | Homology with northern Australia AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating

9 9 | Scientists from Australia and Africa have a common interest in partnerships that address these shared challenges. AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating

10 10 | AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating We have much to gain by working together

11 Partnering for innovation and impact 11 | Science as a stimulus for innovation, not a replacement Sustainably building African institutions and science capability & leadership under CAADP AIFSC Conference 30 November | Brian Keating

12 Thank you Sustainable Agriculture Flagship Dr Brian Keating Director t+61 7 3833 5632 ebrian.keating@csiro.au wwww.csiro.au/SAF


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