The session explores the power and potential of crop diversity through two lenses: the scientific and the gastronomic. Two panels will include experts working on resilient, drought-resistant crops on the African continent, as well as under-utilized crops, tropical forages, and food trees with potential to restore drylands (predominantly in the Sahel). The session also includes chefs and entrepreneurs harnessing the potential of these crops to promote more delicious, nutritious, and climate-friendly options around food. In the first panel, experts look into key crops and food trees that present an astounding potential to tackle the main challenges associated with climate change and land degradation in the region, and explore ways to foster greater conservation and sustainable use of these crops to enhance breeding programs and farmers’ livelihoods. The second panel gathers organizations and individuals working on the ground to create nature-based solutions around agrobiodiversity and sustainable agriculture in Africa’s drylands.
Biodiversity for Resilience: Harnessing Crops’ Potential for Drylands Restoration and Climate Change Adaptation
Publisher: Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)
Language: English
Year: 2021
Ecosystem(s): Drylands and Rangelands
Location(s): Africa
Africa
agriculture
agrobiodiversity
climate change
food security
land degradation
livelihoods
nutrition
Sahel
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HOST
Crop Trust
SPEAKERS
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Ismahane Elouafi
Chief Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Kent Nnadozie
Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Alice Muchugi
Team Leader, Trees Genetic Resources and Biodiversity, CIFOR-ICRAF
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Chef Selassie Atadika
Chef and Founder, Midunu
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Salima Mahamoudou
Research Associate, West and Central Africa Lead, World Resources Institute (WRI)
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Pierre Thiam
Chef, Founder, Yolele Foods
MODERATORS
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Éliane Ubalijoro
Chief Executive Officer, CIFOR-ICRAF
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Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
President & CEO, ONE Campaign
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