The SADC-ICART Project organised a Scientific Symposium from 6‐10 September 2010 at Saint George Hotel in Pretoria, South Africa.The purpose of the scientific symposium is to enable National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in the SADC Member States to enhance their capacity to address common regional researchable constraints and opportunities in agriculture through regional initiatives. The project supported 7 regional research projects with activities in 10 Member States and several technologies, strategies, practices and knowledge products have been developed, evaluated and packaged for wider application. It also sponsored Postgraduate training for 50 students drawn from 9 Member States at four universities in the member states, in addition to supporting several knowledge sharing platforms for regional scientists.
The Scientific Symposium was convened to share the outputs and outcomes achieved, and one session of the Symposium has been devoted to the activities in Information, Communication and Knowledge Management in Agricultural Research & Development. Mr. Simumba presented a paper on the "Development of a National Agricultural Information, Communication and Knowledge Management (AICKM) Strategy - the case of Zambia".
During the symposium Mr. Simumba had a opportunity to interact with other participants from Zambia as well as other countries. He urged the Zambian participants to join ZAR4DIN. Zambia had 12 participants coming from Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Natural Resources Development College and International Red Locust Control Organisation for Central and Southern Africa. Participants to the symposium included policy makers at national and regional levels, researchers, trainers and students.
Posted by Davy Simumba - Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
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