Feed the Future has scheduled a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanut research and asks people from around the world to share their questions, thoughts and opinions about the direction research should take in coming years.
The discussion will span 14-15 June and give participants a chance to learn about current research and ask practitioners around the world what additional, new and innovative research is needed. A team of experts will facilitate the conversation.
- David Kalule Okello, a peanut breeder with the Ugandan National Agricultural Research Organization, will begin from Kampala at 3 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. in Kampala and 7 a.m. GMT)
- ICRISAT’s Farid Waliyar is up next from Paris at 7 a.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. in Paris, and 11 a.m. GMT). During this session, there will be a period of moderation in French at 10 a.m. Pour ceux qui s’expriment plus confortablement en français il y aura un modérateur en français présent à partir de 10h TU.
- USAID’s Vern Long will continue the discussion from Chicago at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. in Chicago and 3 p.m. GMT)
- Consultant Noel Ellis will pick up the discussion from Auckland at 6 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. in Aukland and 10 p.m. GMT) to finish the discussion.
Peanuts, or groundnuts as they are called in much of the world, are an integral agricultural commodity and food crop, according to Feed the Future, and contribute to smallholder incomes and nutrition in ways that lead to food security.
To join the 24-hour AgExchange online discussion, fill out an AgExchange profile and go to the event page on the day of the talk.