Speeches
African Green Revolution Forum: AGRA President Namanga Ngongi Speaking Remarks at Opening Panel Session
Good morning and I too would like to welcome you all to the first African Green Revolution Forum to be held in Africa. And I would like to thank President Mills for the excellent Ghanaian hospitality that I know we will all experience over the next few days. But while we will be enjoying our surroundings and the good company of old colleagues and new contacts, we have a great deal of work to do.
Africa’s Green Revolution Forum: Initiating a Quantum Leap Forward
President John Atta Mills of Ghana, Prime Minister Pinda of Tanzania President Obasanjo, Ambassadors, Farmers, Representatives of Farmer and Civil Society Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen--
From Subsistence to Market Oriented Agriculture, Remarks by Dr. Namanga Ngongi at the Cameroon Professional Society Congress
It gives me great honor and pleasure to take part in the deliberations of this Congress of Cameroonian Professionals and contribute to the reflection on agricultural development in Africa and Cameroon. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Cameroon Professional Society for inviting me to address this impressive gathering. You are all testimony to the diverse talent that our beloved nation has produced. I applaud the efforts of the Cameroon Professional Society here in the United States to bring together so many individuals who have come to this country to succeed in many areas of business and education, and to provide you with a platform for dialogue and cooperation, as well as a vehicle to help you promote the economic and social development of the Cameroon nation.
A Green Revolution for Africa: Fulfilling the Borlaug Dream
It is such an honor and a great privilege for me to address this distinguished forum today, for it is indeed a very special gathering in honour of a very special man. President Carter, I was moved by your tribute to Dr. Borlaug. Listening to you talk, I was overcome again with the sadness of losing a man outstanding is so many ways – a famous scientist, a visionary, a friend, mentor and, of course, the father of the Green Revolution.
H.E Kofi Annan| 18 June 2010 | Richard Ernst Lecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
“For never has science played a greater role in our everyday lives. In countless ways, developments based on scientific research have made our world healthier, more prosperous and opened up new opportunities.”
The Global Child Nutrition Forum: Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security
Remarks by Dr. Namanga Ngongi A new green revolution: challenges and opportunities in linking smallholder farmers
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security
AGRA President Dr. Namanga Ngongi speaks at The Chicago Council Symposium on Agriculture and Food Security in Washington DC.
AGRA and NEPAD: A Partnership for Action
World Food Security: Can Private Sector R&D Feed the Poor?
Dr. Namanga Ngongi addresses the Crawford Fund 2009 Annual International Conference on behalf of AGRA, thanking the Crawford Fund for its dedication to addressing a central issue of development: the effective use of research to achieve food security, especially for Africa, where one third of the population faces chronic hunger.
Exciting Progress on Farmer-driven Seed Systems in Africa [Français]
Welcome and introduction by Dr. Joe DeVries, Director of AGRA's Program for Africa's Seed Systems (PASS), at a meeting of AGRA PASS grantees in Bamako, Mali. 5 October 2009
Opening Speech by the Minister of Agriculture, Mali, Mr Aghatan Alhassane, at the 1st PASS Grantee Conference
Malaian Agriculture Minister speaks at the PASS meeting at the 1st International PASS meeting and talks about the march towards a green revolution in Africa,’ and the importance of gathering experts in seed production, researchers of national and international research institutions, seed companies, distributors of agricultural inputs, farmers and policy makers.
Mobilising Parliamentary Action towards Agriculture, Food Security and Development in Africa
AGRA and the Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA) launched a new partnership today to support African parliamentarians as they promote policies to help smallholder farmers make the transition from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture, a change that will require a comprehensive transformation of Africa’s agricultural system. Prior to signing the agreement, Dr Akin Adesina delivered a speech to participants of the 25th anniversary of AWEPA, calling on Parliaments all across Africa to join in support of African farmers.
2 September 2009
AGRA President Delivers Keynote address at 2nd World Agroforestry Congress
At the 2nd World Congress on Agro-forestry on 25 August 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya, AGRA President Dr. Namanga Ngongi delivered a keynote address on Achieving African Food Security in an Era of Climate Change.