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DESCRIPTION:Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security\n\npresen
 ts\n\nFood Security in Africa:\n	Friends and Foes\n\nMarch 14  |  10h00 to 
 11h30\n\nOnline presentation on Zoom\n\nAndre A. Diatta\n\nAssistant profe
 ssor at the Department of Agronomy\, Gaston Berger University\, Senegal\n
 \nIn addition to his roles as assistant professor of Agronomy and Coordina
 tor of the University Diploma of Technology in Agroecology at Gaston Berge
 r University (Senegal)\, Andre A. Diatta is also a Research Affiliate in R
 esearch and Development at the Ecological Monitoring Center (CSE)\, and wa
 s previously a Postdoctoral Fellow in Agronomy at Kansas State University.
 \n\nDiatta's research and outreach focus on soil fertility\, nutrient mana
 gement\, cropping system diversification\, conservation agriculture\, and 
 alternative crops. He has published several refereed journal articles\, bo
 ok chapters and technical reports and has engaged in projects based in Sen
 egal with a goal of developing human and institutional capacity in agricul
 tural teaching\, research\, training\, and outreach. Diatta worked with se
 veral agriculture and nutrition development programs to promote mung bean 
 adoption across several regions in Senegal to improve nutrition and food s
 ecurity. He is also involved in the 'Food for Education and Nutrition' pro
 gram through Counterpart International\, an NGO based in Senegal.\n\nAndre
  holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences fro
 m Virginia Tech and a MSc. degree (Honours) in Agroforestry from Assane Se
 ck University of Ziguinchor in Senegal.\n
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LOCATION:Zoom online event
SUMMARY:Food Security in Africa: Friends and Foes
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/food-security-africa-fri
 ends-and-foes-345953
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