Being a holder of Msc in Library and Information Sciences, I work as the Knowledge and information manager for the Africa Centre for Research on Bananas and Plantains (CARBAP), the regional banana research and development center for West and Central Africa. My duty include managing knowledge and information through apropriate communication channels, i.e. content generation, content management and dissemination, providing input in the implementation of the capacity building program, assisting in the management of innovation platforms in the field of banana research and development.

We are engage in empowering the mind of youths, women and children positively to enable them secure better places/status in society cause when their minds are charge positively there would not be rooms for hooliganism, mass unemployment and so on. Also we advocate for the right of youths, women and children while we create and enabling environment to rekindle those dreams they had that they thought will never come to pass.

I am a young Agricultural Scientist working under the Department of Agricultural Research, MALAWI. My Research areas include Molecular Plant Pathology and Plant Biotechnology. I hold a BSc degree from The Mzuzu University, Malawi, and just finished a MSc. Degree from Chancellor College of The University of Malawi. My recent work is on Genetic characterization and Epidemiology of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses in Malawi.

Crops for the Future (CFF) is an international partnership organisation working on a global level with a mission to promote and research the use of neglected and under-utilised crops in developing countries, in order to diversify agricultural and food systems, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the livelihoods of poor people, in particular agricultural producers. CFF is achieving its mission through research in strategic areas, information management, capacity and awareness building as well as advocacy towards policies that do not discriminate against the use of under-utilised species.

Dr Nicholls has worked in the life science sector for over 30 years, with a focus on genomics and biomedical science in government, pharmaceutical, biotech and academic clients. He has broad experience of building partnerships and collaborations in translational research, driving innovation and change in organizations, from start-ups to quoted companies.

The China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO) is a non-profit membership organization operating nationwide. CANGO was founded in 1992 and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 1993 (registration number 3340), and is audited according to Chinese laws. By the end of 2009, CANGO had 126 member organizations. CANGO is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. CANGO also gained the qualification of pre-tax deduction for donations by the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation.

Daniel Walker is a Deputy Chief of CSIRO’s Division of Ecosystems Science. The Division comprises some 500 staff with expertise in ecology, agricultural and forestry systems sciences, social and economic sciences, environmental biotechnology and urban infrastructure and engineering at 18 laboratories across Australia.

Prof. Borgemeister has a Diploma In Agricultural Engineering (University Gottingen) and a PhD in Horticulture (University of Hannover). He is presently Director General of icipe, a pan-African Research Centre headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. His previous positions include Senior Scientist at IITA and Professor at Hannover University. He is the Editor –in-Chief of the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (published on behalf of icipe by Cambridge University Press).

I am a research scientist by profession, a plant breeder currently working with USAID as a agricultural research specialist and main aim is to coordinate and liaise with partners working in the field to better develop and complement country's agricultural priorities of poverty reduction and wealth creation among small scale farmers while protecting the environment through the use of sound environmental practices. At present we are working with farmers groups in assisting them in the adoption of good agricultural practices in rice and maize production.