Africa 2016 - Launching the Cassava Innovation Challenge
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2016-05-20

http://www.weforum.org/

The Rockefeller Foundation to launch US$ 1Million Cassava Innovation Challenge to enhance cassava shelf life, the main nutrition source for 500 million people in Africa.

Speakers
• Mamadou Biteye, Managing Director, Africa Regional Office, Rockefeller Foundation, Kenya; Global Agenda Council on Africa
• James Mwangi, Executive Director, Dalberg, South Africa; Young Global Leader
• Sridhar Thiruvengadam, Director, Projects, Export Trading Group (ETG), Malawi

Moderated by
• Adeyemi Babington-Ashaye, Head of Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum