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1 Centre for Dryland Agriculture Bayero University, Kano
Our Vision: to be a global leading centre in Dryland Agriculture, renowned for excellence in teaching and research , and the quality of its products Our Mission: to respond to the needs of dryland regions through relevant high level human capacity development and demand-driven research contributing to food security, improved livelihoods, and sustainable use of natural resources.

2 Why Drylands? 41% of global land Aridity gradient Desert drylands
17% 24% Dry subhumid Semiarid Arid Hyperarid Desert drylands Non-desert drylands 6% 29% 35% of global population Source: Safriel (2013) Strong partnerships required in addressing the multitude of issues affecting agriculture and livelihoods in Drylands

3 Our Partners Different Categories Universities/Academic Institutions
Local/National Regional International Universities/Academic Institutions Research Centres Public Sector Industry/Private Sector

4 Our Partnership Strategy
Importance of developing strong partnerships recognized right from the inception of the Centre Two workshops (one local and one international) organized during the conception of the Centre, which assisted in charting direction and informing the development of curricula and thematic focus areas Sought relevant partners through direct engagement/contact or through facilitation by existing partners

5 Activities with Regional Academic Partners
Involvement in teaching both regular programmes and short courses(INRAN, ICRISAT and IITA West Africa Hubs) Joint supervision of students (UniNairobi, UniMaradi, IER Mali, INRAN, Agrhymet, Abdulmumini Univ Niamey and CGIAR partners in West & Central Africa) Interviewing and screening francophone students for admission by CDA (UniMaradi) Academic Exchanges/staff trainings (short stays and PhD trainings) (IAR Tunisia, UniNairobi, UniMaradi) Joint proposals to donors (UniNairobi, Unimaradi) Joint research (mainly with national and CGIAR Centres so far)

6 Benefits of Regional Academic Partnerships
Benefits to ACE Increased visibility in the region Sharing of human resources Sharing of facilities and information resources Capacity building of faculty in some key areas Benefits to Partners Capacity building of faculty and other staff Sharing of facilities Networking opportunity with CDA partners

7 Major challenges Lack of enough funds to adequately support partnership activities Language barrier (Anglophone/Francphone Partnerships)


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