CGIAR: Social Media and Agricultural Research for Development

Three weeks to go before the launch of the 6^th Africa Agriculture Science Week, and the energy among the ranks of social reporters is palpable. A very active community will support the efforts of those communicating from the event and its overall importance to African agriculture – and many of the members of this community have yet not even met! They are the virtual supporters of the social media efforts for AASW6 supported by CTA, GFAR, YPARD and the CGIAR Consortium.

The energy is palpable and contagious, the numbers speak for themselves. Three weeks to go and an army of over 140 social reportersfrom all walks of life and all corners of the world are already researching, preparing, writing… Some of them will travel to Accra and participate in person, others will be behind the scenes hard at work to ensure those not be…

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About Dr. Bukar USMAN, mni

I started as a field Veterinary officer with Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and later joined College of Agric, Maiduguri as a lecture & a Researcher in the Department of Animal Health & Production. I was appointed the Provost of the College In 2003. In 2007 I was appointed Hon. Commissioner & Member Borno State Executive Council and later appointed Permanent Secretary with the Borno State Civil Service in 2009. I was the National Facilitator Animal Health, National Programme For Food Security of the Federal Ministry of Agric & Rural Development, Abuja. I was Director, Veterinary Medicine & Allied Products (VMAP) and now Director North East Zone NAFDAC. I’m a member of the National Institute’ (mni), Kuru SEC 40, 2018. I engaged myself in various aspects of the veterinary profession. I founded Sril Group Ltd, Nigeria. I’m now the Director General of Borno State Livestock Management Agency (BOLMA)

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