In June 2004 the InterAcademy Council (IAC) published a report on "Realizing the Promise and Potential of African Agriculture." Produced at the request of Kofi Annan, the report describes the role of science and technology in improving food security and agricultural productivity in Africa (see the July 2004 IFPRI Forum for more details). This past December, IFPRI and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) held a seminar on the report. Speakers included Bruce Alberts, president of NAS and co-chair of the InterAcademy Council; Rudy Rabbinge, co-chair of the IAC study panel and dean of Graduate Schools at the Wageningen University and Research Centre; Kevin Cleaver, director of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department at the World Bank; and Mortimer Neufville, Board chair of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Participants noted, among other things, that institutions agreed on strategy at the international level, but not on the country level; that action on the ground was still weak; that donors needed to coordinate their efforts more effectively; and that both governments and donors should adopt the report, appoint a council, and monitor achievements. The report is available at www.interacademycouncil.net/africareport.