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Elodie Becquey

Elodie Becquey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in IFPRI’s West and Central Africa office in Senegal. She has over 15 years of research experience in diet, nutrition, and food security in Africa, including countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania.

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Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9)

Yokohama

Japan

July 24 to August 20, 2025

  • 7:30 – 9:30 pm (Asia/Tokyo)
  • 6:30 – 8:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 4:00 – 6:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) is co-hosted by the Government of Japan, the United Nations, UNDP, the World Bank, and the African Union Commission and will take place in Yokohama, Japan, from August 20 to 22, 2025.

The TICAD9 conference promotes African ownership and international partnership, bringing together heads of state, development partners, private sector leaders, and civil society to drive sustainable development across the continent. TICAD 9 will focus on co-creating innovative solutions under the key pillars of economy, society, and peace and stability.

For more information about TICAD9, please click HERE.

TICAD9 Side Event

Scaling Agricultural Extension in Africa amid Emerging Technologies and Global Aid Shifts | July 24, 2025 | 6:30am – 8:30am (EDT) / 19:30 – 21:30 (Asia/Tokyo)

Co-organized by Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), and IFPRI

This event aims to foster dialogue on how to transform agricultural extension in Africa through models that are innovative, inclusive, and effective in addressing development priorities—particularly job creation, youth and women empowerment, and sustainability. It also seeks to explore how emerging technologies and structural shifts in global aid can reshape the future of agricultural advisory systems.

How Japanese advanced technologies, expertise, and institutional innovations can contribute to improving food and nutrition security and livelihoods in African countries? | August 20, 2025

IFPRI and Africa: IFPRI’s research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in the region | August 20, 2025 | 18:00- 19:30 (Asia/Tokyo) | Exhibition Hall D

  • Steven Were Omamo, Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit and Director for Africa, IFPRI
  • Oliver Kirui, Program Leader for the Nigeria and Ghana Strategy Support Programs, IFPRI
  • Khalid Siddig, Program Leader for the Sudan Strategy Support Program, IFPRI
  • Joachim De Weerdt, Program Leader for the Malawi Strategy Support Program, IFPRI

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