African Union or AU Commission Chairperson challenged universities to adapt to technological innovations and to catch up quickly with the rest of the world.
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma while addressing the fourth Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, emphasized on the critical role in producing knowledge, research, technologies and innovations
She advised Africans to invest much more on education, science, research and technology to meet its development targets and claim its stake in the world and knowledge economy.
The Chairperson ordered African agriculture to do much to ensure their collective food security to reverse the trend of importing food to create jobs and contribute towards industrialization.
She urged universities to strengthen their collaboration with industries and accelerate intra-African research and scientific cooperation.
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture is celebrating its 10th anniversary under the theme: ‘African Higher Education Week: Transforming Agricultural Education a Platform for the Way Forward.’