Testimonials from three Africa-Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace projects and a moderated conversation are going on now in the CECAT entry hall.
It is a great moment to provide opportunity for learning from ending projects and to celebrate achievements. The three projects presented are: "Cotton Varieties and Pest Management in Tanzania"; "Study of the Ecology and Nutritional Potential of the Native Food Tree Species Used by Local Communities in Burkina Faso and Brazilian Amazon: a food security and conservation strategy in the context of climate change"; and "Bee Diversity and Honey Production for Food Security" (Brazil-Ethiopia).
After the presentation, there was a round of questions asked by three students from different areas (Agriculture, Geography and International Relations). It was a great chance to provide opportunity for learning, and to put the projects into perspective of global challenges.
The questions were:

1. Student: Rodrigo Montalvão Ferraz
University: University of Brasília
Course: Agriculture, 5th Year
Question: What do you consider most relevant for the success of your project:
- Knowledge sharing between co-leaders?
- The infrastructure you can use through your partner?
- Access to germplasm from Brazil and other countries?
Please, choose only one option.

2. Student: Uander Gonçalves dos Anjos
University: University Of Brasília
Course: Geography, 3rd Year
Question: for the Native Food Tree Species project co-leaders: If a food crisis occurs, don’t you think that areas that have been mapped will suffer more impact because there is more information available? Also, couldn’t some people take ownership of those areas because of their value, leaving others without access to food?

3. Student: Maria Eduarda N. Cajueiro
University : Universitarian Centre of Brasília – UniCeub
Course: International Relations, 3rd Year
Question – for the bee project co-leaders: Bees are very important for the economy for the wholje planet. However, since 2007 scientists are worried about their disappearance. In Canada and USA some of the beekeepers lost 90% of their beehives. Aren´t you afraid of accelerating this process in northern Ethiopia by rearing the queens? How would you mitigate this problem?