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Alexander Müller (FAO)

"I really think that the GCARD Conference is absolutely necessary because there is no place in the world where we can bring farmers and scientists together looking at institutional building, at knowledge sharing, at building platforms than at GCARD. This is a unique Conference...."

Bruce Campbell (CCAFS)

"At this type of event you meet people that you wouldn’t ordinarily meet, and they can give you really interesting insights into the kinds of things that are needed. And there are a lot of users here, as opposed to researchers, and therefore you start thinking about the kinds of products that we need to deliver as scientists..."

Sujiro Seam (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France)

"Partnership is also for the most vulnerable people, who do not have a voice usually, except in events like GCARD. It is a pleasure for me to be here, because I feel that what GCARD is all about is really about partnership..."

Stephen Hall (WorldFish)

"Our role as a technical provider becomes very low, but as a facilitator or a broker of bringing the right technologies in may become increasingly important. And learning how to do that well and develop the culture for doing that well, I think, is a really important part of events like GCARD..."

Emily Hillenbrand (Helen Keller International, Cambodia)

"For Helen Keller International, GCARD2 was an opportunity to share some of our practical lessons learned and approaches to integrating nutrition, agriculture, and health and to draw attention to the importance of behavior change, communication and addressing gender in nutrition strategies..."

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