Presented by Stella Williams (Agricultural Economist and Professor—Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria) at the International Forum on Water and Food (IFWF), South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. The International Forum on Water and Food (IFWF) is the premier gathering of water and food scientists working on improving water management for agricultural production in developing countries. The CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF) represents one of the most comprehensive investments in the world on water, food and environment research.The Forum explores how the CPWF research-for-development (R4D) approach can address water and food challenges through a combination of process, institutional and technical innovations.

1. Untangling some challenges and opportunities in water research on the African continent today – with focus on domestic and agricultural use Presentation: Stella Williams , Agricultural Economist, Professor Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria CGIAR CPWF International Forum on Water and Food - 14-17 November 2011, Pretoria

6. How are we doing across Africa? Source: MDG Report 2010 Africa More advances on % of population with improved drinking water (left) than on % with sanitation (right) – black bars (2008)

9. Role of women in agricultural production “ The links ... could not be clearer because nothing is more vital to maternal and child health than the food that is produced on Africa’s farms and the income agriculture provides to lift our people out of poverty,” said World Food Prize Winner and Executive Secretary of FARA, Monty Jones, already in 2010. Women have traditionally provided for household food production in Africa, while men tend to focus on growing cash crops or migrate to cities to find paid work. Yet women own hardly any land and get only around 5 % of farming information services.

16. Sources and additional reading European Commission, 2003. Water for Life. EU-Water Initiative. International Cooperation – from knowledge to action. Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications, 47 p. FAO. Water and Food Security Country Profiles. http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/water/ Gleick, P.H., 2009 'The world's water'. Island Press - http://www.worldwater.org/ Gyawali, D., T. Allan, et al ., 2006. EU-INCO water research from FP4 to FP6 (1994-2006) – A critical review. Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications, 86 p. Mekonnen, M.M. & A.Y. Hoekstra, 2010. The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products. Vol 1: Main Report. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Value of Water Research Report Series 47: 35 p. Mekonnen, M.M. & A.Y. Hoekstra, 2010. The green, blue and grey water footprint of farm animals and animal products. Vol 1: Main Report. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Value of Water Research Report Series 48:43 p. UNDP, 2010. Assessing Progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals. MDG Report 2010, 103 p. University of Michigan: http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/freshwater_supply/freshwater.html UN Water for Life Decade (2006-2015): http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/ www.mundusmaris.org

17. YOUR ATTENTION IS MOST APPRECIATED Thank You www.mundusmaris.org