Fatima Denton

Also known as Fatma Denton

Gambian Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA)

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““We are privileged to be operating in a space where we can draw on strong science and identify downstream the best tools to deploy scientific findings that can support policy.””
““We have to use our research institutes as producers of knowledge, not only as contributors to research but as influencers of research outcomes."”
“"Ghana is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest depletion of its natural resources and needed to move away from being a marginal supplier of raw commodities to harnessing the full potential of its natural capital through diversification and greater value addition."”
“"Research does not only bring out the problems of the society but equally serve as a source of solutions to such identifiable problems."”
““We have to elevate science to economic literacy and anchor our work to respond to problems that our governments, farmers, pastoralists and vulnerable communities are wrestling with.””
“"Africa’s flight towards agricultural sovereignty cannot be achieved if we do not deliberately use agriculture as a catalyst for growth."”