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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Côte d'Ivoire

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny hosts colloquium on AI and African agrarian systems

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny is hosting, from 5 to 7 November 2026, the second international colloquium of the Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Sociales, themed on AI, agrarian systems and sustainable development in Africa.

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Why it matters: The colloquium hosted by Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny is scheduled to run until 7 November 2026 under a theme linking AI, agrarian systems and African sustainable development.

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB) said it is hosting the second edition of the international colloquium of LARESS, the Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Sociales (Social Sciences Research Laboratory), from 5 to 7 November 2026.

According to the university, the colloquium's theme is artificial intelligence, agrarian systems and sustainable development in Africa, framed as a return to the future.

The university presented the event as opening new perspectives for sustainable and inclusive African agriculture.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The second LARESS colloquium at UFHB, scheduled for 5 to 7 November 2026, is organised around the theme of artificial intelligence, agrarian systems and sustainable development in Africa.

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