Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
| SIDE EVENTS (for the presentations during the side-events click here) | ||
| Subthemes | Side-events | Documents |
| 1. Identifying and exploiting Africa's competitive advantages in agricultural production, agri-business and related industries | Pan African Private sector consortium as leverage for impact networking and agribusiness development | · Report |
| 2. Developing Africa's capacity for agricultural commerce and innovation | NEPAD Cassava Initiative | · Report |
| Official launch of Naturally African Platform | · Report · Presentation to the GA | |
| 3. Learning from past success of research in influencing agricultural policies | SADC dialogue | · Report |
| SADC MAAPP | · Report | |
| NEPAD Partnership platform | · Report · Presentation to the GA | |
| 4. The status of the 5 requirements for turning Africa's agriculture around | Overcoming Challenges in Scaling Out Agricultural Research Successes | · Report |
| Fostering partnership in SSA ARD | · Report | |
| 5. Positioning agricultural research institutions to be fully effective | PAEPARD Stakeholder consultation | · Report |
| 6. Learning lessons from responding to risks and disasters | Landcare International | · Report · Presentation to the GA |
| Oasis Challenge program to combat desertification | · Report | |
| 7. Africa's capacity to build human and institutional capacity for the agricultural industry | COL-FARA Meeting on Tech-MODE for Agricultural Education | |
| Capacity Strengthening, Information Exchange, Learning, Foresight and S&T Policies for Agricultural Innovation | · Report · Presentation to the GA | |
| 8. Mobilizing civil society for agricultural development | Participatory Approaches to Empower Local Communities in Non-Tropical Dry Areas of Africa: ICARDA Experience | · Report |
| Promoting CSOs inclusiveness in Africa ARD | · Report · Presentation to the GA | |
| SSA NGOC side event | · Report | |
| Farmer’s organization side event | · Report | |
| 9. Peri-urban agriculture | Agricultural biodiversity initiative for Africa | · Report |
| Urban horticulture for Africa | · Report | |
| 10.Capturing indigenous knowledge for development while respecting intellectual property rights, ethical and moral integrity and biosafety | Public research and regulation Initiative (PRRI) MOP4/COP9 preparatory meeting | · Report |
| Innovative pathways for commercializing agricultural results in Africa | · Report | |
| 13 June, Wednesday: Opening Ceremony |
| Welcome address by SADC Deputy Executive Secretary |
| Introduction of FARA by FARA Chairperson, Njabulo Nduli |
| The European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development, Marina Puccioni |
| Presidential address from South Africa |
| Keynote address: Richard Mkandawire on behalf of Rosebud Kurwijila, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture |
FARA Update: from Entebbe to Johannesburg Progress report from FARA Secretariat by Monty Jones |
The Subregional research organization update |
The civil society group |
| Scientific partners (Dennis Garrity) (Open file) |
GFAR and Regional fora sharing of experiences and inter-regional collaboration |
| 14 June: Plenary Session 1 |
| Subtheme 1: Identifying and exploiting Africa's competitive advantages in agricultural production, agri-business and related industries |
| Keynote speaker: Joyce Cacho, Agribusiness Initiatives |
Respondents: - Vangie Titi, Department of Agriculture, South Africa (Open file) |
Report from side-events - Pan African Private Sector consortium |
| Subtheme 2: Developing Africa's capacity for agricultural commerce and innovation |
| Keynote speaker: Mandi Rukuni, W.K. Kellogs Foundation (Open file) |
Respondents: - Marcel Nwalozie on behalf of Chuks Ogbonnaya, Abia State University, Nigeria; (Open file) |
Report from side-events - NEPAD Cassava Initiative (Open file) - Naturally African Platform - AATF (Open file) |
| Subtheme 3: Learning from past success of research in influencing agricultural policies |
| Keynote speaker: Lindiwe Majele Sibanda FANRPAN (Open file) |
Respondents: - Carlos Sere, ILRI - Isaac Minde, ICRISAT (Open file) |
Report from side-events - SADC dialogue (Open file) - SADC MAPP (Open file) - NEPAD Partnership platform |
| Subtheme 4: The status of the 5 requirements for turning Africa's agriculture around |
| Keynote speaker: Monty Jones, FARA (Open file) |
Respondents: - Paco Sereme, CORAF - Papa Abdoulaye Seck, WARDA |
Report from side-events - Fostering Partnerships in ARD (Open file) - Overcoming Challenges in Scaling Out Agricultural Research Successes (Open file) |
| Subtheme 5: Positioning agricultural research institutions to be fully effective |
| Keynote speaker: Prof Frans Swanpoel, University of the Free State, South Africa (Open file) |
Respondents: - Emmanuel Owusu-Bennoah, CSIR, Ghana; - Jean Daniel Ngou Ngoupayou, IRAD, Cameroon; (Open file) |
Report from side-events - PAEPARD (Open file) |
| 15 June: Plenary Session 2 |
| Subtheme 6: Learning lessons from responding to risks and disasters |
| Keynote speaker: Modibo Traoré, Director AU-IBAR on HPAI and other zoonotic threats (Open file) |
Respondents: - Ousmane Badiane, IFPRI-NEPAD; - Linda Makuleni, Onderstepoort Biological Products |
Report from side-events - Landcare International - Oasis Challenge Program (Open file) |
| Subtheme 7: Africa's capacity to build human and institutional capacity for the agricultural industry |
| Keynote speaker: Anthony Youdeowei (Open file) |
Respondents: - August Temu, ANAFE; (Open file) - Ado Stroebel, University of the Free State |
Report from side-events - CTA/RUFORUM/FARA (Open file) - COL/FARA (Open file 1) (Open file 2) |
| Subtheme 8: Mobilizing civil society for agricultural development |
| Keynote speaker: Monica Kapiriri, Kampala (Open file) |
Respondents: - Litha Musyimi-Ogana, Gender & Civil Society Org; - Adnan Gibriel, North Africa |
Report from side-events - Farmer’s organization consultation (Open file) - NGO Sub Saharan Africa consortium (Open file) - Participatory approaches to empower local communities (Open file) |
| Subtheme 9: Peri-urban agriculture |
| Keynote speaker: John Pender, IFPRI (Open file) |
Respondents: - Patricia Kameri-Mbote, University of Nairobi; - Adama, Traore, Mali (Open file) |
Report from side-events - Agriculture Biodiversity initiative for Africa (Open file) - Urban Horticulture for Africa (Open file) |
| Subtheme 10: Capturing indigenous knowledge for development while respecting intellectual property rights, ethical and moral integrity and biosafety |
| Keynote speaker: Mogege Mosimege, Dept of Science & Technology, South Africa (Open file) |
Respondents: - Kazhila Chinsembu, University of Namibia (Open file) - Maikut Chebet, Uganda (Open file) - Monique Salomon, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa (Open file) |
Report from side-events Preparations for biosafety protocol meeting and biodiversity convention (Open file) |
| Plenary Closing |
Chair: Mme Njabulo Nduli
• Winners of poster competition by Judith Francis of CTA • The principle resolutions of the 4th FARA General Assembly by Ralph von Kaufmann of FARA • Vote of thanks by Monty Jones • Closing by Dr. Mosiphula Mbongwa of the Dept. of Agriculture, South Africa |