Rothamsted International
African Fellows Programme

Alumni Workshop, Cape Town, 2nd-3rd October 2009

Programme

Friday 2nd October
8.00        Registration in the main foyer with tea & coffee

 

Conference Room

Comments

9:00

Opening remarks
Rothamsted International ,
Judy Mann

Gatsby Charitable Foundation,
Laurence Cockroft

 

9:15

Keynote Speech
 “Achieving the Doubly Green Revolution in Africa”
Prof Jennifer Thomson, University of Cape Town

 

10:00

 

Presentations by Alumni Fellows
Chair: Stephen James

10:00   Josephine Namaganda
10:15   Achille Assogbadjo
10:30   Caroline Kadu
10:45   Hortense Diallo
11:00   Edward Yeboah
 

 

Each Fellow has a 15 minutes slot, and has been asked to summarise their project and its achievements.

11:15

COFFEE

 

11.30

Presentations by Alumni Fellows
Chair: Stephen James  (contd)

11:30   Walter Leke
11:45   Marius Ekue
12:00   Bonto Faburay
12:15   Fassil Yimamu
12:30   Esron Karimuribo
12:45   NazaireKouassi

 

Each Fellow has a 15 minutes slot, and has been asked to summarise their project and its achievements.

13.00

LUNCH   

 

14:00

Presentations by Alumni Fellows
Chair: Tim Olagbimero

14:00  Bosco Bua
14:15  Charles Ssekyewa
14:30  Gelagay Ayelet
14:45  Frank Owusu
15:00  Robert Kajobe
15:15  Sunday Oluwefemi
15:30  Sumita Ramgareeb

 

Each Fellow has a 15 minutes slot, and has been asked to summarise their project and its achievements.

 

16:00

Tea / Coffee

 

16.30

PLENARY : Feedback and Discussion

Panel:  Stephen  James, Tim Olagbimero,
 Justice Nyamangara, Laurence Cockroft

 

17:30

Close

 

 

 

 

19:30

Dinner and Live Music
Nyonis Kraal, 98 Long Street

 

Saturday 3rd October

 

Conference Room

Comments

 

9:00

 

9:30

 

10:00

Chair: Stephen James
International Foundation for Science
Richard Hall
 
Comments  from Dr Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI
Laurence Cockroft , Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Summary of Questionnaire Feedback
By Rothamsted International
Judy Mann

 

10.15

DISCUSSION: Facilitated in small groups
Chair: Stephen James

  • Impact of AFP Fellowships on individual; research institution, small-farmer agriculture?
  •  Technology transfer to small farmers – lessons on application of knowledge
  • Capacity building - lessons on targeting & relevance of project subject area

 

 

No more than 6 people per group, with specific questions to be addressed, and a Facilitator and Rapporteur identified for each group.

12.30

REPORT BACK: from each group to Plenary
Chair: Stephen James

  • Key lessons of program to date

 

 

13.00

LUNCH

 

14:00

DISCUSSION: Facilitated in small groups
Chair: Justice Nyamangara

  • Establishment of Alumni Network

 

No more than 6 people per group, with specific questions. Facilitator and Rapporteur identified for each group.

15:00

Tea / Coffee

 

15.30

REPORT BACK: from each Group to Plenary
Chair: Justice Nyamangara

  • Establishment of an Alumni network

 

 

16:00

Wrap-up with summary of conclusions
Stephen James, Rothamsted International

Laurence Cockroft, Gatsby Charitable Foundation

 

17:00

CLOSE

 

Evening Free

Sunday 4th October Optional sight-seeing tour

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