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Opening speech by Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Morocco (HE Mohammed Sadiki).
Addresses by VIPs:
Minister for Food and Agriculture Ghana (Virtual) (Hon. Bryan Acheampong (MP)
Commissioner AUC–ARBE (HE Amb. Josefa Sacko) (Jerome Afeikhena)
Global Director CGIAR (Martin Kropff)
Inaugural Speech by FAO DDG (Ms Beth Bechdol).
Tea Break
Moderator: Faouzi Bekkaoui (INRA)
Congress objectives: Saidi Mkomwa (ACT)
Panellists:
• Ms Beth Bechdol, FAO DDG
• Mr Martin Kropff, Global Director CGIAR
• Mr Samba Kante, Board Chair of the Agricultural Bank of Senegal
• Mr Jaouad Bahaji, DG Office National de Conseil Agricole, Morocco
• Ms Medrina Linda Mloza Banda, Principal Secretary (Technical Services), Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi
• Martin Bwalya, CA & CSA expert (ACT)
Rapporteurs: Josef Kienzle (FAO), Weldone Mutai (ACT), Tom Goddard (ICAAP-Africa).
Lunch Break
Moderator: Edward Chuma (ACT Network):
Panellists: Kofi Boa (CNTA, Ghana); Brian Oldrive (Zimbabwe); Royd Michelo (Zambia); Hicham Daoui (AMAC, Morocco), Nawfel Roudies (UM6P, Morocco).
Rapporteurs: Collins Nkatiko (CFU Zambia), Hafiz Muminjanov (FAO) and Frew Berisso (CFGB, Ethiopia)
Coordinator: Badre El Himdy (IAV Hassan II), El Hassane Bourarach (ACT/AMAC), Rachid Moussadek (INRA/ ICARDA), Hafiz Muminjanov (FAO)
Conveners: Putso Nyathi (IFAD) and Dan Higgins (IFAD)
Panellists: Melkie Fenta (Ethiopia), Kefasi Kamoyo (Malawi), Mary Muteti (Kenya), Jimmy Mweri (FAO), Charles Kibiru (Ikonic Agricultural Machinery), Sebastien Subsol (AFD).
Rapporteurs: Silvia (PMI)
Convener: Rachid Moussadek (ICARDA)
General session speaker: O. Ortiz (One CGIAR)
Panellists: EiA-CA Morocco (R. Moussadek & M. Devkota), CWANA-F2R (M. Baum), ClimBer (A. Govind), C. Thierfelder (CIMMYT), M.Nkomo (EiA), Remi Trier (WB)
Rapporteurs: K. Devkota and Y. Yigezu (ICARDA).
Convener: Michele Rinaldi (CREA)
Moderator: Harun Cicek (FiBL)
Panel discussion topics:
(i) Success stories from MED Farmers: Emilio Gonzalez (Spain); François Mandin (France); Abdelhakim Mohsine (AMAC) (Morocco) (45min)
(ii) Technical, cultural and political constraints to adoption of Conservation Agriculture (45min).
Panelists: F. Mandin (APAD), R. Mrabet (INRA) and H. Cheikh M’Hamed (INRAT)
Rapporteurs: M. Elmourid (Agenda) and A. Zouahri (INRA)
Convener and Moderator: Rachid Mrabet (INRA, Morocco).
Panellists: Pandi Zdruli (CIHEAM-Bari, Italy); Sieg Snapp (CIMMYT); M L Jat (ICRISAT); Robert Zougmore (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT)
Rapporteurs: Lewis Hove (FAO), Lindah Muzangwa (North-West University, SA), Susan Mbacho (SUA)
Convener & Moderator: Rachid Moussadek (ICARDA/INRA, Morocco).
Panellists: Gottlieb Basch (ECAF), Tom Goddard (ICAAPAfrica), Faissal Sehbaoui (UM6P),Riad Balaghi (AAA) and Liudmila Orlova (NMCA Russia).
Rapporteurs: H. Boulal (APNI), Elhabib Elmostafa(UM6P), and M. Boughlala (INRA)
Keynote speaker: Christian Thierfelder (CIMMYT),
Session Chair: Tom Goddard (ICAAP-Africa); Co-Chair - Rondromalala Andriamady (Madagascar).
Rapporteurs: Mohamed Chikhaoui (IAV), Imane T. Alami (INRA), Godfrey Omulo (Hohenheim University).
Keynote speaker: Saidi Mkomwa (ACT);
Session Chair: Rafael Fuentes (IAPAR); Co-Chair - Valentine Fombin (Cameroon).
Rapporteurs: Emilio Gonzalez (ECAF); Nomathemba Mhlanga (FAO), Theresa R Mulaire (CFGB).
Lunch Break
Session Chair: Joseph Mureithi (ACT); Co-Chair: Abdul Rahman Kamara (Sierra Leone).
Rapporteurs: Hatem C. M’hamed (INRA, Tunisia), Johann Strauss (Cape Province, SA), Hamisi Dulla (ACT)
Session Chair: Jerome Afeikhena (AUC). Co-chair: Bereket Forsido (Ethiopia).
Rapporteurs: Joseph Mpagalile (FAO); Samba Kante (Senegal), Eletina Lungu (Zambia)
Conveners: Rachid Moussadek & Mohamed Chikhaoui (INRA/IAV/ICARDA)
Moderator: Faouzi Bekkaoui(INRA)
Panellists: Michael Baum (ICARDA), Bruno Gerard (UM6P), Henry Mloza-Banda (ICAAP Africa), John Laborde (RICA), Patrick Okori (RUFORUM) and Rachid Bouabid (ENAM).
Rapporteurs. Badr El Himdy (IAV), Abdellah Aboudrare (ENAM) and Baqir Lalani (UK)
Awards, Gala Dinner and Cultural Evening
Keynote speaker: Rachid Moussadek (INRA/ICARDA)
Session Chair: Klaas Mampholo (DAAF SA); Co-chair: Richard Kanui (Kenya).
Rapporteurs: M. Boughlala (INRA) and Kofi Boa (CNTA), Meaza Melkamu (Ethiopia).
Keynote speaker: Martin Bwalya (ACT).
Session Chair: Theodor Friedrich (Consultant), Co-chair: Valere Nzeyimana (FAO).
Rapporteurs: Mina Devkota (ICARDA), Mloza Banda (ICAAP-Africa), Oussama El Gharras (Agenda NGO).
Tea Break
Convener: Geoffrey Mrema (SUA). Moderator: TBD.
Panellists: Mataba Tapela (U of Gaborone), Joseph Mpagalile (FAO), Andriamady Rondromalala (Madagascar), Josef Kienzle (FAO, Rome), Jerome Afeikhena (AUC).
Rapporteurs: Karim Houmy (FAO), Mathias Fonteh (Cameroon) and Abdelmalek Zirari (INRA).
Lunch Break
Convener: Martin Bwalya (ACT). Co-chair: Samba Kante (Senegal).
Panellists: Mohamed Manssouri (FAO CFID), Chakib Jenane (WB); Abdullahi G. Abubakar (Nigeria), Meryem Dkhil (Credit Agricole Bank Morocco) and Saidi Mkomwa (ACT).
Rapporteurs: Marius Aina (Benin), Putso Nyathi (IFAD) and Hendrik Smith (SA)
Announcements on field site visits. (INRA/ONCA/ICARDA/ Almoutmir)
Awards for best oral and poster presentations (Joseph Mureithi, ACT Board)
Presentation of the 3ACCA Rabat Declaration (AUC/ INRA/ ICARDA)
Feedback on the 3ACCA. (El Hassane Bourarach -3ACCA Secretariat)
Closing remarks - Mohamed Manssouri (FAO CFID)
Vote of Thanks – Hafiz Muminjanov (on behalf of participants) and Saidi Mkomwa (on behalf of the organizers)
Visits to Long term CA trials in Merchouch INRA/ICARDA at the Experimental Station (1h from Rabat) (with the support of ONCA, AMAC and UM6P/Al Moutmir);
Three (3) on-farm CA trials under cereal based systems;
CA practicing farmers and equipment manufacturers.
