4ème CONFERENCE OUEST AFRICAINE DE L’AGRICULTURE ECOLOGIQUE ET BIOLOGIQUE
4TH WEST AFRICAN CONFERENCE OF ECOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
Institutionalization of Ecological and Organic Agriculture in West Africa
OPPORTUNITY OF NICHE CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT
DAY 1: Tuesday, December 05, 2017
| Schedule | Activities | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08am:30–09am:00 | Morning Arrival and registration of participants and Installation of officials | Steering committee |
| 09am:00–10am:00 | Opening ceremony • Welcome speech by the President of AOPP, • Welcome speech by the Chairman of the AEB Steering Committee, • Address by the WAfrONet Representative (Simplice Davo VODOUHE), • Address by the AfrONet Representative (Jordan Gama), • Address by the Representative of IFOAM • ECOWAS EOA Représentative and African Union Commission (Janet Edeme) • Address by the Representative of IFOAM • Speech by the FAO Representative • Address by the Minister of Agriculture of Mali | Moderator: Laurent Glin |
| 10am-10am:30 | Opening Cocktail + Family Photo | |
| 10am:30-13am:00 | Session 1 parallel 1-Institutionalization of ecological and biological agriculture in national and sub-regional policies; AEB, ANASA, Danish Cooperation, Swedish Cooperation, GIZ, etc. Parallel Session 2 2- Contribution of research in organic and ecological agriculture and food security and poverty reduction (platforms of innovations, experiences of disabled people) Sasakawa Global 2000, UN Women, UNDP Session 3 parallel 3-Biological and ecological adaptation to climate change, based on practices, know-how and scientific research; CILS Session 4 parallel 4- Access mechanisms and seed governance for organic and ecological agriculture: what are the biotechnological risks? Session 5 5- Market research and development of value chains, CMDT, Emile Noëlle (OHVN), AFD Session 6 6- Mechanisms for the exchange of experience between members of national and sub-regional networks. ICRAF | Goïta FAO OLUGBENGA Fagaye Cissoko Davo VODOUHE IFOAM Amadou Coulibaly Nicolay Gian Ibrahim Coulibaly |
| 13am:00-14am:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14am00-18am :00 | Afternoon Field trip • the bio fertilizers production farm • Transformers • Agro-ecological production: off-soil and fish farming | Green Elephant REMATRAC-BIO Multifunctional Platform |
| 19am :00 | Artistic presentation + Meals in common | |
DAY 2: Wednesday, December 06 2017
| Schedule | Activities | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08am:30–09am:00 | Morning Presentation of the film | Moderator: Laurent Glin |
| 09am:30–10am:00 | Guided tour of exhibitions on organic agriculture in West Africa: Products (marketable inputs or finished products) Books posters innovations | Moderator: Laurent Glin |
| 09am:30–10am:00 | Coffee break | |
| 10am:30-13am:00 Discussion, synthesis and recommendations | workshops, Organic cotton: production and strategic adaptation Discussion, synthesis and recommendations Presentation of case studies (research, project experiences, etc.) Discussion, synthesis and recommendations Climate Change and Seed Adaptation in the context of Organic and Ecological Farming: What Access Mechanism? What are the constraints? Discussion, synthesis and recommendations Organic and ecological agriculture the case of market gardening issues and challenges and constraints, Organic processing and market research challenges and challenges and constraints, Discussion, synthesis and recommendations In parallel: Preparation of Discussion, synthesis and recommendations Declaration / recommendations of the Third West African Conference (work of the small group set up for this purpose) | Davo VODOUHE Nicolay Gian Fagaye Cissoko OLUGBENGA Amadou Coulibaly Ibrahim Seck Helvetas Siaka Doumbia Bernard JOUAN Moderator: Laurent Glin |
| 13am:00-14am:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14am:00–15am:00 | Afternoon Statements of the 4th Conference Reading of the declaration / recommendations of the Fourth West African Conference | Moderator: Laurent Glin |
| 15am:00-16am:00 | Closing ceremonies Speech of thanks of the participants of the authorities and the sponsors Closing speech (Minister or representative) | Moderator: Laurent Glin |
| 16am:00-17am:30 | Discussion of the agenda of the ECOWAS organic plan for West Africa. Discussion on the host of the 5th conference. The election of the Board of Directors of WAfrONet. | Moderator: Laurent Glin |
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