Annual Report 2012 - African Agricultural Technology Foundation

6 AATF Annual Report 2012
l The Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) Project holds its fourth
annual review and planning meeting from 6–10 February in Polokwane,
South Africa. The meeting was attended by over 60 participants with
each project team presenting their 2011 activities and plans for 2012.
March
l The Maruca-Resistant Cowpea Project holds its planning and review
meeting in Accra, Ghana from 1–2 March and reviews progress made
in the three project countries of Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso in
2011 and develops the 2012 work plan.
l AATF and the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology
sign a partnership agreement on 5 March under the Integrated Striga
Management in Africa Project to enable the two institutions undertake
a survey on Striga weed management technologies in Kenya.
l AATF and Japan Tobacco sign a license agreement allowing AATF to
access the PureIntro® plant transformation technology for use in the
Nitrogen Use Efficient Water Use Efficient and Salt Tolerant (NEWEST)
Rice Project.
l Cassava Mechanisation & Agro-processing (CAMAP) Project staff
visit Brazil from 12–24 March to survey the available labour-saving
production technologies that can address cassava production and
processing constraints among smallholder farmers in SSA, identify
possible partners and also negotiate for access and transfer of the
technologies.
AATF Board of Trustees visit the Bacterial Wilt-Resistant
Banana Project confined field trial in NARO, Uganda in
April 2012
April
l The AATF Board of
Trustees holds its 19 th Board
meeting in Kampala, Uganda
from 18–19 April where
members review AATF activity
implementation progress and
budgets and also receive
other management reports.
During the meeting Dr Stan
Blade was appointed to serve
as Vice-Chair to the Board.
The members also
Deploying agricultural technologies for farmers