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<strong>Making</strong> the <strong>Connection</strong>: Value Chains for Transforming Smallholder Agriculture<br />
An International Conference to be held at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)<br />
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<br />
6-9 November, 2012<br />
AGENDA<br />
REGISTRATION | SUNDAY 4 NOV 2012<br />
14.00 – 19.00<br />
DAY 1 | TUESDAY 6 NOV 2012<br />
1<br />
08.00 – 12.00<br />
08.45 – 09.45<br />
09.45 – 10.30<br />
10.30 – 11.15<br />
11.15 – 13.00<br />
13.00 – 14.30<br />
14.30 – 16.30<br />
16.30 – 17.00<br />
18.30 – 21.00<br />
4 Nov<br />
4REGISTRATION<br />
4OPENING<br />
SESSION<br />
Speech of Welcome: Mr Michael Hailu, Director, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Remarks: Mr Josué Dioné on behalf of UNECA Executive Secretary<br />
Remarks: H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture<br />
Official Opening: Mr H.E. Wondirad Mandefro, State Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia<br />
KEYNOTE ADDRESS<br />
Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor, Imperial College, London.<br />
Setting the scene: world agrifood trends and their potential impact on developing country value<br />
chains.<br />
Moderator: Ms Patricia Amira, Host, “<strong>The</strong> Patricia Show”.<br />
Moderator: Ms Patricia Amira, Host, “<strong>The</strong> Patricia Show”.<br />
REGISTRATION | MONDAY 5 NOV 2012<br />
4COFFEE<br />
BREAK, EXHIBITION AND PRESS CONFERENCE<br />
4PLENARY<br />
SESSION ONE<br />
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE, MARKET-LED VALUE CHAINS<br />
A moderated panel discussion in which speakers from the private sector, public sector, international<br />
agencies and academia will draw on the Keynote Speech and their own experiences to<br />
address topics such as how to promote sustainability, whether sustainable growth will come<br />
from domestic or export markets, investments required for successful value chains, and the<br />
role of SMAEs.<br />
Panelists:<br />
Mr Khalid Bomba, CEO, Ethiopian Agriculture Transformation Agency<br />
Mr Michael Nkonu, Executive Director, Fairtrade Africa<br />
Mr Hasit Shah, Director, Sunripe Group, Kenya<br />
Prof. Sylvia Concepcion, Dean of the School of Management, University of the Philippines,<br />
Mindanao<br />
Mr Jean Pierre Imele, Biotropical srl, Cameroon<br />
Mr Chris Anstey, Sustainable Supply Chain Consultant, UK<br />
4LUNCH<br />
AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
4BREAKOUT<br />
SESSIONS<br />
10.00 – 19.00<br />
4REFRESHMENTS<br />
AND EXHIBITION<br />
4<br />
4WELCOME<br />
COCKTAIL AT THE SHERATON HOTEL<br />
5 Nov<br />
6 Nov
DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY 7 NOV 2012<br />
2<br />
08.45 – 10.45<br />
10.45 – 11.15<br />
11.15 – 13.00<br />
13.00 – 14.30<br />
14.30 – 16.00<br />
16.00 – 16.30<br />
16.30 – 18.00<br />
4PLENARY<br />
SESSION TWO<br />
INVOLVING SMALLHOLDERS IN MODERN VALUE CHAINS<br />
<strong>The</strong> panel will include speakers from the private sector, farmer organisations and others<br />
and will consider how to ensure sustainable inclusion of smallholders in commercial value<br />
chains and ways of “scaling up”. Examples of successful inclusion will be presented.<br />
4COFFEE<br />
BREAK AND EXHIBITION<br />
4BREAKOUT<br />
SESSIONS<br />
4LUNCH<br />
AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
4BREAKOUT<br />
SESSIONS<br />
4COFFEE<br />
BREAK AND EXHIBITION<br />
4REGIONAL<br />
BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS<br />
Eastern and Southern Africa<br />
Moderator: Mr Lamon Rutten, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
West and Central Africa<br />
Moderator: Mr Vincent Fautrel, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Caribbean and the Pacific<br />
Moderator: Mr Andrew Shepherd, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
7 Nov<br />
Moderator: Mr Joost Guijt, Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen University<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr Jethro Greene, Chief Coordinator, Caribbean Farmers Network (CAFAN)<br />
Mr Thomas Delbar, Ecom Trading<br />
Mr Larry Attipoe, Value chain specialist, SNV Netherlands development organisation<br />
Mr Steve Wiggins, ODI Overseas Development Institute, UK
DAY 3 | THURSDAY 8 NOV 2012<br />
3<br />
4<br />
08.45 – 10.45<br />
10.45 – 11.15<br />
11.15 – 13.00<br />
13.00 – 14.30<br />
14.30 – 15.00<br />
15.00 – 16.00<br />
16.00 – 16.30<br />
16.30 – 17.30<br />
DAY 4 | FRIDAY 9 NOV 2012<br />
4PLENARY<br />
SESSION THREE<br />
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS IN FACILITATING VALUE CHAIN<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
Moderated discussions that will include consideration of enabling environments,<br />
Public-Private Partnerships and training in support of value chains.<br />
Moderator: Mr Lanre Akinola, Editor, “This is Africa”<br />
Panelists:<br />
Mr Donald Keith Amiel, President, Caribbean Agri-business Association (CABA)<br />
Mr Léini Lare-Sambiani, ECOWAS<br />
Ms Jacqueline Mkindi, Executive Director, Tanzania Horticultural Association<br />
Mr André Dellevoet, Executive Manager, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Nairobi<br />
Ms Ellen Olafsen, infoDev – <strong>The</strong> World Bank Group<br />
4COFFEE<br />
BREAK AND EXHIBITION<br />
4BREAKOUT<br />
SESSIONS<br />
4LUNCH<br />
AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
KEYNOTE SPEECH<br />
Mr Daniel Gad, Managing Director MetroLux Flowers and Omega Farms, Ethiopia<br />
4PLENARY<br />
SESSION FOUR - THE WAY FORWARD<br />
Moderated Plenary discussion on actions required to promote value chains for smallholder<br />
transformation, drawing on discussions during the plenary and breakout sessions.<br />
Moderator: Mr Lamon Rutten, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Panelists:<br />
Mr Djibo Bagna, President of ROPPA<br />
Mr Gerald Masila, CEO, Eastern African Grain Council<br />
Mr Stephen Hazelman, Women in Business Development, Samoa<br />
4PRIZE<br />
GIVING AND CLOSING SESSION<br />
Mr Michael Hailu, Director <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Dr Josué Dioné, Director FSSD, UNECA<br />
4REFRESHMENTS<br />
AND EXHIBITION<br />
08.00 – 18.00 4OPTIONAL<br />
FIELD TRIPS<br />
8 Nov<br />
9 Nov
14.30 - 16.30<br />
11.15 - 13.00<br />
PLENARY ROOM<br />
ROOM CR3 PLENARY ROOM ROOM CR6 ROOM CR5 ROOM CR3<br />
BREAKOUT SESSIONS<br />
THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING<br />
THE ROLE OF FARMER ORGANIZATIONS IN BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN<br />
SUPPLIERS AND BUYERS<br />
Moderator, Mr Heiko Bammann, FAO<br />
Panelists:<br />
Mr Kyle Stice, Natures Way Cooperative, Fiji<br />
Ms Keeley Holder, Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN)<br />
Mr Dunstan Demille, Consolidated Foods Ltd, St Lucia<br />
Mr David Doolan, Balochistan Agriculture Project, FAO, Pakistan<br />
Mr Fadel Ndiame, FOSCA, Kenya<br />
RESULTS IN VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT: DO WE HAVE ANY?<br />
MONITORING AND REPORTING<br />
Moderator, Mr Jim Tanburn, DCED<br />
Panelists to include: Ms Mihaela Balan, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia<br />
Mr Moses Pelomo, Cocoa Livelihoods Improvement Program, Solomon Islands<br />
MOBILE SERVICES STRENGTHENING AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS FOR<br />
SMALLHOLDERS<br />
Moderator, Mr Ken Lohento, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Panelists:<br />
Mr Boss Farijallah, Sustainable Harvest<br />
Mr Shaun Ferris, CRS<br />
Mr Fritz Brugger, Syngenta Foundation<br />
Mr Kwame Bentil, Mfarms, Ghana<br />
Mr Peter Thompson, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Jamaica<br />
VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT CREATION<br />
Moderator: Mr Merten Sievers, ILO<br />
Mr Abraham Okolla Wakhutu, ATC, Kenya<br />
Tadesse Meskela, Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU), Ethiopia<br />
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR ANALYSING VALUE CHAINS<br />
Moderator, Mr Steven Franzel, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).<br />
Speakers:<br />
Mr Andreas Springer-Heinze, GIZ<br />
Mr Jason Donovan, ICRAF<br />
Mr Elly Kaganzi, CARE, Uganda<br />
Ms Felicity Proctor, Felicity Proctor Consulting Ltd.<br />
MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND VALUE CHAINS: TOWARDS<br />
STRENGTHENED PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP<br />
Moderator: Mr Vincent Fautrel, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Panelists:<br />
Ms Enid Cuellar, Market Information Organisation of the Americas (MIOA), Honduras<br />
Mr Mark Davies, Esoko, Ghana<br />
Mr Sani Laouali Addoh, West African MIS Network (RESIMAO), Senegal<br />
Ms Janet Ngombalu, Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) – Regional AgriTrade Network (RATIN)<br />
Mr Patrice Annequin, IFDC, Ghana<br />
Mr Yaya Ndjore, Tigo, Tanzania<br />
Mr Ahadu Woubshet, Ethiopia Commodity Exchange<br />
Mr Ashok Nair, Reuters Market Light, India<br />
Mr Bernard Yvetot, Orange (France-Telecom)<br />
6 Nov<br />
7 Nov
11.15 - 13.00<br />
14.30 - 16.00<br />
ROOM CR5<br />
ROOM CR6 ROOM CR5 ROOM CR3 PLENARY ROOM CR6<br />
BREAKOUT SESSIONS<br />
THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING<br />
DEVELOPING GREEN AGRI-FOOD VALUE CHAINS<br />
Moderator, Ms Florence Tartanac, FAO<br />
Mr Spencer Henson, Institute of Development Studies, UK<br />
Mr Louis Bockel, FAO<br />
Mr. Robert Best, Trinidad & Tobago<br />
Mr. Patrick Mwesigye, United Nations Environment Programme<br />
REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR COORDINATED FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL<br />
VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA<br />
Moderator: Ms Susan Minae, FAO<br />
Mr Abebe Haile Gabriel, AUC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<br />
Mr Chungu Mwila, ACTESA-COMESA, Lusaka, Zambia<br />
Mr Aliou Diagne, Africa Rice Center, Cotonou, Benin<br />
Mr Josué Dioné, Director FSSD, UNECA<br />
IMPROVING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FARMERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS<br />
Moderator: Mr Gerrit Holtland, Agri-Hub, Ethiopia<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr John Belt, Royal Tropical Research Institute (KIT), Netherlands<br />
Mr Getnet Haile, Target Business Consultants, Ethiopia<br />
VALUE CHAIN FINANCE<br />
Moderator: Mr Lamon Rutten, <strong>CTA</strong><br />
Ms Marie-Cécile Thirion, AFD<br />
Mr Edwin Masimba Moyo, Rollex (Pvt) Ltd, Zimbabwe<br />
Mr Ibrahima Diakhoumpa, USAID/Projet Croissance Economique, Senegal<br />
Mr Saleh Usman Gashua, African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA)<br />
Mr Milton Lore, Land O’Lakes<br />
VALUE CHAINS AND CAPACITY BUILDING<br />
Moderator, Mr Jo Cadilhon, ILRI<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Ms Dinah Hanson, AAgri.net - Association of African Business Schools<br />
Mr Stephen Hazelman, Women in Business Development, Samoa<br />
Mme Hortense Kinkodila, CNOP-CONGO, Congo Brazzaville<br />
Mr Joel Alcocer, International Training Centre-ILO<br />
FARMER ORGANISATIONS IN VALUE CHAIN POLICY MAKING<br />
Moderator: Mr Stephen Muchiri, EAFF<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr Giel Ton, AGRINATURA/LEI Wageningen UR, Netherlands<br />
Ms Meike Carmen Willems, Junta Nacional de Café, Peru<br />
Mr John Mutunga, Kenyan National Federation of Agricultural Producers, Kenya<br />
Mr Hajasoanirina Rakotomandimby, Coalition Paysanne de Madagascar, Madagascar<br />
Mr Alexander Chikapula, National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi, Malawi<br />
7 Nov
16.30 - 18.00<br />
PLENARY<br />
ROOM CR3<br />
ROOM CR5<br />
ROOM CR6<br />
BREAKOUT SESSIONS<br />
THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING<br />
DISCUSSION ON ACTIONS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP VALUE CHAINS<br />
IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA<br />
DISCUSSION ON ACTIONS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP VALUE CHAINS<br />
IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA<br />
DISCUSSION ON ACTIONS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP VALUE CHAINS<br />
IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE PACIFIC<br />
SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN LIVESTOCK VALUE CHAINS<br />
Moderator: Mr Derek Baker, ILRI<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr Gizaw Negussie, Senior Technical Advisor, Namibian Meat Board<br />
Dr Sherif Shams Eldin Aly Sadek, Egypt<br />
Ms Mayasa Ayoub Simba, Tanzanian Dairy Board<br />
7 Nov
11.15 - 13.00<br />
PLENARY<br />
ROOM CR3<br />
ROOM CR5<br />
ROOM CR6<br />
BREAKOUT SESSIONS<br />
THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING<br />
CHAIN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH VALUE ADDITION: TRANSFORMING<br />
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE THROUGH AGRO-FOOD PROCESSING AND<br />
POST-HARVEST HANDLING<br />
Moderator: Mr Dejene Tezera, UNIDO<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr Patrick Kormawa, UNIDO<br />
Mr Joseph F. Haule, Cashewnut Processors Association, Tanzania<br />
Mr Chris Okeke, Nigerian Starch Mills, Ltd., Nigeria<br />
Mr Sunil Kumar Patra, Patanjali Food & Herbal Parks, India<br />
CONTRACT FARMING<br />
Moderator: Mr Andrew Shepherd, <strong>CTA</strong>. Panelists to include:<br />
Ms Elizabeth Isu Rava, Oil Palm Industry Corporation, Papua New Guinea<br />
Mr Kit Chan, K Farm, Malaysia<br />
Ms Sudha Narayanan, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India<br />
Ms Sithembile Maunze, SNV, Zimbabwe<br />
Mr Charles Eaton, Contract Farming Consultant, Fiji<br />
Andrew Keck, USAID/Projet Croissance Economique, Senegal<br />
GOVERNANCE OF VALUE CHAINS<br />
Moderator, Dr Bill Vorley, IIED<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr Erinch Sahan, Oxfam, UK<br />
Ms Ramila Aslanova, Sunrise Project, Azerbaijan<br />
Mr Joost Nelen, SNV Netherlands development organisation<br />
Mr Karim Traoré, National Cotton Association, Burkina Faso<br />
Ms Sara Mbago-Bhunu, SNV, DR Congo<br />
Mr Mulugeta Worku Ayele, Oxfam, Ethiopia<br />
A BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION?<br />
Moderator: Ms Yuca Waarts, LEI, Wageningen University and Research Centre<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Mr Michiel Kuit, Kuit Consultancy, Netherlands<br />
Ms Janet Chigabatia-Adama, Savanna Farmers Marketing Company, Ghana<br />
Mr Austin Kidzeru, Olam International, Cameroon<br />
Mr Kebba Colley, IDH<br />
8 Nov
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