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STRATEGIC AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SHORTAGE SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA – 05th – 07th June 2012
Premier Hotel, O.R Tambo, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa Sustainable social and economic development in Africa has to be driven by the development of its agricultural sector, which is the mainstay for 70% of its population and 80% of its poor. Under such conditions, significant efforts are clearly needed to make African agriculture more productive and more efficient, but also more resilient to climate change. DAY 1 05th June 2012 07:30 Registration and Morning Coffee 08:30 Welcoming Remarks form the Chairman 08:45 Importance of Agriculture to Society and the Economy
09:30 Socio Economic Factors
10:15 Morning Tea 10:45 Political Factors
11:30 The Impact of Climate Change on Africa's Agriculture The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly stated, in tts fourth assessment report published in 2007, that global warming and extreme weather events will affect the world’s poorest regions most. In sub-Saharan Africa, rain fed crop yields could fall by half between now and 2020. The mitigation of these impacts is going to depend on the investments that will be made in water control, irrigation, storage facilities, rural roads, seed production and multiplication and conservation agriculture.
12:15 Sponsored Lunch 13:15 Panel Discussion: Africa's Food Imports Facing the challenges of higher food import bills and people's limited access to energy 14:00 Importance of Fertilizer
14:45 Afternoon Tea 15:15 Insurance and Risk Management
16:00 END OF DAY ONE 
DAY 2 06th June 2012 07:30 Morning Coffee 08:30 Welcoming Remarks form the Chairman 08:45 Applying Irrigated Agriculture Irrigated Agriculture, occupies 20%of the world’s arable land, accounts for more than 40% of total agricultural production. Irrigated agriculture is much less vulnerable to climate Sirte 08 variability and other changes than rain fed agriculture. Yields from irrigated agriculture are three times higher than those from rain fed agriculture. Unfortunately, in Africa, only 7% of arable land is irrigated, with an even lower 4% in sub-Saharan Africa compared to 38% in Asia. The continent only uses 4% of its water reserves (less than 3% in sub-Saharan Africa), against 20% in Asia. That means that on 93% of Africa’s agricultural land, the population has to rely on rainfall to live or rather to survive; and rain is becoming increasingly unpredictable on account of climate change.
09:30 The Use of ICT in Agriculture The use of ICTs in Africa has the potential to enhance the efficiency of governments in formulating and implementing their agricultural policies, a study undertaken with the purpose of evaluating the use of mobile phones and its implication on farm production in western Kenya revealed that mobile phones greatly helped farmers in their output, ability to bargain and access to funds. Unfortunately, most national ICT and agricultural policies in Africa do not prioritize the use and application of ICTs for rural communities. However, use of ICTs such as mobile phones can be hindered by lack of information, low levels of education and the cost e.g. of the phones and Airtime. IDASA, Kenya, 2010 Confirmed: Judith Payne, e-Business Advisor,USAID (EGAT/I & E/ICT) - Washington, DC 10:15 Morning Tea 10:45 Water Control
11:30 Land Resource Management
12:15 Sponsored Lunch 13:15 Water Technology and Hydro-agricultural Works
14:00 Genetically Modified Seeds (GMO)
14:45 Afternoon Tea 15:15 The Role of CAAPD and COMESA Under CAADP, African governments are committed to increase their national budget expenditure on agriculture to at least 10 %. The Programme, agreed by heads of state at the 2003 summit of the African Union, expects a six % growth rate in agriculture every year.
16:00 End of Day Two
DAY 3 07th June 2012 07:30 Morning Coffee 08:30 Welcoming Remarks form the Chairman 08:45 Private Sector Investment in Agriculture The public and private sectors need to work together to create an environment which unleashes the entrepreneurship of the peoples of Africa, generates employment and encourages individuals and firms, both domestic and foreign, to invest - Sirte 2008
09:30 Forestry
10:15 Morning Coffee 10:45 Highlighting the Need and Importance of Infrastructure Support
11:30 Climate Smart Agriculture
112:30 Sponsored Lunch 13:30 Using Bio Energy in Agriculture
14:15 Organic Farming Partnerships between farmers, farmer groups, NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs), organic movement organizations, governments and certifying bodies at all levels foster successful organic agriculture. In order to facilitate the spread of organic agriculture there is a need to work at all levels: local, national and international, as well as to encourage more links between governments, NGOs and the private sector. UN 2008
15:00 Afternoon Tea 15:30 Crop Protection Management and Seed Fertilizers
16:15 End of Day Three and End of Conference |
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