International Conference on Agricultural Biodiversity in Africa
During Africa Science Week & FARA General Assembly, 19-24 July, Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso
Provisional Programme
Day 1:
0830-1000 Session 1 – Plenary
Opening of Conference:
0830: Opening and Introduction to Conference
Kwesi Atta-Krah, Deputy Director General, Bioversity International (Chairman)
Keynote addresses:
0840-0910: Monty Jones, FARA Executive Director [Topic: “Agricultural biodiversity
for productivity improvement, climate change adaptation & production system
resilience”]
0910-0940: Emile Frison, Director-General, Bioversity International [Topic: “Making use
of diversity to improve nutrition and health”]
0940-1000: General Discussion
1000-10.30
Refreshment Break
1030- 1300: Session 2 – Plenary
Topic: Revealing the appeal and potential of agricultural biodiversity for Africa: status,
trends and outlook for the future.
Part 1:
1030-1100: Invited paper presentation on crop plants biodiversity and food security
1100-1120: Invited paper presentation on livestock Genetic Resources and food security
1120-1140: Invited paper presentation on fish genetic resources and potentials for Africa
1130-1200: Discussion of presentations on crops, livestock and fish
Part 2:
1200-1220: Invited paper presentation on domesticated trees in agricultural landscapes.
1220-1240: Invited paper presentation on below ground diversity (soil microbes etc.)
1240-1300: Discussion of presentations on trees and below ground diversity
1300-1400: Lunch
1400-1700: Session 3 - Parallel sessions on components of agricultural biodiversity
[Group 1- Plant (Crop and Tree) species; Group 2-Livestock and Fish; Group 3-Below
Ground Diversity/invertebrates/Pollinators]
Focus: Research papers and strategic analysis relating the above components to food
security, ecosystem services and environment. (20 minutes presentation, followed by 10
minutes discussion)
1400-1430: Paper 1
1430-1500: Paper 2
1500-1530: Paper 3
1530-1600: Refreshment Break
1600-1630: Paper 4
1630-1700: Paper 5.
1700-1730: General Discussion
End of Day 1
Day 2:
0830-1200: Session 4: Plenary presentations & discussions on thematic and crosscutting issues
[Each cross-cutting issue will have a lead paper presentation followed by 5-minute
discussant comments by 2 persons on key points and then general discussions]
Topic No.1: Climate change implications for management and use of agricultural
biodiversity resources in Africa.
0830-0900: Lead Paper presentation
0900-0910: 2 Discussant Comments (5 mins each)
0910-0930: General discussion
Topic No. 2: Community management of agricultural biodiversity resources for food and
agriculture.
0930-1000: Lead Paper Presentation
1000-1010: 2 Discussant Comments (5 mins each)
1010-1030: General Discussions
1030-1100
Refreshment Break
Topic No. 3: Policy and law dimensions in the management, conservation and use of
genetic resources for food and agriculture
1100-1130: Lead Paper Presentation
1130-1140: 2 Discussant Comments (5 mins each)
1140-1200: General discussion
Topic No. 4: Mainstreaming agricultural biodiversity through education and capacity
development
1200-1230: Lead Paper Presentation
1230-1240: 2 Discussant Comments (5 mins each)
1240-1300: General discussions
13.00 - 1400: Lunch break
Session 5: Plenary Sessions for Feedback / Reporting from Parallel sessions of Day 1
1400-1530 -- (Chairs of parallel sessions report summary of key points to plenary, 15
mins presentation, 5 mins clarifications on each presentation)
1400-1420: Group 1 -- Plant species (trees and crops)
1420-1440: Group 2 -- Livestock and Fish resources
1440-1500: Group 3: -- Below ground diversity/invertebrates/pollinators
1500-1530: General Discussions
1530-1600: Refreshment break
Session 6: Closing Session
1600-1630: Summary of key action points from conference: Adewale Adekunle (FARA)
1630-1700: Closing Remarks –
- Bioversity: Kwesi Atta-Krah/Emile Frison
- FARA: Monty Jones (FARA, ED)/Denis Kyetere (Chairman of FARA Board)
1720: Conference ends.