6 - 7 April 2016. Johannesburg, South Africa. The African Sustainable Agriculture Summit 2016 is a pan-African platform tailored to focus on driving sustainability and profit through infrastructure development, value chain finance and technological innovation in African agriculture.
Extract of the programme:
Panel discussion: Tackling infrastructure challenges for a sustainable future: policies, droughts, finance, import and export pitfalls and local production capacity
Panellists:
- Jacqueline Mkindi, Board Member and Executive Director, Horticultural Association and Agricultural Council of Tanzania. Tanzania
- Gerald Masila, Executive Director, East African Grain Council (EAGC). Kenya
- Dr. Kala Fleming, Water, Agriculture & Healthcare Manager, IBM Research – Africa. Kenya
Panel discussion: Scaling up the adoption of safe and sustainable farming through innovative public-private
financing structures – opportunities and pitfalls
Moderator: Lucy Muchoki, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Agribusiness and Agro Industry Consortium
(PANAAC). Kenya
Panellists:
- Dr. Theo De Jager, President, Pan African Farmers Organisation (PAFO). South Africa
- Dr. Jemina K. Moeng, Director: Small Holder Development - Directorate: Small Holder Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa. South Africa
- Abrie Rautenbach, Head of Agriculture Africa, Standard Bank Group. South Africa
Renewable water saving and energy solutions – from scarcity to sustainability through technological
innovation
Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa – FARA. Ghana
Is Africa ready for predictive technology in agriculture – transforming the future of agriculture
through data analytics
Dr. Kala Fleming, Water, Agriculture & Healthcare Manager, IBM Research – Africa. Kenya
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