Extracts of the programme:
The state of application, capacities and the enabling environment for agricultural biotechnologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Chair: Chike Mba, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
- Edward Rege, PICO-Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya State of agricultural biotechnology applications, capacities and enabling environment in sub-Saharan Africa
- Yebchaye Degefa, Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Center of the African Union (AUPANVAC), Debre Zeit, Ethiopia The state and application of biotechnology for the production of veterinary vaccines and diagnostic tools
- Abdourahamane Sangaré, Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- Roger Pelle, Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA) Hub, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
Biotechnologies for the characterisation, conservation and
sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture
- Chair: Siboniso Moyo, International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Firew Mekbib, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia Molecular genetic diversity of African orphan crops: The case of Ethiopia
- Marius Ekué, Bioversity International, Yaoundé, Cameroon DNA timber tracking tools and a conservation strategy for African mahogany (Khaya sp.)
- Emmanuel Kaunda, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi A review of the use of biotechnology in aquaculture and fisheries (PAEPARD supported consortium)
Food safety, post-harvest and agro-processing: The role of
biotechnologies
- Chair: Ali Mohammed, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
- Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria The Aflasafe Initiative, developing biocontrol products to reduce aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnuts across Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ruby Asmah, Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), Accra, Ghana The use of biotechnologies in post-harvest handling and management in the fishery sector
- Ikhide Imumorin, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria; African Biosciences Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria; and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. Public and private sector perspectives regarding the role of biotechnologies in food safety, post-harvest and agro-processing
- Silvia Alonso, International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Metagenomics in food safety: what’s the added value? Case studies from the livestock sector in Tanzania and Uganda
Biotechnologies to enable smallholders to adapt to climate
change
- Chair: Janet Edeme, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Stephen Muchiri, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation, Nairobi, Kenya Perspectives from a farmer organization on climate change and the role that biotechnologies can play in enabling smallholders to adapt
- Yoseph Beyene, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Nairobi, Kenya Development and deployment of climate resilient maize in sub-Saharan Africa through integration of novel tools and technologies
- Maxwell Barson, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe Africa in a changing global climate: The need for rapid diagnostic tests to deal with emerging fish disease challenges
- Djingdia Lompo, Centre National de Semences Forestières, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Analysis of genetic diversity of the African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) to improve its strategy of conservation and breeding in the face of climate change
- Baptiste Dungu, MCI Santé Animale, Mohammedia, Morocco Use of biotechnology tools to combat Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Africa
Resourcing for agriculture and agricultural biotechnologies
- Chair: Margaret Gill, CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council, Rome, Italy
- Malu Ndavi, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome, Italy Investors in agricultural biotechnologies and priorities
- Musa Sowe, National Coordinating Organization for Farmers Associations of The Gambia (NACOFAG), Banjul, The Gambia How to ensure the resources allocated to agricultural biotechnologies are used to meet the needs of farmers
- Siyabulela Ntutela, AfricaBio, Pretoria, South Africa The importance of private sector investments in agricultural biotechnologies in SubSaharan Africa
Public-private partnerships and south-south cooperation
involving biotechnologies
- Chair: Melaku Gedil, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
- Prasad Hendre, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC): A public-private partnership for enablement of African plant scientists through development of open source genomics resources for promoting food and nutritional security in Africa through orphan crops
- Emmanuel Okogbenin, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya Public-private partnerships for effective and efficient agricultural technology transfer to smallholders in SSA: The AATF experience
- Benjamin D.K. Ahiabor, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale, Ghana A case study of cooperation between Brazil and Ghana in the development of biofertilisers for grain legumes in northern Ghana
- Ndjido A. Kane, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Dakar, Senegal A regional research and training platform for innovative plant breeding in West Africa
Background
Participants in the meeting were representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations and
'The question is not to use or not to use biotechnologies but how we can use opportunities that modern biotechnologies offers for African farmers' Dr Jeremy Ouédraogo, Director @NEPAD_ABNE -(see picture)
Documents:
Regional Stakeholders – Round 3
The objective of this call is to assist NEPAD SANBio with the support of the BioFISA II Programme in achieving the key result area: “Human capacity and infrastructure strengthened in areas of the biosciences innovation value chain that will result in more end-user impact and innovation”.
The main aim of this support is to enhance capacity among NEPAD SANBio member states and to improve capability within organisations to enhance Biosciences in the region and to promote knowledge sharing.
This call is open to regional stakeholders who currently offer training or have the capacity to offer training which will have the potential to improve recipient organisations in SANBio member states, including various thematic areas in health, nutrition and commercialisation of products and services in biosciences.
It is anticipated that the training courses will take place between April and June 2018 .
BioFISA II will fund up to 8 proposals, for a maximum of R300 000 each. This call will be open until all 8 have been selected.
For more information, click here.
Documents:
- Advisory Panel
- Brief on Regional Meeting
- FAQs for Biotechnology Meeting in sub-Saharan Africa
- Regional Case Studies for sub-Saharan Africa
- Provisional agenda
- Abstracts of presentations
- Information Note
CASE STUDIES AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES
IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
IN THE CROP SECTOR
- Producing clean planting materials to improve sweet potato, plantain and banana in Ghana
- Improving African rice by breeding with Asian rice
- Improving soil in Kenya
- Generating resilient sorghum in Africa
- Boosting cassava yields in Africa using molecular markers and tissue culture
IN THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR
- Protecting Namaqua Afrikaner sheep in South Africa using genetic characterization
- Early diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants in Cameroon
- Eradicating tsetse flies in Zanzibar using the sterile insect technique
- The global rinderpest eradication campaign
IN THE FISHERIES/AQUACULTURE SECTOR
- Processing fish using fermentation in West Africa
IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR
- Using DNA markers to conserve forest trees in Gabon
Related:
Call for partner facilitated training and capacity building –Regional Stakeholders – Round 3
The objective of this call is to assist NEPAD SANBio with the support of the BioFISA II Programme in achieving the key result area: “Human capacity and infrastructure strengthened in areas of the biosciences innovation value chain that will result in more end-user impact and innovation”.
The main aim of this support is to enhance capacity among NEPAD SANBio member states and to improve capability within organisations to enhance Biosciences in the region and to promote knowledge sharing.
This call is open to regional stakeholders who currently offer training or have the capacity to offer training which will have the potential to improve recipient organisations in SANBio member states, including various thematic areas in health, nutrition and commercialisation of products and services in biosciences.
It is anticipated that the training courses will take place between April and June 2018 .
BioFISA II will fund up to 8 proposals, for a maximum of R300 000 each. This call will be open until all 8 have been selected.
For more information, click here.
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