WEBINAR: How African entrepreneurs are building Smart Food markets and value chains?

As a follow up of the FoodTec Expo SmartFood conference (23-29 November 2020) - several webinars were organised.

• See the overview of all video releases (3 pages)
• See the progressive release of the recordings from March to July 2021.

Topics of the FoodTec Expo #SmartFood conference:

• South-south collaboration driving Smart Foods
  
• Food trends in Africa
• Policies impacting agriculture in Africa
• Global food trends
• Millets and Sorghum : The new staples and more
  A new study has shown that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and helps manage blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, indicating the potential to design appropriate meals with millets for diabetic and pre-diabetic people as well as for non-diabetic people as a preventive approach.
• How African entrepreneurs are building Smart Food markets and value chains?
• How Indian entrepreuneurs are building Smart Food markets and value chains?

19 Jul 2021. How entrepreneurs are building Smart Food markets and value chains - Africa

This session brought together African entrepreneurs to discuss the market opportunities for Smart Food and bottlenecks due to the pandemic.

• Moderated by Agathe Diama, Head-Regional Information; Smart Food Coordinator – West and Central Africa, ICRISAT
• Ms Agatha Tuheri Laizer, Founder, Seasoning Palet, Tanzania 
• Mr Nicholas Musisi, Team lead, Nutri-Worth International; Director, ODDEE Foods, Uganda 
• Ms Dienaba Traore, CEO, Gabougouni, Mali 
• Ms Halatou Dem, Director General, Des Cereales De Tatam, Mali 
• Ms Seema Gohil, Cofounder NYUMMS; Managing Partner Afka Ventures 
• Mr. Ali S Madugu,CEO, Dala Foods, Nigeria.

 

18 July 2021. How Entrepreneurs are Building Smart Food Markets in India

Millet Entrepreneurs in India discussed the setbacks and opportunities during COVID for small businesses in Health Food sector at FoodtecExpo, 25 Nov 2020. 

• Mr Ashok Jalagam, Smart Food Coordinator - Asia Pacific, moderator
• Raj Seelam (24 mantra), 
• Pallavi Updhyaya (Millets for Health), 
• Shauravi Malik (Slurrp farm), Arun Nagpal (Earthspired), 
• Rajeev Pandey (SHODH)

12 July 2021. "How nutrition can be integrated with Agriculture programmes?" 

• Moderated by Joanna Kane-Potaka, Executive Director, Smart Food; ADG - External Relations, ICRISAT. 
• Dr S Anitha, Smart Food Nutritionist, ICRISAT and Dr. R. Ananthan, Scientist-D, National Institute of Nutrition, India 
• Dr Vilas Tonapi, Director and Dr. Venkatesh Bhat, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR (Indian Institute of Millet Research) 
• Dr Ramadjita Tabo, Regional Director, West and Central Africa, ICRISAT, Mali; 2007 Nobel Peace prize winner 
• Dr. Rebbie Harawa, Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, ICRISAT, Kenya 
• Dr Moses Siambi, Former Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, ICRISAT, Kenya Dr Dayakar Rao, Principal Scientist, CEO Nutrihub, Indian Institute of Millet Research