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1 2017 RESAKSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA Radisson Blu Hotel Maputo, Mozambique October 25 27, 2017

2 DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, REGISTRATION 08:00 09:00 WELCOME COFFEE SIDE EVENTS SIDE EVENTS LUNCH BREAK AZUL AND FILINI SIDE EVENTS 14: COFFEE BREAK MAIN FOYER OPENING SESSION OF THE 2017 RESAKSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSION I: A THRIVING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: MEETING MALABO DECLARATION GOALS THROUGH CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE Chairperson: Mark Kofi Fynn, GIZ Advisor CAADP, AUC-DREA, Ethiopia Welcome Note Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA Opening Remarks Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA James Oehmke, Senior Food Security and Nutrition Adviser, Bureau for Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USA H.E. Josefa L. C. Sacko, Commissioner, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission (AUC-DREA), Ethiopia Victor Canhemba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mozambique Overview of the 2016 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) Alessandro (Alex) De Pinto, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA Keynote Address: A Thriving Agriculture Sector in a Changing Climate: A Global Perspective for Africa Mark Rosegrant, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA Panel Discussion Moderator: Mark Kofi Fynn, GIZ Advisor CAADP, AUC-DREA, Ethiopia H.E. Josefa L. C. Sacko, Commissioner, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission (AUC-DREA), Ethiopia Victor Canhemba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mozambique Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI, USA P a g e

3 James Oehmke, Senior Food Security and Nutrition Adviser, Bureau for Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USA General Plenary Discussion Concluding Remarks End of Day COCKTAIL RECEPTION ZAMBEZE PATIO P a g e

4 DAY 2: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 PLENARY SESSION II: CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE SMART-AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA Chairperson: Augustin Wambo, Head of CAADP, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), South Africa Conference Objectives and Expected Outcomes Tsitsi Makombe, Senior Program Manager, West and Central Africa Office, IFPRI, USA The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food in Africa Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA The Effects of Widespread Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa South of the Sahara Under Changing Climate Regimes Alessandro (Alex) De Pinto, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion Panel Discussion Moderator: Augustin Wambo, Head of CAADP, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), South Africa Jerome Tondoh, Scientific Director and Head of the Competence Center, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Burkina Faso Kodjo Kondo, Impact Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist, West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD), Senegal Rob Vos, Division Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, USA Mandiaye Diagne, Agricultural Economist/Value Chain Specialist, AfricaRice, Senegal General Plenary Discussion Coffee Break PLENARY SESSION III: ADOPTION OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA Chairperson: Hon. Christophe Bazivamo, Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors, East African Community, Tanzania Climate-Smart Agriculture Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Africa South of the Sahara Alessandro (Alex) De Pinto, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA Trade, Climate Change, and Climate-Smart Agriculture Carlo Azzarri, Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA The Unholy Cross: Profitability and Adoption of Soil Fertility Management Practices in Africa South of the Sahara Ephraim Nkonya, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology, IFPRI, USA P a g e

5 11.55 General Plenary Discussion Lunch AZUL AND FILINI Cont. PLENARY SESSION III: ADOPTION OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA Chairperson: Hon. Christophe Bazivamo, Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors, East African Community, Tanzania Panel Discussion Moderator: Hon. Christophe Bazivamo, Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors, East African Community, Tanzania Ayalneh Bogale Gebreyohannis, Climate Change Adviser, African Union Commission, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (AUC-DREA), Ethiopia Peter Johnston, Climate Scientist, University of Cape Town, South Africa Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion PLENARY SESSION IV: CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES & TOOLS FOR EVIDENCE- BASED POLICIES & PROGRAMS Chairperson: Jerome Tondoh, Scientific Director and Head of the Competence Center, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Burkina Faso A Strategic Approach and Business Model for Scaling Up Ecosystems-Based Adaption For Sustainable Development in Africa Richard Munang, Africa Regional Climate Change Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya Gender-Sensitive, Climate-Smart Agriculture for Improved Nutrition in Africa South of the Sahara Elizabeth Bryan, Senior Research Analyst, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion Panel Discussion Moderator: Jerome Tondoh, Scientific Director and Head of the Competence Center, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Burkina Faso Kwesi Atta-Krah, Director, Systems and Site Integration, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Roman Malumelo, Coordinator, Donor Committee in Agriculture, Malawi Ephraim Nkonya, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion Coffee Break P a g e

6 PLENARY SESSION V: PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING CAADP AND MALABO DECLARATION GOALS Chairperson: Marco Noordeloos, Deputy Technical Chief of Party/Senior Advisor, Organization Development, Training Resources Group Inc., Africa Lead Tracking Key CAADP Indicators and Implementation Samuel Benin, Deputy Division Director, West and Central Africa Office, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion Day 2 Concluding Remarks Augustin Wambo, Head of CAADP, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), South Africa End of Day CONFERENCE DINNER POLANA SERENA HOTEL P a g e

7 DAY 3: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 PLENARY SESSION VI: EFFECTIVENESS OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES IN AFRICA Chairperson: Ernest Ruzindaza, Senior Advisor and CAADP Team Leader, AUC-DREA, Ethiopia Insurance Opportunities Against Weather Risks for Smallholder Farmers in Africa Francisco Ceballos, Senior Research Analyst, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, USA Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices Based on Precision Agriculture: The Case of Maize in Western Congo John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow, West and Central Africa Office, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion Panel Discussion Moderator: Ernest Ruzindaza, Senior Advisor and CAADP Team Leader, AUC-DREA, Ethiopia Readwell Musopole, Deputy Director Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Malawi Sanoussi Atta, Head of the Training and Research Department, AGRHYMET Regional Center Carlo Azzarri, Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI, USA General Plenary Discussion Coffee Break PLENARY SESSION VII: CAADP BIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS: PROGRESS & NEXT STEPS Chairperson: James Oehmke, Senior Food Security and Nutrition Adviser, USAID, USA Expectations for the January 2018 Biennial Review Maurice Lorka N'Guessan, CAADP Pillar IV Adviser, CAADP Adviser, Technology and Dissemination, AUC- DREA, Ethiopia CAADP Biennial Review Process: Progress and Next Steps Greenwell Matchaya, Coordinator for ReSAKSS Southern Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Africa Panel Discussion Moderator: James Oehmke, Senior Food Security and Nutrition Adviser, USAID, USA

8 Fatmata Seiwoh, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), Nigeria Zena Habtewold Biru, Director, Planning and Programming Directorate and CAADP Focal Person, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia Augustin Wambo, Head, Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), NPCA, South Africa Kop ep Dabugat, Coordinator, CAADP Non State Actors Coalition, Kenya General Plenary Discussion Lunch Break AZUL AND FILINI PLENARY SESSION VIII: PREPARATION OF 2 ND GENERATION NATIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANS: PROGRESS & LESSONS LEARNED Chairperson: Samuel Benin, Deputy Division Director, West and Central Africa Office, IFPRI, USA Analytical Support for the Development of Second Generation NAIPs: Status and Progress Panel Discussion Moderator: Samuel Benin, Deputy Division Director, West and Central Africa Office, IFPRI, USA Christopher Mbewe, Chief Agricultural Economist, Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia Mbosonge Mwenechanya, CAADP Focal Person, Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Zambia Dorothy Effa, Policy Analyst, Policy Planning and Budget Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana General Plenary Discussion Coffee Break PLENARY SESSION IX: MOBILIZING LOCAL EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT COUNTRY CAADP IMPLEMENTATION Chairperson: Nalishebo Meebelo, Senior Coordinator of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, AUC-DREA, Ethiopia Strategy for Mobilizing Local Expertise Leveraging the Country Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS) Analytical Network: Lessons from Senegal s Experience Mbène Dièye Faye, Coordinator, Feed the Future, Agricultural Policy Project, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal Panel Discussion Moderator: Nalishebo Meebelo, Senior Coordinator of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, P a g e

9 AUC-DREA, Ethiopia Claude Bizimana, SAKSS Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda Lulama Traub, Chair of Technical Committee, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes, South Africa Amadou Sidibé, Head SP/CPSA, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Burkina Faso Jeremias Chauque, Deputy Director, Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mozambique General Plenary Discussion Coffee Break PLENARY SESSION X: CLOSING SESSION OF THE 2017 RESAKSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Chairperson: Hon. Luisa Celma Meque, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mozambique Conference Conclusions and Way Forward Closing Remarks Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI, USA H.E. Josefa L. C. Sacko, Commissioner, AUC-DREA, Ethiopia Hon. Luisa Celma Meque, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mozambique End of Day P a g e

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