Conference Program
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Thursday, April 1
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Download All Summary Notes from the First Day's Session: (PDF 743K)
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09:00-10:30 |
PLENARY SESSION: Welcome and Opening Remarks Call to Order
Conference Director: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Head of the 2020 Vision Initiative, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chair: Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chair of the Board of Trustees, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Speakers:
John Joseph Otim, Senior Presidential Advisor to H.E. President Museveni of the Republic of Uganda; President, Uganda Agricultural Council; and Chair, Conference Advisory Committee, Republic of Uganda
Summary Note: (PDF 114K)
Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Summary Note: (PDF 103K)
Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda
Summary Note: (PDF 117K)
H.E. Maître Abdoulaye Wade, President, Republic of Senegal
Summary Note: (PDF 154K)
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Summary Note: (PDF 118K)
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10:30-11:00 |
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11:00-11:40 |
PLENARY SESSION: Taking Stock Chair: Mamadou Kone, Minister of Scientific Research, Côte d'Ivoire "Africa's Food and Nutrition Security Situation—Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?"
Keynote: Isatou Jallow, Executive Director, National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), The Gambia
Powerpoint Presentation: (HTML) "Looking Ahead: Long-Term Prospects for Africa's Food and Nutrition Security"
Keynote: Mark Rosegrant, Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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11:40-12:50 |
PLENARY SESSION Panel Discussion: "Why Has Africa Not Yet Achieved Food and Nutrition Security?"
Chair: Richard Mkandawire, Agricultural Advisor, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat, South Africa
Panelists:
Josué Dioné, Director, Food Security and Sustainable Development Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia
Summary Note: (PDF 120K)
Rosebud Kurwijila, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union, Ethiopia
Robbie Mupawose, Chairman, Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Summary Note: (PDF 93K)
Mandivamba Rukuni, Program Director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, South Africa
Summary Note: (PDF 101K) |
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12:50-13:00 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
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13:00-14:00 |
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14:00-16:00 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS: REGIONAL FORUMS Priorities for Action: Perspectives from the Regions
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16:00-16:30 |
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16:30-17:30 |
PLENARY SESSION Panel Discussion: "Priorities for Action: Perspectives from the Regions"
Chair: Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Chair of Science Council, CGIAR; H.E. Babcock Professor of Food and Nutrition Policy, Cornell University; and 2001 World Food Prize Laureate
Panelists: Chairs of Parallel Sessions
Bongiwe Njobe, Director General, National Department of Agriculture, South Africa
Powerpoint Presentation: (HTML)
Newai Gebre-ab, Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ethiopia and Director of Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), Ethiopia
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Mamadou Kone, Minister of Scientific Research, Côte d'Ivoire
Powerpoint Presentation: (HTML)
Mohand Laenser, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Morocco
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17:30-17:40 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
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17:40-18:50 |
PLENARY SESSION Chair: Godfrey K. Binaisa, former President of the Republic of Uganda "Mitigating, Preventing, and Ending Conflicts in Africa"
Keynote: Graça Machel, President of the Foundation of Community Development, Mozambique; former Expert of the Secretary General of the United Nations on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children; and former Minister of Education, Mozambique
Summary Note: (PDF 213K) | Powerpoint Presentation: (HTML) "Will Food Security in Africa be Achieved by Sustained, Increased, and More Effective Aid?"
Keynote: Ambassador Sigurd Illing, Ambassador & Head of Delegation
European Union, Kampala, Uganda
Summary Note: (PDF 118K)
"Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Africa: Lessons from Experience"
Keynote: Norman Borlaug, President, Sasakawa Africa Association and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mexico
Summary Note: (PDF 110K) | Powerpoint Presentation: (HTML) |
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18:50 - 18:55 |
Announcement of the World Food Prize 2004 Laureate Presenters: Norman Borlaug and Robert Havener, Members of the Council for Advisors of the World Food Prize Foundation
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18:55 - 19:10 |
Youth Writing Contest Award Ceremony Presenter: Omukama (King) of Tooro Rukirabasaija, Oyo Nyimba Kabambaiguru Rukidi IV, Republic of Uganda
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19:10 |
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