ASSURING FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN AFRICA BY 2020
Prioritizing Action, Strengthening Actors, and Facilitating Partnerships
April 1-3, 2004 - Kampala, Uganda
Prioritizing Action, Strengthening Actors, and Facilitating Partnerships
April 1-3, 2004 - Kampala, Uganda
Conference Program (as of March 18, 2004)
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Thursday, April 1 |
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09:00-10:30 |
PLENARY SESSION 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
Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Maître Abdoulaye Wade, President, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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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 "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) |
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
Rosebud Kurwijila, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union, Ethiopia
Robbie Mupawose, Chairman, Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Mandivamba Rukuni, Program Director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, South Africa
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12:50-13:00 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
13:00-14:00 |
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
Newai Gebre-ab, Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ethiopia and Director of Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), Ethiopia
Mamadou Kone, Minister of Scientific Research, Côte d'IvoireMohand Laenser, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Morocco
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17:30-17:40 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
17:40-18:50 |
PLENARY SESSION Chair: Godfrey K. Binaisa, former President of the Republic of Uganda "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 "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 "Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Africa: Lessons from Experience"
Keynote: Norman Borlaug, President, Sasakawa Africa Association and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mexico |
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 |
18:55 - 19:10 |
Youth Writing Contest Award Ceremony Presenter: Omukama (King) of Tooro Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabambaiguru Rukidi IV, Republic of Uganda |
19:10 |
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09:00-10:00
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PLENARY SESSION: Implementing Action
Chair: Courage Quashigah, Minister of Food and Agriculture, Ghana "Strategies for Improving Food and Nutrition Security in Africa"
Keynote: Victoria Sekitoleko, Subregional Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa, Zimbabwe "Technological Options for Africa's Small-Scale Farmers"
Keynote: Gordon Conway, President, The Rockefeller Foundation, U.S.A.
"Implementing Action to Reduce Hunger: Learning from Mali's Experiences"
Keynote: Oumar Ibrahima Touré, Minister for Food Security, Mali
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10:00-11:00
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PLENARY SESSION
Panel Discussion: "Improving Implementation: What Can Lessons from Successes and Failures Teach Us?"
Chair: Hamid Narjisse, Director, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Morocco
Panelists:
Peter Hazell, Director, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, Uganda
Hezron Nyangito, Principal Policy Analyst, Kenya Insitute for Public Policy research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
Hans-Joachim Preuss, Secretary General, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, Germany
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11:00-11:10 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
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11:10-11:40
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11:40-15:10
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PARALLEL SESSIONS: ACTION FORUMS Implementing Action in Key Areas
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15:10-15:40
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15:40-17:00
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PLENARY SESSION
Panel Discussion: "Implementing Action in Key Areas"
Chair: Harris Mule, Executive Director, Top Investment and Management Services and former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kenya
Panelists: Chairs of Parallel Sessions
Monty Jones, Executive Secretary, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana
Benno Ndulu, Research Manager, Development Economics Research Department, World Bank, U.S.A.
Angeline Kamba, Member of UN/UNESCO World Commission on Culture and Development, Zimbabwe
Kabba Joiner, Director General, WAHO, Burkina Faso
Bethuel A. Kiplagat, Executive Director, Africa Peace Forum, Kenya
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17:00-17:10 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
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17:10-18:40
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PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Mildred Namwiinde Mpundu, Executive Director, Media and Communication, Step Out Media Communications and Business Development Consultancy Services; and outgoing Assistant Features Editor, Times Printpak, Zambia "What African Countries Can Do to Support Implementation of Action for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa"
Keynote: Augustin Fosu, Senior Policy Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia
"What Industrialized Countries Can Do to Promote Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa: Perspectives of a Development Organization"
Keynote: Bernd Eisenblätter, Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusamenarbeit (GTZ), GmbH, Germany
"What Industrialized Countries Can Do to Support Implementation of Action for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa: Perspectives from USAID"
Keynote: Emmy B. Simmons, Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, U.S.A.
"Confronting AIDS and Hunger in Africa"
Keynote: Alan Whiteside, Director, Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
"Priorities For Action On Food And Nutrition Security In Africa: Perspectives From The African Union"
Keynote: Rosebud Kurwijila, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union, Ethiopia
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09:00-10:30 |
PLENARY SESSION: Building Political Will and Changing Attitudes for Action Chair: Moïse Mensah, former Minister of Finance, Benin "Fighting HIV/AIDS through Attitudinal Changes: Experiences from Uganda"
Keynote: H.E. Mrs. Janet Museveni, First Lady of the Republic of Uganda
"Changing Attitudes and Behaviors: The Role of Africa's Cultural Leaders"
Keynote: Wole Soyinka, Professor Emeritus, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Director of Literary Arts, International Institute of Modern Letters, University of Nevada; and Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature "Building Strong Partnerships to Improve Africa's Food Security and Rural Incomes"
Keynote: Peter McPherson, President, Michigan State University and Founding Co-Chair, Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa, U.S.A.
"Assuring Food and Nutrition Security in Africa: Perspective of the African Development Bank"
Keynote: Theodore Nkodo, Vice President, Operations, North, East and South, African Development Bank, Tunisia
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10:30-11:00 |
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11:00-13:00 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS: STAKEHOLDER FORUMS Strengthening Actors and Facilitating Partnerships
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13:00-14:00 |
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14:00-14:15 |
PLENARY SESSION Chair: Charlotte McClain, Commissioner, South African Human Rights Commission, South Africa "Actions Needed for Reaching the Millennium Development Goals in Africa with a Focus on Overcoming Hunger"
Keynote: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Millennium Project; Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Professor, Columbia University, U.S.A. |
14:15-15:30 |
PLENARY SESSION Panel Discussion: "How Actors From All Levels Can Work Together to Achieve Food and Nutrition Security"
Chair: Charlotte McClain, Commissioner, South African Human Rights Commission, South Africa
Panelists: Chairs of Parallel Sessions
Edith Nawakwi, Member of Parliament, National Assembly of Zambia, Zambia
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur , Executive President, African Business Roundtable and Chairman, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Business Group, Nigeria
Helder Monteiro Muteia, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique
Judy O'Connor, Country Director, Tanzania and Uganda, The World Bank, Tanzania
Amalia Garcia-Tharn, Food Aid/Food Security Policy, Development Directorate-General, European Commission, Belgium
Ayo Abifarin, Director, Food Security Program, Africa Region, World Vision, Ghana
Mercy Karanja, Chief Executive, Kenya Federation of Agricultural Producers, Kenya
Ibiba don Pedro, Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria and Winner, 2003 CNN African Journalist Award, Nigeria
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15:30-15:40 |
Digital Opinion Poll of Participants |
15:40-16:30 |
PLENARY SESSION: Moving Forward and Closing Remarks
Chair: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Head of the 2020 Vision Initiative, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Speakers:
Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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
H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda
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