Resilient agrifood systems and Health

THE CONSORTIUM EUROPE-AFRICA ON RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION (CEA – FIRST)

Stakeholders’ Engagement and Consultation Workshop

Date: 14th August 2024

Time: 10:30-16:30 CAT

Venue: Mercure Hotel, Room KUISEB 2, Windhoek, Namibia

Contact: s.dagnoko@ruforum.org

Concept Note: Download Concept Note

Conveners: RUFORUM & CIRAD

Partners: Task 2.4. Beneficiaries - FARA, SLU, HU, ARC, WUR, & AGRINATURA

Rapporteurs:   Consultants (Prof Adipala Ekwamu, Alex Percy-Smith and Bernard Mallet) RUFORUM (Emmanuel Okalany), ARC (Petronella Chaminuka)

Session Chair: FNSSA – WG

Session 1. Opening ceremony

Date

Activity

Responsible / facilitator

10:00 - 10:30

  Arrival and registration

 

10:30 - 10:35

Welcome remarks

Prof Patrick Okori, Executive Secretary, RUFORUM

10:35-10:40

Opening Remarks by FNSSA Working Group

Co-Chairs

10:40-10:50

Purpose of the Workshop

Dr Sokona Dagnoko

10:50 - 11 :10

Overview of the International Research Consortium

Dr Irene Annor-Frempong

Session 2. Plenary Presentations

Date

Activity

Responsible / facilitator

11:11 - 11:40

Presentation of the Results of the desk review and online surveys

Alex Percy-Smith

Prof Adipala Ekwamu

11:40 - 12:00

Discussions

 

Session 3. Plenary

Date

Activity

Responsible / facilitator

12:00 - 12:30

Setting up Breakout sessions (two – four groups)

 

TORs:

  • What are the levels of implementation, key achievements, challenges, and areas of improvements of the four thematic areas of the 2016 -2026 AU-EU FNSSA roadmap?

 

  • What are the emerging trends and future priorities of the new AU-EU FNSSA R&I roadmap?

Dr Sokona

12:30-13:00

Feedback from plenary

 

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH

 

14:00 - 14:30

Presentations of the MEL Frameworks

Petronella Chaminuka

Session 4: Breakout sessions

Date

Activity

Responsible / facilitator

14:30 - 15:00

Breakout sessions – Inputs to the MEL Frameworks

Petronella Chaminuka

15:00 – 15:30

Feedback from Plenary

 

15:30-16:00

Discussion on IRC strategy and stakeholder needs

Antti

Session 5: Closing ceremony

Date

Activity

Responsible / facilitator

16:00 – 16:20

Wrap up of the discussions and way forward

Prof Adipala Ekwamu and Alex Percy-Smith

16:20 – 16:30

Closing remarks

Prof Patrick Okori, Executive Secretary, RUFORUM

 

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