Key Objectives

Providing a platform for public and private sector actors to meet and exchange knowledge, and articulate commitments to improve agriculture mechanization in sub-Saharan Africa for:
  • Ascertaining the main needs and constraints for the dissemination and adoption of sustainable mechanization in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Defining potentials
  • Identifying key factors for developing sustainable agricultural mechanization
  • The delineation of holistic sustainable mechanization policy guidelines.
Devising new collaborative models for Private-Public and Private-Private Partnerships in order to prepare the ground for potential investments and articulating opportunities, across a range of specific points of agriculture and food value chains, that can create jobs and improve livelihoods with support from the World Bank, FAO, AGRA and the industry and as part of this define:
  • Possible pilot/priority countries (5 – 7)
  • Funding (immediate funding needs, finance/co-finance options)
  • Governance issues
Explore and consider the development of a global sustainable mechanization knowledge exchange platform (ICT level) to enable the continuation of consultations;
Explore the possibility to establish a Regional Center for sustainable agricultural mechanization in Africa similar to existing centers in Asia (BISA1, UN/CSAM2) which will help in the research, training and capacity building on technologies and practices related to mechanization along the agrifood value chain specifically for the region in line with the priorities of the existing and future policies.

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The Meeting Program

The main purpose of the meeting is to provide a platform to discuss sustainable mechanization development strategy options and, specifically the role of public-private and private-private partnerships. This will be implemented via the exchange of knowledge, perspectives, experiences and lessons learnt in the past while identifying leveraging and entry points for sustainable development of agricultural mechanization in SSA.

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  • Wednesday30-Nov-2016
  • Thursday01-Dec-2016
  • Friday02-Dec-2016
5:00 Pm

Arrival and Registrations

8:30am

Participants arrival and Registration

9:00 am

Session 1: Opening Plenary

Chair: Gajendra Singh, Adjunct Professor, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Moderators: Peter Chisawillo (English) and Alioune Fall (French) Keynote Speeches: Dr. Richard Lesiyampe, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya Sean De Cleene, representing, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)


9:00 am - 10:00am DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
9:40

Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: An Overview


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Josef Kienzle
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Chakib Jenane
9:40 - 10:00 DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
10:00

Coffee/Tea, Group Photo

Coffee/Tea, Group Photo


10:00 - 10:15 DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
10:15am

Session 2: Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM): Sharing Global Lessons of Experience

Chair: Aifa Fatimata Niane Ndoye, (World Bank) India: Harminder Singh, Borlaug Institute for South Asia Bangladesh and Nepal: Scott Justice and Enamul Haque, CIMMYT Moderated Q&A


10:15am - 10:50am DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
10:50am

Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: Focus Africa

Overview (past and ongoing efforts): Geoffrey Mrema, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Feed Africa and Mechanization Flagship: Jonas Chianu, the African Development Bank (AFDB) Mechanization in Rice Farming: Jean Moreira, AfricaRice Agricultural Machinery Cooperatives: Koffivi Nouwogou, UNCUMA, Benin Mechanization from an Industrial Development Perspective: Stravos Papastavrou, UNIDO


10:50am - 12:00pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
12:00

Moderated Q&A, Toward a Synthesis of Experiences from Asia and Africa

Moderated Q&A, Toward a Synthesis of Experiences from Asia and Africa


12:00 - 12:30 DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
12:30pm

Lunch


12:30pm - 1:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
1:30pm

Session 3: Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: Overview of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Chair: Marco Pezzini General Secretary (FederUnacoma, Italy) Public sector perspective in Kenya: Eng. Jasper Nkanya Ignacio Ruiz, Spanish Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (ANSEMAT) and Agrievolution delegate PPP Models, Rwanda, Hans Balyamujura Rwanda, AGRA German Machine Ring Models: A. Hastedt, Germany PPPs in Nigeria: Innocent Originye, Nigeria PPPs and Conservation Agriculture: Mtendere Mphatso, Zambia Moderated Q&A


1:30pm - 3:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
3:30pm

Coffee/Tea


3:30pm - 4:00pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
4:00pm

Session 4: Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: Forging the Next Generation of PPPs

Chair: Eng. Saidi Mkomwa, Executive Director, African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) Facilitated Match-making Platform for PPPs Discussion, Q&A


4:00pm - 5:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
5:30pm

Session ends


5:30pm - 6:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
6:30pm

Reception (Safari Park Hotel)


6:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
9:00

Session 5: Financing for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Sub-Saharan Africa

9:20am

Panel Discussion Bringing Diverse Perspectives, Common Goal – Voices from Banks, Farmers, Public and Private Sectors, Civil Society, Academia

– John RIGGAN L3 Consortium; – Jonas Chianu, AFDB; – C. Muller, DIE – Mary J Porter, Innovare Advisors


9:20am - 10:30am DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
10:30am

Coffee/Tea


10:30am - 10:45am DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
10:45am

Session 6: Strategic Planning and Forming New Models for Action and Impact Chairs: Eng. Dr. Gichuki Muchiri (University of Nairobi) and Eng. Joseph Mpagalile (FAO)

Formation of Strategic Working Groups, by theme (PPP, knowledge, regional centre) Theme 1: New collaborative models of Private-Public Partnerships (including finance for demand enhancing models for sustainable mechanization, etc.) Theme 2: Modalities, approaches for establishing a global sustainable mechanization knowledge exchange platform Theme 3: Concrete suggestions/proposals for the establishment of a regional Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (and ...


10:45am - 12:30am DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
12:30pm

Lunch


12:30pm - 1:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
1:30pm

Working Group Reports

Theme 1: New collaborative models Theme 2: Sustainable mechanization knowledge exchange platform Theme 3: Africa Regional Centre for Sustainable Mechanization (CSAM – Africa) Moderated discussion, Q&A


1:30pm - 3:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
3:30pm

Coffee/Tea


3:30pm - 4:00pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
4:00pm

Session 7: Plenary, Sustainable Mechanization Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa

Moderator: Peter Chisawillo and Alioune Fall  Elements of a Framework, Geoffrey Mrema (Sokoine University of Agriculture)  Policy Formulation Working Groups, Mataba Tapela (University of Botswana)  Charting the Way Forward, Joseph Mpagalile (FAO)


4:00pm - 5:00pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
5:00pm

Closing Session

Concluding Remarks by Josef Kienzle (FAO) and Chakib Jenane (World Bank) Vignettes from the Consultation: Sarwat Hussain, World Bank


5:00pm - 5:30pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
5:30pm

Official Closing:

Gabriel Rugalema, FAO Representative, Kenya


5:30pm - 5:45pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
5:45pm

Session ends


5:45pm DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT

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Prof. Singh

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PETER D. CHISAWILLO

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Sean de Cleene

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Scott Justice

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Geoffrey Mrema

Geoffrey Mrema is a Tanzanian currently working as Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the Sokoine ...

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Coordonnateur National des Coopératives d’Utilisation de Matériel Agricole du Bénin (CUMA) depuis 2009. Il a ...

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Dr. Enamul Haque

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Andreas Hastedt

Manager Andreas Hastedt is working as manager of Machinery Ring Harburg since 2003. He grew ...

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Josef Kienzle

Agricultural Engineer Josef Kienzle, holds an M.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from Hohenheim University and a ...

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Chakib Jenane

World Bank Global Food and Agriculture Practice  Chakib Jenane joined the World Bank Global Food ...

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Eng. Saidi Mkomwa

Executive Secretary, African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) Eng. Saidi Mkomwa is the Executive Secretary and ...

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H.E Mr. Willy Bett

Willy Bett is a Kenyan politician and the current Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries. ...

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Dr. Haminder Singh

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Prof. Hongwen Li

China Agriculture University Li Hongwen, Ph.D, Professor, Changjiang Scholar, China Agricultural University Taishan Scholar; Shandong ...

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Eng. Jasper Nkanya

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