PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES
AGENDA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH: DAY 1
| ACTIVITY AND VENUE | |
| 8:00 – 5:00pm | Arrival, Registration and Food Exhibition |
| 8:30 – 10:30am | Special Session on Gains and Losses from Cassava and Yam Value Chain-EU Gratitude, FUNAAB |
| Chairman | Engr. Ayo Olubori, Honorable Commissioner, Ogun State |
| 10:30 – 11:30am | Tea Break |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Hall A: Special Session on C:AVA – Business Session |
| Chairman | Dr. Kolawole Adebayo, CAVAII Director |
| Lead Speaker | Louw Burger, MD, Thai Farms |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Hall B: Special Session on High Energy Food Value Chain |
| Chairperson | Ms Aderonke Onadeko, DRNL Consult Ltd, Lagos |
| Lead Speaker | Dr Omo Ohiokpehai, FMARD, Nutritionist and Agro-Processor; Team Leader |
| Discussants | ICRISAT/Dangote Group/Banks – Local raw material sourcing
Procon/FMARD – Challenges and successes of sourcing and development machinery Nestle/Dangote Group/Experiential Consult – Lessons from best practices on the feasibility of High Energy and Nutritious Foods establishment in Nigeria NAFDAC/SON/WFP – The role of regulatory agencies in setting standards for High Energy and Nutritious Foods and monitoring compliance |
| 1:00-2.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00-3.00pm | A: Special Session on Rice Value Chain |
| Chairman | Prof I. A. Adeyemi, VC Bells University of Tech, Ota |
| Lead Speaker | Dr. Francis Nwilene (Regional Representative AfricaRice) |
| Discussants
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Alh. Abubakar Umza CEO UMZA Farms Ltd
Chief Dr. I. C. Alaka Representatives Rice Value Chain Office of Fed. Min. of Agric. and Rural Dev. Mrs. Vera Ezeh (NAFDAC)
Nutritional therapy and the Health Challenges of Nutrients Deficiency by Kieran Kensington Nwagwu |
| 2.00-3.00pm | B. Special Session on Flavour/Seasonings |
| Chairman | Prof. Madu O Iwe, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike |
| Lead Speaker | Ndidi Nwuneli MFR, co-founder, AACE Foods/Partner, Sahel Capital, Founder, LEAP Africa |
| Discussants | Flour Mills/Dangote – Local and international raw material sourcing – experiences of a large FMCG
West African Seasoning Company – Challenges and successes sourcing imported spices USDA – Lessons from global best practices on policy guidelines, implementation and the emergence of the Spice Association in the U.S. NAFDAC/SON – The role of Regulatory Agencies in setting standards for spice and monitoring compliance |
| 3.00-3.30pm | Tea Break |
| 3.30-5.00pm | Induction / AGM |
