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The 2022 Africa Regional Priority Setting Workshop was held November 2, 2022 with an overall goal to develop a list of top pest management priorities for the Africa region. Workshop participants provided critical input to help make decisions on the top priorities to progress in in the region.
If you missed the Workshop, you can view the recording on our YouTube channel or in the video player below.
You can also view the ranking worksheets with comments captured during the Workshop sessions.
DRAFT Preliminary Fruit & Nut Rankings/Solutions
DRAFT Preliminary Agronomic, Veg & Herb Rankings/Solutions
Priority Setting Workshop Agenda
| Time | Agenda | Slides – English | Slides – French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:05-14:15 | Introduction & Welcome Remarks – Geoffrey Onen, Assistant Commissioner, Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory Uganda – Moderator | ||
| 14:15-14:25 | Welcome to the Africa Regional Priority Setting Workshop – Dirk Drost, Chairman, Minor Use Foundation | Drost Slides English | Drost Slides French |
| 14:25-14:45 | Priorities from the Global Minor Use Priority
Setting Workshop, Progress to date, and the
African Regional Workshop Process Michael Braverman, Board Member, Minor Use Foundation | Braverman Slides English | Braverman Slides French |
| 14:45-15:00 | Questions and Answers | ||
| 15:00-15:40 | Prioritization of Fruit and Nut Crops – Paul Osei-Fosu, Chief Scientific Officer, Head, Food and Agriculture Department, Ghana Standards Authority | ||
| 15:50-16:30 | Prioritization of Agronomic, Vegetable and Herb Crops – Paul Osei-Fosu, Chief Scientific Officer, Head, Food and Agriculture Department, Ghana Standards Authority | ||
| 16:30-16:45 | Discussion and refinement of Priorities – Paul Osei-Fosu, Chief Scientific Officer, Head, Food and Agriculture Department, Ghana Standards Authority | ||
| 16:45-17:00 | Summary and Next steps – Dirk Drost, Chairman, Minor Use Foundation | Drost Slides English |
If you want more information please contact Stella Simiyu at stella@croplifeafrica.org.
Important Dates and Deadlines Leading Up to the Workshop
July 27, 2022
2:00 – 4:00 PM EAT Nairobi time
August 22, 2022
Deadline for nominating priorities
August 29, 2022
Updated priority spreadsheet ready and rankings requested from participants
September 19, 2022
Deadline for receiving crop/pest priority rankings
September 26, 2022
Ranking results sent to participants
October 24, 2022
Deadline for receiving industry input on solutions for ranked priorities
November 2, 2022
2:00 – 5:00 PM EAT Nairobi time
Africa Regional Priority Setting Workshop
Translation to French will be available.
December 2, 2022
Top priorities announced