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Please see herebelow a Webinar Invitation from FAO - F-SAMA Webinar No 8,
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 09:00 am to 11:00 am (GMT).
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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Subject: [mechanization] Webinar Invitation - F-SAMA Webinar No 8,
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 09:00 am to 11:00 am (GMT)
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*SAVE THE DATE!*
*F-SAMA WEBINAR 8: “Lessons learned from the 2021 AfricaMechanize Webinar
series and planning for 2022”.*
You are kindly invited to join the 8th Webinar in a series of webinars on
the operationalization of the Framework for Sustainable Agricultural
Mechanization in Africa (F-SAMA) jointly organized by FAO, AUC and ACT.
This will be the last Webinar in 2021 and will be held on *Thursday, 2
December 2021, **from* *09:00* *am to 10:50 am* *(GMT).* The focus of
Webinar 8 will be on sharing lessons learned from the 2021 AfricaMechanize
Webinar series and planning for 2022”.
*Agenda (GMT)*
*09.00 Opening Remarks*
· Simplice Nouala, Head of Agriculture and Food Security Division,
Commission for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable
Development, AUC.
*09:10 Overview and objectives of the Webinar*
· Mark Fynn, Agro-food Systems and Investment Specialist, FAO,
Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa (SFS), Harare, Zimbabwe.
*09:15 Lead presentation: Lessons learned from the 2021 AfricaMechanize
Webinar series and implications for the 2022 stakeholder engagement and
webinar series.*
· Saidi Mkomwa, Executive Director & ElHassan Bourarach, Technical
Advisor, African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT).
*09:35 Facilitated Panel Discussion - Lessons learned and suggestions for
the future*
· Bereket Forsido, Director of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of
Agriculture (MoA), Ethiopia
· Anna Mwangamilo, Acting Director of Mechanization and Irrigation,
Ministry of Agriculture Tanzania
· Abdul Rahman Kamara, Director of Agricultural Engineering, Ministry
of Agriculture and Forestry, Sierra Leone
· Andriamady Rondromalala, Head of Department for the Promotion of
Agricultural Mechanization,
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Madagascar
· Valentine Fombin, Deputy Director of Agricultural Mechanization,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cameroon.
10:10 Questions and Answers - All participants
*10:35 Discussions on the sub regional and regional F-SAMA priorities and
activities for 2022*
· Geoffrey Mrema, Technical Advisor, African Conservation Tillage
Network (ACT).
· Joseph Mpagalile, Agricultural Engineer (Sustainable Mechanization),
Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of FAO.
*10:50 Concluding comments from FAO on F-SAMA Africa Mechanize activities
during 2022*
· Valere Nzeyimana, Senior Water Development and Management Officer,
FAO Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana.
· Josef Kienzle, Agricultural Engineer and Leader of the Mechanization
Group, Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of FAO.
*10:55 Closing remarks*
· Yurdi Yasmi, Deputy Regional Representative, FAO Regional Office for
Africa (FAO-RAF).
To register and receive a Zoom Webinar link, please visit:
www.africamechanize.org
We look forward to seeing you all on *Thursday, 2 December 2021 at 09:00 am
GMT*.
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