*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management* Dear Subscribers, 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* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture URL: http://www.act-africa.org/ URL: https://ecaf.org/ URL: http://www.caa-ap.org/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 at 11:26 Subject: [mechanization] Webinar Invitation - F-SAMA Webinar No 8, Thursday, 2 December 2021, 09:00 am to 11:00 am (GMT) To: Sustainable agricultural mechanization <[log in to unmask]> *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*. Disclaimer: the information exchange in this platform does not imply that they are recommended or endorsed by FAO or that they are the only option available. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community Sustainable agricultural mechanization <https://dgroups.org/fao/mechanization>. View this contribution on the web site <https://dgroups.org/_/lb0183zy> A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Sustainable agricultural mechanization. Reply to sender <[log in to unmask]> | Unsubscribe <[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);