9:00 - 12:00

Visit of the CIRAD food technology hall, processing demonstrations, tastings of African products and presentations of partnership projects

• Cocoa and quality: R. Boulanger, T. Guehi

• Plantain sector: innovation and quality of processed products: C. Bugaud, G. Ngoh, A. Kouassi

• Traditional processing of legumes in Africa: M. Rivier, C. Mouquet, Y. Emeri, Y. Madode, L. Akissoé

• Biochemical and health characteristics of artisanal infant flours from Côte d'Ivoire: C. Teyssier, C. Kouakou

Virtual platform for project presentation

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13:45 - 15:15

Essence and challenges of partnerships for sustainable food systems

Panel moderated by Sylvie Avallone, Institut Agro and Vincent Fautrel, Agropolis Fondation

 

 

 

 

 

 

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with :

• Mohammed Sadiki, CIHEAM

• Mohammed El Amrani, National School of Agriculture of Meknes, Morocco

• Siaka Koné, Higher School of Agronomy, Ivory Coast

• Sylvain Depigny, Cirad

• Jérôme Thonnat, Institut Agro

• Michèle Mbo'o-Tchouawou *, African Women's Network for Research in Agriculture (AWARD)

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15:30 - 17:00

Outlook and conclusions

Panel led by Sandrine Dury, Cirad

 

 

 

 

 

 

with :

• Ibrahim Mayaki *, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

• Omar Bessaoud, CIHEAM-IAMM

• Julian May *, UNESCO Chair in African Food Systems, South Africa

• Mohamed Ait Kadi *, Ministry of Agriculture of Morocco

Concluding remarks:

• Lindiwe Sibanda, Center of Excellence on Sustainable Food Systems (ARUASFS), University of Pretoria, South Africa

• Papa Abdoulaye Seck *, Ambassador of Senegal in Italy

 

* Speakers in videoconference

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All conferencescan be accessed remotely (after registration)

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