| Day | Section | Header | Facilitator | Time | |||
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| Business Meeting | |||||||
Session 3 General Assembly Opening | Opening Remarks: Dr. Alioune Fall, Acting Chairperson of FARA Key Statements: Mr. Christoph Larose Head of Sector—Sustainable Agriculture, European Com- mission, DG-DEVCO H.E. Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission. Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; President African Development Bank. | Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA | 09:00 -09:35 | ||||
| Dr. Alioune Fall, Acting Chairperson of FARA | 09:00 -09:35 | ||||||
| Session 3 | Key Statements | 09:00 -09:35 | |||||
| General Assembly Opening | Mr. Christoph Larose Head of SectorSustainable Agriculture, European Com- mission, DG-DEVCO. | Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA | 09:00 -09:35 | ||||
| H.E. Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission | |||||||
| Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; President African Development Bank | |||||||
| Day Two | Report from the Board of Directors Dr. Alioune Fall Acting Chairperson of FARA Report from the FARA Secretariat Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA | Dr. Alioune Fall Acting Chairperson of FARA | 09:35 -10:20 | ||||
| Session 4 General Assembly Business Meeting | Presentation and Endorsement of FARAs Strategy (2019-2028) and Business Plan (2019-2023) Dr. Aggrey Agumya Incoming Director, Research and Innovation, FARA | ||||||
| Ratification of amendments to the Constitution and Governance Manual of FARA Dr. Aggrey Agumya, DRI, FARA. Election of FARA Chairperson, and appointment of new Board Directors | Ms. Bongiwe Njobe Chairperson, Nominations and Governance Commit- tee, FARA Board of Directors | 10:20 -10:55 | |||||
| Session 5 Closing | Closing Remarks | Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA | 10:55: 11:00 | ||||
| Day | Session | Program | Facilitator | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY ONE | Session 1 Partnership meetings | 16th CAADP Partnership Platform High Level Panel on Strengthening Partnership for Agricultural Research, Technology and Mutual Accountability: the case of the EU-funded CAADP-XP4 Program: Launch of CAADP-XP4 programme | H.E. Paramanga Ernest Yonli Fmr. Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Mobilization of stakeholder support and ownership of the Europe-Africa roadmap on Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) | Mr. Krishan Bheenick, FARA | 11:00 - 12:45 | ||
| Session 2 Symposium | Opening Remarks: Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA Unlocking domestic investments to make science and innovation work for agricultural development in Africa. Presenter : Dr. Irene Annor-Frempong Outgoing Director of Research and Innovation, FARA Discussants: Dr. Harold Roy Marculey Director General, AfricaRice Center Dr. Kanayo Nwanze Rt President IFAD Mr. Christoph Larose Head of Sector, EC, Brussels, Belgium | Dr. Abdou Tenkouano ED CORAF | 13:00 - 13:10 | |
| 13:10 - 15:00 | ||||
| Closing | 15:00 hours (GMT) |