AFC Programme

Agenda

2-3 November: Fairtrade Africa Forum
2-4 November: Fairtrade & Organic Expo
4 November: Producer training workshops
1 or 5 November: Field visits

Forum programme

The preliminary programme is now available. Please note this is a draft and can be changed.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
08:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-9:50 Opening video
The plight of African farmers
09:50-10:010 Welcome to Ethiopia and to the Africa Fairtrade Convention 2012
Michael Nkonu, Executive Director, Fairtrade Africa

10:10-10:45		 Sustainable value chains for livelihoods improvement – The impact of Fairtrade in Africa

  1. Producer perspectives – experiences from the field
    Tadesse Meskela, General Manager, Oromia Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union (OCFCU)
  2. Market perspectives  - experiences in working with producers
    Mike Gidney, Acting Executive Director, Fairtrade Foundation UK
10:45-11:10 Making the Connection – Value chains for transforming smallholder agriculture 

Andrew Shepherd, Senior Technical Advisor, CTA
11:10-11:40 Opening address Unlocking the Power of the Many, Fairtrade International’s plans 2013-15. 

Harriet Lamb, CEO, Fairtrade International

11:40-12:00		 Key Note Speech: Improving African producer participation in national, regional as well as international value chains  

Fikre Markos , Deputy Director for Animal and Plant Health Regulatory Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Ethiopia

12.00-12:45 Plenary session  

Open forum with participants – digging deeper on topics presented through questions and answers and bringing practical and workable examples to the table.

Chair: Dyborn Chibonga, Manager, National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (Nasfam)
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15

 

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