Initial Dialogue and Training Workshop
on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biosciences for Farming in Africa
PROGRAMME
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan
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Day 1 – Monday 24 September 2012
0900 Welcome and Introductions Bernie Jones; Course Leader
1000 Plant Breeding and Agriculture Wayne Powell; University of Aberystwyth, UK
1200 Science Journalism Diran Onifade; Africa Science Technology & Innovation News
1400 Principles of Genetics Charles Amadi; National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike
1530 Practical Experiment – DNA extraction Bernie Jones
1630 Video Presentation & Discussion: TED – Ben Goldacre – “Battling Bad Science”
Day 2 – Tuesday 25 September 2012
0900 Interviews on Tissue Culture, Hybrid Seeds and Seed Banks
1030 Local case-study 1 – Sugarcane Research Inuwa S Usman; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
1100 Local case-study 2 – Cassava Breeding Emmanuel Okogbenin; National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike
1130 Local case-study 3 – Groundnut Research Maimuna Abdulmalik; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
1330 Journalism exercise: pitching, interviewing & feedback Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
1530 Genetic Modification Jim Dunwell; University of Reading, UK
1730 Local case study 4 – Bt Cowpea Research Muhammad Lawan Umar, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
2000 Post-dinner role-playing “talk show” on biotech
Day 3 – Wednesday 26 September 2012
0900 Journalism exercise Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
1030 Keynote: Biotechnology for Agriculture in Nigeria Christian Fatokun, Deputy Director, IITA, Ibadan
1130 Agricultural biotechnology and industry Daniel Otunge, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nairobi
1400 FIELD TRIP: International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan
Day 4 – Thursday 27 September 2012
0900 Journalism discussion & feedback Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
1030 Prize-giving and closing Bernie Jones
1100 Close