Initial Dialogue and Training Workshop
on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biosciences for Farming in Africa
PROGRAMME
Palace Hotel, Arusha
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Day 1 – Monday 5 November 2012
0900 Welcome and Introductions Bernie Jones; Course Leader
0930 Agriculture, Plant Breeding and Genetics Tina Barsby; National Institute for Agricultural Botany, UK
1330 Science Journalism Joseph Kithama; Media Consultant, Tanzania
1430 Practical Experiment – DNA extraction Bernie Jones
1600 Video Presentation & Discussion: TED – Ben Goldacre – “Battling Bad Science”
1630 Journalism exercise Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
Day 2 – Tuesday 6 November 2012
0900 Interview presentations on Tissue Culture, F1 Hybrid Seeds and Seed Banks
1030 Local case-study 1 – Cassava Disease Research Fortunatus Kapinga; Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute
1100 Local case-study 2 – Cassava Seed Multiplication Derick Samwel; Mkuranga District Council
1130 Local case-study 3 – Marker-Assisted Cassava Breeding Esther Mazumba; Roots and Tubers Research Programme
1230 FIELD TRIP 1: World Vegetable Centre (African Vegetable Research and Development Centre)
1700 Journalism exercise: Pitching Sharon Schmickle
Day 3 – Wednesday 7 November 2012
0900 Food security, Genetic Modification, and GM Crops Chris Leaver; University of Oxford, UK
1130 Local case-study 4 – Groundnut Breeding Omari Mponda; Naliendele ARI
1200 Local case-study 5 – Coconut Breeding Grace Chipungahelo; Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute
1230 Journalism exercise: interviewing & feedback Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
1300 FIELD TRIP 2: Rijkzwaan Afrisem
Day 4 – Thursday 8 November 2012
0900 Journalism exercise, interviewing & feedback Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
1000 Difference between F1 Seeds and GM – Claudia Canales-Holzeis
1030 SImple Rules for Science Journalism Simon Berege; TUmaini University, Iringa
1115 Agricultural biotechnology and industry Daniel Otunge, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nairobi
1330 Journalism exercise, interviewing & feedback Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle
1600 Prize-giving and closing Bernie Jones
1630 Close