{"id":116,"date":"2012-09-27T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sti4d.com\/?p=116"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:52:57","slug":"b4fa-media-workshop-nigeria-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sti4d.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/27\/b4fa-media-workshop-nigeria-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"B4FA Media Workshop Nigeria 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Initial Dialogue and Training Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biosciences for Farming in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please click on a presentation title to view the powerpoint slides or video<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 1 \u2013 Monday 24 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0900 Welcome and Introductions<\/strong> Bernie Jones; Course Leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1000 Plant Breeding and Agriculture<\/a><\/strong> Wayne Powell; University of Aberystwyth, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1200 Science Journalism<\/a><\/strong> Diran Onifade; Africa Science Technology & Innovation News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1400 Principles of Genetics<\/a><\/strong> Charles Amadi; National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1530 Practical Experiment \u2013 DNA extraction<\/strong> Bernie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1630 Video Presentation & Discussion:<\/strong> TED \u2013 Ben Goldacre \u2013 \u201cBattling Bad Science\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 \u2013 Tuesday 25 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0900 Interviews on Tissue Culture, Hybrid Seeds and Seed Banks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1030 Local case-study 1 – Sugarcane Research<\/strong><\/a> Inuwa S Usman; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1100 Local case-study 2 – Cassava Breeding<\/strong><\/a> Emmanuel Okogbenin; National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1130 Local case-study 3 – Groundnut Research<\/strong><\/a> Maimuna Abdulmalik; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1330 Journalism exercise: pitching, interviewing & feedback<\/strong> Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1530 Genetic Modification<\/strong><\/a> Jim Dunwell; University of Reading, UK
   1730 Local case study 4 – Bt Cowpea Research<\/strong><\/a> Muhammad Lawan Umar, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   2000 Post-dinner role-playing “talk show” on biotech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 3 \u2013 Wednesday 26 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0900 Journalism exercise<\/strong> Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1030 Keynote: Biotechnology for Agriculture in Nigeria<\/strong><\/a> Christian Fatokun, Deputy Director, IITA, Ibadan
   1130 Agricultural biotechnology and industry<\/strong><\/a> Daniel Otunge, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nairobi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1400 FIELD TRIP: International Institute for Tropical Agriculture<\/strong><\/a>, Ibadan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 4 \u2013 Thursday 27 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0900 Journalism discussion & feedback<\/strong> Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1030 Prize-giving and closing<\/strong> Bernie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1100 Close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Initial Dialogue and Training Workshop on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biosciences for Farming in Africa PROGRAMME International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan Please click on a presentation title to view the powerpoint slides or video Day 1 \u2013 Monday 24 September 2012    0900 Welcome and Introductions Bernie Jones; Course Leader    1000 Plant Breeding and Agriculture Wayne … <\/p>\n

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