{"id":147,"date":"2012-11-03T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sti4d.com\/?p=147"},"modified":"2022-06-06T17:27:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:27:53","slug":"b4fa-media-workshop-uganda-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sti4d.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/03\/b4fa-media-workshop-uganda-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"B4FA Media Workshop Uganda 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

Speke Resort, Kampala<\/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 Wednesday 31 October 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

   0930 Agriculture, Plant Breeding and Genetics<\/a><\/strong> Tina Barsby; National Institute for Agricultural Botany, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1330 Science Journalism in Uganda<\/a><\/strong> Peter Wamboga-Mugirya ; Science for Development, Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1330 The Role of Science Journalism<\/a><\/strong> Patrick Luganda; Farmers Media Network, Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1430 Practical Experiment \u2013 DNA extraction<\/strong> Bernie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1600 Video Presentation & Discussion:<\/strong> TED \u2013 Ben Goldacre \u2013 \u201cBattling Bad Science\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1630 Journalism exercise<\/a> <\/strong>Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 \u2013 Thursday 1 November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0900 Interview presentations on Tissue Culture, F1 Hybrid Seeds and Seed Banks<\/strong>
   1100 Local case-study 1 – Banana Biofortification<\/strong><\/a> Geoffrey Arinaitwe; Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1130 Local case-study 2 – Commercial Tissue Culture<\/strong><\/a> Erostus Nsubuga; AgroGenetic Technologies Africa, Buloba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1200 Local case-study 3 – Gene Bank<\/strong><\/a> John Wasswa Mulumba; Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Entebbe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1330 Food security<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> Genetic Modification<\/strong><\/a>, and <\/strong>GM Crops<\/strong><\/a> Chris Leaver; University of Oxford, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1600 Local case-study 4 – Seed Potato Breeding<\/strong><\/a> Abel Arinaitwe; Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural R&D Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1630 Local case-study 5 – Coffee Breeding<\/strong><\/a> Africano Kangire; Coffee Research Insitute, Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1700 Difference between F1 Seeds and GM<\/strong><\/a> – Claudia Canales-Holzeis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1700 Journalism exercise: Pitching<\/strong><\/a> Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  
Day 3 \u2013 Friday 2 November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0830 FIELD TRIPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Kawanda Agricultural Research Laboratories<\/strong><\/a> and<\/em> Namulonge National Crop Resources Research Institute<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1730 Journalism exercise: interviewing & feedback<\/strong><\/a> Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 4 \u2013 Saturday 3 November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

   1030 Agricultural biotechnology and the regulatory environment<\/strong><\/a> Theresa Sengooba, NARO, Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1130 Agricultural biotechnology and industry<\/strong> Daniel Otunge, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nairobi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

   1600 Prize-giving and closing<\/strong> Bernie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1630 Close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Initial Dialogue and Training Workshop on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biosciences for Farming in Africa PROGRAMME Speke Resort, Kampala Please click on a presentation title to view the powerpoint slides or video Day 1 \u2013 Wednesday 31 October 2012    0900 Welcome and Introductions Bernie Jones; Course Leader    0930 Agriculture, Plant Breeding and Genetics Tina Barsby; National Institute … <\/p>\n

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