{"id":81,"date":"2012-09-22T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sti4d.com\/?p=81"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:26:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:26:19","slug":"b4fa-media-workshop-ghana-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sti4d.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/22\/b4fa-media-workshop-ghana-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"B4FA Media Workshop Ghana 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

Oak Plaza Hotel, East Airport, Accra<\/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 19 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0930 Welcome and Introductions<\/strong> Bernie Jones; Course Leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1045 Plant Breeding and Agriculture<\/a><\/strong> Wayne Powell; University of Aberystwyth, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1215 Science Journalism<\/a><\/strong> Alexander Abutu Augustine; Africa Science Technology & Innovation News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1400 Principles of Genetics<\/a><\/strong> Eric Danquah; West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1630 Practical Experiment \u2013 DNA extraction<\/strong> Bernie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1730 Video Presentation & Discussion:<\/strong> TED \u2013 Ben Goldacre \u2013 \u201cBattling Bad Science\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 \u2013 Thursday 20 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 – Maize Breeding<\/strong><\/a> Manfred Ewool; CSIR Crop Research Institute, Kumasi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1100 Local case-study 2 – Cocoa Breeding<\/strong><\/a> George Ameyaw; Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1130 Local case-study 3 – Sorghum Breeding<\/strong><\/a> IDK Atokple; CSIR Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1230 FIELD TRIPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute<\/strong><\/a>, Accra, and<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      West African Centre for Crop Improvement<\/strong><\/a>, Accra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 3 \u2013 Friday 21 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

   1030 Genetic Modification<\/strong><\/a> Jim Dunwell; University of Reading, UK
   1400 Local case study 4 – Cotton Breeding<\/strong><\/a> Emmanuel Chamba, CSIR Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1430 Commentary on GM research in Ghana<\/strong><\/a> IDK Atokple, CSIR Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1500 Local case study 5 – Plant Genetic Resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>Lawrence Aboagye, CSIR Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, Bunso<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1600 Journalism exercise <\/strong>Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Day 4 \u2013 Saturday 22 September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0830 Agricultural biotechnology and the regulatory environment<\/strong><\/a> Eric Okoree, MEST, Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   0915 Agricultural biotechnology and industry<\/strong><\/a> Daniel Otunge, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nairobi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1030 Journalism exercise, interviewing & feedback<\/strong> Julia Vitullo-Martin & Sharon Schmickle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1300 Keynote address:<\/strong> Dr Ahmed Alhassan MP, Chair Agriculture Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1345 Keynote address:<\/strong> Dr George Essegbey, CSIR STEPRI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1430 Prize-giving and closing<\/strong> Bernie Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   1500 Close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Initial Dialogue and Training Workshop on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biosciences for Farming in Africa PROGRAMME Oak Plaza Hotel, East Airport, Accra Please click on a presentation title to view the powerpoint slides or video Day 1 \u2013 Wednesday 19 September 2012    0930 Welcome and Introductions Bernie Jones; Course Leader    1045 Plant Breeding and Agriculture Wayne Powell; … <\/p>\n

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