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         When, Where and How will Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Lead the Next Agri-Food Revolution

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Ann Kanu

NATIONAL ROOT CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE UMUDIKE
RESEARCH OFFICER
Nigeria
Monday, October 22
 

7:30am GMT-05

Registration International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

8:30am GMT-05

Inauguration – Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUM

9:30am GMT-05

Group Photo International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:00am GMT-05

SCALING: scientific innovations that have impact on root and tuber crop systems and those who depend on them. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMFrancis Alacho • Oriaku, L. C • Satish Chandra • Chimaroke • ​Nanam Tay Dziedzoave • Nozomi Kawarazuka • Hemant Nitturkar • Benjamin Chukwuemeka Okoye • Vito Severiano Sandifolo • Marc Schut • Andrew Westby

12:00pm GMT-05

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

3:30pm GMT-05

Afternoon Coffee Break Located outside Kellogg Auditorium

7:00pm GMT-05

Departure by bus from CIAT's main reception area CIAT's main reception area
 
Tuesday, October 23
 

8:00am GMT-05

DISCOVERY: How to sustain genetic gains in root and tuber crops: Is Next-Generation breeding approaches our next bet (breeding, genetics, cytogenetics, gene editing, genetic mapping, molecular techniques etc.) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMRanjana Bhattacharjee • Adriana Bohorquez • Hernán Ceballos • Luis Duque • Chiedozie Egesi • Pim Lindhout • Jessica Lyons

10:00am GMT-05

Coffee Break + RTBs CULINARY DEMONSTRATION International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog AuditoriumNozomi Kawarazuka • Graham Thiele

10:30am GMT-05

COME CLEAN go CLEAN: Are we declaring war to pest and diseases: How epidemiology, pest and disease management, molecular diagnostics, and disease monitoring will shield our crops. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMPrempeh Ruth Naa Ashiokai • Martha Giraldo • Maruthi Gowda • Jenyfer Jimenez • Jan Kreuze • James Legg • INNOCENT Nwankwo • Julian Smith • Mathias Tembo • Eugene Terry

12:30pm GMT-05

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

3:30pm GMT-05

Afternoon Coffee Break + SP LIQUOR TASTING International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog AuditoriumNozomi Kawarazuka • Graham Thiele

4:00pm GMT-05

Poster Session International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

6:00pm GMT-05

Departure by bus from CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches
 
Wednesday, October 24
 

8:00am GMT-05

SEEDs or NO SEEDS: What is the dilemma? How to create root and tuber seed systems. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMBeatrice Aighewi • Jorge Andrade-Piedra • Chimaroke • Elohor Mercy Diebiru-Ojo • Karen A. Garrett • Lava Kumar • Norbert Maroya • Hemant Nitturkar • Srinivasulu Rajendran • Francisco Saborio

10:00am GMT-05

Coffee Break International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:30am GMT-05

BIOFORTIFICATION: Are we solving malnutrition? How to improve nutrition and health through roots and tuber biofortification. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMDaniel Alvarez • Meike Andersson • Maria Andrade • Chiedozie Egesi • Thomas zum Felde • Apollin Fotso • Frederick Grant • Paul Ilona • Isata Kamanda • Jan Low • Alexandre Mello • Tawanda Muzhingi • Damien Njoku • Elizabeth Parks • Matilda Steiner-Asiedu

12:30pm GMT-05

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

3:00pm GMT-05

ISTRC General Meeting (Open event - all people to attend) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUM

6:00pm GMT-05

DINNER - NETWORKING EVENT CIAT's Arches

8:00pm GMT-05

Departure by bus from CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches
 
Thursday, October 25
 

8:00am GMT-05

QUALITY FOODs: Postharvest loss prevention, storage and processing. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMDominique Dufour • Lateef Sanni

10:00am GMT-05

Coffee Break International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:30am GMT-05

Building the DATA REVOLUTION in Tropical Root Crops International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMMedha Devare • Stefan Hauser • Daniel R. Jiménez • HAGEN, Thomas John • Brian King • Lukas Mueller • Michael Gomez Selvaraj • Isaak Yosief Tecle

12:30pm GMT-05

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

3:00pm GMT-05

Coffee Break International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

5:00pm GMT-05

Closing Ceremony and Awarding of Prizes International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

7:00pm GMT-05

Departure by bus from CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches