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

                                              Applications for oral/poster presentations and pre-registration are now closed. 
avatar for Tessy Madu

Tessy Madu

National Root Crops Research Institute
Gender/Research Scientist
Monday, October 22
 

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
 
Tuesday, October 23
 

10:00am GMT-05

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

12:30pm GMT-05

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

4:00pm GMT-05

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

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
 
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

2:00pm GMT-05

CGIAR Research Program on Roots Tubers and Bananas partnership platform: progress and prospects International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - TROPICO ROOM

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