Prelminary Program & Speakers

10:00          Opening and Welcome: President WPSA 

Dr M. Tixier-Boichard

10:05         Message from the President of WPSA-SA or Representative

10:25         Trends, prospects, and the socio-economic contribution of poultry value chains in Africa: 

Vice President of the WPSA/President of the WPSA-APN (Int’l. technical expert FAO): Dr E. Fallou Guèye 

10:50         The South African Poultry Industry: (Dir. DALRRD)

11:15         The role of the African Poultry Network of the WPSA (WPSA-APN)in the African poultry industry: 

Dr Harry Swatson (Secretary WPSA-APN) 

Session 2 Chairperson: Dr Nengovhela Balwin (DALRRD) and Ms Ayanda Ngxumeshe (TUT)

11:45         Poultry Genetics, breeding and diversity: 

Prof Jean Claude Fosta (Editor-in-chief of world family poultry journal/ vice chancellor ISTEDD)

12:05         LUNCH AND VIEWING POSTERS

13:00         Invited Speaker Region 1 (Northern Africa) (TBC)

13:25         Invited Speaker – Climate change adaptation in poultry production: 

Prof Kwaku Adomako (Univ. of Science and Technology, Ghana)

13:50         Invited Speaker – The role of indigenous chickens in enhancing food and nutrition security: 

Prof Grany Senyolo (TUT- Pretoria, RSA) 

14:15         Invited Speaker –  Indigenous knowledge systems in poultry production: 

Prof Michael Chimonyo (University of Venda, RSA) 

14:40         Invited Speaker Region 4 (Western Africa)TBC

15:05         Brainstorming session /Recommendations and Way Forward

15:25         TEA & VIEWING POSTERS/ Stakeholder engagement 

(Ms Dora Mate and Dr Hilde Van Merhaeghe – VetWorks (Belgium)

16:10         Impact of Poultry Nutrition on broiler production: 

Dr Oluyinka Olukosi (University of Georgia, Athens United States)

16:35         Policy responses in supporting and sustaining resilience of the poultry commodity supply system in Africa: 

Dr Rick Kleyn (SPESFEED)

17:10         Youth summit 

(Dr Lesedi, Ms Thuli and Mr Sabelo Gumede)

Welcome Function: Future Africa

08:25         Message from African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

Speaker: TBC 

08:50         Brainstorming session:  Recommendations and Way Forward 

Dr Rosa Costa (Kyeema Foundation)Mozambique

09:05         Building SMARTER poultry commodity supply chains in Africa in challenging times

Dr Sithandiwe Khoza 

09:30         Options and opportunities to make poultry value chains in Africa more environmentally sustainable and resilient 

Dr Nation Chikumba (Marondera University of Agricultural Science, Zimbabwe)

09:50         TEA & VIEWING POSTERS

Session 5 Chairperson: Dr Nsahlai or Dr Nation

10:25         Capacity building, Entrepreneurship, and innovation in Africa’s Poultry value chain Development 

Dr Harry Swatson (SEAD1) 

10:50         Economic interventions in Poultry production in Africa 

Dr Hunadi Lesedi 

12:00         LUNCH

13:05         Annual General Meetings (WPSA – APN)

19:00         Closing  Dinner 

(Dr Khoza & Dr Quartey)