Program & Speakers

10:00 – 10:05:   Opening and Welcome: President WPSA: Dr M. Tixier-Boichard

10:05 – 10:25:  Message from the President of WPSA-SA or Representative

10:25 – 10:50:  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 – 11:15:  The South African Poultry Industry: (Dir. DALRRD)

11:15 – 11:45:  The role of the African Poultry Network of the WPSA (WPSA-APN)in the African poultry industry: Dr Harry Swatson (Secretary WPSA-APN) 

11:45 – 12:05:  Poultry Genetics, breeding and diversity: Prof Jean Claude Fosta (Editor-in-chief of world family poultry journal/ vice chancellor ISTEDD)

12:05 – 12:50:  LUNCH AND VIEWING POSTERS

13:00 – 13:20:  Invited Speaker Region 1 (Northern Africa) (TBC)

13:25 – 13:45:  Invited Speaker – Climate change adaptation in poultry production: Prof Kwaku Adomako (Univ. of Science and Technology, Ghana)

13:50 – 14:10:  Invited Speaker – The role of indigenous chickens in enhancing food and nutrition security: Prof Grany Senyolo (TUT- Pretoria, RSA) 

14:15 – 14:35:  Invited Speaker –  Indigenous knowledge systems in poultry production: Prof Michael Chimonyo (University of Venda, RSA) 

14:40 – 15:00:  Invited Speaker Region 4 (Western Africa)TBC

15:05 – 15:20:  Brainstorming session /Recommendations and Way Forward

15:25 – 16:05:  TEA & VIEWING POSTERS/ Stakeholder engagement (Ms Dora Mate and Dr Hilde Van Merhaeghe – VetWorks (Belgium))

16:10 – 16:30:  Impact of Poultry Nutrition on broiler production: Dr Olvyinka Olukosi (Univ Georgia, Athens USA)

16:35 – 16:55:  Policy responses in supporting and sustaining resilience of the poultry commodity supply system in Africa: Dr Rick Kleyn (SPESFEED)

17:10 – 19:15:  Youth summit (Dr Lesedi, Ms Thuli and Mr Sabelo Gumede)