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11:00-12:00 Event Registration
12:00 Opening remarks from the chairperson and welcome from
OCP
12:15 Opening speech from ONSSA: An introduction to ONSSA: The key
regulatory authority in Morocco (TBC). ONSSA have been invited but
have yet to confirm participation.
KEYNOTE SESSION: AFRICA – A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY AND
INSPIRATION
FOR AGRICULTURE
12:30 How to win in the African agriculture market • Much of the
potential in regards to Agriculture within Africa
remains untapped- why is this? How can you reach the untapped
markets with products and innovations that African farmers and
growers urgently require?
• What is the biggest challenge farmers in Africa face? • Important
and realistic recommendations on the supply and
demand sides for companies—both local and multinational— looking to
grow in this high-potential but challenging market.
Amandla Ooko-Ombaka, Mckinsey Engagement Manager, Mckinsey &
Company, Kenya
13:00 Market analysis and insight into biostimulants and biocontrol
in Africa • Reviewing market size and analysis for biocontrol
and
biostimulant products across Africa- which regions are seeing the
most growth?
• What is driving growth? • Buying power- which regions how the
strongest buying power? • Cost of products: can farmers in Africa
afford Biocontrol and
Biostimulants? • North Africa: Mark Trimmer, Co-Founder, Dunham
& Trimmer, USA
13:30 Investing in North Africa: Opportunities in agriculture for
the Northern African markets • Promoting the development of
sustainable Agri markets in the
N.African countries through increased Agri partnerships and
investment in new and ongoing initiatives
• Understanding more about such investment initiatives and how
fertilizer, biostimulant and biocontrol companies can actively be
part of this
• How the chamber of commerce can help facilitate business to
business collaborations in North Africa and can help connect you
with investors and partners worldwide
• Presentation of the new B2B Marketplace to promote exporting
agricultural products of African countries
Mounir El Bouamri, Honorary Representative, Asian-African Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (AACCI), & Founder, AIConsulting,
Morocco
14:00 Networking Break and PartneringOne® Time
KEYNOTE SESSION: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR AFRICAN
FARMERS
15:30 Tech innovation for farmers: An entrepreneurial digital
technology to help growers in Africa • Exploring a scheme founded
by Oumar Basse, that provides rural
farmers with a device called a Widim pump (WP). • The scheme allows
farmers to make substantial savings, including
a reduction in energy and water consumption • Tele- irrigation – is
this the way forwards? Oumar Basse, Co-Founder and Director, Nano
Air, Senegal
16.00 Biocontrol Access: Product success stories from an NGO • The
Toothpick Project: Our social enterprise and role within
biocontrol Africa and globally • The appeal to farmers, how to
secure their access to the
technology, and partnerships • Brief discussion points relating to
the regulatory processes Claire Sands Baker, Director/Co-founder,
The Toothpick Project, USA
16:30 The new way of thinking fertigation A representative, OCP
Group, Morocco
17:00 Mineral nutrition and stress mitigation and how such research
can help develop fertiliser / bio stimulant products for African
soils Professor Ismail Cakmak, Faculty of Engineering & Natural
Sciences, Sabanci University, Turkey
17:30 Closing Remarks
17:45 New Ag International Evening Reception – hosted at the
Movenpick Hotel in Marrakech, Morrocco
20:00 End of Day 1
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BIOCONTROL AFRICA IN CONJUNCTION WITH IBMA 08:45 Opening remarks
from the chairperson
NEW BIOCONTROL PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES IN AFRICA
09:00 The latest scientific developments linked to fusarium
oxysporum bioherbicide • History of biocontrol using Fusarium
oxysporum • Virulence Enhancement: the latest essential advancement
in biocontrol of weeds using Fusarium • Technology linked to the
Toothpick Project David Sands, Professor, Montana State University,
USA; Co-Founder, Toothpick Project
09:30 Mass trapping strategy with the biological attractant Cera
Trap® to control fruit flies in African countries • The mass
trapping strategy arose in Mediterranean countries
in the 90s as an effective and economical alternative and to the
extensive use of insecticides for the control of the Mediterranean
fruit fly, especially in crops dedicated to exportation, due to the
increasing concern of fruit chemical residues.
• Mass trapping control system consist of the placement of a high
density of traps containing a bait in order to attract and capture
a large number of adults, decrease the pest population below the
damage threshold and reduce the number of insecticide applications
for pest control.
• Cera Trap® is a completely pesticide-free attractant both in its
formulation and in the traps. It is based on a liquid protein
obtained by an exclusive method of enzymatic hydrolysis and has a
high attraction capacity for med fly, being especially attractive
for pre-ovopositing females which are captured before they are able
to puncture the fruits.
• The system works thanks to a regular emission of volatile
compounds which causes fruit flies enter the trap baited with the
hydrolyzed protein and, being unable to escape, drown into the
liquid and die. The aim of this communication is to present
different case studies of the implementation of a mass trapping
strategy in various African countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Kenia and
South-Africa) and determine the effectiveness of Cera Trap®
compared to standard chemical baiting programs on susceptible crops
in different regions and for different cohabiting-Africa fruit
flies of significant economic importance.
Ignasi Pons, Export Manager, Bioiberica, Spain
10:00 Spotlight session hosted by a leading biocontrol
producer
10:30 Networking Break
PRODUCT INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AND BIOLOGICAL FORMULATION
11:15 Bee vectoring of microbials as a promising opportunity for
Africa • Bee vectoring of biologicals is an all natural way for
crop
management • Bees successfully distribute microbials in flowering
crops
(biostimulants or protectants) • Bee vectoring represents a low
energy and no water alternative to
spraying Christoph Lehnen, Senior Technical Manager, BVT, USA
11:45 Formulating biologicals for seed treatment • Fundamentals of
formulation techniques for seed treatments; • Adapting formulation
strategies to ensure successful seed
treatment; • What properties do formulations require when coating
seeds?; • Seed treatment vs. foliar applications: Differences in
formulation
development for seed treatments • Success stories from the
semi-arid tropics in Asia Ketan Mehta, CEO, Ecosense, India
12:15 Green chemistry: from biomass to sustainable solutions for
agriculture • The presentation will focus on product developments
from
biomass-based building blocks to green chemical products with a
better naturality index and a safer design.
• The Naturality index is linked to the use of renewable raw
materials.
• The Minafin Group has already developed several building blocks
used in the synthesis of actives ingredients or simply used as
solvents.
• Furthermore, some green solvents are also designed for botanical
extractions and are presenting a safer profile than the traditional
chemical solvents.
• Safer-by-design molecules means the promotion of molecules that
are proposing less hazardous production and utilisations. Our green
solvents allow safer extractions of kairomones or actives with a
better profile. Minagro has already developed protection packs (PP)
with similar preservation properties compared to
Benzisothiazolinone or parabens but with a safer production
process, better biodegradability and safer utilisations.
Emmanuel Peulens, Managing Director, Green Chemical Users,
Minasolve-Minagro, Belgium
12:45 Lunch, PartneringOne® Time and Product Showcase Stage in the
Exhibition Hall PartneringOne® is an online platform that allows
you to schedule 1-2-1 meetings with attendees. You will be assigned
a time and table for your meeting using the online
application.
Proposed session AgriTech Showcase Africa – taking place in the
exhibition hall throughout lunch. During this showcase 4 companies
will pitch their agtech innovations to the audience. 7 minute pitch
sessions will be hosted by leading companies in this arena. To host
a 7 minute pitch session please contact Alexander Zenonos:
[email protected] or Jacqui.french:
[email protected]
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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA
14:30 Biocontrol opportunities in Africa with a focus on IPM •
Trends in Biocontrol – why is Africa a region of interest? • IPM in
Africa – industry perspective of IPM strategies in place to date •
Opportunities for Biocontrol in Africa • How to access this market
Panelists: Christoph Lehnen, Senior Technology Manager, BVT, USA
Mark Trimmer, Partner, Dunham Trimmer, USA Ketan Mehta, CEO,
Ecosense, India Imme Gerke, IDRG, Germany Marcus Meadows Smith,
CEO, BioConsortia
14:45 Hosted by BioConsortia Marcus Meadows Smith, CEO,
BioConsortia
15:00 Mobile grain storage and biological control of postharvest
loss in West Africa (WA) WA drylands are huge and fragile
ecosystems that are home to a large and often hungry population.
Elsewhere, storage enables Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to
maximize foreign exchange. Storage optimizes IPM so sun and ambient
air drying in-field prevents mold, and fumigation or biological
enemies manage insect pests, thus transport has time to haul heavy
loads. However, on-farm management of insect pests versus
processing impacts WA foreign exchange. The trial observed
warehouse network reaction to mobile storage that prevents,
manages, and processes. Growers learned that, unlike warehouses,
the cost of well-located mobile utility storage decreases, - as
capacity increases; - over the time that storage is full; -
management enhances processing. Conclusion Warehouses exacerbate
PHL. Mobile storage enhances the IPM that abates PHL, resistance,
emissions and sustains foreign exchange. William Lanier, CEO,
NeverIdle Farms and Consulting, Ghana
15:30 Biological control status of key pest in Morocco • Morocco
produces and exports a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
The country is a substantial export platform to the European Union,
the United States, Russia, and Africa. Food safety including the
absence of pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables has been the
main concern for consumers in these countries.
• Integrated pest management strategy was widely recognized as a
rational approach to provide long-term solutions to pest problems
and food safety concerns. Hence, Moroccan growers adopted different
techniques including biocontrol, especially in high value crops
under greenhouse, such as tomato and pepper or in citrus
orchards.
• Nowadays, the national strategies regarding biocontrol are
evolving depending on new pest introduction (Tomato leafminer,
citrus leafminer and citrus brown mite), new crops (blueberries,
raspberries), production system (greenhouse) and outbreak of
regular pests (whiteflies).
• This paper highlights the current status of biocontrol in Morocco
and reports the evolution of biological control agents used with a
focus on success stories examples. A SWOT analysis at the current
situation regarding commercial production units, practices, crops
and awareness of final users was discussed.
Rachid Elaini, IPM Department Manger, Omnium Agricole du Souss,
Morocco
16:00 Insight from Bayer CropScience: Integrated solutions against
nematodes and a case study on biologic insecticides Antonio Magaña,
Bayer CropScience, Spain
16:30 Networking Break
DISTRIBUTOR AND FARMER INSIGHT
17:00 The Farmers Voice: Driving innovation within soil management
and fertigation in Africa ‘Today agriculture is becoming more
complex than ever and we are facing new challenges. How can we
share the world’s fresh water resources in a fair way? What are the
biggest challenges for farmers and urban folks, and how can both
work together? What role will a changing climate play in our
thinking? To meet the demand of a growing world population, we must
find new ways to sustainably increase agricultural productivity.’
This presentation will provide insight and experience from Cedric
Tossavi, a sustainable Cacao Farm Agro Manager. Topics to be
covered include: • How soil management and fertigation is done on a
Cacao farm in
Africa – why is this important? What products are currently used?
Are biostimualnts used and if not why not?
• Where does the opportunity lie for farmers in Africa? What novel
tech can help farmers?
Moully Paul Cedric Tossavi, Agricultural Economist & Farm
Management, Ivory Coast
17:15 Feedback and insight from product distributors and
farmers/growers – the distribution network in Africa: Discussion
Session • Farmers view: Who are their go to distributors? • Farmers
view: What products are selling fast and meeting a real
need for farmers- in their experience what products have shown a
real return of investment for them?
• Farmers view: Biostimulant products- are farmers in Africa seeing
the potential? Is more education needed?
• Distributor view: When buying products from producers, what
values and criteria do you have as a distributor?
• Distributor view:What product type do you specialise in? Are
there any products you are looking to add to your portfolio?
• Understanding farmers in Africa :The biggest problems facing
farmers in Africa, including labour, inputs and salaries and how to
manage this with realistic solutions
• How to promote education with farmers- how to ensure farmers
understand how to use and apply plant health and plant protection
products
• Creating equal opportunities in African farming Moully Paul
Cedric Tossavi, Agricultural Economist & Farm Management, Ivory
Coast George Boakye Sarpong, CEO, Green Gold Farms, Ghana
17:30 An introduction to ONCA: The partner in Agricultural Advisory
for farmers in Morocco • Support of professional organizations •
The agricultural council • Support for actions undertaken by other
actors of agricultural
development • Interface with training and research organizations •
Supervise farmers on advice on controlling plant and animal
diseases • Assist and support farmers in their efforts to access
the incentives
and financial assistance provided by the legislation and
regulations in force
• Ensure the development and promotion of international
cooperation; • Develop and apply innovative methods for managing
and
disseminating information and knowledge Moderator: Mounir El
Bouamri, Honorary Representative, Asian-African Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (AACCI), & Founder, AIConsulting, Morocco
Panelists: Representatives from ONCA, Morocco (invited not yet
confirmed)
18:00 Closing remarks and end of day 2
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BIOCONTROL REGULATION IN AFRICA
08:55 Opening remarks from the chairperson
09:00 Africa - 54 countries - one market • The regional and
interregional cooperation across Africa allows
for a strategic market development that has been missed when
opening the markets on other continents. It is suggested that when
establishing a new product on the African market all 54 countries
are considered as one.
• This can be achieved by (i) building on the commonalities and
(ii) using the differences as an opportunity to build commercial
bridges. African resources include the strength of its farmers, the
drive of its processors and exporters, the authority of its
governments, and Africa’s will to overcome today’s hurdles.
• The paper presents the strategic opportunities for three known
products that are able to resolve pest problems in African
agriculture, to open the world market for organic produce made in
Africa, and to overcome national differences in the approval and
the distribution of pesticides in Africa.
Imme Gerke, Founder, IDRG, Germany
09:30 PANEL: The regulatory frame works for the biocontrol in
Africa: from the point of view of the industry Moderator: Dr.Samira
Amellal, Director General / CEO, Croplife Africa Middle East
R&D INNOVATIONS THAT COMBAT COMMON AFRICAN PESTS
10:00 Consolidating experiences and promoting a way forward for
fall armyworm management in Africa Introduction • Background to the
FAW invasion in Africa • Why IPM necessary • Why is it necessary to
build over the experiences from various
regions over the years? Outbreak and history • History of FAW
detection and spread in Africa • What has accounted for the fast
spread? • What makes the pest one that needs significant attention?
Distribution • FAW strains found on the continent • Current FAW
distribution on the continent Crops affected and nature of damage •
Crops affected • Extent of damage on various crops Monitoring and
sampling techniques • FAW control approaches • Research, training,
and extension/outreach programs for FAW in
Africa • Short-term strategies and long-term strategies for
management
of FAW. • Proposals on how to proceed based on the wealth of
accumulated
information on dealing with this pest. Dennis Ndolo, Group Leader,
Biopesticides International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, South Africa
10:30 Mating disruption against Fall Army Worm • Fall Army worm
became recenty the N1 quarantine pest in Africa.
Appeared in 2017 it is now present in 46 countries and can destroy
to 100% of crops (maize, sorgho...). FAO considers it as first
plague for food supply in Africa as it has caused GDP drop by 20%
per year.
• It is a priority to develop and put on the market a IPM solution
against this pest. Based on our expertise : - In pheromone
synthesis with already several synthetic routes discovered - In
formulation and pheromone release through a patented
microencapsulation technology, 100% biosourced 100% biodegradabe
with extra long shlef life and regular pheromone release kintetics
- In pheromone application devices : already 4 new mating
disruption application devices patented and registered worldwied
since 2017 ( paintball in forestry, paintball in orchard, spray in
vineyars, spray in orchards, atomizer in Boxwood ….)
• We developed a new and innovative product of mating disruption
through pheromone against FAW in maize. Description:Proof of
concept trial made in spring /summer 2019 in Sénégal with the local
ministry of Agriculture (DPV) in 3 fields of 1 ha each. Phéromone
is formulated in a micro encapsulated gel applicated with a manual
atomizer on the maize stem. One application for three month of
protection (i.e. 3 months) of only 20g of pheromone load. As in
this geographical aera, the plant cycle lasts only 3 month, one
pheromone application is enough to protect the field till the
harvest. Efficacy rate of 97,5% on damages reduction.
Johan Fournil, Development Director, M2i Biocontrol 11:00
Networking Break 11:30 Efficacy of virulence enhanced Fusarium
oxysporum for
management of striga weed in maize in Kenya • Trials- results •
Achievements to date • Challenges we faced and how we managed with
solutions • Way forward Henry Sila Nzioki, Plant Pathologist, KALRO
AMRI Katumani, Kenya
12:00 Potential roles, uses and management of Endophytic
bioconsorts for Row crops protection and production • “Wheat
case study”, and Current R&D for the Fusarium race
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in banana crop. • Exploring the poorly-known world of endophytic
microorganisms in
crops. • Isolation, Identification of endophytic and
epiphytic microorganisms. • In vitro screening for potential
activities • Selection of most active by target microbial strains •
Development of commercial biostimulants (bio consortium-based)
for
seed treatments and plants vaccination. Jesus Yañez, CEO and
Founder, GreenCorp Group, Mexico
12:30 Lunch & Networking Break
13:45 A leading biocontrol producer who has vast experience and
knowledge of African markets
14:05 This session is reserved for Koppert
14:25 Tricholine TA: Effcient solution against Tuta absoluta The
importance of the hymenoptera of the genus Trichogramma, which
constitute one of the most studied groups as biological control
agents, and within this we highlight the species Trichogramma
achaeae, which is a parasitoid of Tuta absoluta eggs, and has been
shown to contribute positively to the control of this pest. We
review the evolution of the introduction strategies of this
parasitoid in tomato crops and the recommendations for its
integration into a control program of Tuta absoluta. It has proven
to be a highly effective solution, easy to adopt in IPM and non-
IPM programs, which provides the only tool to target Tuta Eggs,
when mirids are not released. *Moreover, it allows the reduction of
chemical inputs and is a tool for resistance management, amongst
it’s other many advantages. Manuel Gomez, Senior Technical Support
Lead-South Europe, Bioline Agrosciences, Spain
14:45 Closing Remarks
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