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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: alexander.zenonos@newaginternational.com or Jacqui.french: Jacqui.french@newaginternational.com
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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 4 control
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
Enquiries from Speakers: Naomi Brooker | T: +44 (0)20 701 76471 | Naomi.Brooker@informa.com
Sponsorship and Exhibition: Jacqui French | T: +44 (0)20 701 76957 | Jacqui.French@newaginternational.com Alexander Zenonos | T: +44 (0)20 7017 7742 | Alexander.Zenonos@newaginternational.com