Patron: Initiators: Organisers: SADC Agricultural Business Forum Unlocking Potential through German Technology Transfer and Investment 29 30 November 2012, IHK Hannover Schiffgraben 49, 30175 Hannover Conference Programme www.sadc-agro.de With the kind support of: The conference language is English. Alterations to be reserved. Last updated: 26. November 2012
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Thursday, 29 November 2012 IHK Hannover, Schiffgraben 49, 30175 Hannover 08:00 a.m. 09:00 a.m. Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:00 a.m. 09:15 a.m. Opening Session Welcome Addresses 09:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session Dr. Horst Schrage Hannover Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dr. Stefan Liebing Chairman German-African Business Association H.E. Amadeu da Conceição Ambassador of Mozambique to Germany and Chairman of SADC Ambassadors Group Keynote Speeches Mr. Peter Bleser Parliamentary State Secretary German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Hon. Adam K. Malima (MP) Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives of the United Republic of Tanzania Dr. Mpoko Bokanga AgriBusiness Development Unit Chief United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Networking Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. 10:50 a.m. Project Presentations from Angola Project 10:50 a.m. 11:10 a.m. Project Presentations from Lesotho Improvement of Veterinary Laboratory Services Infrastructure Development for Seed Potato Storage 11:10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Project Presentations from Malawi Sugar Cane Production and Processing 5
11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Panel I On the field: Mechanisation, Fertilisers and Irrigation Chairperson Dr. Franz-Georg von Busse Lemken GmbH & Co. KG. Discussants Mr. Martin Embundile Chief Agricultural Extension Officer Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Namibia Mr. Marcelo Chaquisse Deputy Director of Agricultural Services Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique Mr. W.G Lipita Controller of Agricultural Extension and Technical Services Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Malawi Mr. Reston J. Muzamhindo Principal Director Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development, Zimbabwe Mr. Jonathan Lane Tractor Ltd., Tanzania 12:30 p.m. 02:00 p.m. Networking Lunch Break 02:00 p.m. 02:20 p.m. Project Presentations from Mauritius Crab Culture using the Recirculation Aquaculture System 02:20 p.m. 02:40 p.m. Project Presentations from Mozambique National Programme for the Strengthening of the Seed Chain 02:40 p.m. 03:00 p.m. Project Presentations from Namibia Investment Opportunities in the Agricultural Sector in Namibia 03:00 p.m. 04:00 p.m. Panel II Financing Agricultural Projects Keynote Speaker Mr. German Vegarra IFC Global Head Agribusiness & Forestry International Finance Corporation (IFC) Discussants Mrs. Birgit Holderied-Kreß Principal Project Manager KfW Entwicklungsbank Mr. David Mundia Chief Agricultural Economist Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Zambia Mr. Jaffer Salim Ame Machano Tanzania Investment Bank 6
Mr. Gerrit Claassen Project Manager Industrial Development Corporation, South Africa Chairperson Ms. Franziska Hollmann Director Agribusiness, Forestry & Food German Investment Corporation (DEG) 04:00 p.m. 04:30 p.m. Networking Coffee Break 04:30 p.m. 04:50 p.m. Project Presentations from South Africa Revitalization of the Magwa Tea Estate 04:50 p.m. 05:10 p.m. Project Presentations from Tanzania Investment Partnership Program: Opportunities for Investors in the Live-Stock Sector Opportunities for Investors in the Rice Sector Opportunities for Investors in the Sugar Sector 05:10 p.m. 06:10 p.m. Panel III Off the field: Harvest Management, Agroprocessing and Logistics Keynote speaker Dr. Heike Ostermann Sector Project Sustainable Resource Management in Agriculture German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Discussants Mr. Edmund Sunkutu Quality Management Specialist Fresh Produce Export Growers Association, Zambia Mr. Stephen Chikwanda Principal Policy Analyst Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Zambia Mr. George Tafadzwa Nheweyembwa Director Boka Tobacco Floors, Zimbabwe Mr. Hussein Suphian Ally Bakhresha Food Products Ltd., Tanzania 06:10 p.m. 06:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Summarizing the Day Mr. Heiko Schwiderowski Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa / Development Policy Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) 7
07:00 p.m. 09:00 p.m. Conference Reception for Participants Book launch Agribusiness for Africa s Prosperity Patrick Kormawa Representative and Director UNIDO Field Office in Nigeria Dr. Mpoko Bokanga AgriBusiness Development Unit Chief United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) 8
Friday, 30 November 2012 IHK Hannover, Schiffgraben 49, 30175 Hannover 08:00 a.m. 09:00 a.m. Registration & Welcome Coffee 09:00 a.m. 09:40 a.m. Agricultural Initiatives of German Federal Ministries Bilateral Cooperation Projects of BMELV Mr. Klaus Supp Directorate International Projects, Twinning Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection German Initiative for Agribusiness and Food Security in Emerging and Developing Countries (GIAF) and Africa Agriculture Trade and Investment Fund (AATIF) Mr. Björn Schildberg Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 09:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m. UNIDO Investment Monitoring Platform: Findings on investment trends in agribusiness in the SADC region Mr. Mithat Kulur Unit Chief and Deputy to the Director, Investment Promotion Unit United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Project Presentations from Zambia Agro-Processing of Pineapple Vaccine Production Aquaculture (Fish Farming) Development Livestock Farming, Game Ranching and Processing Plant 10:20 a.m. 10:40 a.m. Project Presentations from Zimbabwe Zhovhe Small Scale Irrigation Tobacco Farming Agro processing of Mango Fruit Cotton Project 10:40 a.m. 11:10 a.m. Networking Coffee Break 11:10 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Panel IV Market Access to the EU/SADC // Success stories Keynote speaker Mr. Thapsana Molepo Agricultural Attaché Brussels Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Republic of South Africa Discussants Mr. Martin Muendlein Director - Global Project & Service Management Intertek Holding Deutschland GmbH 9
Mr. Bill Carter Director Ashoka Africa Ms. Clara Ibhiya Managing Director Claphijo Enterprises Co. Ltd., Tanzania Mr. Alexandre Tati Angola 12:10 p.m. 12:45 p.m. Closing session Mr. Günter Gülker Deputy CEO Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Way forward Mr. Andreas Wenzel General Secretary Southern Africa Initiative of German Business SAFRI Closing Remarks Hon. Seiso Moyo Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe Mr. Christoph Kannengießer German African Business Association Dr. Horst Schrage Hannover Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1 * to be confirmed 0 Last updated: 26. November 2012