5 Workshop Follow Up

10 Workshop Programme

*Monday, 22. June 1998*
8.30 – 9.00	Registration
*Chairman: Emerson Zhou*
9.00 hrs	Opening Address	H. E. Minister of Agriculture
	Welcome note and briefing on workshop objectives	The President – ZFU
	Overcoming constraints in the adoption of conservation tillage practiced	Jose Benites – FAO
	Sustainable use of land resources in the Germang development co-operation	Kurt Steiner - GTZ
	Introduction of participants Objectives of the workshop	Jürgen Hagmann Theodor Friedrich – FAO
10.45 – 11.15 hrs	Coffee break
11.15 hrs	Overview on the development of conservation tillage in Latin America and Africa	R. Soza / Chile
	A review on experiences with conservation tillagee in South-Eastern Africa	I. Nyagombo / Zimbabwe
*Theme 1 – Technologies in Conservation Tillage*
12.15 hrs	Available technologies in conservation tillage	E.Brunner and Mariki / Tanzania
13.00 hrs	Lunch
14.00 hrs	Group work Introduction into the working groups	Jürgen Hagmann
16.00 hrs	Coffee available
	Continuation of working groups
17.30 hrs	Introduction into the field excursions	Nyagumbo, Mashawira, van Veenhuizen
18.30 hrs	Reception
*Tuesday, 23 June 1998*
8.00 – 17.00 hrs	Excursion
	Farmers’ and farmers fields’ visit to Cotton Research Institute Hinton Estate Institute of Agricultural Engineering sites and Chiweshe	ZFU FARMESA AGRITEX
*Wednesday, 24 June 1998*
8.00 hrs	Working groups: Revisit the group results in view to lessons learned from the excursions
9.00 hrs	Presentation and discussion of group work results Theme 1	Market Stands
10.30 – 11.00 hrs	Coffee break
*Theme 2: Approaches for Dissemination of Conservation Technologies*
11.00 hrs	Approaches for enhancing the dissemination of conservation tillage into smallholder farming	S. Muliokela / Zambia
11.30 hrs	Experiences with participatory approaches	E. Chuma and K Murwira
12.00 hrs	Experiences with networking	T. Simalenga – ATNESA R. Claverán – RELACO
12.30 hrs	Lunch
14.00 hrs	Group work Introduction into the working groups	Jürgen Hagmann
16.00 hrs	Coffee available
16.30 hrs	Continuation working groups
18.00 hrs	end
20.00 hrs	Evening Programme optional

*Thursday, 25 June 1998*
8.00 hrs	Presentation and discussion of group work results Theme 2	Market Stands
9.30 – 10.00 hrs	Coffee break
*Theme 3: Socio-economic and institutional frame conditions*
10.00 hrs	Socio-econimic and institutional frame conditions affecting the adoption of conservation tillage practices	S. Muchena - African Centre of Fertilizer Devel- opment
10.30 hrs	Making agricultural research and development more relevant for small farmers	N. Nduli – National Department of Agriculture, South Africa
11.00 hrs	The role of the private sector in enhancing conservation tillage practices	J. Findlay – Monsanto
11.30 hrs	Group work Introduction into working groups	Jürgen Hagmann
12.30 hrs	Lunch
14.00 hrs	Continuation of working groups
16.00 – 16.30 hrs	Coffee available
16.30 hrs	Presentation and discussion of group work results, Theme 3	Market Stands
20.00 hrs	Evening programme optional
*Friday, 26 June 1998*
8.00 hrs	Group work Elaboration of action plans
10.00 – 10.30 hrs	Coffee break
10.30 hrs	Strategies / actionplas on regional and national levels: Next steps to be done
	Closing Ceremony
11.45 hrs	Valedictory Address	Richard Fowler – ARC H.E. Minister of Environment
12.00 hrs	End of Workshop Part I

Workshop Part II
*Development of Guidelines for environmentally sound tillage practices for the protection of soil*
	*Chairman: John Morrison*
14.00	Welcome note	Victoria Sekitoleko – FAO
14.00 hrs	Introduction into the draft Guidelines	T. Wiles J. Benites
16.00 – 16.30 hrs	Coffee break
16.30 hrs	Small discussion groups on draft guidelines
18.00 hrs	end
*Saturday, 27 June 1998*
	*Chairman: Keith Saxton*
	Plenary Session
8.30 hrs	Discussion of draft guidelines
12.30 hrs	Lunch
14.00 hrs	Discussion of draft guideline
16.00	Coffee break
16.30 hrs	Synthesis
17.15 hrs	Valedictory address	J. Benites T. Friedrich
17.30 hrs	end

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