UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY SCIENCES

SEED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (SEMIs)

CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP FOR REVIEW OF CONTENT FOR SEMIS SHORT COURSES

GREAT RIFT VALLEY RESORT NAIVASHA

2nd – 6th JULY 2014

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

TIME / ACTIVITY / FACILITATORS
Day One: Wednesday 2nd July 2014
8.00 – 8.30am / Registration / Florence Kiwunja
8.30 – 8.40am / Welcoming Remarks / Prof. F. M. Olubayo
8.40-9.00am / Overview of the SEMIs project / Prof. A.W. Mwang’ombe
9.00-9.20 / Workshop objectives and expectations and Overview of SEMIs Short-term Curricula / Prof. Kiarie Njoroge
9.20-10.30 / Review of content for seed Business Management / Prof. Evans Aosa
10.30-11.00 / Health Break
11.00-1.00pm / Contd. Review course content for Business Management / Prof. Evans Aosa
1.00-2.00pm / Lunch Break
2.00-4.00pm / Review course content for Seed marketing / Dr. Justus Munyoki
4.00-4.30pm / Health Break
4.30-5.30pm / Review of course content for Seed Production / Prof. Kiarie Njoroge
Day Two: Thursday 3rd July 2014
8.00 – 10.30am / Review course content for seed drying, processing and storage / Dr. Gitau
10.30-11.00am / Health Break
11.00am-12.00pm / Cont. Review of course content for seed drying, processing and storage / Dr. Gitau
12.00-1.00pm / Review course content for seed Quality Assurance and Seed Enterprise Quality Management / Prof. Muthomi/ Prof. Narla
1.00-2.00pm / Lunch Break
2.00-4.00pm / Review of Course content for seed Quality Assurance and Seed Enterprise Quality Management / Prof. Muthomi/ Prof. Narla
4.00-4.30pm / Health Break
Day Three: Friday 4th July 2014
8.00 – 10.30am / Re-organization of content of the 5 short courses for 3 week delivery in West Africa / Prof. Olubayo
10.30-11.00am / Health Break
11.00am-1pm / Re-organization of content of the 5 short courses for 3 week delivery in West Africa / Prof. Olubayo
1.00-2.00pm / Lunch Break
2.00-3.50pm / Re-organization of content of the 5 short courses for 3 week delivery in West Africa / Prof. Olubayo
3.50-4.00pm / Re-organization of content of the 5 short courses for 3 week delivery in West Africa / Prof. Olubayo
4.00-4.30pm / Health Break
Day Four: Saturday 5th July 2014
8.00 – 10.30am / Development of course content on Seed Production Field Diagnostics / Prof. Narla/ Prof. Muthomi/ Prof. Olubayo
10.30-11.00am / Health Break
11.00am-12pm / Development of course content on Seed Production Field Diagnostics / Prof. Narla/ Prof. Muthomi/ Prof. Olubayo
12.00-1.00PM / Development of course content on Plant Protection Organizations Quality Regulators / Prof. Kiarie/ Prof. Olubayo
1.00-2.00pm / Lunch Break
2.00-3.00pm / Development of course content on Plant Protection Organizations Quality Regulators / Prof. Kiarie/ Prof. Olubayo
3.00-4.00pm / Conclusions and way forward; Vote of Thanks and Close of workshop / Prof. Mwang’ombe/Prof. Olubayo
4.00-4.30pm / Health Break
Day Five: Sunday 6th July 2014
8.00 – 10.30am / Workshop Wrap up – organization and clean-up of the revised curricula; writing workshop report / Prof. Olubayo,
10.30-11.00am / Health Break
11.00am-1pm / Cont. Review course content for Seed quality assurance and Seed Enterprise Quality Management / Prof. Olubayo
1.00-2.00pm / Lunch Break and Departure

Secretariat:

1.  Rapporteurs – Dr. David Ndung’u/ Prof. James Muthomi

2.  Logistics – D.K. Ndung’u

3.  Secretary – Ms. Florence Kiwunja

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SEMIs workshop for review of course content for Short Courses, Kenya School of Monetary Studies 19th -21st March 2012

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