Seminar on Genetically Modified Cotton
Ouagadougou, 16-18 September 2008
Revised programme
15 September 2008
-Arrival of participants
-Registration
16 September 2008
07.00 – 07.50:Registration
08.00 – 09.00:Opening Ceremony
-Address by a representative of the European Commission
-Address by the Chairman of the COS-coton
-Official opening of the meeting by a Burkinabé dignitary
-Group photo
09.00 – 10.30:Session 1: Cotton farming in Africa
Chair: Dr.G. Konaté (INERA- Burkina Faso)
-The cotton sector in Africa and prospects for its future
Presentation: Mr. Bachir Diop (DG Sodefitex).
-Price of Cotton and Inputs: Economic problems of the Franc Zone
Presentation: Mr. Fabio Berti(Agriculture economist, FUSAGx).
-Soil fertility in African Savannah areas
Presentation: Mr. Michel Cretenet (Agronomist Cirad).
-Impact of insecticides on insect fauna.
Presentation: Dr. Maurice Vaissayre (Entomologist Cirad).
-Pest management in cotton: Mapping of insect-pests and pest control methods in Western Africa.
Presentation: Dr. Christophe Ochou (entomologist, Côte d’Ivoire).
10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break
11.00 – 13.15:Session 1 (cont'd)
-Weed management and use of herbicides in cotton farming.
Presentation: Dr. Pascal Marnotte (Weed specialist Cirad)
-Economic sustainability of chemical herbicide use.
Presentation: Mr.Gaspard Vognan (agriculture economist INERA)
-Exchange of views and discussions
14.45 – 15.45: Session 2: GM Cotton: the solution?
Chair: Dr. Maurice Vaissayre (Cirad)
-Challenges for the GMOs
Presentation: Prof. Abdramane Sangare (Wecard)
-Ten years of GM cotton farming in South Africa.
Presentation: M. Marnus Gouse (Economist, Univ. Pretoria)
-GMCotton: the example of China.
Presentation: Dr. Michel Fok.
-Consequences of the introduction of GMcotton: Case study of four countries (India, China, South Africa and Colombia).
Presentation: Dr. Robert Tripp (Oxfam).
15.45 – 16.45:Session 3: GM Cotton Risk Assessment and Management.
Chair: Prof. Abdramane Sangare
-Efficacy of GM Cotton in agrisystems: limiting factors
Presentation: Mr. Jean-Luc Hofs
-Impact of GM Cotton on best practices in pest management: the IPM standpoint.
Presentation: Prof. Graham Matthews
-GM Cotton and best practices in pest management: the ecological dimension.
Presentation: Mr. Simplice Vodouhé
-Integrated Management of GM Cotton: adapted ITKand research in Burkina Faso.
Presentation: Dr. Ouola Traoré (INERA/Burkina)
16.45 – 17.15: Coffee break
17.15 – 18.15:Session 3 (cont'd)
-Impact of GM Cotton on biodiversity.
Presentation: Dr. J Romeis.
-Gene flow and co-existence of conventional, bio and GM farming.
Presentation: Mr. J-L Hofs
-Impact of transgenic products on human health.
Presentation: Dr. P. Joudrier (INRA)
-Resistance to Bt toxins.
Presentation: Dr. Y.Carrière
18.15 – 18.45:Session 4: Challenges to control and traceability.
Chair: Dr. Roger Frutos
-Current situation of regulations in Burkina Faso:
Presentation: Dr Zourata Loumpo
-Traceability of GM products, industrial best practices and limitations
Presentation: Dr. P. Joudrier (INRA)
18.45 – 19.15:Exchange of views and discussions
19.30: Cocktail
17 September 2008
09.00 – 10.30:Session 5: Economic Impact
Chair: Dr. Michel Fok
-Assessment of the conditions for Sustainabilty of GM Cotton in agrisystems
Presentation: Mr. Gaspard Vognan (agriculture economist INERA)
-Impact of GM Cotton on the national economy.
Presentation: Dr. Kofi Nouve (The World Bank)
-Micro-economic impact of GM Cotton.
Presentation: Dr. Melinda Smale (Oxfam USA)
-Macro-economic impact of GM Cotton:
Presentation: Dr. Guillaume Gruère (IFPRI)
-Exchange of views and discussions
10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00:Session 6: Legal aspects and their impact on the African society.
Chair: Mr Yves Gueymard(DGCID-France)
-Comparative analysis of the situation in Africa and the Cartagena Protocol, common points and divergences. Avoiding sources of conflict?
Presentation: Dr. Siaka Dembele (INSAH)
-Industrial protection: the case of the GMOs
Presentation: Mrs R. Wéré Gazaro (OAPI)
-Exchange of views and discussions
12.00 – 13.00:Session 7: Which genes and biotechnologies for African Cotton and sustainable agriculture?
Chair:: Prof. Alfred Traoré
-Regionalisation of the GMOs and developments in the offer of new generation transgenes
Presentation: Dr. R. Frutos (Cirad).
-R&D Strategies of multinational companies:
Presentation: Mr. C. Parmentier (Gresea)
-Exchange of views and discussions
13.00 – 15.00: Lunch
15.00 – 16.30:Session 8: Summary of presentations and general discussion
Chair: Mr. Viwanou Gnassounou,ACP Secretariat
Presentation:Dr. R. Frutos (Cirad) and Mr. J-L Hofs
16.30 – 17.00:Coffee break
17.00- 18.00: Closure
18 September 2008
08.00 – 14.00:Field Visit (Sapouy, 100 kms)
08.00:Departure from the Hotel (North Side Gate)
09.45:Arrival in Sapouy
10.00 – 12-00:Commented Visit
12.15:Departure from Sapouy
14.00:Back to the Hotel
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