Main Conference Program

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Main Conference and Live Stream Program

Tuesday, December 6th

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Reception

Wednesday, December 7th

8:30am to 9:30am

Welcome Message

Moderator : Kaushik Majumdar

9:30am to 11:10am

Plenary Session 1 - Precision Nutrient Management

Moderator : Shamie Zingore

4Rs As an Entry Point for Precision Agriculture in Smallholder Farming Systems of Africa

Samuel Njoroge - African Plant Nutrition Institute

9:30am

Driving Up Large Scale Irrigated Wheat Yields Through Variable Rate P & K Fertilizer Recommendations in Zambia

Jacopo Parigiani - Crop Nutrition Laboratories Ltd (Cropnuts)

9:50am

Predicting of Canopy Nitrogen Content Based on UAVs and Satellites Data Fusion in Citrus Orchards

Avioz Dagan - Israel Institute of Technology

10:10am

Virtual Agronomist - Getting Soil Information and Agronomic Advice into Farmers’ Hands

Keith Shepherd - Innovative Solutions for Decision Agriculture (iSDA)

10:30am

Plenary 1 Discussion

Samuel Njoroge - African Plant Nutrition Institute

Jacopo Parigiani - Crop Nutrition Laboratories Ltd (Cropnuts)

Avioz Dagan - Israel Institute of Technology

Keith Shephard - iSDA

10:50am

11:10am to 11:50am

Break / Posters / Exhibits

11:50am to 1:00pm

Keynote Presentations 1 & 2

Moderator : Steve Phillips

Tropical Precision Agriculture: the Brazilian Experience

Jose Paulo Molin - University of Sao Paulo

11:50am

Harnessing Soil Health to Create More Restorative and Resilient Food Systems in the Central Highlands Eco-Region Foodscape

Ruth Sitienei - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, McGill University

12:25pm

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Lunch - Break in Live Stream

2:15pm to 3:45pm

Local Session 1 - Precision Agriculture

Moderator : Ivan Adolwa

The Global Crop Nutrient Removal Database (Gcnrd): Development, Initial Analysis and Identification of Current Data Gaps

Shai Sela - Agmatix

2:15pm

Leveraging Precision Agriculture Education for Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-saharan Africa

Kwame Agyei Frimpong - African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA)

2:30pm

Performance of Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning for Wheat Disease Detection

Youssef Lebrini - UniLaSalle Polytechnique Institute

2:50pm

Together, Let's Make Africa the Epicenter of a Sustainable Transformation of Food Systems

Peter Simon Bwire - OCP Africa

3:10pm

Engaging Stakeholders in Precision Agriculture Toolbox Conception: Case of Cowpea Atlas Platform Establishment in Benin Republic

Vodjo Nicodeme FASSINOU HOTEGNI - University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC)

3:30pm

3:45pm to 4:15pm

Break / Posters / Exhibits

4:15pm to 4:45pm

Keynote Presentation 3

Moderator : Steve Phillips

Overview of Precision Agriculture Education in North America

John Fulton - Ohio State University

4:15pm

4:45pm to 5:30pm

Panel 1 - Precision Ag Education

Moderator : Steve Phillips

Precision Ag Education Panel

John Fulton - Ohio State University

Jose Paulo Molin - University of Sao Paulo

Kwame Agyei Frimpong - African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA)

Avioz Dagan - Israel Institute of Technology

4:45pm

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Reception

Thursday, December 8th

8:30am to 9:05am

Welcome Messages

Moderator : Pauline Chivenge

9:05am to 10:45am

Plenary Session 2 - Farmer Engagement Innovations

Moderator : Pauline Chivenge

Decentralized Research: an Opportunity to Accelerate the Transition Towards Sustainable Food Production

Louis Longchamps - Cornell University

9:05am

Post-Harvest Assessments of On-Farm Maize Experimentation

Ivan Adolwa - African Plant Nutrition Institute

9:25am

Improving Lime and Fertiliser Recommendations for Smallholders Using Co-variate Zoning and Low Cost Mir Soil Testing Technology

Thomas Terhoeven-Urselmans - Cropnuts Ltd

9:45am

Scalling Ag Technologies to Unlock Value for Agriculture in Africa - Insights from UM6P-al Moutmir Case in Morocco

Nawfel Roudies - Al Moutmir UM6P

10:05am

Farmer-led Approaches to Digital Innovation

Claire Rhodes - Producers Direct

10:25am

10:45am to 11:15am

Break / Posters / Exhibits

11:15am to 11:45am

Keynote Presentation 4

Moderator : Steve Phillips

Remote Sensing: from Plot Towards Landscape Scales

Francelino Rodrigues - Lincoln Agritech Ltd

11:15am

11:45am to 1:00pm

Plenary Session 3 - Remote Sensing Applications

Moderator : Steve Phillips

How 20 Years of Precision Agriculture Experience Can Benefit Small Landholders

Robert Blair - Blair Farms

11:45am

Farmers’ Perception and Willingness to Adopt Drone Technology in Agriculture

Femi Adekoya - Integrated Aerial Precision Ltd

12:05pm

From Drone to Satellite – Does It Work?

Mats Söderström - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

12:25pm

Agricultural Data Market to Empower African Farmers

Faissal Sehbaoui - Mohammed 6 Polytechnic University

12:45pm

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Lunch - Break in Live Broadcast

2:15pm to 3:30pm

Local Session 2 - Precision Agriculture

Moderator : Samuel Njoroge

Fighting Food, Fertilizer, and the Climate Crisis in Africa Through Targeted Nitrogen Management

Tek Sapkota - CIMMYT

2:15pm

Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technologies in Ethiopian Agricultural Contexts

Biniam Zewdie Gebrekidan - Haramaya Institute of Technology at Haramaya University

2:35pm

Phosphorus, a Key Nutrient for a Sustainable Agriculture

Leonardus Vergutz - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

2:55pm

IA Algorithm for Plant Counting: Palm Oil Trees Example

Aboubakar Karim - Investiv

3:15pm

3:30pm to 4:00pm

Break / Posters / Exhibits

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Keynote Presentation 5

Moderator : Steve Phillips

Global Renewal and Future of On-farm Experimentation

Myrtille Lacoste - Curtin University

4:00pm

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Panel 2 - On-Farm Experimentation

Moderator : Steve Phillips

On-Farm Experimentation Panel

Davis Gathumbi - Producers Direct

Louis Longchamps - Cornell University

Ivan Adolwa - African Plant Nutrition Institute

James Taylor - INRAE

4:30pm

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Reception

Friday, December 9th

8:30am to 9:00am

Welcome Message and Election Results

Moderator : Kwame Agyei Frimpong

9:00am to 9:30am

Keynote Presentation 6

Moderator : Kwame Agyei Frimpong

The Role of Smart-Advisory Services in Climate-resilient Agriculture

Brenda Ortiz - Auburn University

9:00am

9:30am to 11:00am

Plenary Session 4 - Climate and Weather Smart Ag

Moderator : Kwame Agyei Frimpong

Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation of Food Systems in Africa

Aniss Bouraqqadi - OCP Africa

9:30am

Decision-Making Tools in Soil Management and Plant Nutrition On-Farm Research and Observation Plot: Between Reality and Challenges

Mouna MECHRI - National Institute of Field Crops (INGC)

9:50am

Precision Farming and Automation in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Rachid Serraj - Mohamed VI Polytechnic University

10:10am

Water Application Efficiency of an Ultisol in Response to Climate Change in Two Agroecological Zones of Nigeria

Iyiola Egbebi - Ekiti State Polytechnic Isan-Ekiti Nigeria

10:30am

GNSS and SBAS Technologies for Precision Agriculture in Africa

Agnes Kobusinge - SatNav Africa Joint Programme Office (JPO)

10:45am

11:00am to 11:30am

Break / Posters / Exhibits

11:30am to 12:30pm

Panel 3 - Building Soil Health with Precision Agriculture

Moderator : Pauline Chivenge

Building Soil Health with Precision Agriculture Panel

Ruth Njoroge - University of Eldoret

John Wendt - International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Job Kihara - Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

11:30am

12:30pm to 1:00pm

Keynote Presentation 7

Moderator : Steve Phillips

Precision Agriculture in Africa; the Youth Are Ready

Femi Adekoya - Integrated Aerial Precision Ltd

12:30pm

1:00pm to 1:30pm

Closing Session and Awards

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