Congress Theme: "Linking Production, Livelihoods and Conservation"
The Organising Committee hopes to realise a Congress that will, both in content and process:
Be attractive and worth-the-while not just to CA “faithfuls”, but other players and interest groups/organisations that may be important for CA development and promotion/adoption.
Be interactive, allowing more active participation and discussions, e.g. thematic working groups, open space (videos, theatre, demonstrations and or training materials).
Have significant and active representation of farmers and policy/decision makers from across all the continents.
Bring out new knowledge on CA and agriculture, in general ; i.e. the outputs of the congress are expected to be more than just proceedings, but knowledge that can be used.
More than just a celebration of CA, show case proven and sustainable adoption of CA, its effects on soil quality and impact on peoples’ livelihoods.
The followings elements will characterise the Congress process :
Plenary Sessions
Case Studies & special working groups
Field Visits
Poster/video sessions
Open time and information kiosks
Special Farmers’ Session
Post-Congress excursions
Special meetings around key issues/groupings, e.g. meeting of policy makers (see Registration Form)
Activity Programme
Plenary and Thematic Sessions (Parallel)
Main part of the congress with the lead papers presented and some discussions. Submitted abstracts were reviewed and draft full papers are expected by 31 st May and final copies by 30 th June 2005.
Field visits
This is an opportunity for the participants to see/experience conservation agriculture applications in Kenya.
Poster/video sessions
Any one of the participants can bring and share their experiences through posters or video shows.
Special interest group meetings
Any one can feel free to call for any special interest group meeting. Farmers’ meeting and private sector meetings have already been earmarked. Contact the secretariat should you have an intention for a special meeting.
Open time and information kiosks
Key component of the congress where any person is free to put up an information kiosk to share the information/knowledge about their experiences with conservation agriculture.
Post-congress excursions
Opportunity to further experience conservation agriculture East Africa. Tours awill include visits to tourist attractions such as Mt. Kenya, Maasai Mara, and Ngorongoro Crater in Northern Tanzania.
