Meeting Agenda: June 15, 9:30
9:00 - registration, coffee/tea, Welcome from KALRO, introduction of all participants
9:30 - ONLINE WEBINAR BEGINS:
Welcome
Striga management: Challenges and existing methods - Dr. Jonathan Gressel, Weitzmann Institute, Israel
Biocontrol: Utilizing virulence enhanced Foxy T14 - Dr. David Sands, Montana State University, USA
Research report: Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration Trials
Technology production: From isolating fungus to the farmer - Sila Nzioki, KALRO, Kenya
Liberty Initiators Network: Distribution, training and implementation - Florence Oyosi, LIN, Kenya
Trials Results - Dr. David Sands, Montana State University, USA
FIPS Demo Plot report - Paul Seward, FIPS-Africa
12:30 - Lunch Break
13:30pm - 16:00pm
Stakeholder Round Table
The 2nd half of the meeting will focus on these discussion points. This is a critical component while we have stakeholders present. The points below are not in any particular order yet. We'll likely set this up as a panel and design questions to guide the dialogue:
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NGO Implementation Models
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Scaling up within Kenya
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Expansion to other countries
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Permiting (Kenya, other countries, multi-country)
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Funding opportunities
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Manufacturing
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Plant Pathologist training
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Women’s Empowerment Index (trying to have a representative from USAID)
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Communications (striga networks, blog, crowd funding, social media, etc.)