LUSAKA, Zambia - Wednesday, February 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
CMT’s
inaugural Cassava World Africa opens in Lusaka, Zambia on 20-21 March
2014 to showcase the transformation of cassava from a staple food to a
commercial crop used in production of flour, beer, feed, starch and as
source for bioenergy.
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On 20th March His
Excellency Honorable Robert K.K. Sichinga, MP & Minister, Ministry
of Agriculture and Livestock, Zambia will inaugurate Cassava World
Africa conference that will unveil opportunities and challenges in
transforming cassava in Africainto agro-industrial products covering –
food security, financing projects, breeding processes, use in commercial
production of flour, starch, bioenergy and more.
Among key
sessions is one by Dennis Beunk, Agricultural Development &
Agro-processing Specialist, Brightface Enterprise who provides an
overview of "Enhancing Food Security, Income Generation, Value Adding
and Economic Empowerment through Commercialization of Cassava."
Meanwhile Diogo Machado, Senior Economist, LMC International presents a
paper on "Global Starch Market Outlook & Feedstock Economics." A
session on "Challenges of Operating a Cassava High Quality Flour Plant
in Africa" is presented by Louw Burger, MD/CEO, Thai Farm International
and another on "Challenges of Implementing Industrial Cassava Projects
in Africa" is delivered by Jens Thomsen, International Starch Institute
A/S.
The conference agenda also includes country/region specific sessions:
Investment Update on Cassava Plantation & Value Addition Project in
Tanzania – Matthew GW de Klerk, General Manager, Cassava Starch of
Tanzania Corporation (CSTC)
Commercializing Cassava: New
Opportunities For Universal Industries and Malawian Smallholders – V.
Navin Kumar, GM, Universal Farming & Milling
Status of Bioenergy Industry Development in Zambia – Prof. Thomson Sinkala, Chairman, Biofuels Association of Zambia
Project Status and Challenges in Developing a Cassava Biorefinery in
Nigeria – Richard Bennett, CEO, Sunbird Bioenergy Africa
Cassava
breeding approaches and varieties to meet the emerging market demands
will be examined via sessions on "Breeding Approaches to Turn Cassava
into a Cash Crop for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development" by Dr.
Hernan Ceballos, Cassava Leader, CIAT (International Center for Tropical
Agriculture) and "Breeding Opportunities and Challenges for Cassava
Commercialization in the Southern Africa Region" by Dr. Ntawuruhunga
Pheneas, SARRNET Coordinator, Breeder, Cassava Program Unit,
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
Visit the official website for more details.
Contacts
Centre for Management Technology
Ms. Huiyan, +65 6346 9113
huiyan@cmtsp.com.sg
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