50th Anniversary Agenda

Day 1 – November 26, 2024

Session 1: Official Opening Ceremony

– Participants Registration

08h30 – 09h30

Organizing Committee

Recitation of the Holy Quran
Welcome Address by CNRADA Director General
Speech by the Mayor of Kaedi-
Speech by the President of the Gorgol Regional Council
Speech by the Chair of CNRADA
Speech by Former CNRADA Directors
Screening of Documentary (4 min)
Official Opening Speech for the 50th Anniversary and JPO 2024 by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty.

09h30-10h30

Moderator

Coffee Break and Group Photo

10h30 – 11h00

Visit to Stands
Visit to Laboratories
Visit to Dieri Research Station (Research Programs)

11h00-13h00

DG CNRADA

Lunch Break

13h00 – 15h00

Session 2 : Scientific Research and Agricultural Development

Introductory Presentations:

CNRADA: Current Programs, and Perspectives
Institute of Rural Economy (IER, Mali)
Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research (ISRA, Senegal)
Regional Center for Studies on Drought Adaptation (CERAAS-CORAF, Senegal)
National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation (ANRSI)

Discussion Panel :

DG ANRSI (Chair)
DG CNRADA
DR CIRAD
DG IER
DG ISRA

15h00 – 17h30

Panel Chair

Summary of Day One

17h30 – 18h00

Welcome Cocktail

19h00

Day 2 – November 27, 2024

Session 3 : Système semencier en Mauritanie

08h30 – 10h30

Introductory Presentations:

AfricaRice Presentation
Rice Pre-basic Seed Production Techniques (CNRADA)
Procedures for Introducing New Varieties (CNRADA)

Panel Chair

Discussion Panel :

President of the National Seed and Plant Council (CNSP) (Chair)
Chair of CNRADA Board,
Director of Agricultural Sectors (DDFA)
AfricaRice Regional Director (Saint-Louis),
President of Mauritanian Seed and Plant Professionals (ISPM)

Panel Chair

Coffee Break

10h30 – 11h00

Session 4 : Soil Analysis for Determining Plant Needs

11h00 – 13h00

Introductory Presentations:

Morphological and Physico-Chemical Properties of Soils,
Results of Soil Mapping by CNRADA/PADISAM/AQUAMAG- ISET Presentation.

Panel Chair

Discussion Panel :

CNRADA Board Chair (Chair)
ISET DG,
PADISAM Coordinator
AQUAMAG DG,

Panel Chair

Lunch Break

13h00 – 15h00

Session 5 : Cereal and Forage Crops Facing Pests in a Changing Climate: Challenges and Perspectives

15h00 – 17h30

Introductory Presentations:

Adaptation of Grasses to Climate Change (University of Nouakchott)
Characterization and Improvement of Local Ecotypes (CNRADA)
Forage Crops Program (PDCF)
Introduction of New Forage Varieties and Wheat (CNRADA)
Biological Control of Fall Armyworm (CNRADA)
Use of Drones in Locust Control (CNLA)

Panel Chair

Discussion Panel :

CNRADA DG (Chair)
ISET DG
CNLA DG
PDCF Coordinator
LPBPD DG

Panel Chair

Recommendations and Report Preparation for the Open Days

17h30 – 18h00

DG CNRADA

Closing Remarks of the Open Days

18h00

DG CNRADA

50th Anniversary of Agronomic Research in Mauritania

The 50th-anniversary celebration and Open House Days will take place on November 26-27, 2024, at CNRADA headquarters, Km2, Route de Kaedi-Sélibabi, Mauritania

Introduction to the Open Days

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Development Partners

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50th anniversary Agenda

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Organized Visits

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