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All Africa Post Harvest Congress

13-16 September 2021

Online

English

The long awaited 3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (3rd AAPHCE), is here! and hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC). The event is organized by diverse partners, including development partners, private sector actors, academic/research institutions, and civil society. Due to travel restrictions occasioned by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 3rd AAPHCE will be a hybrid event with virtual sessions and limited physical sessions/activities at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The theme for the 3rd AAPHCE is Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems. This theme is aligned with the 2021 call to action towards sustainable food systems. It is evident that food loss and waste reduction is critical in ending hunger in sustainable food systems. When 1.3 billion metric tons of food is lost/wasted annually in a world where 820 million people continue to go hungry every day, it is time to change how we produce and consume our food.

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Agenda

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

DAY 4

DAY 1 (13th September)
9.00am – 11.30 Am	Side Event 1		Side Event 2 - Wfp
11.30 Am – 12.00 Pm		Break
12.00 – 2.30 Pm	Side Event 3 - Fara		Buhler
2.30 - 3.00 Pm		Break
3.00 – 5.30 Pm	Side Event 5 - Sap		Aphlis
5.30 – 6.00 Pm		Break
6.00 – 8.30 Pm	Side Event 7 - Flw Consortium		Side Event 8

Day 2 (14th september)
8.45 – 10.30 am (105 minutes)	Virtual exhibitions, poster viewing	Ws 1a (causes, extent and impact of food loss and waste – the metrics (data) and tools for flw measurement)	Ws 3a (innovative technologies for postharvest quality preservation and flw reduction: storage technologies for perishable crop commodities)	Ws 3b (applicable technologies for postharvest quality preservation and flw reduction: technologies for shelf-life extension in perishable crop commodities)
		Perishable crop commodities
		Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur
		9 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion	9 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion	9 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion
10.30 – 10.45 am		Break
10.45 – 12.15 pm (90 minutes)	Virtual exhibitions, poster gallery	Ws – 3c (applicable technologies for postharvest quality preservation: non-perishable crop commodities)	Ws 3d (applicable technologies for postharvest quality preservation and flw reduction: perishable non-crop commodities	Ws 3e (value addition in perishable crop commodities to reduce food loss and waste)
		Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur
		8 oral papers 10 minutes each 10 minutes discussion	8 oral papers 10 minutes each 10 minutes discussion	8 oral papers 10 minutes each 10 minutes discussion
12.15 – 12.30 pm		Break
12.30 – 2.30 pm (120 minutes)	Official opening session Moderator: dr. Janet edeme Rapporteur: prof. Olaniyi fawole/dr. Gloria essilfie	Remarks session Opening remarks from the host auc – amb. Josefa sacko, commissioner drea (10 mins) Congress overview (10 mins) - technical committee chair – prof. Jane ambuko Opening remarks from invited guests (8 guests, 3-5 minutes each) Betty kibaara (director, rockefeller foundation) – confirmed Stephen kiama gitahi (vice chancelor, university of nairobi) confirmed Prof ruth oniang’o (sasakawa africa association) - confirmed Dr. Hameed nuru (world food program) - confirmed Dr david phiri, sub-regional coordinator for eastern africa and fao representative to au - confirmed Ms. Evelyn geurtsen –deputy director, netherlands ministry of agriculture- confirmed Official opening of the congress –honorable oumer hussein, minister of agriculture, ethiopia - confirmed
		Technical session Framing presentation on phl issues in african context – linus opara (10 minutes) - confirmed Opening keynote 1: mr. Máximo torero cullen – fao chief economist - confirmed Opening keynote 2: – dr. Hans hoogeveen (fao independent chairperson of the council, champion 12.3) - confirmed Plenary discussion
2.30 – 2.45 pm		Break
2.45 – 4.15 pm (90 minutes)		Plenary session 1: subtheme 1 focus (cost effective priority actions for flw measurement within africa) Moderator: prof. Tanya stathers Rapporteur: dr. Kizito nishimwe/prof. Willis owino Lead speakers: dr. Bruno tran and dr. Carola fabi (15 minutes each) Panelists: Brighton mvumi (university of zimbabwe) - confirmed Irene egyir university of ghana Sheila okoth (university of nairobi) – confirmed Dr miezah kodwo (knust) – confirmed - confirmed Plenary discussion (40 minutes)
4.00 – 4.30 pm		Health break
4.30 – 6.00 pm (90 minutes)		Plenary session 2: subtheme 2 focus (saving africa's harvest during and post covid-19 pandemic – lessons learnt, opportunities to strategize for future natural disasters and pandemics) Moderator: dr. Dieudonne baributsa Rapporteur: edoh kukom ognakossan/prof. Brighton mvumi Lead speakers: dr. Mel oluoch and mr munhamo chisvo (15 minutes each) Break-away session for all participants to discuss specific questions prepared by the thematic group (30 minutes) Plenary reporting and discussion (30 minutes)
6.00 - 6.15 pm		Day one sessions wrap up

Day 3 (15th september)
8.45 – 11.00 am (135 minutes)	Virtual exhibitions, poster gallery	Ws 1b (causes, extent and impact of food loss and waste – the metrics (data) and tools for flw measurement)	Ws 3f (value addition in perishable non-crop commodities to reduce food loss and waste)	Ws 2 (saving africa's harvest during and post covid-19 pandemic – lessons learnt, opportunities to strategize for future natural disasters and pandemics)
		Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur
		12 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion	12 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion	12 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion
11.00 – 11.15 am		Break
		Ws – 3c (applicable technologies for postharvest quality preservation: non-perishable crop commodities)	Ws 3d (applicable technologies for postharvest quality preservation and flw reduction: perishable non-crop commodities	Ws 3e (value addition in perishable crop commodities to reduce food loss and waste)
11.15 – 12.45 pm (90 minutes)	Virtual exhibitions, poster gallery	Poster session 1 Session moderator Session rapporteur	Poster session 2 Session moderator Session rapporteur	Poster session 3 Session moderator Session rapporteur
		20 posters 3 minutes each 30 minutes discussion	20 posters 3 minutes each 30 minutes discussion	20 posters 3 minutes each 30 minutes discussion
12.45 – 1.00 pm		Break
1.00 pm – 2.30 pm (90 minutes)	Plenary session 3: subtheme 3 focus (scaling out of innovative postharvest technologies in sub-saharan africa: lessons and progress) moderator: brett rierson rapporteurs: dr. Joseph o. Akowuah/dr. Vijay yadav heiko furing (buhler) confirmed and damian ihedioha (african development bank) panelists Deirdre holcroft - confirmed Lisa kitinoja - confirmed Andrew gatheca – confirmed Gerald masila (eastern africa grain council - eagc) Nnaemeka ikegwuonu (coldhubs) - confirmed Plenary discussion (40 minutes)
2.30 – 2.45 pm		Break
2.45 – 4.15 pm (90 minutes)	Plenary session 4: subtheme 5 focus (innovative financing mechanisms for upscaling postharvest interventions) Moderator: steve sonka Rapporteur: ms. Karen munoko/prof. Klein ileleji Lead speakers: victoria madedor/ sara mbago-bhunu (director of east and southern africa division, international fund for agricultural development - ifad) Panelists Benjamin kusi (self-help africa) - confirmed Enock stanley ugulumu (director, micro finance institute, iringa, tanzania) Edward agaba (agra) – confirmed Geeta sethi (world bank) Plenary discussion (40 minutes)
4.15 – 4.30 pm		break
4.30 – 7.00 pm	Postharvest innovation lab sponsored special session

Day 4 (16th september)
8.45 – 11.00 am (135 minutes)	Virtual exhibitions, poster gallery	Ws 4 (trade, business and economic transformation opportunities in postharvest solutions)	Ws 5 (financing postharvest loss reduction initiatives; business cases/models in postharvest loss reduction; innovative financing mechanisms for upscaling postharvest interventions)	Ws 6 (enabling policies, effective national/regional strategies, experience sharing, collaborating, learning and adapting)
		Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur
		12 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion	12 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion	12 oral papers 10 minutes each 15 minutes discussion
11.00 – 11.15 am		Break
11.15 – 12.45 pm (90 minutes)	Virtual exhibitions, poster gallery	Ws 1c (causes, extent and impact of food loss and waste – the metrics (data) and tools for flw measurement)	Ws 3g (postharvest entomology, botanical applications)	Ws 3h (capacity building initiatives/approaches for phl management and control)
		Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur	Session moderator Session rapporteur
		8 oral papers 10 minutes each 10 minutes discussion	8 oral papers 10 minutes each 10 minutes discussion	3070 3115 8 oral papers 10 minutes each 10 minutes discussion
12.45 – 1.00 pm		Break
1.00 – 2.45 pm (105 minutes)		Plenary session 6: subtheme 6 focus (enabling policies, effective national/regional strategies, experience sharing, collaborating, learning and adapting) Moderator: dr. Martin bwalya Rapporteur: mr. Cephas taruvinga/mr. Joseph mpagalile Komla bissi (auc) and dr. Divine njie (fao) (15 minutes each) Panelists Tanzania - dr. Honest kessy – director of food security department, ministry of agriculture tanzania - confirmed Igad- mr. Mohammed mousa, director of the agriculture and environment division igad Zimbabwe - ms. Dorcas tawonashe, deputy director strategic policy planning, ministry of agriculture zimbabwe - confirmed Ethiopia - mr. Esayas lemma director, directorate of crops, ministry of agriculture , addis ababa, ethiopia Plenary discussion
2.45 – 4.15 pm (90 minutes)		Closing panel discussion – the roadmap to realization of malabo 2014 and sdg 12.3 targets Moderator: lindiwe sibanda Rapporteur: Discussants Dirk maier - confirmed Cephas taruvinga - confirmed Uganda (country on track to realize malabo phl reduction targets) Rosa rolle (fao) - confirmed Craig hansen (wri) - confirmed
4.15 – 5.30 pm (90 minutes)		Closing session Moderator: Reading of the congress communique Award of prizes – sponsor/chief guest h. E ambassador henk jan bakker- confirmed Vote of thanks – auc/tc Official closing – prof. Ruth oniangó

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Innovative Technologies for loss reduction in the food supply chain

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Network and create new and beneficial relationships

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1:1 sessions with Buhler experts

Product Highlight

Innovative Technologies for loss reduction in the food supply chain

Opportunity

Network and create new and beneficial relationships

Your business needs

1:1 sessions with Buhler experts

Bühler Invites you to the 3rd All Africa Post-Harvest Congress & Exhibition

Since its inception in 2017, the AAPHCE has evolved into an important Pan-African convening to create awareness about food loss and waste and showcase sustainable solutions in the African context. The AAPHCE also provides a platform to network and establish partnerships for research, outreach and investment initiatives towards food loss and waste reduction.

We would like to personally invite you to this event. We will present our Innovative technologies to reduce postharvest losses in the food supply chain on 15th September from 13:00 – 14:30.

The event will attract senior government officials, policy makers, development partners, investors, private sector actors, academic research institutions and civil society organizations and will be a great opportunity to improve your Network in Africa.