The 9th Meeting of the Southern and Eastern African Cotton Forum (SEACF) was held in Dar es Salam, Tanzania
7-8 April 2008
The Tanzania Cotton Board hosted the Ninth Meeting of the Southern and Eastern African Cotton Forum in Dar es Salam on April 7 and 8, 2008. Delegates from Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe attended the meeting in addition to a large number of researchers from Tanzania and the Head, Technical Information Section of the ICAC. The first day was devoted to technical papers while on the second an organic cotton workshop was organized in collaboration with the Organic Exchange.
It was decided that Dr. Thompson will continue as Chairman of the SEACF until the next meeting to be held in Sudan in two years.
Dr. Graham J. Thompson
Research and Technology Manager
ARC- Institute for Industrial Crops
Private Bag X 82075
Rustenburg 0300
South Africa
Phone: 27-14-5364716, 5363150-7
Fax: 27-14-5363113
email: GThompson@arc.agric.za
TUESDAY, 8 APRIL 2008
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.15 Welcome and Brief Introduction of Participants
- Dr J. Kabissa – Tanzanian Cotton Lint & Seed Board
Opening Address
- World Cotton Production Trends
Rafiq M. Chaudhry
9.15 – 9.20 Chairman’s Address
- Workshop Overview
Dr. Graham Thompson
9.20 – 9.40 Organic Cotton Market Overview, and Overview of Organic Cotton Projects in Africa
Invited Papers
- Integrated Cotton Pest and Disease Management for Improved Yield and Fibre Quality in the Sadc Region
Jody Terblanche - Cotton Cultivars for Africa
Danie Olivier
9.40 – 10.10 Organic Cotton Certification
10.10 – 10.40 Nutrient Feeding of Organic Cotton
10.40 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 11.15 Organic Cotton Production in Tanzania
11.15 – 11.30 Organic Cotton Production in Uganda
- Uganda Country Report at The 2008 SEACF Meeting
Lubwama Damalie
11.30 – 11.45 Organic Cotton Production by Small-Scale Farmers in Zambia
11.45 – 12.00 Organic Cotton Supply Chain
12.00 – 12.45 Panel Discussion
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 14.45 Country Position Reports
- Cotton Productiion and Research in Ethiopia
Abraham G. Hiwet - Cotton Production in Namibia And its Experience Since 1997/8 to 2006/07 Cropping Season
Te Alweendo - South African Cotton Production and Research Report
- Sudan Cotton Research and Production Scenarios: Challenges, Achievements and Prospects
Elfadil Abdelrahman Babiker - Overview of The Tanzania Cotton Industry
- Cotton Research in Eastern Tanzania (ECGA)
Mrosso F, Missanga J, & Suvi W, Ilonga Agricultural Research Institute - Uganda Country Report at The 2008 SEACF Meeting
Lubwama Damalie - Cotton Development Trust Zambia
Richard Ngoshe - Zimbabwe: Cotton Industry, Research, Production and Marketing
Rob Jarvis
15.15 – 16.15 Group Discussion
- Facilitator: Silvere Tovignan
16.15 – 17.00 Workshop Conclusion
- Facilitator: Dr G. Thompson