The 12th Meeting of the Southern and Eastern African Cotton Forum (SEACF) was held in Maputo, Mozambique
17-18 June 2014
The Twelfth Meeting of the Southern and Eastern African Cotton Forum (SEACF) was held in Maputo, Mozambique from June 17-18, 2014. The Instituto de Algodão de Moçambique (IAM) hosted the meeting. Mr. Norberto M. Mahalambe of Mozambique was elected as new Chairman of the Southern and Eastern African Forum until the next meeting in two years.
Mr. Norberto M. Mahalambe
Chairman of SEACF
Director
Instituto de Algodão de Moçambique (IAM)
Maputo
Mozambique
Email: nmahalambe@iam.gov.mz
Dr. Graham Thompson <GThompson@arc.agric.za> of South Africa will continue to serve as a Coordinator of SEACF. His colleague Mr. Lawrence Malinga <LawrenceM@arc.agric.za> will help him with the organization of the SEACF meetings and Secretariat work. It was decided that next meeting the Forum will be held in Zimbabwe in 2016.
TUESDAY, 17 June 2014
8.00 – 8.30 Registration
8.30 – 9.00 Welcome Remarks
- Local Organizing Committee
N. Mahalambe - SEACF Chairperson
W. Gitonga - ICAC
R. Pandolph
9.00 – 9.15 Opening
9.15 – 10.35 Making Cotton an Attractive and Sustainable Business in Southern and Eastern Africa – 1: THE NEED
- Sustainability of cotton business: Constant need, changing concept and permanent learning
N. Mahalambe, Director of IAM – Mozambique - The Smallholder Challenges for Making Cotton a Real Business
J. Domingos – Chairman FONPA - Where South and East Africa ginner stands on the value chain
F. Ferreira – Chairman AAM - Trader: Key player in promoting sustainability throughout the value chain
Rohit Kumar - The Effect of National Policies on Small-scale Cotton Production: Experiences from Kenya
A. Muriithi
10.35 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.45 Making Cotton an Attractive and Sustainable Business in Southern and Eastern Africa – 2 : THE ENVIRONMENT
- Global Trend on Cotton Commodity Business
Rebecca Pandolph, International Cotton Advisory Committee - Cotton Business: Has South and East Africa a stake in the global arena
Gabriel Paposseco – IAM Deputy Director
Cotton Business Environment in SE African Countries:
- The case of Mozambique (Focusing on cotton production)
H.F.A. de Sousa – Head of Department at IAM - Factors Affecting seed Cotton Price in Mozambique
O.M.A. Catine – Head of Department at IAM - Ethiopian Cotton-Textile Value Chain Development 2011-2015
Z. Desalegn - Development of a National Cotton Classing System in Kenya for Competitiveness and Sustainability
A. Mungai, Kenya
13.45 – 14.45 Making Cotton an Attractive and Sustainable Business in Southern and Eastern Africa – 3: THE OPPORTUNITIES
- The role of scientific research in making cotton a sustainable and profitable business in Africa
G. Thompson and L. Malinga – Agricultural Research Council, South Africa - Niche Markets: Opportunity for increased production and market efficiency of the SE African cotton
A. Sidumo – BCI Representative for Southern Africa - New opportunities for cotton value addition in East and Southern Africa
K. Hammar – ACTIF, Kenya - Piloting Cotton Crop Insurance in Mozambique
A. Banze – IAM Agronomist
14.45 – 15.00 Break
15.00 – 16.15 Scientific Presentations I: Plant Breeding
- Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.) Using Microsatellite Markers
L. D. Moiana - Application of Mixed Models to Assess Genotype and Environment Interactions in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.) Cultivars in Mozambique
L. D. Moiana - Diallelic Analysis for Seed Cotton and Fiber Yield in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.) Germplasm in Mozambique
V. Bechane - Evaluation of Cotton Advanced Lines on Farm for Cotton Production Improvement
E. Lukonge - Screening and Evaluation of Zambian Cotton Germplasm for Tolerance to Drough
N. Bbebe
19.00 Conference Dinner
WEDNESDAY, 18 June 2014
8.00 – 8.30 Registration
8.30 – 10.00 Scientific Presentations II: Plant Production
- Experience of the Small Holder and Emerging Biotech Cotton Producers in South Africa
J. Ramashala - Effect of Strip Intercropping Between Cotton and Corn in the Incidence of Pest and of the Income, District of Murrumbala – Mozambique
H.F.A. de Sousa - The Effectiveness of Foliar Fertilizers on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.) Productivity
A. Raimundo - Support for Women’s Participation In Education, Research and Innovation Process in Kenya
R. Nyanga - Summary of Current Status of Cotton Research Program in The Sudan
A.H. Abdellatif, Sudan - Effect of Different Levels of NPK (12-24-12) and Urea on Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L. Race Latifolium H.) Productivity
C.M. Domingos
10.00 – 10.15 Break
10.15 – 12.00 Scientific Presentations II: Plant Production
- Effect of Cow, Goats And Pigs Manure on Soil Improvement for the Increased Productivity of Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) In Cuamba District
E.G. Cossa - Cotton Production and Price Trends in Tanzania
E.I. Mwangulumba - Evaluation of Productivity of 11 Cotton (G. hirsutum L. race latifolium H.) Varieties
F. Chale - Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Herbicide (Metolachlor 33%+ Terbutryne 17% ec) on Weed Control in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.)
H. A. M. Elias - Effect of Ratooning and Nitrogen Application on Lint Yield and Quality of Cotton Varieties in Central Kenya
J.M.K. Macharia - Effect of Plant Density on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.) Productivity
M. M. Tarmamade - Evaluation of a Cotton-Pigeon Pea Strip-Intercrop System in Morrumbala District
R.C.F. Macuácua
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 15.00 Scientific Presentations III: Plant Protection
- Performance of Aphid Aphis gossypii Glover Under Transgenic Cotton Bt-Cry1ac & RR–
A. Chamuene - Effect of Pesticide Match Fit 50 Wg On Pest Control in Two Cotton Varieties
D.E. Bai-Bai - Effect of Bt Cotton Cry1ac and Rr on the Natural Biological Control of Aphid Aphis gossypii Glover
A. Chamuene - Impact of Intercropping on the Population Density of Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Productivity of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
A. Chamuene - Functional Responses of Cheilomenes Propingua, C. Lunata and C. Sulphurea (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to Predation on Aphis Gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Eastern Tanzania
F.P. Mrosso - Effect of Strip Intercropping on the Density of Pests, Natural Enemies and Productivity of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium H.)
A. Raimundo - Impact Assessment of Integrated Pest Management in Cotton in Morrumbala-Zambezia, Mozambique
A. Chambule - The Effect of Different Levels of Cowpeas Trap Crop on the Control of Aphids in Zimbabwean Cotton Variety
F. Jimu
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 16.30 Final Statements and nomination of the host country in 2016
- Local Organizing Committee
N. Mahalambe - SEACF Secretariat
G. Thompson - ICAC Statistician
R. Pandolph
16.30 – 17.00 Closing
- Closing Remarks
Dr. Daniel Clemente – Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture