Title:“Agricultural Use of Seasonal Wetland Formed in Semiarid Region of
Africa”
Date: 13th July 2013
Time: From 09:00 to 13:00 (8:30 Open)
Venue: Nagoya University (Noyori Conference Hall)
*Free of Charge
Chairs: Dr. Tetsuya Hiyama (Associate Professor), Research Institute for Humanity
and Nature.
Mr. Simon Awala(PhD student), Kinki University / (Lecturer), Department
of Crop Science,
Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources (FANR), Ogongo Campus, University
of Namibia (UNAM)
Program:
9:00-9:10 Welcome Address
Dr. Kiyoshi Fujikawa (Professor), Dean of Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University
9:10-9:20 Opening Remarks
Dr. Osmund D. Mwandemele (Professor), Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Namibia (UNAM)
9:20-9:45 Introduction of Subsistence Rice Cropping System Harmonized with the Water Environment & Human Activities in Seasonal Wetlands in Northern Namibia
Dr. Morio Iijima (Professor), Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
9:45-10:10 Livestock Production in Namibia
Dr. Francisco Mausse (Associate Professor), Dean, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, UNAM
10:10-10:35 Natural Vegetation & Potential Agroforestry Use of the Seasonal Wetlands in North, Central Namibia
Dr. Joseph T. Njunge (Senior Lecturer), Deputy Dean, Ogongo Campus, Faculty
of Agriculture & Natural Resources, UNAM
10:35-10:50 Tea Break
10:50-11:15 Selecting Cultivars for Rice-Sorghum-Millet Mixed Cropping Systems to Mitigate Alternate Flooding and Drought in Namibia
Dr. Cousins Gwanama (Senior Lecturer), Head of Department of Crop Science,
Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, UNAM
11:15-11:40 Rural Crop Farmers’ Livelihood Diversification & Coping Strategies in Changing Environment of North Central Namibia
Mr. Benisiu Thomas (Lecturer), Department of Agricultural Economics &
Extension, UNAM
11:40-12:05 Regional Precipitation Patterns and their Implication for Drought-Adapted
Mixed Cropping Systems in the Cuvelai Drainage Basin, North-Central Namibia
Dr. Jack Kambatuku (Lecturer), Department of Integrated Environmental Sciences, UNAM
12:05-12:20 Short Break
12:20-12:50 General Discussion (All participants, including JICA trainees on “Farmers Participatory Extension Technique Course for Mixed Cropping of Rice & Pearl Millet”)
12:50-13:00 Closing Remark
Dr. Yoshiaki Nishikawa (Professor), Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University & GSID, Nagoya University
Organizer: SATREPS Project
Co-Organizer: Nagoya University (Graduate School of International Development
& Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science), JST, JICA
Inquiry: satreps.nam@gmail.com
Address: Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
Access(Higashiyama Campus)
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Poster Face PDF(1.81MB)
Poster Back PDF(0.98MB)