Title: “Agricultural Use of Seasonal Wetlands in southern Africa”
Date: 8-9 September 2014
Venue: University of Namibia, School of Medicine, Auditorium, Windhoek
Chairs: Dr. Osmund D.Mwandemele (Professor), Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Namibia (UNAM)
Commentator: Dr. Makie Kokubun (professor), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University/ Program Officer, JST
Program:
8th September 2014
9:00-9:10 Welcome Address
Dr. Osmund D.Mwandemele
9:10-9:20 Word from Japanese Embassy in South Africa
9:20-9:40 Key Note Lecture: Crop breeding and cultural strategies for excess and deficient water conditions
Dr. Makie Kokubun
Session 1: Crop Science & Hydrology
9:40-10:10 Experimental trials for flood- and drought- adaptive mixed cropping system in seasonal wetland
Dr. Morio Iijima (Professor), Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
10:10-10:40 Growth of mixed-cropped pearl millet, sorghum and rice in the model sloped field with both wetland and upland environments in north-central Namibia.
Mr. Simon Awala (PhD student), Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
10:40-11:00 TEA BREAK
11:00-11:30 Rice, pearl millet, and sorghum intercropping trials at sloped FOEAS field in Shiga, Japan equipment
Dr. Yasuhiro Izumi (Associate Professor),
11:30-12:00 How to mechanize resource limited subsistent farmers in seasonal wetland: toward rice introduction strategy to overcome labour competition
Mr. Akihiko Utsunomiya, (Yammer)
12:00-12:30 Variation in composition of plant species growing in small ponds (eendombe) of the Cuvelai Basin Seasonal Wetlands in north-central Namibia
Mr. Isak I Kaholongo (Lecturer), Deputy Dean, Ogongo Campus, FANR, UNAM
12:30-13:30 LUNCH BREAK
13:30-14:00 Analysing water budget of seasonal wetlands based on hydrological observation data
Dr. Tetsuya Hiyama (Professor), Nagoya University
14:00-14:30 Influence of flood variation on yield of various crops grown under flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Dr Keotshepile Kashe (Research Scholar, Plant Ecology) Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana
14:30-15:00 General Discussion
15:00 -15:20 TEA BREAK
15:20-15:45 Poster Session A: Odd number
15:45-16:10 Poster Session B: Even number
9 September 2014
9:00-9:10 Address by Mr. Alfred Van Kent, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Higher Education and Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education and Culture
9:10-9:20 Comment by Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
9:20-9:40 Keynote Lecture: The effect of Purified Lignin on egg layer chickens: A case study on Lohmann Brown egg layer chickens under Namibian environmental conditions.
Dr. Francisco Mause (Associate Professor), Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, UNAM
Session 2: Development Studies
9:40-10:10 Learning process of researchers from farmers in introduction of new cropping system; Experience from northern Namibia
Dr. Yoshiaki Nishikawa (Professor), Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University
10:10-10:40 Evaluation of socioeconomic situation of rice farmers in Omusati Region.
Mrs. Martha Hangula (Lecturer), Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension, FANR, UNAM
10:40-11:00 Poverty upward mobility and seasonal wetlands utilization: A case of social investment
Dr. Martin Muyunda, Ministry of Agriculture Headquarters, Lusaka, Zambia
11:00-11:30 Farmers’ perceptions towards adoption of rice and pearl millet cropping system in north-central Namibia: A case of Onamundindi village
Mr. Benisiu Thomas (Lecturer), Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension, FANR, UNAM
11:30-12:00 TEA BREAK
12:00-12:30 Diversity of seasonal wetlands (ondombes) landscape and its recognition by local people in north-central Namibia
Dr. Yuichiro Fujioka (Postdoctoral Research Fellow), Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
12:30-12:50 General Discussion
12:50-13:00 Closing remarks
Prof. Osmund D.Mwandemele
13:00-14:00 LUNCH
Organizer: SATREPS Project
Co-Organizer: University of Namibia, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ogongo Campus, JST, JICA
Address: University of Namibia, Private Bag 5520, Oshakati, Namibia