Loading…
This event has ended. Visit the official site or create your own event on Sched.
Back To Schedule
Wednesday, November 23 • 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Achieving Self-Sufficiency in Rice in the African Continent

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

20 minute presentation followed by 40 minute panel session

The audience will learn:

  • Various varieties of hybrid rice seedlings
  • Type of soil that can sustain the growth of rice in Africa
  • Access to modern mechanisation
  • Appropriate markets for rice

Speakers
avatar for Ade Adefeko

Ade Adefeko

Vice President and Head Corporate & Government Relations, OLAM Nigeria
Ade Adefeko is Vice President and Head Corporate & Government Relations and also in charge of External Communication and Stakeholder Management at OLAM NIGERIA, the largest Agribusiness and food company in Nigeria and a subsidiary of OLAM international of Singapore the parent company... Read More →
avatar for Robert Coleman

Robert Coleman

General Manager, Dangote Rice Farming
Robert was born into a farming family in Zimbabwe and has worked in a practical capacity in agriculture from an early age having gained a Higher Diploma in Agriculture from Gwebi Agricultural College, Zimbabwe in 1979.Robert joined Dangote Rice Ltd. last year in May 2014 and employed... Read More →
avatar for Busuyi Okeowo

Busuyi Okeowo

Deputy Team Leader, Gems4
Busuyi a graduate of the Lagos Business School, is a market and private sector development specialist with over 8 years' experience designing and managing pro-poor interventions in Nigeria. He has built knowledge in the Nigeria Agricultural, Wholesale & Retail, Health and Education... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Harold Roy-Macauley

Dr. Harold Roy-Macauley

Director General, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, a Sierra Leonean national, is currently the Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), which is a CGIAR Research Center and a pan-African association of 26 member countries.  Dr Roy-Macauley has nearly 30 years of experience in agricultural... Read More →


Wednesday November 23, 2016 12:30pm - 1:30pm WAT
The Landmark Centre Lagos, Nigeria