Cocoa Cultivation: Innovative Approaches and Practices for Sustainable Production

Description

The ISCR2 will be organized over a three-day period, from 27-29 September 2021 covering plenary and breakout sessions.
The programme will be developed to respond to key problematics and issues faced by the cocoa sector and especially improving the living conditions of cocoa farmers.

Main theme: “Innovations to support market development and promote the sustainability of cocoa farming for better farmers’ income”.

Researchers will have to present the results of their work based on the topics proposed.

 

During this event we’ll cover

  • Integrated Pest management and GAP techniques (Shade and irrigation; improved crop, pest and diseases, shade, soil, water and soil/fertility management)
  • Farm rehabilitation techniques
  • Knowledge of the genome and of the functioning of the plant
  • Farmers techniques and know how
  • Institutional, policy management systems
08:00 - 09:00

Registration

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

Welcome speeches

• Minister of Agriculture • Mayor of the Montpellier City Council or another Local Representative • Aly Touré –Chairman of the International Cocoa Council • Michel ARRION – Executive Director (ICCO) • Michel EDDI – Director General- CIRAD • A Representative from MUSE (Université de Montpellier d'Excellence)

10:30 - 18:00 Grand Hall Montpellier, France

Session 1: Cocoa Cultivation : Innovative Approaches and Practices for Sustainable Production

Key note Speaker / 04 oral presentations / Lunch / 6 oral presentations / Coffee break / 2 oral presentations / Posters session

08:00 - 18:00

Cocoa Cultivation: Innovative Approaches and Practices for Sustainable Production (Continued)

6 oral presentations // Coffee break // 6 oral presentations // Coffee break // 6 oral presentations // Coffee break // 2 oral presentations // Posters session

14:00 - 15:30

Presentation of session reports

15:30 - 16:30

Discussions

17:00 - 18:00

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks of the 2nd ICSR, suggestions for the next ISCR

  • Date : 27 September 2021 - 29 September 2021
  • Time : 08:00 - 12:00
  • Reg. Deadline : 31 July 2021 0h00