Recording and slides now available
Download slides Those who participated in the Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership shared their experiences and insights from the recently completed 7-month Innovation Awards and Travel Grants. During this webinar, you will hear from project partners discussing two technical opportunity areas for collaboration between these countries. They will share their experience and give insights into what they see as the future of innovation and commercialisation in these areas.
Discover more about the Innovation Award project outcomes.
Panellists: Digital tools for on-farm monitoring and decision support
- Hillary Botey, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, SeedSure: Enhancing seed storage reliability and germination assurance through smart technologies
- Jamin Morrison, Lacuna Space Ltd., Banalytic, Early Warning System to combat Black Sigatoka in banana plantations
- Beata Emoke Madari, Embrapa, Dynamic Realtime Monitoring Reporting and Verification System for Enabling Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices Across Africa (CarbonXtras)
- Efrem de Paiva, Permia Sensing Ltd, Smart Monitoring for Red & Black Palm Weevils Management in Ghanaian Plantations
Panellists: Improving productivity and resilience
- Apostolos Papadopoulos, Crop Intellect, Climate-Smart Maize Initiative: Boosting Productivity and Sustainability in Ghana with High-Impact R-Leaf® Technology
- Deepan Shah, CPI, Improving Cassava Yields and Soil Health with Microbial Stimulants
- Chinedu Charles Nwafor, Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria (RRIN), Development of Innovative Metal Oxide Nanoparticles to Enhance Waterlogging Tolerance in Crops
- Olutayo Adedokun, University of Port Harcourt, Valorising agro-industry by-products into mushroom substrates and then soil amendments in tropical circular economies
- Khalid Haddi, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), EcoSmart Monitoring: Optimising Biodegradable Polymer Dispensers for Climate-Smart Insect Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa
Event agenda
The event will include two panel sessions with project partners discussing:
- Developing and applying digital tools for on-farm monitoring and decision support
- Improving productivity and resilience
We will also host networking sessions to enable you to connect with project partners from across the programme.
The format of the event is to enable deeper conversation on specific topic areas to build stronger connections. Presentations on the outcomes of each of the funded projects will be available online so you will also be able to learn about each project individually.
Why attend?
- Hear directly from Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership project partners on the outcomes of their projects and their learnings
- Meet project partners and explore collaboration
- Contribute to discussion around the challenges and opportunities for future climate-smart agriculture innovation in Ghana and Nigeria
Who should attend?
- Researchers and SMEs working on technologies or processes relevant to climate-smart agriculture in Ghana and Nigeria
- Government stakeholders keen to learn more about the programme and relevant innovations
About the Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership: UK-Brazil-Africa
The Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership: UK-Brazil-Africa brings together innovative people and organisations to promote climate-smart agriculture in Africa. The Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership: UK-Brazil-Africa is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by Innovate UK.
The Partnership has funded:
- 17 Innovation Award projects, bringing together trilateral partners to explore innovative technologies and practices
- 13 Travel Grants building relationships between project partners
- 12 Scoping Projects, exploring key topics for future collaboration
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring our events are accessible for all.
If you experience any barriers to registering, for any reason, please contact us by email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk or phone: +44 03333 403250 and we will support your registration.