BCPC PREvIEW 2007
SCI Symposium
Sessions 6E, 7E, 8E and 9E
Closing the yield gap: crop protection for poverty alleviation
This four-session, full-day meeting, organised by (AG Bio Systems, Secunderabad, India). practice will be reviewed by Dr Paul van Mele (WARDA,
the Pest Management Group of Society of Chemical Cotonou, Benin), Dr Louise Labuschagne (The Real
Industry for BCPC and IAPPS, will review advances in the Impacts of the adoption of pest management IPM Company, Madaraka, Kenya) and Hans Dobson
development and application of pest, weed and disease technologies on poverty alleviation will be examined by (NRI, Imperial College, Ascot, UK) with Dr Keith Jones
management technologies to improve agricultural Dr Frances Kimmins (Natural Resources International, (CropLife International, Brussels, Belgium).
productivity and rural livelihoods in Africa and Asia. The Aylesford, UK), Dr Derek Russell and Dr David
symposium will identify validated technologies that grzywacz (Natural Resources Institute, University of These platform presentations will be supported by
justify widespread out-scaling, explore opportunities for Greenwich, UK). The health of African farm families is posters that consider the importance of Farmer Field
further research and discuss partnerships, research and also affected seriously by diseases so Professor Peter Schools by Kevin gallagher (FFS Foundation, Farmer
dissemination processes that will deliver improved pest Ndumbe (University of Buea, Cameroon) will link the Field School Foundation, Rome, Italy) and Arnoud
management to resource-poor farmers. It is anticipated control of disease vectors with crop production, while Braun (Farmer Field School Foundation, Wageningen,
that the ‘take home’ message from this session will Dr Michel Fok (CIRAD, Montpellier, France) will assess the Netherlands). Long distance learning and its impact
move us closer to the realisation of applying current the economics of crop production, especially cotton in upon poverty alleviation by Professor John Foster
and emerging technologies to the benefit of the poorest West Africa. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA). Control of cereal
people of the world. cyst nematode in wheat by Professor Hong-lian Li
The role of the private sector, particularly the (Henan Agricultural University, China), factors that
Specific topics will include recent advances in agrochemical and food industries in the evaluation influence organic soil fertility by Dr Jenina Karungi
development, evaluation and promotion of pro- of technologies and the delivery of knowledge and (Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda) and new
poor pest management technologies in small-holder products to small-holders will be reviewed by Professor approaches to monitoring locusts with remote sensing
agriculture in less developed countries. Speakers to Mpoko Bokanga (African Agricultural Technology tools by Dr Alexandre Latchininsky (University of
address this topic include: Dr David Chikoye (IITA, Kano, Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya) and Dr Andrew Bennett Wyoming, Laramie, USA).
Nigeria), Professor gebisa Ejeta (Purdue University, (Syngenta Foundation, Basle, Switzerland). The
West Lafayette, USA) and Dr Roy Bateman (Imperial introduction of biotechnology affecting crop protection Chairmen
College, Ascot, UK) with Dr Martin gilmour (Mars, will be covered by Professor Martina Newell- Professor Graham Matthews
Slough, UK) and Dr Prakash Hebbar (Mars, Beltsville, Mcgloughlin (University of California, Davis, USA). (IPARC, Imperial College, Ascot, UK)
USA) and Dr Alan Cork (Natural Resources Institute, The importance of training and education in ensuring Dr Charlie Riches
Univ
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ersity of Greenwich, UK) with Laxminarayan Rau the successful implementation of changed farming (Natural Resources Institute,
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