| Summit
Objective
The
Summit has been scheduled to take place inside the Conference
of Coventry University, Ryton, England, Vice Presidential
visitations to His Royal Majesty, the Prince of Wales’
organic farm and His Royal Majesty’s Dutchy Original
outfit amongst other programmes, business linkages and visit
to the British Soil Association to discuss the possibilities
of cooperation between the Association, Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and Water Resources and OOCORD in setting up a
Certification Centres in Nigeria. Also both the Nigerian Government
and OOCORD teams shall be discussing with their British counterparts,
the possibilities of setting up Nigeria-British organic Agriculture
Conversion Fund.
Convener:
This
summit is being organized by OOCORD – The Organic Agriculture
Centre, Moor Plantation, Apata, Ibadan. OOCORD is an International
Non – Governmental Organization.
Strategic
Partner:
IQ
Equity Partners Limited. Nigeria.
Venue:
Coventry University, Ryton, England.
Date:
September 2nd to 6th, 2008.
Registration:
Close
Tuesday July 15th, 2008.
Business
Forum:
Business
meeting to be co-ordinated by African Business Roundtable.
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Special
Guest of Honour:
Dr. Jonathan Goodluck, GCON
Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Guest
Speakers:
Speakers
are coming from:
- IFOAM
-
FAO
-
British Soil Association
-
Grolink, Sweden
-
Agro-Eco, Netherlands
-
Coventry University, UK
-
HDRA
-
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Nigeria
-
National Food Security Agency
-
IITA
-
Organic Agriculture Programme for Tertiary Institutions
in Nigeria (OAPTIN)
-
Testimonials on EPOPA to come from Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia
under the co-ordination of Agro-Eco and IFOAM Co-ordinator
in Africa, Mrs. Patricia Nwagongu
Communiqué:
At
the end of the organic agriculture summit, communiqué
will be released and memorandum of understanding between all
the stakeholders will be signed to foster international partnership
on organic agriculture movement.
Endorsements:
The Trade Department of the British High Commission, Lagos
and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations,
Nigeria. |
