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The AfCPA conference was structured as a hybrid event with the main conference site in Nairobi, Kenya (pictured), and 10 other in-person satellite sites spread across North, West, East and South Africa.
The precision farming forum brought together experts from around the world to discuss how the discipline can best be applied to benefit African farmers.
— Dr. Steve Phillips, AfCPA Program Chair
NAIROBI, KENYA, December 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The 2nd African Conference on Precision Agriculture (AfCPA) concluded on December 9 after 2.5 days of sessions designed to bring together agriculture experts from (AP) from across Africa and around the World to discuss the discipline of AP within the African context, and how it can best be applied for the benefit of African farmers.
AfCPA is a biennial event organized by the African Institute of Plant Nutrition (APNI) through its partnerships with the International Society for Precision Agriculture (ISPA), the African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA) and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University ( UM6P).
AfCPA’s ongoing mission is to build a forum dedicated to “connecting the science and practice needed to put precision agriculture into action for Africa.” The conference was structured as a hybrid event with the main conference site in Nairobi, Kenya, and 10 other in-person satellite sites spread across North, West, East and South Africa. The sessions were also available globally via live streaming. At the close of the conference, this second edition of the conference featured more than 140 presenters speaking to an audience of more than 700 registrants representing 34 countries (18 in Africa).
“We anticipate that the reach of AfCPA2022 will continue to grow as registrations to access recorded-on-demand content remain open from the conference website for the next 90 days,” said Dr. Steve Phillips, AfCPA program chair and scientist. APNI principal.
Over the course of 2.5 days, the main Nairobi program featured 7 keynote speakers, 20 plenary presentations and 3 in-depth panel discussions. Satellite sites hosted local plenary sessions that broadened the scope of the conference and gave researchers the opportunity to discuss region-specific issues. The 10 AfCPA partner organizations serving as hosts for national satellite sites were:
• Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB), Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo, Egypt
• Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• CSIR-Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale, Ghana
• Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
• University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
• Higher School of Agronomy/University of Lomé (ESA-UL), Lomé, Togo
• Tunisian National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRAT), Tunis, Tunisia
• Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
• Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Planning has already begun as organizers await the next AfCPA conference scheduled for 2024.
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About the AfCPA organizers
The African Institute of Plant Nutrition (APNI) is a non-profit research and education organization founded in 2019 and based in Benguerir, Morocco. Our mission is to improve plant nutrition for a resilient and food secure Africa. https://apni.net
The International Society for Precision Agriculture (ISPA) is a non-profit professional scientific organization. ISPA’s mission is to advance the science of precision agriculture globally. https://ispag.org
The African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA) was founded by APNI with the main objective of working as an organized group contributing to the development of precision agriculture (PA) in Africa and of engaging the global AP community through of scientific, informative, extension and training activities. https://PAafrica/AAPA
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation and aspires to be among the world-renowned universities in these fields. The University is committed to an educational system based on the highest international standards in crucial fields such as science and technology, humanities, economics and social sciences for the sustainable economic development of Morocco and the African continent. This commitment allows UM6P to consolidate Morocco’s leading position in these fields by implementing a unique partnership approach and strengthening its academic and executive education programs in skills relevant to Africa’s future. Located in the city of Benguérir, near Marrakech, and situated in the heart of Mohammed VI’s Green City, UM6P aims to combine local roots with a national, continental and international influence. https://um6p.org
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