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    AGENDA - SADC Seed Technical Meeting - Nov13-17, 2017

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    This document outlines the agenda for the SADC Seed Technical Meeting taking place from November 13-17, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting will include presentations and discussions on seed regulations, variety registration, pest and disease issues, the SADC Seed Centre, and sustainability models. Member states will give reports and there will be breakout sessions. On the final day, the SADC Seed Committee will review implementations and priorities and make decisions regarding the SADC Seed Centre website and sustainability plan. A field visit to the DAFF seed testing lab is also scheduled.

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    This document outlines the agenda for the SADC Seed Technical Meeting taking place from November 13-17, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting will include presentations and discussions on seed regulations, variety registration, pest and disease issues, the SADC Seed Centre, and sustainability models. Member states will give reports and there will be breakout sessions. On the final day, the SADC Seed Committee will review implementations and priorities and make decisions regarding the SADC Seed Centre website and sustainability plan. A field visit to the DAFF seed testing lab is also scheduled.

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    This document outlines the agenda for the SADC Seed Technical Meeting taking place from November 13-17, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting will include presentations and discussions on seed regulations, variety registration, pest and disease issues, the SADC Seed Centre, and sustainability models. Member states will give reports and there will be breakout sessions. On the final day, the SADC Seed Committee will review implementations and priorities and make decisions regarding the SADC Seed Centre website and sustainability plan. A field visit to the DAFF seed testing lab is also scheduled.

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    DRAFT DRAFT 17 October 2017

    SADC Seed Technical Meeting


    13-17 November 2017

    Southern Sun Hotel


    O. R. Tambo International Airport
    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Monday, 13 November 2017 Plenary Day One


    Time (hrs) Topic/Activity Speaker/Presenter
    08:30 Registration SADC/FTF Southern Africa Seed Trade
    Project
    09:00 Chairperson Welcome South Africa
    09:15 SADC Secretariat Remarks SADC/FANR - Esaiah Tjelele
    09:30 USAID Remarks USAID/Southern Africa Mission
    Director - John Groarke
    10:00 Host Country Remarks South Africa
    10:15 Tea Break
    10:45 Quorum Roll Call Chairperson South Africa
    11:15 SADC RAP Presentation SADC Policy Advisor Martin Muchero
    12:00 FTF Southern Africa Seed Trade Project FTF Seed Trade Project
    Progress Report in Member States Representative
    12:45 Lunch Break
    13:45 Member State Reports (alphabetically Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho
    order) Madagascar, Malawi, and Mauritius
    15:15 Tea Break
    15:45 Member State Reports (cont.) Mozambique Namibia, Seychelles,
    South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
    Zambia, and Zimbabwe
    17:15 End of Days Session Chairperson (SA)
    19:00 Cocktail Reception Main ballroom
    Tuesday, 14 November 2017 Plenary Day Two
    Time (hrs) Topic/Activity
    08:30 Recap Day One SADC/FANR - Esaiah Tjelele
    09:00 Role of the SADC Seed Centre and Former SADC Seed Centre
    Harmonized Seed Regulations (HSR) Coordinator - Kalipochi Kawonga
    System
    10:00 Tea Break
    10:30 Variety Release and Registration of CIMMYT - Peter Setimela
    Publicly Bred Varieties and Land Races

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    DRAFT DRAFT 17 October 2017

    11:30 Regional Trans boundary Pests and Facilitators: Chiluba Mwape and Isabel
    Diseases Update Bezhuidenhout
    12:30 Lunch Break
    13:30 Member State Reports - Pests and Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho
    Diseases Madagascar, Malawi, and Mauritius
    15:00 Tea Break
    15:30 Member State Reports - Pests and Mozambique Namibia, Seychelles,
    Diseases (Cont). South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
    Zambia, and Zimbabwe
    17:00 End of Days Sessions Chairperson (SA)
    Wednesday, 15 November 2017 Plenary Day Three
    Time (hrs) Topic/Activity
    08:30 Recap Day Two Chiluba Mwape
    9:00 Break-out session Pests and Disease Facilitators: Chiluba Mwape and Isabel
    Bezhuidenhout
    10:30 Tea Break

    11:00 Report back to plenary Chiluba Mwape and Isabel


    Bezhuidenhout
    12:00 Lunch Break
    13:00 The PBR Protocol and SADC Seed SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele and
    Centre Charter Kalipochi Kawonga
    13:45 Presentation on UPOV Convention FTF Southern African Seed Trade
    Project Dr. Bellah Mpofu
    15:00 Tea Break
    15:30 Regional Position on GMOs in the HSR SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    System
    16:15 Break-out session GMO positions Group work
    17:00 Report Back to plenary SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    17:30 End of Days Sessions SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    Thursday, 16 November 2017 Plenary Day Four
    Time (hrs) Topic/Activity
    08:30 Recap Day Three SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    09:00 SADC Seed Centre Sustainability Models FTF Southern Africa Seed Trade
    Project Gerrit Struyf
    10:30 Tea Break
    11:00 Break-out session SADC Seed Centre Chair SADC Seed Committee - Bruce
    Sustainability positions Chulu
    12:00 Presentation on the Updated SADC Seed FTF Southern Africa Seed Trade
    Centre Website Project Eric Sommeling
    13:00 Lunch Break
    14:00 Next Meeting Date and Closure SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    15:00 End of Meeting
    Friday, 17 November 2017 - SADC Seed Committee Committee Members Only
    Time (hrs) Topic/Activity
    08:30 Welcome SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    09:00 Review of SADC Seed Committee Committee Chairperson Bruce
    Implementation November 2016 Chulu/Zambia
    10:30 Tea Break

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    DRAFT DRAFT 17 October 2017

    11:00 Priority Items for Review and Discussion Committee Chairperson Bruce
    Chulu/Zambia
    12:30 Lunch Break
    13:30 Decisions to be taken: 1) SADC Seed Committee Chairperson Bruce
    Centre website; SADC Sustainability Chulu/Zambia
    Plan; 3) TBD
    15:00 Close of SADC Seed Committee Meeting SADC/FANR Esaiah Tjelele
    Friday, 17 November 2017 Field Visit Non-committee Members
    Time (hrs) Topic/Activity
    08:30 Depart Southern Sun Hotel FTF Southern Africa Seed Trade
    Project
    09:00 Arrive DAFF/Seed Testing Lab DAFF Seed Testing Station -Pamela
    Strauss
    11:30 Depart Seed Testing Lab FTF Southern Africa Seed Trade
    Project
    12:00 Arrive Southern Sun Hotel End of organized program

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