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Day - 1, Wednesday February 16, 2022 - Time (GMT)

10:00 am - 12:30 pm - Cashew Women Leadership Programme (Curated by ComCashew)


Lead Trainer:
Ms Mary Adzanyo
Private Sector Development-GIZ / MOVE-ComCashew
(English)

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Networking Lunch

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm onwards - Masterclass: Cashew Process Technologies for Africa


Mr Joey Liao
MEYER
(English) (French) 		Mr Ethan Truong
CMV
(English) (French) 		Mr Sasisekar K
nanoPix ISS Pvt. Ltd. (online) 		Mr Jeevan Saldanha
Spectrum Industries

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm - Strengthening Competitiveness of Cashew Industry in Africa: Update from Development Sector


Chair:
Mr Shakti Pal
Caro-Nut
Mr Krishanu Chakravarty
Technoserve
(English) (French) 		Mr Jean Francois Guay
USDA-West Africa Pro-Cashew Project
(French) 		Mr Laurent Gomis
LIFFT- Cashew Project in Sengal, the Gambia & Guinea Bissau
(English) (French) 		Dr. Peter Masawe
BeninCaju
(English) (French)

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Inaugural Function


Chief Guest:

H.E. Mr Patrick Achi
Honourable Prime Minister of Republic of Cote d’Ivoire

Guest of Honour:

Hon Mr Gabriel MBAIROBE
Honourable Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development
Cameroon & Chairman
CICC
Invited Guests:
Hon. M KOBENAN Kouassi Adjoumani
Honourable Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development
Government of Cote d’Ivoire 		Hon. Souleymane Diarrassouba
Honourable Minister of Commerce & Industry
Government of Cote d’Ivoire 		Hon. Amadou Kone
Honourable Minister of Transport
Government of Cote d’Ivoire 		Mr Sailas Thangal
Honourable Ambassador of India to Cote d’Ivoire & Liberia
Mr Diaby Aboubacar
AEC-CI
(English) (French) 		Mr Suraj Rao
ETG 		Mr G Srivatsava
Eventell Global Pvt Ltd

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Cocktails and Dinner

Day - 2, Thursday February 17, 2022 - Time (GMT)

9:00 am - 9:05 am - Opening address


Dr. Adama Coulibaly
Cotton & Cashewnut Council, Cote d’Ivoire
(English) (French)

9:05 am - 9:15 am - Special Address


Mr Babatola Faseru
African Cashew Alliance
(English)

9:15 am - 9:30 am - Special Address


Mr Ganesh Rajaraman
Olam Food Ingredient
(English) (French)

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Discussion 1: 2022 Country-wise RCN Crop Status and Outlook


Chair:
Mr Mamadou Doumbia
Conseil du Coton et de l'Anacarde
Cote d’Ivoire
(French)
Mr Peniel Fanou
CoNEC
Benin
(English) (French) 		Mr SANFO Ibrahim
CAIB, Burkina Faso
(English) (French) 		Mr Bach Khanh Nhut
Vinacas Inspection Board (online)
(English) (French) 		Mr Dadasaheb Desai
DCCD, Government of India (online)
(English) (French)
Mr Olasunkanmi Owoyemi
Sunbeth Global Concepts
(English) (French) 		Mr Suraj Rao
ETG
(English) (French)

10:30 am - 11:00 am - Networking Coffee Break

11:00 am - 11:45 am

Discussion 2: Cashew Processing in Africa: How to Scale-up Sustainably?


Chair:
Ms Rita Weidinger
ComCashew
GIZ
Ms Salma Seetaroo
The Cashew Coast, Cote d’Ivoire 		Mr Mayank Srivastava
Olam OFI
(English) 		Mr Abhishek Mishra
Valency, Nigeria
(English) 		Mr P C Das
Technoserve
(English) (French)
Mr Jace Rabe
Tolaro Global (video)

11:45 am - 11:55 am - Presentation by

Mme Carine KOUAKOU
Branch Manager
MSC Cote d’Ivoire
(English) (French)

11:55 am - 12:30 pm

Discussion 3: Dealing with Shipping/Logistics Challenges


Chair:
Dr. Adeyemi Murtada Adeniji
Starlink Global Ideal
(English) (French)
Mr Jean Christophe Schmidt
Maersk Cote d’Ivoire SA
(English) (French) 		Mr Piyush Rathore
Atlas Global Company Ltd
(English) 		Mr Konate Issa
AEC-CI
(French)

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Presentation: Global Food Safety Culture & Trends: New U.S. FSMA Regulatory Requirements and Côte d’Ivoire’s Proactive Response


Chair:
Mr Karim Berthe
Cotton & Cashewnut Council, Cote d’Ivoire
(English) (French)
Mr Losseni Kone
Ivorycashew (online)
(English) (French) 		Mr Bob BAUER
AFIUS
(English) (French) 		Ms Nancy Scharlach
FSMA International
(English) (French) 		Dr. Kelley Page JIBRELL
Ivorycashew
(English) (French)
Mr Martin GEDIG
Golf-game
(English) (French)

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Networking Coffee Break

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Presentations on Sustainability Initiatives in Cashew Sector


Mr Jasveer Singh
Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms
(English) (French) 		Mr Andre van den Beld
ETG
(English) (French)

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Discussion 4: "Financing Cashew Value Chain: Learnings and the Way Forward"


Chair:
Ms Raissa Diomande
ComCashew
(English) (French)
Mr Chu Lin
S G Agro 		Mr Diaby Lucman
GIC-CI 		Mr Simplice Chigbo
Oikocredit 		Ms Solène Prince-Agbodjan
Injaro Investments Ltd

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Gala Dinner

Day - 3, Friday February 18, 2022 - Time (GMT)

9:30 am - 11:00 am - Special session by CICC


Chair:
Hon. Mr Gabriel MBAIROBE
Honourable Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development
Cameroon & Chairman, CICC

Côte d’Ivoire:

Dr. Adama COULIBALY
Conseil du Coton et de l’Anacarde (CCA)

Burkina Faso:

Mr Joseph ZERBO
Conseil Burkinabè de l’Anacarde (CBA) (online)
(English) (French)

Ghana:

Hon Mr William QUAITTOO
Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) (online)
(English) (French)

Mozambique:

Ms Lúcia Sebastião António
Institute of Nut of Mozambique
(English) (French)

Bénin:

Mr Issaka KASSIMOU
l’Agence pour le Développement Agricole
Pôle4 du Ministre de l’Agriculture
de l’Elevage et de la Pêche du Bénin (online)
(English) (French)

CICC:

Mr André M TANDJIEKPON
Secrétaire Exécutif (online)
(English) (French)

11:00 am - 11:30 am - Networking Coffee Break

11:30 am - 12:30 am

Discussion 5: Cashew Kernel Markets Review and Outlook


Chair:
Mr James Fitzpatrick
Ingredient Sourcing Solutions
Mr Tejhash Modh
ETG
(English) (French) 		Mr Chen Wen
Symbolfood Company Ltd (online)
(English) (French) 		Mr Robert Saccoccio
Scalzo Foods (online)
(English) (French) 		Mr Richard Rosenblatt
The RFA (online)
(English) (French)
Mr Kalbavi Prakash Rao
Kalbavi Cashews (online)
(English) (French)

12:30 pm - 12:45 pm - Conference Summary and Vote of Thanks

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch Break

WCC-JNEC-CI 2022 Concluded

* This is a draft agenda. Programme, topics may change