Networking of regional schemes for a Caribbean Agroecology

Networking of regional schemes for a Caribbean Agroecology
CAWAI 2nd workshop – March 12th to 15th 2012
INRA – Domaine Duclos
http://toolsforagroecology.antilles.inra.fr/cawai
Guadeloupe
UR1321 ASTRO
Participants
Country
Name
Institution
Trinidad & Tobago
Wendy-Ann Isaac
UWI, Saint-Augustine campus
Puerto-Rico
Georges Félix
Fondation …
Guyana
Subramanian Gomatinayagam
University of Guyana
Suriname
Lydia Ori
A.de K. University of Suriname (AdeKUS)
Martinique
Magalie Lesueur-Jannoyer
CIRAD-PRAM
Béatrice Rhino
CIRAD-PRAM
Barbados
Felix López
UWI, Cave Hill campus
Guadeloupe
Jean-Louis Diman
INRA UR1321 (ASTRO)
Audrey Fanchone
INRA UR143 (URZ)
Marceau Farant
INRA UE805 Duclos-Godet)
Harry Ozier-Lafontaine
INRA UR1321 (ASTRO)
Dominique Polti
CIRAD Regional Headquarters
Philippe Tormin
ARECA
Jamaica
Nouredinne Benkeblia
UWI Mona campus
Saint-Vincent & Grenadines
Gregory Robin
CARDI
Dominica
Sharon Jones
CARDI
República Dominicana
Sárdis Medrano
IDIAF
Haïti
Genel Eugène
PADED
Centre Antilles Guyane
Program
Objective
Implementation of a R&D network for a regional cooperation around agroecology
Validation of pilot sites and devices from which will be managed a regional cooperation project
with concrete exchanges between rural stakeholders (farmers, technicians, researchers,
teachers, ...).
Monday March 12th, 2012
I.
- 08:30AM:
Welcome to participants
- 09:00AM:
State the objectives, priorities, expected deliverables and initial discussions (Barbados
Symposium & workshop).
- 09:30AM:
Development of specifications for the selection of pilot sites: integration of expected
deliverables and means of collaboration (.
- 10:30AM:
- 10:45AM:
☼☺Coffee break ☻☼
Current status of sites and devices (20' slideshow each than 10' for discussion)
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Device 1 : Puerto-Rico, Georges Felix
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Device 2 : Jamaïca, Noureddine Benkeblia
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Device 3 : Suriname, Lydia Ori
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Device 4 : OECS, Gregory Robin / Sharon Jones
- 12:45PM:
☼☺Lunch time☻☼
- 02:15AM:
Current status of sites and devices (continuing)
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Device 5 : Trinidad & Tobago, Wendy-Ann Isaac-George
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Device 6 : República Dominicana,Sardís Medrano
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Device 7 : Guyana, Subramanian Gomathinayagam
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Device 8 : Haïti, Genel Eugène
- 04:15PM:
- 04:30PM:
☼☺Coffee break ☻☼
Current status of sites and devices (continuing)
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Device 9 : Barbados, Felix López
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Device 10 : Caribbean French Territories, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine / Jean-Louis Diman
- 05:30PM:
☼☺End of Monday activities ☻☼
Tuesday March 13th, 2012
II.
- 08:30AM:
Synthesis of current status of sites and devices
- 09:30AM
Reminder of the feedback about the DEVAG project (15’ slide show + 15’ discussion)
- 10:00AM:
☼☺Coffee break ☻☼
- 10:15AM
- 12:45PM:
Crossed analysis of the devices complementarity within the agroecology network CAWAI
☼☺Lunch time☻☼
- 02:15PM
First choice of pilot schemes of cooperation (summary and discussion).
- 04:15PM:
- 04:30PM
- 05:30PM:
☼☺Coffee break ☻☼
First choice of pilot schemes of cooperation (summary and discussion).
☼☺End of Tuesday activities ☻☼
Wednesday March 14th, 2012
III.
- 07:30AM:
Guadeloupe Sites & devices' field trip.
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CIRAD Neufchâteau (research and innovation devices).
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Humid area agroecologic farmers (highlands on volcanic andisols / nitisols or ferralsols).
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Organic farming market initiative (Destrellan: 1:00PM)
- 2:00PM:
☼☺Lunch time☻☼
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INRA Godet (research and innovation devices).
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Drylands area agroecologic farmers (flat lands on vertisols).
- 06:30PM:
☼☺End of Wednesday activities ☻☼
Thursday March 15th, 2012.
IV.
- 08:30AM
Presentation of CAWAI website (15’ slide show + 15’ discussion).
- 09:00AM
General discussion on sites selection and planned collaborations.
- 10:00AM
☼☺Coffee break ☻☼
- 10:15AM
Preparation and drafting of the general synthesis and resolutions of the workshop.
- 12:15AM
Preparation of CAWAI 3rd workshop to be held in Cancun, Mexico (may, 2012)
- 01:00PM:
- 03:00PM:
☼☺Lunch time☻☼
Workshop conclusion: Restitution of the general synthesis & resolutions open to partners.
General discussion on development issues of an agroecological farming in the Caribbean.
- 05:30PM:
☼☺End of Workshop activities ☻☼