Events
Title Date Venue Objectives
Sensitization and training workshops on production and packaging January— April 2005

Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Edo, Delta, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, FCT, Nasarawa, Niger, Benue, Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Kaduna, Yola

1. To allay the fears expressed that there might not be enough cassava flour to meet the January 2005 commencement date for the inclusion of 10% cassava flour in Nigerian bread.

2. To raise standards in the processing of high quality cassava flour.

3. To expose investors/processors to locally available machines for processing high quality cassava flour.

Meeting for the consideration of the 2003/2004 cassava trials 4—5 April 2005 Port Harcourt

1. Look at data of 2003/04 trials
2. Review methods for data collection
3. See how to use the combined data
4. Select top performing genotypes
5. Agree to improve 2004/05 trials

Meeting of the Technical Committee on review of top performing cassava clones from 2003/04 trials 26—27 April 2005 IITA Ibadan

1. To review the list of top clones selected for food, industry, and livestock.
2. Agree on modalities for selecting 5-6 clones for pre-release request

Meeting of the National MIS network 27 April 2005 IITA Onne 1. To discuss collaboration with a view to harmonizing activities of market information service (MIS) providers in Nigeria.
2. Share information among the stakeholders.
3. Brainstorm on the issues of MIS sustainability in Nigeria.
ICP coordination meeting 30 April 2005 IITA Ibadan Review of work in progress for the Integrated Cassava Project

 

 
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