OCOP Webinar: Sustainable Value Chain of Potato
Monday 10 June 2024, 15:00-16:30 (CEST)/16:00-17:30 (Eritrea time)/15:00-16:30 (Lesotho time)/8:00-9:30 (Peru time)
Virtual Event, 10/06/2024
Join us for this insightful webinar, organized by the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Secretariat in collaboration with the FAO Country Offices, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the government of Eritrea, Lesotho, and Peru. The focus of this episode is on the sustainable value chain of potato.
This event aims to provide a platform for sharing knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned in the sustainable production, processing, and marketing of potato in Eritrea, Lesotho, and Peru. It serves as an opportunity to inform and inspire other countries interested in promoting potato or other SAPs through the OCOP initiative.
Participants will gain knowledge about sustainable potato value chains from various countries, with case studies and lessons learned from potato sector in Eritrea, Lesotho, and Peru, which is being developed through potato research centers and other institutions in these countries. The webinar will also cover the role of biofortification in potato cultivation, accelerated seed potato production technologies etc. and conclude with a general discussion participated by various stakeholders.
FAO launched the OCOP initiative in September 2021 to support countries in developing sustainable value chains for selected SAPs, which are unique products with special characteristics tied to their geography and culture. The initiative helps countries identify products that fit their specific production systems and unlock the potential of their special products by getting access to new markets regionally and globally. Since its inception, over 85 countries from all five FAO regions have expressed strong interest in the sustainable promotion of more than 54 products.
Target Participants
- Agronomists/professionals
- Government officials
- Researchers and expert technicians
- Private sector representatives
- FAO Regional and National Focal Points
- Farmers
- Academics and students
Moderator: Mr Hafiz Muminjanov, Global Coordinator of the OCOP Initiative, and Technical Advisor, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO.
Agenda
| TIME (CEST) | ITEM & PRESENTER | |
| 15:00-15:05 | Opening remarks by Mr Jingyuan Xia, Executive Secretary of the OCOP Secretariat, Special Advisor to the Director-General, FAO | |
| 15:05-15:07 | Video on OCOP initiative by MH Kawsar Rudro, Communications Specialist, FAO | |
| 15:07-15:12 | Regional update on OCOP in Africa by Mr Edward Kilawe, Senior Forestry Officer, Regional Office in Africa (RAF), FAO | |
| 15:12-15:17 | Regional update on OCOP in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ms Ana Posas Guevara, Agricultural Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean (RLC), FAO | |
| 15:17-15:27 | Experience on potato farmer field schools in Peru by Mr Gonzalo Tejada López, Coordinator of Better Life and Better Production Projects, FAO Peru | |
| 15:27-15:37 | Experience in strengthening the native potato value chain by Mr Miguel Quevedo Bacigalupo, Focal Point of OCOP Initiative, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation | |
| 15:37-15:47 | Biofortification in potato cultivation by Dr. Guy Hareau, Principal Scientist of International Potato Center (CIP) | |
| 15:47-15:57 | Accelerated seed potato production technologies by Ms Noemi Zúñiga López, Chief of National Root and Tuberous Program, National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA), Peru | |
| 15:57-16:03 | Potato value chain in Eritrea by Mr Kahsay Negash, Director, Crops and Livestock Development Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Eritrea. | |
| 16:03-16:13 | Potato value chain in Lesotho by Mr Tsebang Lebata, Seed Multiplication Officer, Department of Crops, Lesotho | |
| 16:13-16:25 | General discussion by all participants | |
| 16:25-16:30 | Closing remarks by Mr Yurdi Yasmi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the OCOP Secretariat, Special Coordinator, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO |
This webinar is organized by the FAO OCOP Secretariat, FAO Country offices and the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Eritrea, Lesotho, and Peru.