Brief Introduction Justin Chisenga President – IAALD Africa Chapter

Establishment 21 – 26 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya More than 200 participants Support from: CTA, FAO, FARA, ASARECA, CABI, Ministry of Agric., (Kenya), Moi University, ITOCA, KACE, IDRC, etc. 26 May 2006 Executive Committee elected and IAALD Africa Chapter inaugurated

21 – 26 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya

More than 200 participants

Support from: CTA, FAO, FARA, ASARECA, CABI, Ministry of Agric., (Kenya), Moi University, ITOCA, KACE, IDRC, etc.

26 May 2006

Executive Committee elected and IAALD Africa Chapter inaugurated

Executive Committee President – Justin Chisenga, Ghana Vice President – Joseph Kiplang’at, Kenya Vice President – Dady Demby, Senegal/Ghana Secretary – Gracian Chimwaza, South Africa Treasurer – Hilda Munyua, Kenya Regional Representatives : Dickson Baguma, Uganda (East Africa) Dr. Hashim Abdalla Muhsin, Sudan (North Africa) Elvira Timba, Mozambique (Southern Africa) Rosaline Njike, Cameroon (West Africa)

President – Justin Chisenga, Ghana

Vice President – Joseph Kiplang’at, Kenya

Vice President – Dady Demby, Senegal/Ghana

Secretary – Gracian Chimwaza, South Africa

Treasurer – Hilda Munyua, Kenya

Regional Representatives :

Dickson Baguma, Uganda (East Africa)

Dr. Hashim Abdalla Muhsin, Sudan (North Africa)

Elvira Timba, Mozambique (Southern Africa)

Rosaline Njike, Cameroon (West Africa)

Priority Areas: 2006 - 2009 Based on the outcomes/recommendations of the Nairobi 2006 Conference: Investing in agricultural information Agricultural information communication and management (AICM) strategies and policies Institutional repositories and Open Access e-Agriculture

Based on the outcomes/recommendations of the Nairobi 2006 Conference:

Investing in agricultural information

Agricultural information communication and management (AICM) strategies and policies

Institutional repositories and Open Access

e-Agriculture

Second Chapter Conference - 2009 13 – 17 July 2009 Accra, Ghana Theme: Towards Opening Access to Information and Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa Call for papers: http://www.iaald-africa.org You are all invited!!!

13 – 17 July 2009

Accra, Ghana

Theme: Towards Opening Access to Information and Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa

Call for papers: http://www.iaald-africa.org

You are all invited!!!

THANK YOU!

Priority Areas