IDRC–ILRI workshop on agro-ecosystem health 11–15 May 1998

Programme

Monday, 11th May

08:00–08:30 Registration

08:30–11:30 Field trip to Ginchi Co-ordinated by Abiye Astatke, ILRI

11:30–13:00 Leave Ginchi to Holetta and visit dairy/draft farmers

13:30–14:00 Lunch at EARO Livestock Research site, Holetta

14:00–16:00 Return to Addis: Visit Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute

16:30–Arrive ILRI campus

Tuesday, 12th May

Session 1: Conceptual issues

Chairperson: David Waltner-Toews, University of Guelph

08:30–08:50 Welcome to ILRI and workshop objectives Hugo Li Pun, Resident Director and Director of Sustainable Production Systems Programme, ILRI

08:50–09:10 Ecological approach to agricultural production and ecosystem theory Gianni Pastore, Istituto Nazionale Nutrizione, Italy

09:10–09:30 Concepts of sustainability and application to agricultural production Barry Smit, University of Guelph

09:30–09:50 Natural resources management and human health Don Peden, IDRC

09:50–10:20 Discussion

10:20–10:45 Coffee/tea and photograph

Session 2: Conceptual issues (continued)

Chairperson: John McDermott, ILRI

10:45–11:15 Agro-ecosystem health concept and application David Waltner-Toews, University of Guelph

11:15–11:45 Application of AESH concept in the field Thomas Gitau, Univ. of Nairobi

11:45–12:15 Ethnographic experience in AESH studies Bertha Mo, IDRC

12:15–12:45 Discussion

12:45–14:00 Lunch

Session 3: Country case presentations

Chairperson: Asgelil Dibabe, EARO, Ethiopia

14:00–15:30 Research and development experience linking crop–livestock system

improvement, natural resources management and human health

Ethiopia: EHNRI, EARO, MOA, SG2000, AAU

Kenya: KARI, MOA

(Each institution will make a 15 minutes presentation)

15:30–16:00 Discussion

16:00–16:30 Coffee/tea

Session 4: Regional perspectives

Chairperson: Don Peden, IDRC

16:30–16:50 Promoting production system and natural resources management improvements for better human welfare: East Africa, AMREF

16:50–17:10 Development experiences of the livestock production systems of HK-Himalayan region: Some lessons and some pathways for other regions, ICIMOD

17:10–17:30 Regional research consortia for highland agricultural development: AHI perspectives, AHI, ICRAF

17:30–17:50 Livestock development and impact on human health: CRSP experience Charlotte Neumann, University of California

17:50–18:15 Discussion

19:00–20.30 Cocktail—Resident Director

Wednesday, 13th May

Session 5: Development of research proposal

Chairperson: Tej Partap, ICIMOD, Nepal

08:30–09:00 ILRI involvement in research consortia: Technologies for highland development Mohamed Saleem, ILRI

09:00–09:30 Proposed framework for sustainability of improved technologies in the

highlands and proposal for future work Mohammad Jabbar, ILRI

09:30–10:00 General discussion and formulation of working groups

10:00–10:30 Coffee/tea

10:30–12:45 Working group sessions (Groups A, B and C) (Objectives and hypotheses, Scale and assessment criteria)

12:45–14:00 Lunch

14:00–15:00 Plenary session: Reports from the Moderators of Working Groups A, B and C and discussion

15:00–15:45 Coffee/Tea /Proposal drafting committee meeting (Synthesis and preparation for the next plenary session)

15:45–16:15 Plenary session: Agreement on objectives, hypothesis etc. Formation of new working groups D, E and F

16:15–17:30 Working Group sessions D, E, F

Thursday, 14th May

08:30–10:15 Working Group sessions continued

10:15–10:45 Coffee/Tea

10:45–12:45 Working Group sessions continued

12:45–14:00 Lunch

14:00–15:00 Plenary: Working Group presentations and discussions

15:00–15:30 Coffee/Tea

15:30–17:30 Project drafting committee working session (Other participants may visit Addis Ababa town)

19.15–Ethiopian Gala Night: Crown Hotel

Friday, 15th May

08:30–11:00 Project drafting committee: Proposal finalisation (Other participants: Tour of ILRI facilities)

11:00–12:15 Closing session

Don Peden, IDRC

Hugo Li Pun, ILRI