Friday 6th October 2023
| 8:00 | Registration | |||
| 8:30 | ACIAR Crop Portfolio | Dr. Eric Huttner | ||
| 8:50 | Project Overview | Dr. Imran Malik (Presentation) | ||
| 9:10 | Lessons from ACIAR Value Chain and Livelihood Program | Dr. Jonathan Newby (Presentation) | ||
| 9:30 | Addressing the rapid emergence of Cassava Witches Broom Disease in Southeast Asia (CROP-2023-157) | Dr. Warren Arinaitwe (Presentation) | ||
| 9:50 | Precision farming in cassava-Thailand | Prof. Piya Kittipadakul (Presentation) | ||
| 10:10 | Strengthening soil knowledge and capability in Cambodia to support sustainable upland agricultural development (SLAM/2022/103) | Dr. Wendy Vance (Presentation) | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee | |||
| 11:00-2:30 | Separate discussion group and some discussion topics | |||
| Breeding | Pathology | Seed systems and Sustainable Cropping systems | ||
| Document the products needed in Southeast Asia Develop the draft plan for capacity building in Southeast Asia Understand the germplasm needs and develop the germplasm sharing plan. other immerging topics (i.e., PPD, hybrid breeding, Required coordination with other discipline teams etc.) Safe and efficient transfer of advanced germplasm from within the region and beyond | Emerging issues – Root rot, CBB, CWBD, CBSD Co-develop, optimize, and share characterization and detection protocols. Establish of common communication language (e.g., PD factsheets) Surveillance and early warning system for pathogens at a regional level, incl. new landscapes. Strengthen disease indexing in the different cassava seed systems. IPM packages (resistance, crop management practices, phytosanitary principles, etc. Capacity development needs Co-development of research proposals at a continental level | Document past technical practices promoted for sustainable cassava production systems…… Assessment of market trends trajectories that may influence the adoption Identify the area for multilocation trial- discuss with breeding team… Codevelop alternative cropping pattern Identify Capacity development needs. Collaboration/joint activity CROP 110 and SLAM 103. | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch | |||
| 1:00-2:30 | Separate discussion group continue…. | |||
| 2:30-3:00 | Coffee | |||
| Summary of group discussions | ||||
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Breeding | Dr. Xiaofei Zhang | ||
| 3:15 – 3:30 | CWBD | Dr. Warren Arinaitwe | ||
| 3:30 – 3:45 | Seed systems | Mr. Erik Delaquis | ||
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Sustainable Cropping systems | Dr. Imran Malik | ||
| 4:00 – 5:00 | Final discussion | |||
Sustainable cassava disease solutions in Southeast Asia 