CmiA Stakeholder Conference 2022

26 September 2022 – CmiA in the Field

08:30-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:15

Welcome
Tina Stridde (Aid by Trade Foundation – AbTF) and
Jean-Claude Talon (SODECO and Member of AbTF Board of Trustees)

10:15-11:15

Global Sustainability Challenges for Cotton Production and Their Implications for Africa
Keynote speech followed by a panel discussion

Dr Keshav Kranthi (International Cotton Advisory Committee – ICAC),
Belinda Edmonds (African Cotton Foundation), Saskia Widenhorn (GIZ) and
Alexandra Perschau (AbTF)

11:15-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-13:00

Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon, and Climate – Just New Buzz Words or Real Game Changers?
Input presentation followed by a fishbowl discussion

Input Speech: Inka Sachse (Soil & More Impacts/sustainable AG)
Panel: Inka Sachse (Soil & More Impacts/sustainable AG), Maja-Catrin Riecher (WWF) and
Mahesh Ramakrishnan (Olam Agri)

13:00-14:30

Lunch Break

14:30-16:00

Walk the Talk: How can we Support Farmers for a System Change?
Presentations on innovations suitable for a smallholder context

14:30-15:00	Digital Solutions for Extension Service Staff and Farmers: App and Training Videos produced by ICAC, Dr Keshav Kranthi and Dr Sandhya Kranthi (ICAC)
15:00-15:30	How Space Technology can Support Extension Services and Improve Monitoring of Certain Standard Criteria, Stefan Scherer (Geocledian)
15:30-16:00	Digitization for a Better Monitoring of Interactions with Farmers and Improved Business Performance – Francisco Ferreira dos Santos (SAN JFS Mozambique)

16:00-16:15

Coffee Break

16:15-17:45

Learning Carousel: Innovative Approaches From and for Sustainable African Cotton Cultivation
Stations include:

Training with the Use of Virtual Reality Technology, Dr Keshav and Dr Sandhya Kranthi (ICAC)

Monitoring Approaches of Soil Life and Soil Health in a Small-scale Farmer Context, Davo Vodouhe (OBEPAB) and Alex Stuart (PAN UK)

How to Encourage Extensionist and Farmers to Improve Soils, AbTF and the CAR-iSMa Project Consortium

Translating Water Stewardship & Biodiversity Conservation into Simple Actions for Small-scale Cotton Farmers (new training materials), Dr Ben Sekamatte and Rudy van Gent (CmiA Consultants)

How to Implement a Landscape Approach in the Context of Cotton in Tanzania, Hendrik Buermann (GIZ International Services)

17:45-18:00

Wrap-up & closing of the day
Alexandra Perschau (AbTF)

19:00

Opening Dinner (sponsored by Otto Stadtlander GmbH)

27 September 2022 – CmiA in the Market

08:00-09:30	Registration
09:30-09:45	Welcome Tina Stridde (Aid by Trade Foundation – AbTF)
09:45-11:00	Spotlight on Innovations for Cotton, Africa, and Global Supply Chains Inspirational keynote presentations Promoting a Socially just and Ecological Transformation in Africa through Innovation, Dirk Meyer, Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Second speaker: to be announced soon
11:15-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-13:00	The Future of Cotton in a Changing Climate Panel discussion on the prospects of cotton in the context of the emissions-reduction targets of brands and retailers Moderator: Stefan Schurig (Cotton made in Africa Senior Climate Advisor) Panel: Tina Stridde (AbTF), Hansjörg Zeller (atmosfair), Eleni Thrasyvoulou (Textile Exchange) and Umair Zaveri (Alliance Group), N.N.
13:00-14:30	Lunch Break
14:30-15:30	Breakout sessions Breakout 1: The Golden Goal, Transparency Speakers: Christian Barthel and Gerlind Baez (AbTF) Presenters and Panellists: Julia Hewelt (REWE Group), Dr Gediminas Mikutis (Haelixa) and Heinrich Becker (MILES) Breakout 2: How to Tell Your Story Without Greenwashing (English only) Moderator: Isabelle Großkopf (AbTF) Speakers: Alf Tobias Zahn (Studio Good) and Johanna Bornholdt (KNPZ Rechtsanwälte / Attorneys)
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-17:30	Innovations From Field to Market Panel discussion on resource efficiency, circularity, and the role of African cotton Panel: Dr Alexander David (Lidl Stiftung), Nienke Steen (C2C Certified), Astrid Drexler (Louisenthal) and Jonas Niklas (Otto Group).
17:30-17:45	Summary of the event Tina Stridde and Alexandra Perschau (AbTF)
17:45-18:00	Farewell Prof. Dr Johannes Merck (Umweltstiftung Michael Otto and Member of AbTF Board of Trustees)
19:30	Get-together (sponsored by Cargill Cotton, Ecom Agroindustrial Corp. Limited, Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse S.A., Paul Reinhart AG and Sunny Trexim Pvt Ltd.)

28 September 2022 – CmiA Field Trip

For CmiA partners only
Full Day – Visiting Hof Hartmann near Lüneburg: A farm in love with biodiversity
Flowering strips, beetle banks, forests for chickens, and more: How to integrate biodiversity protection into daily business on a farm

Open to all interested persons
10:00–11:00 – Visiting the cotton test laboratory at the Bremen Cotton Exchange
Gain an insight into the cotton-testing laboratory of Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. at the Bremen Cotton Exchange.

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