Date: 12 December 2023, 16:30 – 19:00h
Venue: Forum, Ground Floor, Droevendaalsesteeg 2, 6708 PB Wageningen
Programme
16:30h Arrival, coffee, tea, water.
17:00h Opening by Cor de Jong, president SKOV
17:05h Introduction by Ms Janina Fraas, MSc, Consultant at Weather Impact: Tailored Weather Forecasting for Smallholder Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
17.25h Introduction by Prof. Ken Giller, emeritus Plant Production Systems WUR: Plant Production in Africa in Relation to Climate Risks
17.45 h Discussion, facilitated by dr. Glory Edwards, Distender project (Developing strategies by integrating mitigation, adaptation, and participation in climate change risks), WUR.
18.30h Closure of the seminar. A drink will be offered afterwards.
If you plan to participate, please send an email to Corrie Roeper: croeper@kpnmail.nl
Biopics
Janina Fraas, Consultant at Weather Impact. Janina holds a unique combination of a MSc Climate Studies degree at Wageningen University where she focused on enhancing her skills in Meteorology and modelling/programming, and a BSc degree in International Development Studies. Her thesis on combining numerical weather prediction and indigenous forecasting knowledge to predict short-term rainfall was awarded with the 1st NVBM (Dutch association for the advancement of Meteorology) prize. Now, Janina is leading projects in Zimbabwe and Tanzania for the provision of agro-weather services to farmers. These services range from weather to seasonal forecasting whereby they are tailored to the local crops and cultural context. These projects also include a capacity building component where relevant stakeholders – from farmers to ministries – receive training on development, use, and interpretation of such services.
Ken Giller is Emeritus Professor Plant Production Systems at Wageningen University. Ken’s research has focused on smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular problems of soil fertility and the role of nitrogen fixation in tropical legumes, with emphasis on the temporal and spatial dynamics of resources within crop/livestock farming systems and their interactions. He leads a number of initiatives such as N2Africa (Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa) and is co-chair of the Thematic Network 7 on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of the United Nations. He retired from WUR in September 2023.
