ACA Annual Cashew Conference & Expo 2019 Program
Tentative 2019 ACA Annual Cashew Conference Program
Wednesday 06 November
| 9:00 - 14:00 | ACA Board Meeting |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | On-Site Conference Registration |
Thursday 07 November
| 8:00 - 17:00 | On-Site Conference Registration | Parallel: International Cashew Expo |
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Plenary Session 1: 2018/19 cashew season in focus - a behavior change or price correction? | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Networking Lunch | |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Plenary Session 2: Fostering Synergiers, Influencing Market Dynamics - Balancing Public Efforts & Private Expectations | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Presentations on Upcoming Development Interventions in Cashew | |
| 17:30 | Coffee Break & Expo Visit |
Friday 08 November
| 8:00- 9:00 | On-Site Conference Registration & Women in Cashew breakfast session | |||||
| 9:00-10:30 | Forum Session 1: Sector Organization - Operating effective cashew regulatory authorities - a debate | Parallel: International Cashew Expo | Space for B2B meetings available throughout the day | |||
| 10:30- 11:00 | Coffee Break | |||||
| 11:00- 12:30 | Forum Session 2a: Processing Innovation & By-Product Diversification | Forum Session 2b: Production - Increasing Cashew Production in Africa: Professionalization of Smallholders or Simple Expansion? | ||||
| 12:30- 14:00 | Networking Lunch | |||||
| 14:00- 15:30 | Forum Session 3a: Accessing Finance for Cashew Processing-Understanding the Gap between the Demand and Supply of Financing Cashew Processing | Forum Session 3b: Experiences of Cashew Pioneers for Young Entrepreneurship | Market Information Systems (MIS)Workshop: Myths, Lies & Cashew Statistics in the Information Age | |||
| 15:30- 16:00 | Coffee Break | |||||
| 16:00- 17:30 |
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Activity 2: Development and Technical Partner meeting |
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| 18:00- 20:00 | Gala Dinner & Closing Ceremony | |||||
Saturday 09 November
| Option 1 - Zanzibar | Option 2 - Dar es Salaam | ||
| 6:00 - 9:30 | Assembly & Travel to Zanzibar (ferry) | 7:00 - 9:00 | Assembly and Travel to Excursion Site near Dar es Salaam |
| 10:00 - 13:00 | Invest in Zanzibar Forum | 9:00 - 13:00 | Visit to processing site - Biotan |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch | 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 18:00 | City tour | 14:30 - 18:00 | City tour |
| after 18:00 | Optional Evening Flight to Dar es Salaam | ||
This program is subject to changes and updates. Please visit again or in case of questions contact us at aca@africancashewalliance.com
