program

This session is the last one and would ideally put all the pieces together from the earlier sessions. In this final session, a first part will propose a summary from the conference and the learnings from the 5 sessions. Then the discussion of the panel could be to propose possible avenues to help solve farmer’s problems of uncertainty [...]

This session tackles drought variability by different means, seeks a better understanding of variations and causes, and proposes ways to deal with and adapt to it better. The pillars of the session would be: (i) how ‘big data’ can help us deal with drought variability; (ii) how crop models can help us deal with GxExMxS interactions; (iii) how [...]

 This session has a crop / cropping system perspective and focuses on avenues to increase return on limited water. It includes dual purpose crops aspects where crop output is also fodder or ecosystemic services and adds to economic return. It goes beyond WUE/TE and also includes crop water foot print considerations in farming systems. It includes presentations on [...]

This session will review the recent advance in root research but will go beyond roots and will more broadly address the question of soil water availability to the crop. It would tackle the forthcoming trends of less frequent rains with higher intensities, the need to maximize soil recharge, the optimization of plant – soil - microbiome interactions and [...]

 This session aims at a broad view on drought issues (on climate change, soil, global water reserves, etc…). 1a- The first key note will look at drought from the lens of small holder / African farming system, in a context of absence of safety nets (banks, credit/insurance systems, etc…), the general lack of infrastructure, the question of input [...]