The Program

April 23
Arrival of participants
April 24
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-12:00 Welcome from ICARDA and IAMZ
Presentation of participants (self introduction with expertise and current responsibilities)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Participants' expectations
14:30- 15:00 Coffee break
15:00- 16:00 Overview of the course
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
April 25
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:30 G x E Interaction, Selection and Target Environment, Breeding for wide and specific adaptation
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Plant Breeding and Adaptation, Why Participatory Plant Breeding, Implementing a PPB program
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30- Field visit (Mardabsi) and return to Aleppo
Conference Dinner
April 26
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:30 Implementing a Plant Breeding Program
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-12:30 Visit to support activities on Station
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Gender and PPB (Dr. Malika Martini, ICARDA)
14:30-15:00 Design and Data analysis (Introduction)
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:00 Design and Data analysis
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
April 27
08:00-12:30 Field visit (Al Bab)
12:30-13:30 mplementing a Plant Breeding Program
13:30-16:00 Design and Data analysis (practice)
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
April 28
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-09:30 Design and Data analysis (practice)
09:30-10:30 Socio-economic aspects of PPB (Dr. Aden Aw-Hassan, ICARDA)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Institutionalization and scaling up (Role of Extension, Seed Production, Variety Release), cost of PPB
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:45 Field visit Tel Hadya
14:45-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:00 Design and Data analysis
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
April 29
(Friday) Free
April 30
07:00-17:00 Farmers Selection in Bilounan
May 1
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:30 PPB vs. non-PPB: Participants' reflection on arguments in favor of and against the PPB approach in the form of facilitated group discussions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 PPB vs. non-PPB: Participants' reflection on arguments in favor of and against the PPB approach in the form of facilitated group discussions (continuation)
12:30-12:45 Break
12:45-14:00 PPB vs. non-PPB: Participants' reflection on arguments in favor of and against the PPB approach in the form of facilitated group discussions (conclusion)
14:15-15:30 Lunch
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
May 2
08:00-16:00 Farmers' Selection, Role of Research and Extension Staff (Khanasser and El Mghairat) with the participation of the members of the variety release committee
May 3
07:00-16:00 Farmers Selection, Research and Extension Staff (Bari Sharky) with the participation of the members of the variety release committee
May 4
08:00-17:00 Farmers Selection, Research and Extension Staff (Suran)
May 5
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:30 Meeting with the members of the variety release committee and participants to the traveling workshop
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Meeting with the members of the variety release committee and participants to the traveling workshop continues
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Participants' reflections: The three groups (see below) will exchange their experiences and observations from the field trips (May 2, 3 and 4) regarding farmer selection and the roles of research and extension staff and farmers
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:00 Participants' reflections: The three groups (see below) will exchange their experiences and observations from the field trips (May 2, 3 and 4) regarding farmer selection and the roles of research and extension staff and farmers
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
May 6
(Friday) Free
May 7
(Saturday) Free
May 8
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:00 Presentation from Dr. Jacques Lancon
10:00-10:30 Introduction to developing a PPB Strategy
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Development of the PPB Strategy
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Development of the PPB Strategy
14:30- 15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:00 Development of the PPB Strategy
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
May 9
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:00 Development of the PPB Strategy
10:00-11:00 Attend the lecture of Dr. N.E. Borlaug
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:30 Development of the PPB Strategy
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Development of the PPB Strategy
14:30- 15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:00 Development of the PPB Strategy
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
May 10
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-09:45 Presentation and the discussion of the written drafts (Algeria)
09:45-10:30 Presentation and the discussion of the written drafts (Tunisia)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:45 Presentation and the discussion of the written drafts (Morocco)
11:45-12:30 Presentation and the discussion of the written drafts (Egypt)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15 Presentation and the discussion of the written drafts (Jordan)
14:15-15:00 Presentation and the discussion of the written drafts (Syria)
15:00-16:00 General discussion with Coffee
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
May 11
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-10:00 Redrafting
10:00-11:00 Genstat for Africa and Biocomputing on line
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:00 Redrafting
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14.30 Printing, distribution and reading
14:30-14:45 Coffee break
14:45-16:00 Printing, distribution and reading
16:15 Transport to Aleppo (Motor Pool)
May 12
08:15 Transport to Tel Hadya (Motor Pool)
09:00-09:30 Presentation and the discussion of the final PPB strategy (Algeria)
09:30-10:00 Presentation and the discussion of the final PPB strategy (Tunisia)
10:00-10:30 Presentation and the discussion of the final PPB strategy (Morocco)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:15 Presentation and the discussion of the final PPB strategy (Egypt)
11:15-11:45 Presentation and the discussion of the final PPB strategy (Jordan)
11:45-12:15 Presentation and the discussion of the final PPB strategy (Syria)
12:15-13:00 Lunch
13:00- 14:30 Curriculum development
14:30 -14:45 Coffee break
14:45- 15:30 Workshop evaluation
15:30- 16:00 Presentation of Certificates