Day 1 – Wednesday 24 June 2026
Session 1: Inauguration, opening session and speeches | |
President, the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) | |
Introducing F'SAGRIGeneral Manager / Programme Director, ARC (Agricultural Research Council) / F'SAGRI, South Africa | |
Introducing the international "4 per 1000" InitiativeExecutive Secretary, the international "4 per 1000" Initiative | |
Programme Officer Crops, SADC (Southern African Development Community) Secretariat | |
Dr. Frank Kayula (online) Chairperson, Farmers Union, Zambia | |
Session 2: Fostering soil (and human) health through integrated, agroecological approaches | |
Dr. Lester Botoman (Moderator) Soil Scientist, ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics), Chitedze Research Station, Malawi | |
University of Pretoria, Ukudla African-German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, South Africa | |
Agrometeorologist, ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), Tanzania | |
National Coordinator, SCOPE Malawi. Seed and Knowledge Initiative | |
Dr. Franck Tchuwa (online) Deputy Head and Senior Lecturer, LUANAR, Malawi. Leader of the RAENS (Research for Agroecology Network Southern Africa) Community of practice on soil health | |
Day 2 – Thursday 25 June 2026
Session 3: Water management and erosion control: restoring soil health at landscape level | |
Prof. Botle Esther Mapeshoane (Moderator) Assoc. Prof., National University of Lesotho | |
Mr. Motlalepula Gerard Rasekoele (online) Catchment Manager, ReNOKA Integrated Catchment Management Unit, Lesotho | |
Research Scientist, University of Limpopo, South Africa | |
Senior Lecturer, University of Venda, South Africa | |
Specialist Researcher: Soil Sciences, ARC (Agricultural Research Council), South Africa | |
Session 4: Sustainable rangeland management: priorities, needs and commitments for soil health | |
Researcher, ARC (Agricultural Research Council), South Africa | |
LandCare programme Manager, Department of Agriculture, South Africa | |
Professor, University of South Africa | |
Agroecology Professor, University of Zimbabwe | |
Session 5: Ensuring soil health in South African larger agro-ecosystems, solutions with the example of vineyards | |
Regenerative Agriculture Specialist at AgVida, SACANI (South African Comprehensive Agroecology National Initiative), South Africa | |
Conservation Agriculture facilitator, The Maize Trust, South Africa | |
Principal, Martin Oosthuizen High School, Northern Cape, South Africa | |
Ms. Shelly Fuller & Mr. Benjamin Diedericks respectively Natural Scientist & Soil Scientist, Return on Ecology, South Africa | |
Soil Scientist, ARC (Agricultural Research Council) Infruitec Nietvoorbij, South Africa | |
Session 6: Business models for soil health | |
Prof. Budiman Minasny (online) Chair of the "4 per 1000" Scientific and Technical Committee | Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney, Australia | |
Viva Organica, Botswana | |
Founder Prime Organics (Biochar), Lesotho | |
Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre, Zambia | |
South African Organic Sector Organisation, South Africa | |
Session 7: Financing and supporting the agro-ecological transition | |
Programme Coordinator-SADC Soil Health and Fertilizer Hub, CCARDESA (Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa), Botswana | |
Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi | |
World Bank, Senior Economist in the Global Engagement unit of the Agriculture and Food Practice | |
Senior Landscape Management Technical Advisor, GIZ | |
United Nation Environment Program | |
Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, University of Pretoria | |
Day 3 – Friday 26 June 2026
Keynotes | |
Soil scientist & agronomist, CIRAD | Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR7, MR on CDR/CCUS, based in Zimbabwe |
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| Senior Soil scientist, IRD, President of the French Association of Soil Sciences, France | |
Session 8: Field-based methods for monitoring soil health to support smallholder production | |
Senior Researcher, IRD, France | |
Managing director, Talborne Organics | |
Soil Scientists, Global Soil Partnership | |
Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC), Zambia | |
Agroecology Professor, University of Zimbabwe | |
Session 9: Modelling Approaches & Remote sensing | |
Lecturer, University of Limpopo, South Africa | |
Lecturer, University of Zululand | |
Nature Conservation and Food Systems, Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy Manager, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation | |
Associate Professor, Agronomy and soil science, University of Pretoria | |
Session 10: Monitoring networks and data-sharing | |
AUSO project officer, FARA | |
Head of Soil Carbon Futures, INRAE, France | |
Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF | |
Africa Program Manager, Global Research Alliance | |
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