When: May 9 – 11, 2018
Where: Kigali, Rwanda at the Serena Hotel
In 2018, the Horticulture Innovation Lab held its annual meeting in Rwanda. The event brought together the program's international team, local horticultural experts, and development practitioners. This year's events shared a theme: "Engaging youth as agricultural entrepreneurs."
The objectives for the annual meeting include:
- Learn about activities and issues in agriculture in Rwanda
- Improve awareness of information products and research results of the Horticulture Innovation Lab network
- Partnership building and networking
Below are 18 videos shared by our network during the Regional Horticulture Conference. We are continuing to update this page with additional presentations, photos and other useful information from these events.
REGIONAL HORTICULTURE CONFERENCE
Wednesday, May 9: Regional Horticulture Conference with local participants to share, learn and discuss horticulture in Rwanda and the region.
See the Conference Agenda (PDF) for details. Activities during the conference include:
- Opening remarks from USAID/Rwanda and the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
- Introduction to the Horticulture Innovation Lab
- State of Horticulture in Rwanda
- Panel discussion: Youth in Horticulture
- Panel discussion: Innovation and Technology in Horticulture
- Poster session
- Keynote: Youth in Agriculture
Videos from Horticulture Innovation Lab research teams
Each research team in the Horticulture Innovation Lab network presented a 90-second video as a brief glimpse into the work they have been doing or the people they work with, as part of a 5-minute presentation. Presentations were organized by Feed the Future objectives:
BEFORE THE MEETING: SITE VISITS (INVITATION-ONLY)
The International Advisory Board members and members of the Management Entity team participated in site visits to northern Rwanda. Please see Site Visits Agenda (PDF) for more details.
- Monday, May 7: Early morning departure for site visits. Overnight stay.
- Tuesday, May 8: Continued site visits. Return to Kigali.
AFTER THE MEETING: IAB MEETING (INVITATION-ONLY)
The Horticulture Innovation Lab's International Advisory Board members met in the days after the annual meeting.
- May 12-13: International Advisory Board meeting (by invitation only)
TRAVEL AND LOGISTICS
Questions? Please send logistical questions to brabogado@ucdavis.edu and programmatic questions to ejmcguire@ucdavis.edu.