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SUMMIT IMPLEMENTING ACTORS
  • The Host of the Summit—The Federal Republic of Nigeria
     
  • The Chair of the Summit—H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of the African Union
     
  • The Conveners of the Summit—The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the African Union (AU)
     
  • The Implementing Agency—International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
     
  • Eminent Persons Advisory Group--The purpose of this group is to guide President Obasanjo as to the Agendas for the Summit, provide political visibility for the initiative, and mobilize donor support for follow-up activities.

    Eminent Advisory Group Members

    Chair: H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, NIGERIA

    Honorable Jimmy Carter, Former President of the United States, The Carter Center, USA

    Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development, UNITED KINGDOM

    Rt. Hon. Donald McKinnon, Secretary General, Commonwealth, UK

    Honorable Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique, MOZAMBIQUE

    Honorable Alpha Oumar Konare, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, ETHIOPIA

    Dr. Rudy Rabbinge, Dean, Graduate Schools, Wageningen University, THE NETHERLANDS

    Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, President, The World Bank, USA

    Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank, TUNISIA

    Mr. Lennart Bage, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ITALY

    Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University and Director, UN Millennium Project, UNITED STATES

    Mr. Andrew S. Natsios, Former Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USA

    Mrs. Sadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), JAPAN

    Dr. Norman Borlaug, President, Sasakawa Africa Association, USA

    Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ITALY

    Sir Gordon Conway, Chief Science Advisor, Department for International Development (DfID), UNITED KINGDOM

    Mr. Peter McPherson, Co-Chair, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, USA

    Dr. Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation, USA

    Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, INDIA

    Professor Firmino Mucavele, Chief Executive, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), SOUTH AFRICA

    Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Chairperson, Circle Capital Ventures, SOUTH AFRICA

    Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, President, The Nippon Foundation, JAPAN

    Dr. Graca Machel, Former First Lady, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

    Ambassador Ibrahim Ali Hassan, EGYPT

    Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, ETHIOPIA

    Mr. Luc Maene, Director General, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), FRANCE
     
  • AFS Technical Committee--The purpose of the Technical Committee is to coordinate the following activities:
    •  Develop the Summit Agendas;
    • Identify the Summit speakers, discussion leaders, and discussion topics for the technical sessions;
    • Develop a list of delegates;
    • Develop the guidelines for the national and regional fertilizer strategies;
    • Develop the outline for the Why A Summit? papers;
    • Develop the outline of the Summit Vision Document;
    • Develop the Summit Resolution for the Heads of State.

    Technical Advisory Committee

    Amit Roy, Chairman (IFDC)

    Richard Mkandawire, Vice Chairman (NEPAD)

    Akin Adesina (Rockefeller Foundation)

    Tchambakou Ayassor (UEMOA)

    Ousmane Badiane (IFPRI)

    Joel Beassem (ECCAS/PRSA)

    Mohamed Beavogui (IFAD)

    Derek Byerlee (World Bank)

    Arne Cartridge (Yara)

    Lance Crist (IFC)

    Josue Dione (UN Economic Commission for Africa)

    Daniel Eklu (CEDEAO/ECOWAS)

    Mohamed El-Fouly (National Research Centre, Egypt)

    Julie Howard (Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa)

    Monty Jones (FARA)

    William Kalema (Uganda Investment Authority)

    Philip Kiriro (Eastern Africa Farmers Federation)

    Eben Makonese (Chemplex Corporation, Ltd.)

    Richard Masundire (SADC)

    Isaac Minde (ECAPAPA)

    Uzo Mokwunye (ICRISAT)

    Michael Morris (World Bank)

    Samuel Muchena (ACFD)

    Cris Muyunda (COMESA)

    Brave Rona Ndisale (AU)

    Njabulo Nduli (Department of Agriculture, South Africa)

    Alhaji Bello Sule (Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria)

    Nteranye Sanginga (TSBF)

    Gert van der Linde (FSSA)
     

  • Communications Strategy Group--The communications strategy group is responsible for the Summit media program. The group consists of representatives from the NEPAD Secretariat, the IFDC Secretariat, the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), the Rockfeller Foundation, and the Local Organizing Committee in Nigeria.

    NEPAD AFS Secretariat
    Secretariat, The Africa Fertilizer Summit
    NEPAD-New Partnership for Africa's Development
    P. O. Box 1234, Halfway House
    Midrand (Johannesburg) 1685, South Africa
    Telephone: +27.11.313.3153
    Fax: +27.11.313.3778
    Email: fertilizersummit@nepad.org

    IFDC AFS Secretariat
    Secretariat, The Africa Fertilizer Summit
    IFDC-International Fertilizer Development Center
    P. O. Box 2040
    Muscle Shoals, AL 35662 (U.S.A.)
    Telephone: +1.256.381.6600
    Fax: +1.256.381-7408
    Email: AFS.secretariat@ifdc.org

    The National Steering Committee and Local Coordination Groups
 

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