YEAR 2005

August 29^th, 2005

Summit endorsed by the African Union

September 2005

NEPAD AFS Secretariat, the IFDC Secretariat, and two Local Coordination Groups in Nigeria were formed.

October 26^th, 2005

First meeting of the AFS Secretariat

Early November 2005

Eminent Advisory Committee Group, the AFS Technical Committee, and the Communications Strategy Group were formed.

November 11^th, 2005

National Steering Committee meeting, Abuja, Nigeria.

November 14-17^th, 2005

Summit announcement brochures were mailed to the (1) Ministries of Agriculture in Africa; (2) Ministries of Industry in Africa; (3) USAID Missions in Africa; (4) World Bank field offices in Africa; (5) UN organizations; (6) Embassies of African countries; (7) Directors of international programs at U.S. land-grant universities; (8) International Agricultural  Research Centers; (9) Media contacts.

November 14^th, 2005

Videotaped address by President Olusegun Obasanjo on the Africa Fertilizer Summit to the Executive Council Meeting of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) held in Seville, Spain, November 14-17, 2005.

November 28-29^th, 2005

First working Meeting of the Technical Committee was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

December 9^th, 2005

Africa Fertilizer Summit Inaugural Communications Strategy Group Meeting was held in New York, New York. 

December 2005

·   Terms of references for developing national and regional fertilizer strategies were finalized.

YEAR 2006

January

·   Finalize and mail terms of reference for developing national and regional fertilizer strategies to Ministries of Agriculture and Regional Economic Communities;

January 30-February 2 

FAO and Africa Union Council of Ministers Meeting, Bamako, Mali.

February 2006

·   AFS Vision Paper

·   Identify speakers and moderators

·   Participants’ invitation list

·   Delegate list

·   Media workplan

·   Summit logistics

February 8-10^th, 2006

Second AFS Technical Committee Meeting, Abuja, Nigeria.

Mid-February, 2006

National Local Organizing Committee Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria.

March 2006

Eminent Persons Advisory Group meeting, New York (tentative)

March 2006

Press conference in New York (tentative)

March 15, 2006

First draft of the Regional Fertilizer Strategies, National Fertilizer Strategies to the IFDC/NEPAD Secretariat, and Why A Summit? papers.

April 30, 2006

Final draft of the regional fertilizer strategies, the national fertilizer strategies and the Why A Summit? papers.

May 2006

·   Distribution of Why A Summit? papers, vision paper, and Summit pamphlets.

·   Finalize Summit logistics

June 2006

AFRICA FERTILIZER SUMMIT

July-December 2006

- Follow-up on the recommendations of the Summit Resolution

-  Prepare and distribute Summit proceedings and other related documents.