The Mali Agribusiness Network
Kickoff Event Program
27 September 2007
Bamako, Mali
Mali Institute of Engineering (ENI)
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  8:00 AM                   On-site registration, informal meet and greet participants
  9:00 AM                   Reasons for Network
  9:30 AM                   Mission of Network
  9:35 AM                   Activities of Network
                                                Training Completed
                                                Participatory, Holistic Process Begun in 4 Villages
                                                Resources Committed
10:45 AM                   Networking
                                                Demonstrations
                                                Poster Session
11:45 AM                   Summary of Networking Process
12:30 PM                   Luncheon
  3:00 PM                   Conference with forward thinkers such as Dr. George Ayittey, author of Africa Unchained: Blueprint for the Future (2005)

PURPOSE OF THE KICKOFF EVENTS

              To publicly introduce the Mali Agribusiness Network in Mali.
              To help Malians, from the villages to the Ministries, USAID, and NGO’s, understand what is innovative about the Network
                    and new about The Network’s approach in Mali.
              To understand how the 7 Malians leading the Network have begun their work in Mali, focused on 4 villages

The Network is Malian, by Malians and for Malians, focused on making Farmers First, improved life for small-scale Malian farmers, valuing farmer knowledge, holistic, participatory, sustainable, scalable, replicable, fee-for-services.