MPR AGRICULTURE SKILLS ACQUISITION ZOOM CONFERENCE
HELD ON APRIL 7TH 2021
SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS
PREPARED BY DR. CHINEMEREM DAN ONWULIRI (MODERATOR)
Theme: 21st Century Skills and Resources to Leverage Agriculture Value Chain
MEETING NOTES
OPENING:
The Zoom conference space opened for participants at 5:30pm and the meeting started 20 minutes later at about 5:50pm Nigerian time.
The conference had a peak average attendance of 86 participants out of about 150 unique participants who logged in at various times during the conference from all across the world.
An Opening Prayer was said by Reverend Sister M. Zeta Uneze
INTRODUCTION
The conference was introduced by the MPR program coordinator- Dr. Jude Iheoma who gave a background of the MPR and the conference.
He introduced the Moderator- Dr. Chinemerem Onwuliri who then went on to introduce other MPR officials and the Speakers for the day, specifically- Prof Joe Eberendu Ahanaeku- Vice Chancellor (Emeritus) UNIZIK; Prince Victor Mbalewe- Agricultural Economist and fmr Imo State SSA on Agriculture , Prof Viola Onwuliri- Minister of Foreign Affairs/ Education (Emeritus) and the Keynote speaker- Prof. John Kennedy Opara (Chairman/CEO CSS Group).
Dr. Chinemerem Onwuliri then invited the convener of MPR- Prof Eddy Oparaoji to speak to the conference……….see pdf below for rest of proceedings.
*Unedited Recordings of the MPR organized Agriculture Skills Acquisition ZOOM Conference *
https://zoom.us/rec/play/THMdOmCgh8P_UZIZEOoVLyna_okDM2q3IQLW6n-3ikV7iPve1ZIBaosCFbWBTEHVAhBHfZQsNION3g.ZvuHsgkn4P8lV1n4?autoplay=true&startTime=1617813933000
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