VIV Africa 2024

Tuesday 1 October

09:00 - 17:00

2024 Leadership Conference

Price: $ 140.00
By: VIV Worldwide

Addressing key topics exploring the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in Poultry, Agriculture and Dairy. Get ready for an international line-up of experts and world leading suppliers.

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Wednesday 2 October

10:30 - 11:00

Official Opening VIV Africa 2024

Opening words by the Managing Director VNU Europe, Birgit Horn, VIV Worldwide, the Netherlands Official opening ceremony by the Guest of Honour, Hon. Minister of State Hon. Eric RwigambaOfficial Opening Ceremony. Ribbon-cutting by the Guest of Honor,...
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11:15 - 12:00

Maximizing Profit: Enhancing Poultry Farm Efficiency with Minimal Labor

Christoph Bei Der Hake
Area Sales Manager
Big Dutchman Service GmbH

Christoph bei der Hake is a graduate engineer who has been working at Big Dutchman for six years. Having grown up on a farm, he brings a deep connection to agriculture and a comprehensive understanding of the industry’...
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Simple tips and tricks to increase the egg productionThe right ventilation system for different climate zonesLatest developments in the keeping of laying hens....
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11:15 - 12:00

CEVA INSIDE: The best from day one

Reza Bentaleb
Africa Poultry Director
Ceva Santé Animale

Dr. Reza BENTALEB is 54 years old, married, and has two children. He graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the National Veterinary School of Algiers in 1992 and began his career as a practicing veterinarian. He further enhanced his edu...
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The "Ceva Inside" program represents a significant advancement in the field of poultry health management. It is a testament to Ceva's commitment to innovation and support within the agricultural sector. The program's comprehensive approach, which inc...
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11:15 - 12:00

The role of safe water in Poultry health and performance

Remjius Hayoyo
Area Manager - Central East Africa
Trouw Nutrition (Nutreco Africa)

Dr.Remjius Hayoyo is a veterinarian with long experience in animal feed safety having worked with various Nutrition companies in the region of East Africa. Currently, he is the area sale manager for East Africa at Nutreco MEA and doubles as the Fe...
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With the increasing human population, followed by the increasing demand for Animal sources products- Meat and Eggs, Poultry farmers have been pushed to demand efficiency in their production by implementing better practices in Farm management, Nutriti...
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13:30 - 14:15

Health strategies to reduce costs and improve performance in poultry

	Joseph Kiplagat Regional Technical Sales Manager Danisco Animal Nutrition (IFF) Joseph Kiplagat is the East African Regional Technical Sales Manager for Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health, a part of International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF). He earned a degree in animal production from Egerton University and holds both a di... ↧ Read more
	Oladiran Oluitan Regional Technical Sales Manager Danisco Animal Nutrition (IFF) Oladiran Oluitan is a distinguished veterinarian boasting an impressive 19-year tenure in the technical and sales sectors of veterinary science, animal production, nutrition, and gut health. His expertise has been instrumental in leading indigenou... ↧ Read more

Reducing antibiotic use: minimizing antibiotic growth promoters in poultry and addressing resistance challenges with cutting-edge practices and research.Gut health improvement: enhancing poultry's gut and immune health through positive microbiota.Pro...
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13:30 - 14:15

Hubbard Efficiency Plus Performance across EA with Avipro EA presentation

	Jean Lebec Business Manager East & Southern Africa Hubbard After graduating from Agricultural engineering, Jean Lebec joined Hubbard in 2015 as International Volunteer based in Kenya. After a 6-month intensive training period, he was then given res... ↧ Read more
	John Dantier Commercial & Technical Executive Avipro East Africa Ltd John Dantier, a graduate in Agriculture from the University of Mauritius, began his career at Avipro Mauritius as an Operations Officer in September 2010. After completing an intensive six-month training program... ↧ Read more

13:30 - 14:15

Innovative Circular Poultry Practices

Vera Bavinck
Poultry Veterinarian
Kipster & Fair Poultry

Current global challenges make us rethink conventional practices and develop innovative solutions. Solutions that take into account our planetary boundaries and animal welfare, and at the same time provide sustainable business outlook for producers a...
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14:30 - 16:55

WPSA Seminar

	Fallou Guèye Chairman Of Wpsa African Poultry Network Vice-President of WPSA Presentation Title: Trends of Poultry Sector in Africa... ↧ Read more
	Kokou Tona Lomé University / CERSA institute Presentation Title: Challenges and opportunities for broiler production in tropical AfricaProfessor at the Lomé University in Togo and director ... ↧ Read more
	Kwaku Adomako Professor Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Presentation Title: Building a sustainable broiler value chain in AfricaProf. Kwaku Adomako obtained a BSc. (Hons) Agriculture and Ph.D. in Anim... ↧ Read more
	Peter-Bart Lichtenbeld Sales Director Africa VENCOMATIC GROUP Presentation Title: Housing layers in hot climate conditions. 25 Years experiences of which 15 years in Afr... ↧ Read more

14:30 - 15:15

Feed Management As A Pathway To Profitable Broiler Farming

Chinedu Onuegbu
Regional Sales Manager
Chore-Time Europe BV

Chinedu Onuegbu is currently the Regional Sales Manager at Chore-Time Europe B.V for the Sub-Saharan Africa. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology and MBA (marketing).

Feed is the major cost of broiler meat production and in recent times the price of feed has continued to rise in many parts of Africa.Broiler production is all about performance and costs. Reducing feed wastages and optimizing the feeding of Broilers...
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14:30 - 15:15

Ensuring Sustainable Animal Protein Production in Africa: The Pioneering Role of Phosfeed and the Vital Importance of Phosphorus

Mouhcine Bhija
Agronomist And Animal Nutrition Expert
OCP Group

Mouhcine BHIJA is an agronomist with over 20 years of experience in the animal feed industry. He is an expert in feed additive production and technical support for Mega farms and cooperatives, particularly in the poultry and dairy sectors. H...
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The essential role of phosphorus in animal growth, health and welfare.Phosfeed, a flagship brand of OCP, stands out for its high-quality nutritional solutions adapted to the specific needs of livestock production.In the face of the growing demand for...
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15:30 - 16:15

Introducing Agrofeed Ltd. in Rwanda

Ákos Mezolaki
Export Business Director
Agrofeed Ltd.

Agrofeed Ltd. is one of the most significant European producers of high-quality premixes and feed additives, selling its products not only in Hungary, but also in 40 other countries in Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Presentation of the activities of Agrofeed Ltd. in Rwanda Presentation of poultry references in Rwanda Presentation of pig references in Rwanda...
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15:30 - 16:15

Best practices in hatchery management

John Torsius
Sales Manager
Petersime N.V.

John Torsius grew up at his family's chicken hatchery in The Netherlands. From an early age, his father took him by the hand and taught him everything there is to know about running a hatchery. John has experien...
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Egg quality
Chick quality
Hygiene of the hatchery

Thursday 3 October

10:30 - 11:15

Aviagen East Africa – The key supply base in East Africa for the Ross brand

David Bailey
General Manager
Aviagen East Africa

David is the Hatchery and General Administration Manager for Aviagen East Africa. He joined the company in 2022 with over 25 years of experience in the poultry industry. Prior to joining Aviagen, David worked fo...
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- Aviagen East Africa the greenfield Ross 308 PS supply base for East Africa region.- Ross 308 Breeders and Broilers exceptional results- Local technical support with international support. ...
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10:30 - 11:15

Poultry Possibilities: Overcoming Challenges and Unlocking Opportunities for Youth in the Sector

	Nicole Masozera Agra Embedded Advisor Ministry of Youth and Arts in Rwanda
	Andrew Butare Chairperson RWANDA POULTRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (R P.I.A)
	Alexander Stewart Senior Poultry Consultant Food Action Alliance

Overcoming Challenges and Unlocking Opportunities: The session will explore the challenges within the poultry industry, focusing on barriers faced by youth, such as access to land, finance, and skills. The panel will discuss how these barriers can be...
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10:30 - 12:15

Optimizing Performance in Poultry Production

Hilde Van Meirhaeghe
Global Poultry Consultant
University of Ghent
Fac. of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, DVM, is a Global Poultry Consultant and Academic Adviser at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent. She also serves as the President of the Belgian Hatcheries Association and is involved ...
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This conference will focus on strategies and techniques to optimize poultry production. The program includes insightful presentations by Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe from Vetworks, Ghent University, covering the following topics:Introduction to the Fland...
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11:30 - 12:15

Precision Functional Nutrition Solutions for Global Poultry Challenges

Jose-Luis Cano Phd. Dvm
Customer Technical Manager Emea
ADM International Sàrl

Dr. Jose-Luis Cano is a veterinarian with a Ph.D. in Animal Science and over 20 years of experience in animal nutrition, production, health, and functional nutrition. He has worked as a university professor, res...
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Poultry production has a promising development forecast for the next years, especially in Africa, but it faces very important global challenges in safety, health, efficiency and sustainability. Science- and technology-based strategies are used with a...
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11:30 - 12:15

Presentation of ALQUERNAT CONEB and ALQUERMOLD NATURAL against Coccidiosis and Necrotic Enteritis

Ibrahim Ouriachi
Veterinarian Mgr.
Biovet - Alquermes

Dr. IBRAHIM OURIACHI, DVM graduated in 2015 and is a Technical-commercial advisor for Europe, MEA region at Biovet S.A, with a focus mainly in the poultry industry providing solutions for the aim of improving effi...
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The concept of new technology from pronutrients and the working principlesResearch and efficacy of Alquernat ConebResearch and efficacy Of Alquermold Natural...
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13:30 - 14:15

Management of the first 10 days of broiler rearing

	Baptiste Nevejans Technical Manager East & Southern Africa Hubbard Baptiste Nevejans graduated as Engineer from the Superior Institute of Agriculture in Lille, France. He joined Hubbard in the summer of 2020 for one year on the R&D farms, before working as Internation... ↧ Read more
	Lamine Youssef Technical Manager N-W & Central Africa Hubbard Lamine Youssef graduated as Agricultural Engineer from the National Agronomic Institute of Tunis, completed in 2012 with a professional Master’s degree at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier.... ↧ Read more

Managing the first 10 days of your broilers well is essential for the development and the performance of your flock. It is part of key topics involved in the on-the-ground Hubbard Customer Support’s missions that aim to your success. Baptiste and Lam...
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13:30 - 14:15

maximizing profit

13:30 - 15:15

Build a Sustainable Dairy Farm - Global Dairy Farmers Workshop

	Ad van Velde President Global Dairy Farmers Ad van Velde is a dairy farmer in the northern part of the Netherlands. On his family farm, he milks 200 cows with some external labor. The farm breeds all of its own cattle. Ad has been farming since 1979. He is an innovator who has b... ↧ Read more
	Benet Byereta Canrose Uganda LTD Trained at GIMI (Galilee International Management Institute), Israel in Horticulture and Irrigation Management Programme for Uganda. He is a Visionary leader with a passion for innovative farming methods and you... ↧ Read more
	Jos Creemers ProDairy E.A Ltd ProDairy EA is committed to transforming the livestock sector in East Africa towards a more productive butenvironmentally sustainable sector which has the potential... ↧ Read more
	Christine Korir Technical Sales Representative De Heus 7+ years of proven livestock specialist with a track record of delivering high-value project design, and implementation. Solid expertise and knowledge in climate-smart dairy, beef, and poultry production. A seasoned stakeholder mobilizer, a traine... ↧ Read more
	Holger Kruse Marketing Manager And Sales Holm & Laue

14:30 - 16:15

Lutavit® A 1000 NXT: High-quality vitamin A with leading stability in application and beyond

Yauheni Shastak
Technical Sales Manager Emea
BASF South Africa

Produced using state-of-the-art processes
Superior stability across various applications, maintaining its potency and efficacy over time
Consistent, high-quality results in use

14:30 - 15:15

Optimal rearing for layers

Viola Holik
Area Manager Africa
LOHMANN BREEDERS

Schooling in Somalia, Germany and AustriaUniversity of Paderborn with a master in animal production Work experience GIZ in Ethiopia and KenyaLohmann Indian River Area Manager AsiaSince 1999 Lohmann BreedersArea Ma...
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To achieve the genetic potential of a layer the rearing phase is the most crucial period. Here the bodyweights have to be on standard target as well as the feed intake capacity. How to achieve these key points is the aim of the presentation....
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15:30 - 16:15

Biotechnology, Food Security, and Global Challenges

Andrew Brandt
Director Of Trade Policy
U.S. Grains Council (USGC)

Andrew Brandt serves as the Director of Trade Policy for the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), a non-profit organization that promotes the global use of U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including ethano...
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This presentation will introduce biotechnology and its role as a critical, highly regulated tool used by farmers around the world to ensure crops are protected from threats such as drought and insects.Access to quality, affordable grain is also a key...
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15:30 - 16:15

Alternative Ingredients for Animal Feed

	Lydia Wanjiru Kabue Poise Bdcl And Lecturer Kenyatta University School of Business
	Jannifer Muthike Ceo Dudu Masters
	Ibrahim Palaz Coalition Builder NETHERLANDS FOOD PARTNERSHIP

With rising prices of conventional food ingredients, producers are starting to look more and more to local inputs for animal feed. How can we make a transition to locally produced ingredients for animal feed that not only reduce feed costs, but also ...
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