ICRISAT Happenings (29 Nov 2013)

ICRISAT

Happenings In-house Newsletter

29 November 2013 No. 1599

Photo: J Kane-Potaka, ICRISAT

ICRISAT-HOPE Project communication and scientific specialists met in Arusha, Tanzania to form a pioneering partnership to better communicate agricultural scientific advancements and impacts.

Pioneering partnership for science communications to boost food security and improved livelihoods in the drylands A dynamic and new partnership to better communicate agricultural scientific advancements and impacts promises to build the capacity of national organizations to use communication tools and approaches in helping achieve food and nutrition security and improved livelihoods in the dryland tropics.

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n a pioneering and unique initiative, communication and scientific specialists from nine countries and from different ICRISAT locations have come together in a week-long workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania, 25-28 November, to set up the communication partnership.

The HOPE Project (Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement of Sorghum and Millets in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia) has been selected as the initial platform for this “Partnering for Communications� initiative, with participants coming from Tanzania, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya,

Uganda and Ghana; and from the ICRISAT headquarters in India and regional offices in Kenya and Mali. There is a plan to expand the partnership to other francophone HOPE project partner countries (Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger), as well as to other agricultural research-for-development programs led

by ICRISAT. While it has become a common practice for international and national organizations to form partnerships for scientific research, the importance of partnering for communications has not gained much attention until this time. Partnership is a powerful to page 2 ...4

Pioneering partnership for science communications...from page 1 message of support to the pioneering initiative sent from the ICRISAT headquarters.

Photo: S Sridharan ICRISAT

(L-R) Dr G Okwach (HOPE Project Coordinator), Mr Z Ghebremichael (Eritrea), Mr Martin Mandho (Associate Professor, Murdoch University, Australia) and Ms J Kane-Potaka (Director of SMC, ICRISAT) during the video training session.

tool, especially in communicating for development, which has now become critical in achieving global development goals of food and nutrition security and poverty reduction.

“When we work in partnership for scientific research, capacity building of national scientists is a critical part and typically an essential requirement before an international donor agrees to any funding. It is really surprising that there isn’t the same support for building the capacity of the communications professionals in local and national organizations. Our vision for partnering for communications is to build the capacity of our national partners to effectively communicate science with more tools and better skills,” says Ms Joanna Kane-Potaka, Director of Strategic Marketing and Communication, ICRISAT. According to Dr George Okwach, Project Coordinator, HOPE Project, “Partnering for scientific research is important for so many reasons – including better understanding of the local environment, more sharing of ideas and knowledge, a greater likelihood of successful solutions and adoption, and to build the capacity of others. This is just as important to achieve through partnering with the communications professionals as it is to partner with the scientists.”

“We need to show the value of partnering for science communication to scientific organizations, donors and scientists so that the communications professionals can be more formally included and integrated into scientific research projects,” stressed Dr William D. Dar, ICRISAT Director General, in a 2 ICRISAT HAPPENINGS 29 NOVEMBER 2013 1599

The four intensive days of “Partnering for Communications” workshop were devoted to sharing knowledge from across the regions, enhancing the participants’ communication skills and approaches such as capturing and writing stories and video production, and communication planning to better spread the word about the HOPE project and its scientific advancements and impacts. Participants also identified their respective national communication channels and strategies to be linked to, as well as to be tapped, in the implementation of the HOPE project communication plan.

“On behalf of the Director of Research and Development of Tanzania, I would like to thank ICRISAT for choosing our country to host this dialogue, and to be one of the implementing partners of the HOPE Project. I will use the knowledge that I gained from this activity to communicate scientific advancements to help achieve food and nutrition security in our rural communities,” says Dr Fridah Mgonja from the Selian Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania.

“I found the training very useful for communicating research and development, and for the continuous success of the HOPE Project,” noted Dr Bediru Beshir from the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.

“Sharing knowledge across regions helped us to appreciate both the differences as well as the many similarities in challenges that we all face,” to page 3 ...4

Photo: MN Makelo

Mr P Mcharo, District Agricultural, Irrigation and Cooperative Officer of Moshi District being interviewed by (from left) Dr B Beshir (Ethiopia), Mr Francis Kpodo (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa), and Mr Mandho (Murdoch University).

says Mr Zeremariam Ghebremichael from the National Agricultural Research Institute, Eritrea.

Participants also visited farmers, the local government office and agri-business establishments in Moshi District, Kilimanjaro to learn more about their challenges and successes, and their involvement in the HOPE Project, particularly in the area of sorghum production. This was also part of the training on how to capture insights on video and through impact stories.

“The potential of sorghum as an alternative to maize is great in Moshi District in view of climate change.

Through the HOPE project, farmers and extension officers were trained on sorghum production technology, as well as on how to utilize sorghum. The government has also passed a by-law that requires

each farmer to put at least a quarter of their farm land under sorghum. We are targeting a total of 600 ha under sorghum in the district,” highlights Mr Paul Mcharo, District Agricultural, Irrigation and Cooperative Officer of Moshi District.

“Before, we were cultivating maize in more than 5 acres of land with very low yield and return. In the last cropping season, we planted 1 acre to sorghum, and not only can we see improved income, but better nutrition for my family as well,” says Mrs Zainab Ali, a 40-year-old woman farmer, and a mother of four.

Through the communication partnership, the HOPE Project envisions to enhance even more the benefits of research for development efforts to smallholder farmers in terms of improved livelihoods and nutrition security. g

Partnering for Communications: In Pictures

Photos: J Kane-Potaka, ICRISAT

(L-R) Learning how to capture insights on video: Dr F Mgonja (Tanzania) and Ms Stella Namazzi (Uganda).

Mr Z Ghebremichael from Eritrea sharing communication approaches and strategies.

Photos: J Kane-Potaka, ICRISAT

Understanding the principles of video production: Dr Margaret N Makelo (Kenya) and Ms Agathe Diama (ICRISAT Mali).

Interview with Eliahidi and Zainab of Moshi District, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, on how sorghum production has improved the income and nutrition of their family.

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Partnering for Communications: In Pictures....from page 3

Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT

Interviewing a successful sorghum farmer in Moshi District: Mr Omenesa Zubairu (Nigeria), Ms Smitha Sitaraman (ICRISAT headquarters, India), Mr Jeremiah Sembosi (Tanzania), and Mr Yakubu Dodo (Nigeria).

Photo: J Kane-Potaka, ICRISAT

Capturing impact stories through video: Ms S Namazzi (Uganda) and Mr Tiberious Etyang from ICRISAT Kenya.

Photo: S Sridharan ICRISAT

Photo: J Kane-Potaka, ICRISAT

Writing for the media: Ms Cristina Bejosano from ICRISAT headquarters (India), Mr T Etyang from ICRISAT Kenya and Ms S Namazzi (Uganda).

Mr Z Ghebremichael at the market capturing the story of a middle agent who buys sorghum produce from farmers and sells those to retailers.

Photo: MN Makelo

Photo: J Kane-Potaka, ICRISAT

Interviewing a manufacturer of small agricultural tools planning to venture into production of sorghum threshers: Dr G Okwach (right) and Dr B Beshir (center).

Ms Swathi Sridharan from ICRISAT Zimbabwe sharing insights on assessing the effectiveness of communications.

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Concerns on GM crops can be addressed, experts say at workshop on safety assessment

Photos: PS Rao, ICRISAT

(Left) Participants of the workshop on Safety Assessment of GM Crops; (Right) Dr Rajeev Varshney speaking at the event.

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The success of Bt cotton has clearly shown the need for genetically modified (GM) technology to deal with problems being faced by the Indian agriculture sector,” said Dr P Ananda Kumar, Director, Institute of Agri biotechnology, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU).

Dr Kumar was speaking at the workshop on Safety Assessment of GM Crops organized by ICRISAT in partnership with the Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) held at the ICRISAT headquarters on 23 November.

“Biosafety concerns can be clearly addressed by scientific institutions in the country as effective capabilities are available with us,” he added. He also emphasized on the need to streamline regulations so that technologies can be taken forward.

Dr B Sesikeran, former Director, National Institute of Nutrition and Chair, Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation of India, spoke on science and safety issues with emphasis on food safety. “Indian food safety standards are based on best international practices, and are in accordance with the principles and guidelines of Codex Alimentarius,” he said.

More than 80 participants including scientists from various public and private sectors engaged in the development of GM crops took part in the workshop conducted parallel with the ongoing international workshop on Genetic Engineering Applications in

Grains and Legume Crops, also organized by ICRISAT. Presentations were made by scientists from India’s Directorate of Rice Research, the Directorate of Sorghum Research and ICRISAT. Dr Vibha Ahuja, Chief General Manager, BCIL introduced the objective of the workshop, highlighting the need for extensive capacity building efforts in the area of safety assessment and of confined field trials using state-of-the-art guidelines.

Dr Rajeev Varshney, Research Program Director – Grain Legumes, ICRISAT said that the Platform for Translational Research on Transgenic Crops (PTTC) is regularly involved in the conduct of awareness workshops to promote scientific and factual information about biotechnology.

BCIL, supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and the All India Financial Institutions facilitates commercialization of biotechnology and promotes awareness on the latest developments in the field.

At the workshop, BCIL also introduced an “e-Learning Module on Compliance Management of Confined Field Trials” as a useful tool for Trial-in-Charges, for members of various committees at center and state levels, scientists from various public and private sector institutions, and other stakeholders engaged in the development of GM crops. g

Annual Day to be celebrated on 9 December As you will have noted from the Director General’s email sent out on 29 November, Annual Day at Patancheru will be celebrated on the morning of Monday, 9 December from 1000 to 1200 at the Anniversary Lawns, and Loyalty Day will be held from 1430 to 1600 at the Ralph W Cummings auditorium on the afternoon of Friday, 6 December.

Individual invitations will reach you next week.

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Key principles for agricultural innovation systems discussed

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chieving effective integration between international agricultural research and international development organizations and their investments is critical to encourage the agricultural innovation process leading to effective development outcomes at scale.

In a joint GIZ-CGIAR workshop on “Innovation System of Driven Agricultural Research-Bridging the Implementation Gap” held on 19-22 November in Feldafing, Germany, more than 40 participants brainstormed for four days to identify key principles for agricultural innovation systems. The participants include representatives from the CGIAR Consortium Office, CGIAR Research Centers and CGIAR Research Programs; and from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), African national agricultural systems and nongovernment organizations.

Investments in agricultural innovation should be guided by key organizing principles to strengthen innovation processes in agriculture and natural resource management. These include: 1) Plan for scaling from the outset of an intervention process; 2) Work through multi-stakeholder engagements; 3) Focus on demand driven approach to research topics and issues; 4) Create open communication and learning spaces; 5) Recognize that innovation is not only about technologies, but an interactive process with social, cultural, economic, organizational, institutional, political and technological dimensions;

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Participants of the joint GIZ-CGIAR workshop.

6) Adopt a long-term perspective that allows for the innovation process to evolve and mature; 7) Provide incentives and capacity strengthening for different actors involved; and 8) Recognize the need for investing in research.

Participants at the workshop committed to applying these principles through a new learning partnership that fosters more effective integration of agricultural research and development investments to achieve innovation and outcomes at scale.

In the “Market Place” organized as a side event, ICRISAT’s experiences in transferring postrainy sorghum technologies under the HOPE project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation were showcased in a poster presentation.

Dr Ashok Kumar, Senior Scientist, represented ICRISAT and the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals in the meeting. g

Hari D Upadhyaya honored with Frank N Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources

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r Hari D Upadhyaya, Head of Genebank, ICRISAT, received the 2013 Frank N Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources Award at the Crop Science Society

Photo: PS Rao, ICRISAT

ICRISAT Director General Dr William D Dar congratulating Dr Hari D Upadhyaya.

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of America (CSSA) meeting held in Tampa, Florida, USA on 5 November. In his award lecture on “Crop germplasm to overcome challenges to global food and nutritional security,” Dr Upadhyaya emphasized on how large germplasm collections can meet the food and nutritional needs of the ever increasing world population, which would be over 9 billion by 2050, requiring over 70% increase in food production.

The Frank N Meyer Medal is presented in commemoration of Frank N Meyer who served as Agricultural Explorer in the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction in the USA for outstanding achievements in the area of plant genetic resources.

The memorial award was created in recognition of his contributions in the field of germplasm. g

Training program on PRINCE2® for project management

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cientists and project managers from ICRISAT and partners came together for a training course on the latest methods and tools in project management.

A total of 22 participants from nine countries took part in the interactive course “An Overview to PRINCE2® – Introductory Course” on 21-23 November at the ICRISAT headquarters in Hyderabad.

Photo: PS Rao, ICRISAT

Participants of the PRINCE2® training program.

The participants included NARS scientists from the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana; Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka; and Action Freterna Ecology Centre, India; and 19 scientists and managers from various ICRISAT locations (Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Niger, and Zimbabwe).

The course was inaugurated by the Director General Dr William D. Dar, and the opening remarks were given by the Director of Strategic Marketing and Communication (SMC), Ms Joanna Kane-Potaka.

Prince2 (Project Management in Controlled Environments 2) outlines the necessary elements for effective project management in any context so that effective control is exerted and risk minimized in order to maximize successful results. It has grown in popularity and is now widely used across international agencies. The course was organized by the Ms J Kane-Potaka, R Narsing Rao and KP Ch Subba Raju of SMC, and was conducted with the help of the QAI Global Services, New Delhi. g

Foundation day lecture delivered at the University of Horticulture Sciences, Karnataka, India

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Horticultural scientists should use available technologies such as tissue culture and high-end tools of genomics and genetic engineering for enhancing crop productivity and improving nutrition content,” said Dr CLL Gowda, ICRISAT Deputy Director General for Research, in his Foundation Day Lecture

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Dr CLL Gowda giving the Foundation Day Lecture at the University of Horticulture Sciences, Bagalkot.

at the University of Horticulture Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka on 22 November. He spoke to the students about “Enhancing food and nutrition security and export potential of horticulture crops.”

The Foundation Day celebrations also included a Horticulture Fair on 23-24 November where the University showcased the latest technologies in production, storage, processing and value-addition for vegetable, fruits and medicinal plants. The fair was inaugurated by a group of ministers including Karnataka Agriculture Minister, Hon. Krishna Byre Gowda.

Others who spoke at the event were: Mr SR Patil, Minister for Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science and Technology, Karnataka; Dr RR Hanchinal, Chairman of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority, India; Dr NK Krishna Kumar, Deputy Director General (Horticulture), Indian Council of Agricultural Research; and Mr MK Shankaralinge Gowda, Principal Secretary (Horticulture). g ICRISAT HAPPENINGS 29 NOVEMBER 2013 1599 7

Collaboration for a biomass-based green economy

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ealizing the importance of biomass-based green economy, ICRISAT and the Kansas State University (KSU) have initiated work on producing industrially valuable products like butanediol and lipids from sorghum biomass under the collaborative project: “Production of advanced biofuels from salinity tolerant brown midrib (bmr) sorghum genotypes”.

The project is funded under the USAID linkage program of US varsities with International Agricultural Research Centers. Dr Praveen V Vadlani (Principal Investigator, KSU) and Dr P Srinivasa Rao (Senior Scientist - Sorghum Breeding, ICRISAT), met with ICRISAT Director General William D. Dar to brief him on the objectives and expected outputs of the project.

At the meeting, Dr Dar emphasized the need to explore means for increasing efficiency of feedstock production and processing as this makes the production chain

Photo: Vismitha S, ICRISAT

Dr Dar with Dr Praveen Vadlani of KSU (2nd from left).

Also seen are Drs P Srinivasa Rao and Heraldo Layaoen.

economically viable. Dr Praveen shared recent developments in bioprocessing and the details of the Kansas Bioenergy Centre’s close involvement with the National Agricultural Research Systems in the Philippines. Dr Heraldo Layaoen, Consultant, Philippine Bhoochetana Project also took part in the discussion. g

Happy retirement!

The following staff members are retiring on 30 November:

Mr G Devi Kumar, Senior Executive Associate (Offset Printing), Strategic Marketing & Communication, after serving the Institute for over 33 years.

Dr Bonny R Ntare, Assistant Director, West and Central Africa (WCA) and Principal Scientist (Breeding), Research Program – Grain Legumes, Bamako, Mali, Although the Printshop at Patancheru concludes his assignment with ICRISAT is not usually in the public eye, the publications effective close of work on 30 November, after over 22 printed there over the last 41 years are widely years of fruitful and valuable service to ICRISAT. distributed and very visible. We thank Devi Kumar for helping to meticulously print millions of quality Bonny, a Ugandan national, joined ICRISAT on 1 pages for the institute.

January 1991, as Principal Groundnut Breeder at ICRISAT’s Sahelian Center, Niamey. He worked with the Mr VRL N Murthy, Security Associate, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as Security Services, after serving the Cowpea Breeder/Agronomist from 1982-1990 prior to Institute for over 28 years. his tenure with ICRISAT. His professional knowledge, Team ICRISAT wishes Bonny, Devi and experience, and commitment to the Institute will Murthy a very happy retired life. always be remembered and cherished.

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Science with a human face

41st Anniversary – 2013 – Loyalty Awardees Theme: “Key to prosperity in the drylands”

Given below is the list of all the Loyalty Awardees of 2013 among staff from our Headquarters (Asia), West and Central Africa and Eastern and Southern Africa locations. Loyalty Day at Patancheru will be held on Friday, 6 December 2013, from 1430 to 1600 h at the Ralph W Cummings Auditorium. We invite all the Loyalty Awardees at Patancheru to attend the Loyalty Day by wearing the Loyalty badges (which will be provided next week) and receive their awards.

ICRISAT Headquarters (India) 5-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 M Anusha 2 R Bhubesh Kumar 3 M Hymavathi 4 C Buchappa 5 M Mallesham 6 A Surya Prakash 7 V Srinivasa Rao 8 A Munirathnam 9 K Ramesh 10 Prasad Naik 11 M Srinivas 12 A Gopal 13 V Anjaiah 14 Abhisek Sharma 15 K Anil Kumar 16 B Satyanarayana Reddy 17 K Anjaneyulu 18 M Vinay Kumar Reddy 19 E Narsimha Reddy 20 P Ravi Babu 21 M Siva Prasad 22 Devadas 23 G Vikram Giri 24 M Srinivas 25 B Mahesh 26 K Ratnamma 27 K Chandrakala 28 D Shivaraja 29 B Venkatamma 30 S Mallesham 31 Arun Kumar Jha 32 B Sreenivasa Reddy 33 B Srikanth 34 P Srinivasa Rao 35 SK Gupta 36 Rebecca Radhika 37 M Sravani 38 M Praneeth Yadav 39 A Bhanu Prakash 40 Abhishek Rathore 41 S Gopalakrishnan 42 Shivali Sharma 43 Mahendar Thudi

44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

K Vineela SRBT Sundari Shalini Nair M Pavani Kumari G Suresh S Kumaraswamy C Lokanatha Reddy M Srikanth E Ram Gopal N Subrahmanyam M Ravishankar K Neeraja S Murali Mohan Kadambini Gaur N Aakanksh Roma Oli

10-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 KP Sreejith 2 O Ramesh Naidu 3 Ch Vengala Reddy 4 Smitha Sitharaman 5 PS Rao 15-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Arun Sagar Jaiswal 2 C Narasimha Reddy 20-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 M Surendra Babu 2 K Venkateswara Rao 3 R Padmaja 4 EM Vinod Kumar 5 BN Sudhakar 6 A Prasad Singh 7 DS Upadhyay 8 KG Giridhara Pillai 25-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Suresh C Pillay 2 Bijoo Davis 3 Mohd Anis Akhtar 4 VS Gavali 5 A Andal 6 B Hanumanth Rao 7 Audrey AR Jaya Raj 8 DHN Sarma 9 S Mujtaba Ahmed

30-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 A Radhakrishna Murthy 2 AH Sudhakar 3 VN Somayajulu 4 KDV Prasad 5 KP Ch Subba Raju 6 V Suryanarayana Reddy 35-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 N Ramani 2 S Manikyulu 3 P K Reddy 4 P Shanker 5 M Bikshapathi 6 G Balaiah 7 B Prabhakar Reddy 8 Shankaraiah 9 T Ramakrishnaiah 10 MS Raju 11 NS Bhanuji 12 BT Simha Chary 13 R Nagi Reddy 14 PK Velayudhan 15 P Shambulingam 16 C Joseph 17 V Srisailam 18 K Srinivas 19 M Pentaiah 20 L Vasanth 21 K Syamalamba 22 G Chandraiah 23 Ch Ramdas 24 T Janardhan 25 K Tulsiram 26 Mohd Abdul Ghaffar 27 Sube Singh 28 M Thimma Reddy 29 Madhusudhan Reddy 30 Satish Chandra 31 K Chandrakala 32 Bakkamma 33 T Narendra Kumar 40-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 KB Saxena 2 AJ Rama Rao 3 B Balakrishna Singh 4 A Yadaiah 5 J Prem Kumar 6 R Kistaiah 7 G Lakshmi 8 C Laxmamma

West and Central Africa Bamako, Mali 5-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Dembele Dekoro 2 Togola Sabine 3 Tangara Abdoulaye

10-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Dembele Sidy 2 Diakite Braima 15-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Kadiatou Yena Traore 20-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Samake Bintou Koita 2 Sidibe Bakary 25-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Diallo Badara Alou Niamey, Niger 5-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Falalou Hamidou 2 Cheik Hana D Dadde 3 Amadou Maimouna Diallo 10-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Issa Amadou Kalilou 15-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Jupiter Ndjeunga 20-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Hassane Moussa 2 Moumouni Oumarou 25-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Moustafa Amadou 2 Yaye Halidou 3 Mamane Allassane 4 Hama Haoua Abdou 30-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Seydou Abdoussalam 2 Ada Abarchi

Eastern and Southern Africa Nairobi, Kenya 5-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 NVPR Ganga Rao 2 Henry Fred Ojulong 3 Sheunda Patrick 10-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Moses Siambi Lilongwe, Malawi 5-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Ibrahim Kimbwala 2 Wills Munthali Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 5-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Ronald Trivavi 10-Year Loyalty Awardees 1 Andre F van Rooyen 2 Mandlenkosi Mpofu 3 Oswell Ncube