Workshop programme

The workshop will take place in Windhoek from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026. The programme below is tentative; final times and rooms will be shared with participants.

Date	Theme	Main activities
Monday 26 October	Partnership meetings	Introductions and discussions with university, research and agricultural partners
Tuesday 27 October	Research development	Grant-writing workshop and participant poster session
Wednesday 28 October	Microbiome research	Research introductions, CABI perspectives, laboratory and field preparation
Thursday 29 October	Field and data practice	Field visit, data management, data processing and applied research
Friday 30 October	Analysis and next steps	Microbiome analysis, data visualisation, publishing guidance and closing discussion

Workshop preparation and software information will be added to the Materials page when available.