ESA planning Oct2012 Agenda
East and Southern Africa Annual Review and Planning meeting[edit | edit source]
1-5 October 2012 Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania Back to the event home page
Agenda[edit | edit source]
Timing | Session |
= Day 1 - Monday 1 October 2012 | |
08.00 | Registration of participants |
08.30 | Welcome (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager; Ken Dashiell, IITA, DDG Partnerships and Capacity Building) |
09.00 | Introduction session: Workshop objectives and process, participant’s introduction (E. Le Borgne) |
10.00 | Presentation] |
10.30 | Break |
11.00 | Presentation] * Value Chain Analysis of Grain Legumes (IITA) - Presentation * Catalogue of Tested Crop, Soil, and Water Management Options (CIAT) - Presentation * Identifying Efficient Seed Systems, Practices and Models (CIAT) - Presentation |
11.40 | Marketplace 1 |
12.00 | Presentation] * Improved Post-harvest Technologies (CIMMYT) - Presentation * Mycotoxins in maize and cassava (IITA) - Presentation * Evergreen Agriculture (ICRAF) - Presentation |
12.40 | Marketplace 2 |
13.00 | Lunch break |
14.30 | Presentation] * Intensification of Maize-based Systems in Malawi (CIMMYT) - Presentation * Agroecological Intensification in Malawi and Tanzania (MSU) - Presentation |
15.00 | Marketplace 3 |
15.30 | Break |
16.00 | Group work: Wrap-up of year 1, Pulling out key points from all presentations (M. Bekunda) |
17.30 | Program of next day (E. Le Borgne) Logistical announcements (I. Mwasaga) |
17.45 | End of day 1 |
18.00 | Meeting of Process Steering Group |
= Day 2 - Tuesday 2 October 2012 | |
08.30 | Presentation about communication] * Presentation about the research framework * Presentation about monitoring and evaluation complemented by this presentation about possible evaluation activities not shownbr Presentation about the action sites: from the cameras lens challenges and opportunities complemented by this presentation about Malawi sites |
09.30 | Discussion about the building blocks |
10.00 | Break |
10.30 | Developing a demand-driven research agenda – key challenges in the districts * Special challenges linked to intensification (10 min) - Presentation by Lava Kumarbr Presentation of challenges per country / district 15 min for each countrybr Presentation Malawibr Presentation Tanzaniabr Presentation Zambiabr Prioritization of the challengesbr Map expertise available for these challengesbr Planning research for year 2: Presentation about research boundaries and principles (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) * Guidance on group work (E. Le Borgne) |
12.30 | Lunch break |
14.00 | Group work planning year 2 activities: developing research ideas |
15.30 | Break |
16.00 | Group work (continued) and peer review |
17.30 | Closing reflections for the day – End of day 2 |
18.00 | Meeting of Process Steering Group |
= Day 3 - Wednesday 3 October 2012 | |
08.30 | Presentation by Bernard van Lauwe on the research frameworkbr Presentation by Asamoah Larbi about the Africa RISING niche |
09.30 | Presentation by Joseph Rusike and Joe Tindwa about Nafaka |
10.00 | Break |
10.30 | Group work - using this template |
13.00 | Lunch break |
14.15 | Group work (continued) on research |
15.15 | Group work - continued |
15.45 | Break |
16.15 | Presentation of group work: * Crop-soil/water group 1 - Presentationbr Crop-soil/water group 2 - Presentationbr Crop-livestock - Presentationbr Rice-based systems - Presentation * Research output 1 - Presentation |
17.45 | Information on field day – End of day 3 |
18.00 | Meeting of Process Steering Group |
= Day 4 - Thursday 4 October 2012 | |
07.30 | Departure for Field Day |
08.30 | Meeting of core team to prepare next day |
19.00 | Social dinner and cultural show |
= Day 5 - Friday 5 October 2012 | |
09.00 | Welcome of new participants (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; N.N. USAID; V. Manyong, IITA, Director East Africa ) |
09.30 | Introducing Feed the Future initiative and Africa RISING program (J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager) Presentation |
09.45 | Presentation of year 1 review (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) |
10.15 | Discussion about year 1 plans |
10.45 | Break |
11.15 | Presentation of year 2 draft work plan (M. Bekunda and research teams) |
11.45 | Discussion about year 2 draft work plan |
12.30 | Lunch break |
14.00 | Feedback from eminent experts (USAID Mission, regional and national partners, iAGRI etc.) about fit with Africa RISING and advices for ways forward |
15.00 | Comments from research teams on the feedback received |
15.30 | Closure (N.N. USAID, V. Manyong) |