ESA planning Oct2012 Agenda

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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)




















































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