AR-Zambia Review-End-of-Project Sept2018

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End-of-Project Meeting

Africa RISING going to scale in the Eastern Province of Zambia Project

27 September 2018 Chipata, Zambia

Objectives:

  • Present and critically assess the major research and development results of the project.
  • Explore opportunities for further scaling of project outputs and outcomes with different stakeholders beyond Africa RISING action sites in Eastern Province and project life

Agenda 8:00 Participants registration 8:30 Introduction of participants/ overview of agenda for the day – Jonathan Odhong’ 9:00 Welcome & Opening remarks ====Welcome

  • David Chikoye – IITA Southern Africa Hub Director
  • Moses Mwale – Zambia Agricultural Research Institute

====Opening

  • Senior USAID Zambia Mission Leadership
  • Provincial Permanent Secretary

9:30 Overview presentation - Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon – Project Manager Africa RISING East and Southern Africa (20’ pres.) 9:50 Presentations by Theme Leaders on key outputs and outcomes (Either a ppt or poster whatever the themes prefer. 30’ pres. + 10’ disc.)

  • Improving legume seed delivery systems – David Chikoye, IITA

10:30 Tea/Coffee break and group photo 11:00 Presentations cont’d

  • Strengthening orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) planting material systems – Felistus Chipungu, CIP
  • Sustainable intensification of low-input maize-legume systems – Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT (45’ pres.)
  • Commercializing Aflasafe as biocontrol agent for aflatoxin mitigation – Juliet Akello, IITA

13:00 Lunch break 14:00 Feedback about achievements, remaining gaps by the audience 14:30 Discussion about plans and opportunities for further scaling beyond action sites and project life

  • Presentations by each theme about their suggestions/arrangements in place (10’ each)
  • Group discussions to explore and refine proposals made by the themes (50’ grp. work. Formation of groups by interest)

16:00 Tea/Coffee Break

  • 16:20 Presentation of outputs from group discussions outputs in plenary with feedback (10’ each)

17:00 Closing remarks

  • Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon
  • Harry Ngoma

17:30 End of day 19:00 Group dinner

Background materials

Participants (click to download)

Outputs

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