AR WA-ESA Learning Trip to Ethiopia
Africa RISING West Africa and East/Southern Africa project scientists learning visit to Africa RISING Ethiopia
19-25 April 2015
Objective: Project scientists from Africa RISING West Africa and East and Southern Africa to learn from Ethiopian colleagues the implementation of work on land management in Ethiopia
Program
| Date | Time | Activities | Responsible Person |
| 19 April 2015 | Arrival in Addis Ababa | ||
| 20 April 2015 | 9:00 - 9:10 | Introduction of participants | Simret Yesabu/ Aberra Adie, ILRI |
| 9:10 - 9:30 | Africa RISING project of the Ethiopian highlands R4D highlights | Kindu Mekonnen, ILRI | |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Watershed management initiative in Ethiopia | Zenebe Adimassu (IWMI) and Tesfaye Tesfamichael (CIAT) | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | Simet Yemane, ILRI | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Water harvesting and climate adaptation experience in Tigray Northern Ethiopia | Kifle Woldearegay (Mekele University) | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Discussion | Simret Yesabu/ Aberra Adie, ILRI | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Processes of managing collaborative model watersheds in Africa RISING sites | Lulseged Tamene (CIAT) and Kindu Mekonnen (ILRI) | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Africa RISING projects of west Africa and south and east Africa R4D highlights and watershed management research experiences | Group representative/s from the two IITA led projects | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Cofee Break | Simret Yemane | |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | General Discussion | Simret Yesabu/ Aberra Adie, ILRI | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Reception at ILRI Campus | Simret Yemane, ILRI | |
| 21 April 2015 | 7:00 | Depart to Debre Birhan | |
| 9:00 | Arrival in Debre Birhan | ||
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Coffee Break | Temesgen and Shimeles (ILRI) | |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Travel to Gudo Beret (Gina Beret) | ||
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Meet local partners and Introduction of visitors | Temesgen and Shimeles (ILRI) | |
| 10:10 - 14:00 | Visit model watersheds and discussion | Temesgen, Shimeles and Aberra Adie (ILRI) | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Travel back to Debre Birhan | ||
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 15:30 | Travel back to Addis Ababa | ||
| 17:30 | Arrival in Addis Ababa | ||
| 22 April 2015 | 7:00 | Depart for Hossana | |
| 12:00 | Arrive in Hossana | ||
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Travel to Upper Gana Africa RISING research kebele | Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI) | |
| 14:00 - 16:30 | Visit some of AR research activities and discussion with AR farmers | ||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Travel back to Hossana | ||
| 23 April 2015 | 8:00 | Travel to Jawe AR kebele | |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Introduction of the visitors to the local partners | Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI) | |
| 8:10 - 12:00 | Visit the collaborative model watershed site | Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI) | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Back to Hossana | ||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30 - 17:00 | Visit watershed sites managed by SOS Sahel | Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI) | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Back to Hossana | ||
| 18:30 - 20:00 | Reception in Hossana Lema International Hotel | ||
| 24 April 2015 | 7:30 | Depart to Addis Ababa | |
| 13:00 | Arrival in Addis Ababa | ||
| 13:00 - 18:00 | Free time for interaction with CG centers and shopping | ||
| 25 April 2015 | Departure of visitors | ||
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