Esarevplan2019

Africa RISING ESA Project Review and Planning Meeting
10 - 11 September 2019
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Objectives

• Review of main research and development achievements and challenges of the project.
• Plan activities for 2019/20 season, with a special focus on farming systems research, collection of data on SI indicators and documentation of project outputs.

Agenda

Day 1 [10 Sept.]

08:00 Registration

08:30 Introduction of participants

09:00 Welcome & Opening remarks

• V. Manyong – Director, IITA Eastern Africa Hub
• G. Mkamilo – TARI Director General/Representative

09:20 Overview of agenda for the day & housekeeping

09:30 | Project implementation updates & developments – B. Mateete {15’ pres. + 15’disc.}

10:00 Break & participants group photo

10:30 Review presentations {20’ pres. + 15’ disc. for each}

• | ISFM - based systems (TZ) – J. Kihara
• | Maize-grain legume intensification system (MW) – R. Chikowo
• | Animal production – based systems (TZ) – B. Lukuyu
• | Farm level systems case studies (TZ) – L. Claessens

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Review presentations cont’d.

• | Farm level systems case studies (MW) – M. Mutenje
• | M&E Changes and achievements – C. Azzarri/B. Haile/A. Sambala

15:15 Break

15:45 Bus stop process for review of 3 posters for cross-cutting {25’ each stop X 3 rotations}

• | Quantifying trends of rainfall and temperature extremes over Central Tanzania to guide targeting of climate smart technologies - F. Muthoni
• | Spatial assessment of land degradation in semi-arid zone of central Tanzania - F. Muthoni
• | What fits where? FarmMATCH: Matching Agricultural Technologies to Context and Household - J. Groot
• | Digital transformation of agriculture: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa - H. Sseguya

17:00 25/10 crowdsourcing to reflect & learn from what is observed during each of the review presentations

17:40 End of day 1

Day 2 [11 Sept.]

08:30 Briefing back on 25/10 crowdsourcing exercise from previous day

08:45 Communications and knowledge management – J. Odhong/E. Massam

09:15 M&E needs at IITA – S. Adebayo {20’ pres. + 10’ disc.}

09:45 Draft 2019/20 plans for the cross-cutting {10’ pres. + 10’ disc.}

• | Functionality of input/output markets – J. Manda
• | Preliminary work plan gender studies in Africa RISING ESA 2019/2020 – G. Fischer
• | Developing technology extrapolation domains for agronomic technology packages – F. Muthoni

10:30 Break

10:50 draft cross-cutting plans cont’d

• | Farming systems studies planning – L. Claessens
• M&E – A. Sambala/ B. Haile

11:30 Aligning to project systems approach - B.Mateete

11:35 Break out groups for workplan development (per listed groupings)

• ISFM - based systems (TZ)
• Land management (TZ)
• Maize-grain legume intensification system (MW)
• Land management under CA (MW)
• Animal production – based systems (TZ/MW)

Farming Systems Specialist, Gender, GIS,Econs. M&E, Comms. to integrate & rotate within these groups

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Break out groups cont’d

15:00 Presentation & feedback on draft group work plans {10’ pres. + 10’ feedback per group}

• Working break (tbd)

16:40 Next steps

17:00 Closing remarks - M. Bekunda

17:10 End of review & planning

19:00 Closing cocktail

Day 3 [12 Sept.]

08:30 – 11:30 Project Steering Committee Meeting

{Agenda for SC meeting sent to members separately}

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