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'''''Comment:''' The funding uncertainity situation affects the extent on what can be delivered, and it’s a part of challenges affecting project performance. It is important that this is noted as one of the major reasons for the inability of the team to deliver on all things that were promised in the proposals.''<br/> <br/> | '''''Comment:''' The funding uncertainity situation affects the extent on what can be delivered, and it’s a part of challenges affecting project performance. It is important that this is noted as one of the major reasons for the inability of the team to deliver on all things that were promised in the proposals.''<br/> <br/> | ||
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Revision as of 07:35, 25 September 2019
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.}
- 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}
- 08:30 – 11:30 Project Steering Committee Meeting
MEETING NOTES
Welcome & Opening remarks Victor Manyong, Africa RISING ESA PSC Chair & Director IITA Eastern Africa Hub
- Welcomed the partners and project team as the Chair of the steering committee
- The project has been successful
- Partners and other stakeholders including donors are impressed with the project results and admirable team efforts.
- Welcomed the new partners and stakeholders and encouraged them to contribute to the project with zeal.
- There is a need to show evidence of the project achievements in phase II.
- The team shouldn't relax even if everything is going well.
- There is a need to start thinking about how to piston this project for what is to come next after the second phase.
- Project partners to be prepared for the internally commissioned external review in early 2020. He explained that it was important for the team to work and prepare some important documents which will support the review team
- Partners should prepare to showscase the evidence of achievements and some changes that has been taking place so far
- The team needs to be conscious about the funding issues.
- Legacy documents for the project like the handbook are vital for people who will want to later refer to the projects achievements.
- Project partners to continue working closely with the Chief Scientist. Great collaboration will only serve to enhance project performance.
- Colleagues from all Africa RISING program locations attending this meeting are very welcome. We hope to interact with you and gain some insights from you all as well.
Everest Makene, TARI (re-presenting TARI Director General Dr. Mkamilo)
- The multi-disciplinary integration witness within the Africa RISING project is very commendable.
- Having the economics, systems and gender aspects of technologies in addition to biophysical data is a feature that is unique only to Africa RISING.
- Keep up the scientific rigor within the project even as the team also aims for other development goals.
| Project implementation updates & developments – B. Mateete
Comment:There is a challenge noted with the theory of change for phase II. It was assumed that development partners have the common vision with Africa RISING and therefore this would lead to a lot of mutually beneficial collaborations. However, this is not the case, considering the interactions with a majority of development partners so far. Some of them actually expect Africa RISING to provide them with funds for scaling.
Comment: The funding uncertainity situation affects the extent on what can be delivered, and it’s a part of challenges affecting project performance. It is important that this is noted as one of the major reasons for the inability of the team to deliver on all things that were promised in the proposals.
Question: how many chapters are still pending for the handbook to be complete?
Response: The plan was to have ten chapters, but we have 1.5 that aren't complete.
| 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
| Farm level systems case studies (MW) – M. Mutenje
| M&E Changes and achievements – C. Azzarri/B. Haile/A. Sambala
| 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