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==Program level events== ===2019===  
 
==Program level events== ===2019===  
 
* 4 - 9 February: [[Learning_event_2019|Africa RISING learning event]] - Lilongwe, Malawi
 
* 4 - 9 February: [[Learning_event_2019|Africa RISING learning event]] - Lilongwe, Malawi
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* AR WA EVENTS CALENDAR: Feb-June 2018
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|Objective
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|'''Organization/Institute'''
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|'''Team / Partners'''
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''17 – 20 February'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Northern region communities
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Youth Mappers to Africa RISING program
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|1. To help with farmer profiling, probably using the KOBO toolbox
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2. To help ascertain recommendation domains
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3. To ascertain acreages for food crops
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4. For farmers to indicate where their crops were grown and plot borders
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|IITA – Africa RISING
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University of Cape Coast
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|Fred Kizito
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Communication Specialist
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M & E Officer
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Prince Kwame Odame
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Ebenezer Boateng
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Sabina Abuga
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David O. Agyeman
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Confidence Kpodo
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''21 / 22 February'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Tibali, Northern region
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Field visit
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|To interact with farmers using improved feeding troughs
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Animal Research InstituteAfrica RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|Sadat Salifu
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Communication Specialist
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M & E Officer
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''21 – 22 February'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Tamale office
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Director of SIIL to visit Africa RISING program
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|To visit Sustainable Intensification Lab
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|Fred Kizito
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''25 February'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|UE region
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Youth Mappers to Africa RISING program
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|To visit farming site
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|Fred Kizito
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Nurudeen Abdul Rahman
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''16 February – 6 March'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|North, Upper East, Upper West regions
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Field visit and data collection
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|1. To identify constraints to and opportunities for improving access to output and input markets by women and youth in the target areas
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2. To assess institutions enabling and/or constraining access to output and input markets by farm households (particularly women and youth) in three regions of northern Ghana.
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3. To identify and assess delivery pathways of sustainable intensification practices/technologies to leverage and engage with existent initiatives including government extension systems
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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CSIR-STEPRI
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|Fred Kizito
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Communication Specialist
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M & E Officer
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Dr. Abdulai Adams
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Maame Dokuaa Addo
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''10 - 15 March'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Sikasso – Mali
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Pre-planning team meeting
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|1. To provide updates on progress of work and efforts being doneTo identify key gaps / issues (if any) towards upcoming planning meeting
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2. To introduce the NRS: ''Communication Specialist'' and ''M&E Officer'' to Mali team members and to the partners in Mali
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3. To offer a follow up training on the SIAF
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4.To hold joint collaboration meetings
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|All project team and partners
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Fred Kizito
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Dr. Bekele Kotu
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Communication Specialist
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M & E Officer
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''14 – 16 May'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Mali
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Annual review planning meeting
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|Agenda to be communicated soon
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|All project team and partners
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''6, 7 June'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Ghana
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Biometrics training workshop
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|1. To review protocols emerging from the ''planning meeting'' (please provide protocols 2 weeks prior to event)
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2. To support researchers with advice on statistical analyses
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|All project team and partners
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Fred Kizito
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Dr. Bekele Kotu
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Communication Specialist
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M & E Officer
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''10, 11 June'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Mali
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Biometrics training workshop
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|1. To review protocols emerging from the ''planning meeting'' (please provide protocols 2 weeks prior to event)
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2. To support researchers with advice on statistical analyses
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|All project team and partners
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|
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| style="width: 70.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 70.8125px;"|'''17-21 June'''
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| style="width: 97.8125px;" data-mce-style="width: 97.8125px;"|Ghana
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| style="width: 109.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 109.813px;"|Exchange Visit from ESA, Ethiopian Highlands
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| style="width: 288.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 288.813px;"|Visit activities on nutrition, vegetable growing, mechanization and livestock
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| style="width: 180.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 180.813px;"|Africa RISING
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| style="width: 192.813px;" data-mce-style="width: 192.813px;"|All project team and partners
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==2018==  
 
==2018==  

Revision as of 13:07, 15 February 2019

Africa RISING Events List


This page lists important events happening at either program level (e.g. program learning events, M&E meetings etc.) or at project level (e.g. ESA planning meeting, field trip in West Africa, FEAST training course in Ethiopia). Please list these events under the correct heading and if you are unsure contact Simret Yasabu at s.yasabu [at] cgiar.org or Jonathan Odhong' at j.odhong'[at] cgiar.org'. For your information, all events are featured here, while only most important events are featured on the (Google) calendar of events.


Program level events== ===2019=

Date Location Event Objective Organization/Institute Team / Partners
17 – 20 February


Northern region communities Youth Mappers to Africa RISING program 1. To help with farmer profiling, probably using the KOBO toolbox

2. To help ascertain recommendation domains

3. To ascertain acreages for food crops

4. For farmers to indicate where their crops were grown and plot borders

IITA – Africa RISING





University of Cape Coast

Fred Kizito

Communication Specialist

M & E Officer

Prince Kwame Odame

Ebenezer Boateng

Sabina Abuga

David O. Agyeman

Confidence Kpodo






21 / 22 February Tibali, Northern region Field visit To interact with farmers using improved feeding troughs Animal Research InstituteAfrica RISING Sadat Salifu

Communication Specialist

M & E Officer

21 – 22 February Tamale office Director of SIIL to visit Africa RISING program To visit Sustainable Intensification Lab Africa RISING Fred Kizito
25 February UE region Youth Mappers to Africa RISING program To visit farming site Africa RISING Fred Kizito

Nurudeen Abdul Rahman

16 February – 6 March North, Upper East, Upper West regions Field visit and data collection 1. To identify constraints to and opportunities for improving access to output and input markets by women and youth in the target areas

2. To assess institutions enabling and/or constraining access to output and input markets by farm households (particularly women and youth) in three regions of northern Ghana.

3. To identify and assess delivery pathways of sustainable intensification practices/technologies to leverage and engage with existent initiatives including government extension systems

Africa RISING





CSIR-STEPRI

Fred Kizito

Communication Specialist

M & E Officer

Dr. Abdulai Adams

Maame Dokuaa Addo

10 - 15 March Sikasso – Mali Pre-planning team meeting 1. To provide updates on progress of work and efforts being doneTo identify key gaps / issues (if any) towards upcoming planning meeting

2. To introduce the NRS: Communication Specialist and M&E Officer to Mali team members and to the partners in Mali

3. To offer a follow up training on the SIAF

4.To hold joint collaboration meetings

Africa RISING All project team and partners

Fred Kizito

Dr. Bekele Kotu

Communication Specialist

M & E Officer

14 – 16 May Mali Annual review planning meeting Agenda to be communicated soon Africa RISING All project team and partners


6, 7 June Ghana Biometrics training workshop 1. To review protocols emerging from the planning meeting (please provide protocols 2 weeks prior to event)

2. To support researchers with advice on statistical analyses

Africa RISING All project team and partners

Fred Kizito

Dr. Bekele Kotu

Communication Specialist

M & E Officer

10, 11 June Mali Biometrics training workshop 1. To review protocols emerging from the planning meeting (please provide protocols 2 weeks prior to event)

2. To support researchers with advice on statistical analyses

Africa RISING All project team and partners
17-21 June Ghana Exchange Visit from ESA, Ethiopian Highlands Visit activities on nutrition, vegetable growing, mechanization and livestock Africa RISING All project team and partners

2018

2017

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2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

East and Southern Africa project events

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Ethiopian Highlands project events

2018

  • 23 May 2018 : 3 May 2018: Africa RISING Key partners planning meeting. Debre Birhan, Amhara, Ethiopia
  • 13 May 2018: Africa RISING Key partners planning meeting; Maychew, Tigray ,Ethiopia
  • 3 May 2018: Africa RISING Key partners planning meeting; Hossana,SNNPR,Ethiopia
  • 19-21 April 2018: Africa RISING Ethiopia team retreat, Bishoftu, Ethiopia
  • 16-20 April 2018: Training on the Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey ( RHoMIS),ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
  • 16-18 March 2018; The 1st International conference on Enhancing Sustainable Development toward Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Environment,Shashemene, Ethiopia
  • 26-27 February 2018: Training on Management and Utilization of Improved Forages, Lemo woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia
  • 2 January 2018: Africa RISING Sinana site successfully organized mid-season evaluation field day at Selka kebele, Oromia region,Ethiopia

2017

  • 24 December, 2017: Africa RISING Basona site together with the Woreda livestock development & promotion office had organized a field day at Goshe Bado Kebele,Amhara region,Ethiopia
  • 20 December 2017:Africa RISING Sinana Site organized farmers’ training on cultivated fodder management and utilization in Goba district: Oromia region, Ethiopia
  • 23 November 2017:The second SAIRLA - National Learning Alliance Workshop , ILRI campus, Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
  • 2 December 2017: Africa RISING Sinana Research site effectively organized a midseason evaluation field day on faba bean, chick pea and malt barley PVS at Ilu-Sanbitu kebele,Oromia region, Ethiopia
  • 29 November to 1 December 2017: Africa RISING Sinana Site in collaboration with partners,successfully organized farmers’ training on cultivated forages management and utilization in three kebeles of sinana district and one kebele of Agarfa district.,Oromia region, Ethiopia
  • 15-16 November 2017: Feed conservation and utilization training,Gudo Beret Kebele, Amhara region
  • 5 - November 2017: Africa RISING Endamehoni Site had mid season evaluation on Malt barley, Fababean and chickpea PVS,Tigray region,Ethiopia
  • 5 November 2017: Field day for main cropping season R4D and scaling activities,Gudo Beret Kebele, Amhara Region
  • 19-21 October 2017: Africa RISING Sinana team organized a field visit to conduct M&E of crop technologies scaling/pre-scaling in Sinana, Goba, Dinsho and Agarfa woredas of Bale Zone,Oromia region, Ethiopia
  • 11 October 2017: Research dialogue on SAI with SAIRLA-NLA research boundary partners, ILRI Campus , Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
  • On 4 October 2017: Field visit to Africa RISING animal feed adaptation trials at Ilu-Sanbitu kebele,Oromia region, Ethiopia
  • 21-26 September 2017: Field days,Sinana; Goba; Dinsho and Agarfa woredas, bale Zone, Oromia region
  • 6 September 2017: SAIRLA- National Learning Alliance(NLA) Ethiopia steering committee meeting, ILRI campus Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 22-24 July 2017 Third round of training on apple production and management,Tarmaber Woreda,Amhara region, Ethiopia
  • 15-17 July 2017 Second round of training on apple production and management , Angolelana Tera Woreda, Amhara region ,Ethiopia
  • 8 - 10 July 2017: First round of training on apple production and management, Basona Worena woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia
  • 29 June 2017: Development Agents training on how to manage and utilize Africa RISING crops and livestock feed technologies/innovations, mobilize and engage farmers for wider scaling- Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • 27 June 2017: Discussion on production of early generation high quality seed potato for Belg 2018 Africa RISING Adet Amhara Region Ethiopia
  • 17 June 2017: Taining for Livestock and Crop Development Agents, Maichew ATVET college campus, Tigray
  • 6 June 2017 : Training for Development partners on Africa RISING Ethiopia validated Technologies and scaling plan, Amhara Region
  • 2 June 2017: Training on Apple and Mango orchard management, disease and pest management practices, Tigray, Ethiopia
  • 24-26 April 2017:Training of Trainers (ToT) for scaling of technologies and practices of the Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands, Amhara region ,Ethiopia
  • 19-21 April 2017:Training of Trainers (ToT) for scaling of technologies and practices of the Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands, Tigray region ,Ethiopia
  • 4 -6 April 2017: Training of Trainers (ToT) for scaling of technologies and practices of the Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands, Hossana, SNNPR
  • 2 7-28 March SAIRLA– National Learning Alliance Launching and Outcome Mapping Workshop,ILRI campus Addis Ababa
  • 25 February 2017: Briefing partners on Africa RISING best technologies and practices and soliciting partners scaling plan, Bale Robe ,Oromia Region
  • 27 January 2017: Basona Werena site half day meeting to have discussion with key zonal and Woreda partners of the project tested and validated technologies/innovations,Amhara region
  • 13 January 2017: Africa RISING Oromia region, Sinana site, meeting with decision makers from key Government offices,Oromia region

2016

  • 22 December 2016: Africa RISING Sinana Research site farmer field day at Ilu-Sanbitu and Salka Kebeles,Oromia region
  • 21-Decemebr 2016: Africa RISING Endamehoni site zonal level scaling out discussion,Tigray region
  • 8-9 December:Workshop and Exhibition on Promoting Productivity and Market Access Technologies and Approaches to Improve Farm Income and Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from Action research projects
  • 6 December : Africa RISING CGIAR partners monthly meeting, ILRI campus ,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
  • 1-2 December : evidence generation for sustainable land management and integrated soil fertility management practice in Ethiopia , EIAR campus, Addis Ababa
  • 29-30 November: Africa RISING Ethiopia review and planning meeting, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
  • 27-28 October: Lemo/Hossana site farmers’ field day, SNNPR
  • 5-6 May : Debre Birhan team visit to watershed in Hossana , Lemo woreda
  • 3-4 May : Hosanna team watershad visit to Gudo Beret and Adisge: Basona Worena woreda
  • 15 April: Independent Science Partnership Council forum(SF16) participants field visit to Africa RISING site in Ethiopia : Basona Worena woreda
  • 12-14 April :Independent Science Partnership Council forum(SF16) , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 4 April : Africa RISING CGIAR partners monthly meeting, ILRI campus ,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
  • 25 March : Forage Production, Feed management and Utilization Training for farmers, Gudo Beret Kebele,Basona worena woreda
  • 22 March: Forage Production, Feed management and Utilization Training for farmers,Gosh Bado Kebele , Basona worena woreda
  • 25-27 February : EIAR 50th anniversary exhibition, EIAR campus ,Addis Ababa
  • 25-26 February :Africa RISING nutrition research Training of Trainers (ToT), Debre Birhan
  • 15-18 February : Africa RISING nutrition research Training of Trainers (ToT) ,Sinana
  • 10-11 February: Ethiopia Review and Planning meeting
  • 28 January : Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands –CGIAR partners monthly meeting

2015

2014

2013

2012

West Africa project events

2019

  • 3 - 7 March: Trial Event - Tamale, Ghana

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

  • 18 December 2014 - Bongo District (Upper East Region, Ghana) R4D platform launch
  • 16 December 2014: Kassena Nankana East District (Upper East Region, Ghana) R4D platform launch
  • 18-22 November 2014: Workshops on participation conflict management in Koutiala and Bougouni, Mali (ILRI, AMEDD)
  • 16-18 September 2014: Validation workshops on local Conventions in Koutiala and Bougouni, Mali (ILRI, AMEDD)
  • 4-8 August 2014: SAS Data Analysis short course, Ghana, Mali
  • 21-25 July 2014: Africa RISING integrated crop-livestock course, Ghana and Mali
  • 18 June, 2014: Upper West Regional Stakeholders meeting, Ghana.
  • 21 February 2014: Africa RISING West Africa work-plan review meeting, Tamale, Ghana
  • 4 February 2014: Africa RISING West Africa Steering Committee meeting, Bamako, Mali
  • 3-4 February 2014: Africa RISING West Africa review and planning meeting, Bamako, Mali

2013

2012

PRE-SURVEY ENUMERATOR TRAINING WORKSHOP HELD ON 2-3 APRIL 2015 Nutrition research household survey will take place in Basona Worena and Sinana Woredas from 15th – 23 June 2015. Training of Household Survey Enumerators(about 60 farmers from Lungwena EPA visiting) training on integrated pest and diseases management strategies on vegetables

Gudo Beret Kebele Africa RISING Key Partners Meeting