Maize-team-Sept2015

Africa RISING-NAFAKA Scaling Project
Maize team planning meeting
29-30 September, 2015
NAFAKA Offices, Iringa (On Iringa-Dodoma Road)

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Purpose of Meeting

1. Share updates on expansion in Iringa and Mbeya;
2. Develop innovation packages for all the five regions
3. Plan for procurement of agro inputs
4. Plan for human resource and capacity building issues for all sites
5. Allocate tasks to team members for quarter 1 of the second year

Agenda

DAY 1: 29 SEPTMBER, 2015

Meeting Items	Presenter/Responsible	Time Allotted
Opening and Welcome Remarks	Haroon	08:30 – 08:40 am
Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa	Haroon/Victor/Anthony M.	08:40 – 09:40 am
	Q &A, Discussions	09:40 – 10:00am
TEA BREAK		10:10 – 10:30 am
Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions	Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	10:30 – 11:00 am
Crop management Practices	Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K.	11:00 – 11:30 am
Soil and water management/conservation	Swai/Fred	11:30 – 12:00 pm
Q&A, Discussions		12:00 am – 12:40 pm
Monitoring and reporting	Haroon	12:40 – 01:00 pm
LUNCH		01:00 – 02:00 pm
Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites	Haroon/Bright	02:00 – 03:00 pm
Procurement arrangements for all sites	Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	03:00 – 04:30 pm
DAY 2: 30 SEPTEMBER, 2015
		09:00 – 11:00 am
TEA BREAK		11:00 – 11:30 am
Updating quarterly plan	Bright/Swai/Veronica	11:30am – 01:00 pm
LUNCH		01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Optional (Courtesy call on key partners – agro input dealers, Clinton Foundation, MawaKi, District Council, BRITEN, One Acre Fund)	Subgroups	02:00 pm – 04:30 pm
END OF DAY 2

DAY 1: THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015
Meeting Items	Presenter/Responsible	Time Allotted
1. Opening and Welcome Remarks 2. Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa 3. Q &A, Discussions	Haroon/Victor/Anthony M.	08:30 – 08:40 am 08:40 – 09:40 am 09:40 – 10:00 am
TEA BREAK		10:10 – 10:30 am
4. Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions	Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	10:30 – 11:00 am
5. Crop management Practices	Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K.	11:00 – 11:30 am
6. Soil and water management/conservation	Swai/Fred	11:30 – 12:00 pm
Q&A, Discussions		12.00 am – 12.40 pm
1. Monitoring and reporting	Haroon	12:40 – 01:00 pm
LUNCH	ALL	01:00 – 02:00 pm
2. Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites	Haroon/Bright	02:00 – 03:00 pm
3. Procurement arrangements for all sites	Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	03:00 – 04:30 pm
		End of day 1