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Africa RISING extended PCT meeting #31
01 - 02 October 2018 Lilongwe, Malawi
Participants:
- Siboniso Moyo (SM) - Chair
- Bernard Vanlauwe (BV)
- Peter Thorne (PT)
- Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon (IHZ)
- Carlo Azzarri (CA)
- Jerry Glover (JG)
- Jonathan Odhong' (JO)
PCT page PCT follow-up action points Agenda
- Review the Africa RISING systems research and sustainable intensification model so far,
- discuss implications of the funding situation on the three project regions,
- stock-take of Africa RISING web presence and outreach - blog, CG Space, wiki, Yammer etc.
- discuss opportunities for integration of ICT tools/platforms into Africa RISING R-in-D approaches, and
- regular PCT business.
Day 1 [Oct. 1] Regular PCT meeting – starts 08:30
- Agenda items
Follow-up of action points from the previous meeting implications of the funding situation on the three project regions Data upload and sharing + random data upload test session overview of Africa RISING web presence and outreach - blog, CG Space, wiki, Yammer etc. discuss opportunities for integration of ICT tools/platforms into Africa RISING R-in-D approaches Any other business * handover of the role of Chair from ILRI to IITA 13:00 Lunch Extended PCT meeting – starts at 14:00 14:00 Introduction of participants 14:30 Welcome & opening remarks
- S. Moyo
- J. Glover
15:00 Pres. about AR program-wide approaches [Review the Africa RISING systems research model so far] 16:00 Break 16:30 Sharing withholds exercise {unstructured round for all participants - in no particular order to share withholds [thoughts that we keep to ourselves] - based on the presentation on AR program-wide approaches. The withholds have to do with judgements about ourselves [Africa RISING], other projects, or what is happening in the program. Facilitator will note down the issues, no immediate responses, just noting at first. At the end of the round we collectively see if any themes have emerged, then prioritize. Discussions going into the nitty gritty of the emerging themes/issues to start in the morning of day 2. } >>For this tool to work there needs to be a climate of generous listening, which may take some time to achieve. It may be helpful if the group commits to putting aside enough time to relax together and do this exercise.<< 17:00 End-of-day 1
Day 2 [Oct. 2] 08:30 Recap of day 1 09:00 Farming systems research perspectives - L. Claessens {20’ pres. + 40’ disc.} 10:00 Break 10:30 Step-wise discussion & resolution of emerging issues/ priorities generated on day 1 [plenary] 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Step-wise discussion & resolution of emerging issues/ priorities cont’d 15:00 Closing
Oct. 3 – 5 [[[ESA_rev_planning_Oct2018| ESA review and planning meeting]]] Agenda accessible on wiki at: https://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/ESA_rev_planning_Oct2018
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