Ethiopian Highlands Annual Review and Planning meeting[edit | edit source]

17-18 September 2012 Info centre break out room, ILRI Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Go back to the event home page

Agenda[edit | edit source]

The general format of the meeting will involve a gathering of the core research partners on the 17th with this group being augmented by representatives of wider stakeholders on the 18th.

Timing	Session
	= Day 1 - Monday 17 September 2012
08.00	Participants registration
08.30	* Welcome (I. Wright, Director General's representative, ILRI) * Introduction (E. Le Borgne, facilitator, ILRI) Participants Agenda and objectives
09.30	Background information to this workshop: * Presentation: Feed the Future and Africa RISING (J. Glover, Africa RISING activity manager, USAID) * Presentation: Africa RISING in Ethiopia thus far (P. Thorne, regional coordinator, ILRI)
10.00	Break
10.30	Looking back at the inception 'early win' period I: Fact-finding * Short presentation of early win projects - batch 1 (30 min) [http:www.slideshare.net/ILRI/a-rplanning-meeting\| Quick feed]// Quick water - presentation at national meeting [http:www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/improving-productivity-and-rural-livelihoods-of-smallholder-farmers-in-the-bale-highlands-of-ethiopia-through-integration-of-pulses-in-the-croplivestock-production-systems\| Integrating pulses in crop-livestock]// * Marketplace (15 min) * Short presentation of early win projects - batch 2 (30 min) [http:www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/sustainable-treecroplivestock-intensification-as-a-pillar-for-the-ethiopian-climate-resilient-green-economy-initiative\| Tree-crop-livestock interactions]// [http:www.slideshare.net/ILRI/ar-us-aid\| Research for development]// * Market place (15 min)
12.00	Looking back at the inception 'early win' period II: Consolidation Discussion on main results, lessons and implications
13.00	Lunch break
14.00	Jerry Glover Refresh/Review File:Glover_Africa RISING ET Highland 1400.pptxbr Designing research activities:br Presentation about research criteria and possible categories of intervention (15 min) * Identifying key constraints to address in each region and matching possible categories of intervention (60 min) * Commentary on preliminary group work results (15 min)
15.30	Break
16.00	Designing research activities (continued) - presentation of group work results (30 min)
16.30	Cooperating and collaborating around Africa RISING: * Short presentation about cooperation and collaboration (10 min) * Reviewing and questioning collaboration areas (30 min) * Observations and reflections (20 min)
17.30	Close
	= Day 2 - Tuesday 18 September 2012
08.30	Participants registration
09.00	Welcome and introduction
09.30	Presentation of the 'Feed the Future' initiative and the Africa RISING project - status post quick wins * Presentation of the Africa RISING program and Feed the Future initiative (J. Glover, Africa RISING activity manager, USAid) - File:ET Highlands FTF Intro.pptbr Presentation of the project in the Ethiopian Highlands P. Thorne regional coordinator ILRI - File:4 - AR Ethiopia Overview Day 2 PT.ppt
10.00	Presentation of research ideas for the wider program * Elevator pitches (20 min) - File:USAID - Africa RISING - Scaling and Delivery.pptx * Marketplace (30 min) * Reflections (10 min)
11.00	Break
11.30	Further development of themes and identification of potential 'on the ground' partnerships: * Group work: Further developing research action plans (45 min) * Presentation of group work (30 min)
13.00	Lunch break
14.00	Reflections from development partners (30 min): what's in it for them, how to make Africa RISING relevant and attractive, potential areas for further cooperation Next steps (feedback on action plans - integrated in the session above on 'reflections from development partners') Final reflections
15.00	Close