Eastern and Southern Africa project Coordination and management[edit | edit source]

East and Southern Africa Steering Committee ToR and Membership

1 project with 2 systems: Maize-based & Rice-based systems

1. Constitute Project Steering & Technical Committee 15 March Role of Committe:

Science guidance
Approval of workplan & budget
Oversee coordination between project components & partners
Overseeing M&E
Advise biannual reports to USAID
Decide on members (need to include Malawi)
Reports directly to USAID (communicates to Program Coordinating Team)

Proposed Members:

MAFC TZ,
CGIAR (8): IITA, AfricaRice, CIMMYT, CIAT, ICRISAT, ILRI, ICRAF, AVRDC
Secretary: Project Coordinator (non voting)
USAID: Jerry Glover
Convening Chair: to be determined by DG IITA

Project liason to USAID Missions: Suzanne Poland [Note: Stakeholder committee: Role to be determined; Private sector, NGOs, ASARECA, CCARDESA, farmers orgs, etc]

Meetings:

Meet in person at least once per year;
A few representatives will attend annual Program Coordination Team
Meet virtually at least quarterly

2. Project documents:

Call for Jump Start proposals: 15 Feb
Sub-contracts on jump start projects. 15 March
Concept note(s): 30 March

Jump start projects spelled out Needs new intro to refer to Program (Africa RISING) purpose, outcomes, & coordination IITA, AfricaRice starts the process then hands off to partners Revised by writing team

Workplan thru Sept 2012: 15 March
Project Budget thru Sept 2012: 15 April
Sub-contracts based on activities: 30 April

3. Research design - driven by concdpt note writing team for the region but aims at hormonization across regions (suggested: Snapp, Bruno, Dixon, David Harris, Joseph Rusike, Jerry, AVRDC, ILRI, Bekele,................)

4. Early wins: review process; funding contracts, etc.

5. Communication strategy within & across....start wth Addis points and move on....

6. Activity: