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=='''Africa RISING ESA Project Review and Planning Meeting''' '''14 – 16 September 2021 [4/5-hour sessions on each day]''' '''Virtual [meeting links to be communicated]'''==
 '''LOGISTICS''' 
* Agenda is based on East Africa Time (EAT)
* Meeting starts at 13.30 EAT each day

 '''OBJECTIVES''' 
# Review progress, activities, and results for 2020/21 season.
# Plan for implementation of activities in 2021/22 season.
# Share updates with partners about project implementation and future direction.

 '''AGENDA''' 
 '''Day ONE [14 September]''' 
*13.30 Meeting start, logistics, and housekeeping – E. Massam/J.Odhong
*13.45 Welcome and opening remarks
::*Hoeschle-Zeledon, Africa RISING ESA & WA Project Manager
::*L. Tripathi, IITA Eastern Africa Director
*14.00 Project implementation updates & developments - M. Bekunda
*14.15 Start of Review Session [progress with implementation of ESA workplan sub-activities]
::*Click on the links below to view list of Sub-activities, presenters, and presentation time

: Outcome 1. Productivity, diversity, and income of crop-livestock systems in selected agro-ecologies enhanced under climate variability
:: Output 1.1 Demand-driven, climate-smart, integrated crop-livestock research products (contextualized technologies) for improved productivity, diversified diets, and higher-income piloted for specific typologies in target agro-ecologies
::: Activity 1.1.1: Assess and iteratively improve resilient crop-crop and crop-livestock integration systems
:::: B. Jumbo [[File: B.Jumbo_Sub-activity_1.1.1.1.pptx| Sub-activity 1.1.1.1: Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania
:::: R. Chikowo Sub-activity 1.1.1.2: Investigations on the medium to long term impacts of SI technologies on crop productivity at multi-locational fields
:::: R. Chikowo Sub-activity 1.1.1.3: Determining the productivity of groundnut as a function of seed generation × variety * density interactions in two contrasting agro-ecologies, and rotational benefits to
maize
:::: R. Chikowo Sub-activity 1.1.1.4: Exploring productivity of goats under controlled breeding and feeding regimes among young breeding female goats in the crop-livestock system in Malawi
:::: A. Kimaro Sub-activity 1.1.1.5: Determining the productivity and resilience benefits of Gliricidia-based cropping systems
:::: J. Kihara Sub-activity 1.1.1.6: Assess the uptake and adaptation of new crop configurations- (Mbili Mbili technology)- and understand the influencing factors: and common bean productivity within
maize-based cropping system and variable weather
:::: M. Shitindi Sub-activity 1.1.1.7: Monitoring the impact of weather and climate variability on the productivity and resilience of maize–legume cropping systems of Kongwa and Kiteto, Tanzania
:::: L. Claessens Sub-activity 1.1.1.8: Explore, document, and assess the sustainable intensification pathways of 3 farming system case studies in Tanzania to inform scaling potential.
:::: L. Claessens Sub-activity 1.1.1.9: Assessing the impacts of Africa RISING technologies on the performance and resilience of multi-location and differentially exposed farming systems case studies in
Malawi

https://africa-rising.net/aresa2021_dayone/
::*5 mins. allocated for each sub-activity
::*Total of 67 sub-activities to be presented during the review session
::*30 sub-activities to be presented on day one
::*10 min. break in between [at 16.15]
*18.20 End of day one

 '''Day TWO [15 September]''' 
:13.30 Quick recap of day one
:13.40 Reporting session continued
::*Click on the link below to view list of Sub-activities, presenters, and presentation time
https://africa-rising.net/aresa2021_daytwo/
::*Cover 37 sub-activities
:18.30 End of day two

 '''Day THREE [16 September]''' 
:13.30 Quick recap of day two
:13.40 Progress with impact evaluation studies in ESA – C. Azzarri
:14.00 Work planning break-out preparations – M. Bekunda
:14.20 Structured plenary discussions around the following topics:
:*Ranking of specific farming systems’ priorities and gaps for guiding future SI research in ESA - led by S. Snapp, J. Kihara; G. Fischer [60 mins]
:*Surveys specific to research and scaling partnership activities/Surveys specific to l

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 :: Output 1.1 Demand-driven, climate-smart, integrated crop-livestock research products (contextualized technologies) for improved productivity, diversified diets, and higher-income piloted for specific typologies in target agro-ecologies
 ::: Activity 1.1.1: Assess and iteratively improve resilient crop-crop and crop-livestock integration systems
-:::: B. Jumbo [[File: B.Jumbo_Sub-activity_1.1.1.1.pptx| Sub-activity 1.1.1.1: Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania
+:::: B. Jumbo [[B.Jumbo_Sub-activity_1.1.1.1.pptx| Sub-activity 1.1.1.1: Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania
 :::: R. Chikowo          Sub-activity 1.1.1.2: Investigations on the medium to long term impacts of SI technologies on crop productivity at multi-locational fields
 :::: R. Chikowo          Sub-activity 1.1.1.3: Determining the productivity of groundnut as a function of seed generation × variety * density interactions in two contrasting agro-ecologies, and rotational benefits to

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EveMassam at 08:05, 17 September 2021

EveMassam: Created page with "=='''Africa RISING ESA Project Review and Planning Meeting''' '''14 – 16 September 2021 [4/5-hour sessions on each day]''''''Virtual [meeting links to be communi..."

EveMassam: Created page with "=='''Africa RISING ESA Project Review and Planning Meeting'''
'''14 – 16 September 2021 [4/5-hour sessions on each day]'''
'''Virtual [meeting links to be communi..."