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'''Africa RISING East and Southern Africa'''
'''Phase 2 proposal Writeshop '''
'''24-26 February - Arusha - Tanzania'''
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'''Objectives '''
1) Review Phase 1 research and achievements
2) Draft Phase 2 research proposal
3) Map research and development partnerships for implementation
4) Discuss any other issues

'''Participants'''
# Victor Afari Sefa
# Job Kihara (CIAT)
# Fred Kizito (CIAT)
# Patrick Okori (ICRISAT)
# Ben Lukuyu (ILRI)
# Regis Chikowo (Michigan SU)
# Mulundu Mwila (ZARI)
# Simon Langan (IWMI)
# Andreas Gramzow (AVRDC)
# Apurba Shee (IFPRI)
# Gundula Fischer (IITA)
# Haroon Sseguya (IITA)
# Jonathan Odhong IITA
# Irmgard H.- Zeledon (IITA)
# Mateete Bekunda (IITA)

'''Wednesday, 24 February'''
08:00 Registration 
08:30 Session 1: Welcome address and introduction 
* o Welcome and objectives of the meeting - Mateete
* o Guidelines to regional proposal structure - Irmgard
* o Discussion 
9:30 Group task 1 - characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunities 
Instructions: 
* o List out key characteristics of East and Southern Africa – focus on Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia
* o List 1-5 key challenges in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification
* o List 1-5 key opportunities in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification 

*Refer to ESA project document, look at the challenges identified and seek to add value. As much as possible also provide literature to back the characteristics, challenges and opportunities listed

[[:File:ESA Characterization-group1.docx| Group 1: Irmgard Chikowo Okori Mwila Afari Sefa Langan Shee]]
[[:File:ESA Characterization-group2.docx| Group 2: Kihara Kizito Lukuyu Sseguya Gramzow Fischer Mateete ]]

10:30 Break 
11:00 Reporting back 
11:30 Group task 2 - Phase 1 achievements, loose ends, new research topics & themes
ü Mateete provide a brief description of what loose ends & new topics are ([[:File:Mateete.pptx| see brief slide to explain the task here]])

Instructions:
* List key achievements of Phase 1 in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
* What are the loose ends in Phase 1 that must be tied up
* What are the new research topics to focus on in phase 2
* Organize the loose ends, new research topics into research themes 

[[:File:Group 1.pptx| Group 1: Kihara Afari Sefa Sseguya Fischer Mateete]]
[[:File:Group 2.docx| Group 2: Okori Lukuyu Gramzow Shee Irmgard]]
[[:File:Group 3.pptx| Group 3: Chikowo Kizito Mulundu Langan Jonathan]]

12:30 Lunch 
14:00 Group task cont’d 
15:30 reporting back 
16:00 Break 
16:30 [[:File:Consolidated themes loose ends and new research topics.pptx| Consolidation of themes new research topics and loose ends]]

'''Thursday, 25 February '''
08:00 Group task 3 - phase 2 objectives and research questions (based on loose ends and new topics)
Instructions:
* o List 2-3 Objectives for each research theme
* o List research questions to test each of the objectives identified by the group 

Themes:
* [[:File:Food and feed safety and post harvest management .pptx| Food and feed safety and post harvest management ]] 
* [[:File:Markets Institutions and Partnerships.pptx| Markets Institutions and Partnerships]]
* [[:File:Productivity enhancement .pptx| Productivity enhancement ]]
* [[:File:Research on out scaling of technologies and networking.pptx| Research on out scaling of technologies and networking]]
* [[:File:Sustainability Indicators - SAG 14-07-17.pptx| Sustainable Land and water management at varying scales]]

10:30 Break 
11: 00 Report back on group activities & consolidation of objectives & research questions

'''*Themes modified to outcomes by participants '''

12:30 Lunch 
14:00 Group task 4 - Phase 2 research outputs and activities 
Instructions:
* o List the expected outputs linked to the research questions
* o List the activities addressing the research question 
16:00 Break 
16:30 Report back on research outputs & activities 
17:30 Consolidation (in plenary) of phase 2 outcomes, research questions, outputs and activities
* [[:File:Outcome 1.pptx| Outcome 1]]
* [[:File:Outcome 2.docx| Outcome 2]]
* [[Outcome 3]]
* [[:File:Outcome 4.pptx| Outcome 4]]
* [[:File:Outcome 5.pptx| Outcome 5]]

See other background presentations to consolidation of the outcomes, outputs, research qstns and activities by [[:File:SI indicators-Mateete.pptx| Mateete Bekunda]] [[:File:Results Planning and theory of change-Patrick Okori.pptx| Patrick Okori]] and [[:File:Prezi.exe| Jonathan Odhong]]

'''Friday, 26 February'''
8:00 Group task 5 - mapping of research and development partners (based on research activities)
Instructions: 
* List current local & international research partners & their roles – use template provided 
* Identify new local & international development partners & their roles 

[[:File:Partner mapping_Malawi and Zambia.pptx| Group 1Malawi and Zambia: Irmgard Chikowo Okori Mwila ]]/spanspan stylefont-size: 13.3333px[[:File:Partner mapping_Malawi and Zambia.pptx| Mateete]]
[[:File:Partner mapping_Malawi and Zambia.pptx| Group 2 Tanzania: Kihara Kizito Lukuyu Sseguya Gramzow Fischer ]]/spanspan stylefont-size: 13.3333px[[:File:Partner mapping_Malawi and Zambia.pptx| Afari Sefa Langan Shee]]

10:30 Break 
11:00 Group task 6 - Discussion of cross-cutting issues (plenary)

'''Monitoring and evaluation'''
* Develop common monitoring tools – coordinated by IFPRI
* SI indicator framework
* Monitoring officer needed in each country/each region each should be budgeted for it

'''Communication'''
* Proper budgeting at lower level
* Updated communication strategy including action plan

'''Capacity building'''
* Coordination between teams should improve, especially in capacity building at beneficiary level. Mono-discipline training should stop
* Capacity building for gender and for communications
* Comprehensive capacity building strategy
* Include more young scientists, farmers, other stakeholders to transfer it to the next generation

'''Gender'''
* Capacity building for researchers in gender
* Systematic approach to gender for better coverage (more West Africa, more Malawi)
* Using the existing gender action plan to guide our work
* Proper budgeting at lower level

Instructions
* o What are the 3 main issues that need to be changed/improved in phase 2 with regards to (a) M&E, (b) communication, (c) Capacity building, (d) project management and coordination
* o How do we improve these issues in phase 2

12:00 Group task 7 - going into draft groups
* [[:File:Characterisation write-up Mulundu Sseguya.pptx| Characteristics of the project region challenges and opportunities and separate section on partnerships]] (Writing group: '''Sseguya,''' Mateete & Mwila)
* [[:File:Outcomes and objectives.docx| Outcome areas and objectives]] (Writing group: '''Kihara''', Langan, Afari Sefa, Lukuyu)
* [[:File:Research questions.docx| Research questions]] (Writing group: '''Okori''', Gramzow, Fischer, H-Zeledon)
* [[:File:Output_activities.docx| Outputs and activities]] (Writing groups: '''Kizito''', Shee, Chikowo, Mateete)

*Group leader’s names in bold

12:30 Lunch 
14: 00 Draft groups cont’d
16:00 Reporting back by the draft groups
16:40 Next steps and closing – Mateete
* The writing groups to help in finalizing the work by 10 March, 2016
* The writing group leaders to take charge of ensuring finalization of the write ups
* Chief scientists will follow up, take the documents and work with Sieg Snapp to finalize it into a flowing proposal document

19:00 cocktail

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-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">List 2-3 Objectives for each research theme</span>
+* List 2-3 Objectives for each research theme
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">List research questions to test each of the objectives identified by the group </span>
+* List research questions to test each of the objectives identified by the group
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-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">What are the 3 main issues that need to be changed/improved in phase 2 with regards to (a) M&E, (b) communication, (c) Capacity building, (d) project management and coordination</span>
+* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">What are the 3 main issues that need to be changed/improved in phase 2 with regards to
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-'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Africa RISING East and Southern Africa</span>'''
+==Africa RISING East and Southern Africa<br/>Phase 2 proposal Writeshop<br/>24-26 February - Arusha - Tanzania==
-'''<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Phase 2 proposal Writeshop </span>'''
 ----
 '''<u><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Objectives </span></u>'''
-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">1) Review Phase 1 research and achievements</span>
+* Review Phase 1 research and achievements
-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">2) Draft Phase 2 research proposal</span>
+* Draft Phase 2 research proposal
-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">3) Map research and development partnerships for implementation</span>
+* Map research and development partnerships for implementation
-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">4) Discuss any other issues</span>
+* Discuss any other issues
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 <span style="font-size: 10pt;">08:00 Registration </span>
 <span style="font-size: 10pt;">08:30 Session 1: Welcome address and introduction </span>
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Welcome and objectives of the meeting - Mateete</span>
+* Welcome and objectives of the meeting - Mateete
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Guidelines to regional proposal structure - Irmgard</span>
+* Guidelines to regional proposal structure - Irmgard
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Discussion </span>
+* Discussion
-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">9:30 Group task 1 - characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunities </span>
+<span style="font-size: 10pt;">9:30 Group task 1 - characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunities
-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Instructions: </span>
+<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Instructions:
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">List out key characteristics of East and Southern Africa – focus on Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia</span>
+* List out key characteristics of East and Southern Africa – focus on Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">List 1-5 key challenges in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification</span>
+* List 1-5 key challenges in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification
-* <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">List 1-5 key opportunities in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification </span>
+* List 1-5 key opportunities in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification
 <span style="font-size: 10pt;">*Refer to ESA project document, look at the challenges identified and seek to add value. As much as possible also provide literature to back the characteristics, challenges and opportunities listed</span>