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=East and Southern Africa Annual Review and Planning meeting=
'''1-5 October 2012'''
'''Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge,''' '''Arusha, Tanzania'''
[[ESA_planning_Oct2012| Back to the event home page]]
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==Agenda==

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| '''Timing''' || '''Session'''
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|||= '''Day 1 - [[ESA_planning_review_2012_day1| Monday 1 October 2012]]'''
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| 08.00 || Registration of participants
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| 08.30 || Welcome (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager; Ken Dashiell, IITA, DDG Partnerships and Capacity Building)
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| 09.00 || Introduction session: Workshop objectives and process, participant’s introduction (E. Le Borgne)
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| 10.00 || Overview of year 1 project activities (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/esa-year1-overview| Presentation]
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| 10.30 || ''Break''
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| 11.00 || Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs and MSU project in Malawi (10 min each) * Enhancing Vegetable Value Chains (AVRDC) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-vegetables| Presentation] * Value Chain Analysis of Grain Legumes (IITA) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-vcanalysis| Presentation] * Catalogue of Tested Crop, Soil, and Water Management Options (CIAT) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-catalog| Presentation] * Identifying Efficient Seed Systems, Practices and Models (CIAT) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-seeds| Presentation]
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| 11.40 || Marketplace 1
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| 12.00 || Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs (continued) * Seed Multiplication (ICRISAT) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-multiplication| Presentation] * Improved Post-harvest Technologies (CIMMYT) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-postharvest| Presentation] * Mycotoxins in maize and cassava (IITA) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-mycotoxin| Presentation] * Evergreen Agriculture (ICRAF) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-evergreen-14650019| Presentation]
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| 12.40 || Marketplace 2
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| 13.00 || ''Lunch break''
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| 14.30 || Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs (continued * Weed Management in Rice-based Systems (AfricaRice) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-rice| Presentation] * Intensification of Maize-based Systems in Malawi (CIMMYT) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-maize| Presentation] * Agroecological Intensification in Malawi and Tanzania (MSU) - [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/earlywin-esa-actionresearch| Presentation]
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| 15.00 || Marketplace 3
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| 15.30 || ''Break''
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| 16.00 || Group work: Wrap-up of year 1, Pulling out key points from all presentations (M. Bekunda)
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| 17.30 || Program of next day (E. Le Borgne) Logistical announcements (I. Mwasaga)
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| 17.45 || End of day 1
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| 18.00 || Meeting of Process Steering Group
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|||= '''Day 2 - [[ESA_planning_review_2012_day2| Tuesday 2 October 2012]]'''
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| 08.30 || The building blocks of the program (20 min each) * [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/africa-rising-comms-14648391| Presentation about communication] * [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/africa-rising-research-framework-intro| Presentation about the research framework] * [http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising/africa-rising-me-plan-oct2012| Presentation about monitoring and evaluation] complemented by this [[:File:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Evaluation possible scenarios_ac.ppt| presentation]] about possible evaluation activities not shownbr [[:File:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Tanzania_maize_site_selection.ppt| Presentation about the action sites: from the cameras lens challenges and opportunities]] complemented by this [[:File:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Malawi_siteSelectionScheme.ppt| presentation]] about Malawi sites
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| 09.30 || Discussion about the building blocks
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| 10.00 || ''Break''
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| 10.30 || Developing a demand-driven research agenda – key challenges in the districts * Special challenges linked to intensification (10 min) - [[:File:1 Maize emerging diseases.pdf| Presentation]] by Lava Kumarbr Presentation of challenges per country / district 15 min for each countrybr [[:File:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Malawi_districts_challenges.ppt| Presentation Malawi]]br [[:File:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Tanzania_districts_challenges.ppt| Presentation Tanzania]]br [[:File:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Zambia_districts_challenges.ppt| Presentation Zambia]]br Prioritization of the challengesbr Map expertise available for these challengesbr Planning research for year 2: [[:File:Africa RISING Boundaries and principles.pptx| Presentation about research boundaries and principles]] (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) * Guidance on group work (E. Le Borgne)
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| 12.30 || ''Lunch break''
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| 14.00 || Group work planning year 2 activities: developing research ideas
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| 15.30 || ''Break''
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| 16.00 || Group work (continued) and peer review
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| 17.30 || Closing reflections for the day – End of day 2
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| 18.00 || Meeting of Process Steering Group
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|||= '''Day 3 - [[ESA_planning_review_2012_day3| Wednesday 3 October 2012]]'''
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| 08.30 || [[:File:AfricaRISING_Research_Framework_B.vanLauwe.ppt| Presentation]] by Bernard van Lauwe on the research frameworkbr[[:File:AfricaRISING_Niche_A.Larbi.ppt| Presentation]] by Asamoah Larbi about the Africa RISING niche
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| 09.30 || [[:File:Nafaka_AfricaRISING_J.Rusike.ppt| Presentation]] by Joseph Rusike and Joe Tindwa about Nafaka
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| 10.00 || ''Break''
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| 10.30 || Group work - using this [[:File:Group work template day 3.pptx| template]]
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| 13.00 || ''Lunch break''
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| 14.15 || Group work (continued) on research
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| 15.15 || Group work - continued
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| 15.45 || ''Break''
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| 16.15 || Presentation of group work: * Crop-soil/water group 1 - [[:File:Group work Crop_Soil 1.ppt| Presentation]]br Crop-soil/water group 2 - [[:File:Group work Crop_Soil 2.ppt| Presentation]]br Crop-livestock - [[:File:Group work Crop_Livestock.ppt| Presentation]]br Rice-based systems - [[:File:Group work Rice_based.ppt| Presentation]] * Research output 1 - Presentation
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| 17.45 || Information on field day – End of day 3
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| 18.00 || Meeting of Process Steering Group
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|||= '''Day 4 - Thursday 4 October 2012'''
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| 07.30 || Departure for Field Day
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| 08.30 || Meeting of core team to prepare next day
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| 19.00 || Social dinner and cultural show
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|||= '''Day 5 - [[ESA_planning_review_2012_day5| Friday 5 October 2012]]'''
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| 09.00 || Welcome of new participants (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; N.N. USAID; V. Manyong, IITA, Director East Africa )
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| 09.30 || Introducing Feed the Future initiative and Africa RISING program (J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager) [[:File:ESA FTF Intro.ppt| Presentation]]
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| 09.45 || [[:File:Africa RISING overview year1 Stakeholder meeting 5 Oct.ppt| Presentation]] of year 1 review (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon)
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| 10.15 || Discussion about year 1 plans
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| 10.45 || ''Break''
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| 11.15 || [[:File:MB_ESA Proposed actions.ppt| Presentation]] of year 2 draft work plan (M. Bekunda and research teams)
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| 11.45 || Discussion about year 2 draft work plan
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| 12.30 || ''Lunch break''
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| 14.00 || Feedback from eminent experts (USAID Mission, regional and national partners, iAGRI etc.) about fit with Africa RISING and advices for ways forward
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| 15.00 || Comments from research teams on the feedback received
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| 15.30 || Closure (N.N. USAID, V. Manyong)
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[[ESA_planning_Oct2012_Organizers_Agenda| Agenda for organizers]]

ESA planning Oct2012 Agenda - Revision history

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