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PopoolaSamuel001 at 09:11, 10 December 2018

2018-12-10T09:11:22Z

PopoolaSamuel001: /* #AgendaAgenda */

2018-12-10T09:10:10Z

‎#AgendaAgenda

PopoolaSamuel001: /* Comms Update */

2018-11-29T09:26:17Z

‎Comms Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* M&E Update */

2018-11-29T08:48:55Z

‎M&E Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* #Ethiopia UpdateEthiopia Update */

2018-11-29T08:44:14Z

‎#Ethiopia UpdateEthiopia Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* #Ethiopia UpdateEthiopia Update */

2018-11-29T08:43:39Z

‎#Ethiopia UpdateEthiopia Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* #WA UpdateWA Update */

2018-11-29T08:25:45Z

‎#WA UpdateWA Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* #ESA UpdateESA Update */

2018-11-29T08:18:01Z

‎#ESA UpdateESA Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* USAID Update */

2018-11-29T07:59:44Z

‎USAID Update

PopoolaSamuel001: /* Overall action points */

2018-11-29T07:50:38Z

‎Overall action points

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−	~~<span style~~=~~"font-size: 140%;">~~Program coordination team meeting #3</~~span>~~	+	==Program coordination team meeting #3<br/>27 September 2013<br/>Venue: ILRI campus, SofOmar meeting room<br/>Time 10:00am -13:00 pm EAT==
−	~~<span style="font-size: 140%;"~~>27 September 2013</~~span>~~
−	~~<span style="font-size: 140%;"~~>Venue: ILRI campus, SofOmar meeting room</~~span>~~
−	~~<span style="font-size: 140%;"~~>Time 10:00am -13:00 pm EAT~~</span>~~

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 * See [[pct2| June meeting [outstanding action points are on THIS page]]
 * USAID Update

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+{| class="wikitable"
-| '''Task''' || '''Status''' || '''Notes for PCT review'''
+|+ Enter MAJOR ongoing/planned and completed tasks
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-| Program brochure en and fr || En and fr ready || Finalized
+|'''Task'''
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-| Program poster en and fr || En and fr ready || Finalized(printing will remin for the fr)
+|Program brochure en and fr
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-| ESA poster || preparation will start soon || May follow the one from Ethiopia
+|Program poster en and fr
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-| WA poster || preparation will start soon || May follow the one from Ethiopia
+|ESA poster
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-| ESA brochure || preparation will start soon ||
+|WA poster
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-| WA brochure || preparation will start soon ||
+|ESA brochure
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-| Malawi video || in preparation || On agro-ecological intensification options to be used in training workshops for extensionists and development partners
+|WA brochure
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-|   ||   ||
+|Malawi video
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-| Program generic presentation en and fr || not yet started ||
+|Program generic presentation en and fr
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-| Ethiopia generic presentation || Finalized ||
+|Ethiopia generic presentation
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-| Wiki usage guidelines || Not yet started ||
+|Wiki usage guidelines
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-|   ||   ||
+|Program framework
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-| Program framework || Version 1 published<br>Suggest regular review and update as part of each annual learning event (living document) ||
+|‘Matters ARISING’ newsletter
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-| ‘Matters ARISING’ newsletter || Issue 1 circuated || a second isssue will be prepared after the leanring event
+|Document templates en and fr
 |-
-| ? ||   ||
+|'''Wiki usage guidelines'''
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-| Photo journalist visit 2013 || End September and early october in Ghana || Photographer and journalist contracted, travel to Ghana in October; Asamoah working on program
+|Program framework
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-| ? ||   ||
+|Matters ARISING’ newsletter
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-| IITA comms person for ARISING || Being recruited by IITA || Will start on 1 November
+|Photo journalist visit 2013
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-| Virtual comms catchups || Irregular || Simret/Ewen/ comms people
+|IITA comms person for ARISING
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-| Half-yearly comms metrics/stats ||   || [[webstats| Latest report]]
+|Virtual comms catchups
 |-
-| ? ||   ||
+|Half-yearly comms metrics/stats
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-| Blog updates || ongoing || need regular stories from all regions
+|Blog updates
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-| Wiki gardening/management || regular ||
+|Wiki gardening/management <br/>
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-| Documents to CGSPACE || regularly updated || IITA to join cgspace training late october (tbc)
+|Use of yammer for internal updating
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-| Use of yammer for internal updating || initiated || needs wider promotion and buy-in
+|Photo sharing on flickr
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-| Photo sharing on flickr || regularly updated || Simret to follow with Catherine and Katy - to inform partners to send four-five pictures with captions
+|Presentations shared on slideshare
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-| Presentations shared on slideshare || regularly updated ||
+|ARISING calendar updating
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-| ARISING calendar updating || regularly updated ||
+|Comms tools awareness
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-| Comms tools awareness ||   || Held at the learning event
+|Africa RISING annual learning event
-|-
+|24th -26 th sept 2013 completed
-| Africa RISING annual learning event || 24th -26 th sept 2013 completed || Conducted and PCT congratulated for the success
+|Conducted and PCT congratulated for the success
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 =M&E Update=
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-{|
+{| class="wikitable"
-| '''Task''' || '''Status''' || '''Notes for PCT review'''
+|+ Enter MAJOR ongoing/planned and completed tasks
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-| Joint Africa RISING (AR)-Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) M&E meeting:<br><br>AR-related<br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">review and planning of AR M&E activities</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;"> baseline survey results (Tanzania and Malawi) and planning (Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Zambia) </span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">coordination between Wageningen, IFPRI, and research teams on modeling efforts (crop-modeling, livestock modeling)</span><br><span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">AR/CSISA-related</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">innovating on conventional approaches to technology promotion and extension, i.e., what is/is not working at the field level;</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">managing valuable data and information collected from the field level for use in project monitoring, management decision-making, and stakeholder outreach;</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">assessing project interventions, with a focus on the household and landscape level outcomes of both technologies/practices and promotion/extension modalities;</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">addressing challenges related with M&E and impact assessment needs and efforts, including design of quantitative household surveys;</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">evaluating impact, either in an ex post manner or in an ex ante; and</span><br>* <span style'''"font-family: Times New Roman;">enabling cross-hub (cross-mega-site) learning of success stories and lessons learned.</span> || Planned for Nov 11-13 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia || Carryover funds?<br><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">So far 25 people confirmed and hope to get more confirmation </span>
+|'''Task'''
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-| Web-based monitoring platform (Project Mapping Tool PMT)<br>* upload data onto the monitoring platform by authenticated users (M&E team and research teams)<br>* view sites and community-level reports, including FtF indicators, baseline survey data, and bio-physical characteristics<br>* edit project- and site-specific information by authenticated users<br>* download data (summary of FtF indicators, baseline survey data, bio-physical characteristic, and maps)<br>* linked with AR wiki<br><br>Actions:<br>Web interface to be ready early september<br>Organize training/awareness session on the platform for ARISING (end August).<br>eg: In the ESA review and planning meeting? || Under update || FtF indicators to be compiled by the research teams
+|Joint Africa RISING (AR)-Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) M&E meeting:
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-| AR baseline surveys (planning)<br>* July/August, 2013 - Malawi and Tanzania (CAPI surveys, interviewer training in Malawi on 8th of July)<br>* Nov/December 2013 - Ghana and Ethiopia<br>* Dec 2013/Jan 2014 - Mali<br>* Zambia-possibly in the summer of 2014 (?) || ongoing || The issue of data use agreement (between AR and SIMLEZA) needs to be settled asap for the M&E team to deliver accurate site characterization result to guide the selection of SIMLEZA sites for AR intervention<br>When can this be done?<br>* The one in Malawi is done , Tanzania has not started due to staff number imitation<br>* <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Beliyou to follow on the actions that was presented by the M& E team </span>
+|'''AR-related'''
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-| Collaborations<br>* FAO/ Economics and Policy Innovations for Climate-Smart Agriculture (EPIC)--reviewed AR survey tool, contributed questions on climate smart agricultural practices, likely to provide funding for a survey in Zambia (MoU)<br>* ACDI/VOCA--ongoing discussions with M&E managers at headquarters and in Ethiopia--possible collaborations in data collection efforts in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Ghana where ACDI/VOCA sites overlap with AR sites<br>* Vital Signs--reviewed AR survey tool and provided feedback, potential collaboration ??<br>* MSU (meetings w/ Thomas Jayne, Mywish Maredia et al.)--MSU provided resources on household/community/quantitative agricultural surveys, they reviewed AR survey tool, M&E team is expecting feedback on the tool (e.g., how to measure cultivated area/yield accurately with intercropping) || ongoing ||
+|'''AR/CSISA-related '''
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-| Site/field visits<br>* Tanzania, Malawi (2), Zambia, Ethiopia<br>* Ghana, Mali (local M&E coordinator) || done<br><br>TBD ||
+|Web-based monitoring platform (Project Mapping Tool PMT)<br/>
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-| Carlo, PeterT and Irmgard to decide about the custom indicators<br><br>We are still tied to the 9 principle ones. Or do we want to look for more? We can decide later.<br><br>Action: Need to link these in the PMT. || not done ||
+|Actions:<br/>
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-| ? ||   ||
+|Local M&E coordinator staffing<br/>
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-| ? ||   ||
+|AR baseline surveys (planning)<br/>
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-| '''Task''' || '''Status''' || '''Notes for PCT review'''
+{| class="wikitable"
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-| Development of SLATE tool || Reasonably stable version of software now available (contact PT). Will be used at HT action sites too. Does this qualify as an example of scaling innovation by AR? ||
+|'''Task'''
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-| Sustainable Livelihoods Analysis at AR field sites || Limited progress since last report due to time constraints.<br>Field work completed at all eight sites. Currently completing data entry and have started analysis and typology identification (one site complete - the approach appears to work delivering a meaningful and interpretable typology) ||
+|Development of SLATE tool
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-| Participatory community assessment (PCA) || Completed. Draft report available. Final report to be posted on Cgspace following approval. ||
+|Sustainable Livelihoods Analysis at AR field sites
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-| On farm research || All field plots established. Mid-season field days currently being implemented at all sites. Focused study of forage trade offs in bean field (Lemo) undertaken and currently being analysed. Enset production system study initiated (Bioversity / Hawassa University) with a view to designing systems interventions. ||
+|Participatory community assessment (PCA)
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-| Indigenous knowledge (IK) study || Training and data collections completed. ICRAF teams currently completing reports. ||
+|On farm research
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-| Market and Value chain study || Training completed September 2013. Teams currently in the field. ||
+|Indigenous knowledge (IK) study
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-| Quantitatve dataset for ex ante impact assessment || Data from the 70 farms participating in the on-farm demos currently being collected using a cut down version of the Impact LITE survey instrument. These data will be used to support modeling of potential impacts of a range of impacts. ||
+|Market and Value chain study
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-| Finalise regional logframe || 27 September meeting Irmgard/PeterT in Addis ||
+|Quantitatve dataset for ex ante impact assessment
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-| Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 report || Awaiting internal approval. Will be submitted next week hopefully ||
+|Finalise regional logframe
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-| April 2013 - Sep 2013 report || In preparation ||
+|Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 report
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-| 2013 -2014 workplan and budget || Some review of the most appropriate form for this is required. Difficult to reconcile plans with budgets / sub-contracts. ||
+|April 2013 - Sep 2013 report
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-| Field visits || Focused one-day field visit before learning event (23 sept) Completed in Debre Birhan.<br><br>USAID field visit (8 - 10 Nov or 14-18 Nov) site visits before or after M&E meeting. To be planned (Simret/PeterT) ||
+|2013 -2014 workplan and budget
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-| Planning meeting || Early November to include synthesis session to jumpstart the synthesis and joint interpretation of the data generated by SLATE, PCA, IK, Value chain, quantitative baselines. ||
+|Field visits
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-| Staff update || Four newly staffs have joined Africa RISING in the Ethiopian hihglands as site coordinator for the four regions ||
+|Planning meeting
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-| CG partners meeting || We have conducted two CG partners meeting (One through virtual and the other face to face). We have planned to do this frequently to update on what is taking place under the Africa RISING project activities and share plans. ||
+|Staff update
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-| '''Task''' || '''Status''' || '''Notes for PCT review'''
+{| class="wikitable"
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-| Annual review and planning meeting || 23-25 January 2014, Sikasso or Bamako, Mali ||
+|'''Task'''
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-| Finalise regional logframe || 26 September meeting Irmgard/PeterT in Addis ||
+|Annual review and planning meeting
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-| April 2013 - Sep 2013 report || will be prepared and submitted in October || Awaiting reports from partners to allow preparing the report. Reminders sent to partners.
+|Finalise regional logframe
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-| Scientist visit || implementers from Ghana will visit field work in Mali 21-25 October || preparations in progress, needs to accommodated space for USAID visit to the mission and AVRDC sites of separate grant to AVRDC, and for talks with ICRISAT on how to align new mission funded project with Africa RISING
+|April 2013 - Sep 2013 report
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-| USAID visit to project sites in northern Ghana || From 6-9 July Jerry, Tracy, Biniam, together with Justice (M&E officer), Asamoah, Irmgard and partners visited project activities in Upper East and Northern Region ||
+|Scientist visit
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-| Implementation of workplan || Field work started late (early July instead of early June) because of delayed onset of rainfall. Trials now in good shape. ||
+|USAID visit to project sites in northern Ghana
-|-
+|From 6-9 July Jerry, Tracy, Biniam, together with Justice (M&E officer), Asamoah, Irmgard and partners visited project activities in Upper East and Northern Region
-| ? ||   ||
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-| Annual review and planning meeting || 3-5 September, Malawi || Meeting took place; report prepared,<br><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Irmgard will review the final report which then be shared through wiki and Cgspace </span>
+|'''Task'''
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-| Finalise regional logframe || will be done before the next season, after completing new workplans. || discussed 27 September in Addis with key scientists.
+|Annual review and planning meeting
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-| April 2013 - Sep 2013 report || will be prepared and submitted in October || Awaiting reports from partners to allow preparing the report. Reminders sent to partners.
+|Finalise regional logframe
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-| 2013 -2014 workplan and budget || will be prepared after Review and Planning meeting in September || A timeline for steps towards dissemination of updated research proposals and workplans has been agreed upon while at the Review and Planning meeting. Deadline for submission of to Mateete and me has passed. Not received. Several reminders were sent.
+|April 2013 - Sep 2013 report
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-| ? ||   ||
+|2013 -2014 workplan and budget
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-| ? ||   ||
+|Africa RISING - [http://africa-rising-wiki.net/SIMLEZA_-_Africa_RISING_meeting,_28-29_May_2013 SIMLEZA]
-|-
+|First meeting took place end of May to get to know the two projects and explore potential areas of collaboration.<br/>
-| Africa RISING - [[SIMLEZA - Africa RISING meeting, 28-29 May 2013|  SIMLEZA]] || First meeting took place end of May to get to know the two projects and explore potential areas of collaboration.<br><br>Next meeting will take place 6-7 September. Workplan cannot be developed until funding level for SIMLEZA is known. A proposal will be developed in August and brought to the meeting for discussion. || Meeting took place and agreement on collaboration has been achieved. Africa RISING ESA will invest $350k to support ongoing SIMLEZA activities and add some new ones such as farming systems analysis, introduction of doubled up legumes systems; introduction of additional legumes, trade-off analysis of CA technologies; analysis of constraints to adoption of innovations.<br>http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/Africa+RISING+-+SIMLEZA+collaboration+meeting<br>Issues such as technical/financial reporting,branding and marking, data sharing, M&E, leadership discussed.<br>Reporting on FTF indicators, reporting frequency and template, role of Mateete as Africa RISING ESA Chief Scientist still to be worked out.<br>SIMLEZA will amend their existing project proposal with inputs from Africa RISING to cater for the new situation. First draft has been received. Needs further work.<br><br>IHZ to prepare a paragraph on this type of partnerships (with ongoing projects) for the Program Document.<br><br><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">The PCT welcomes the collaboration </span>
+Next meeting will take place 6-7 September. Workplan cannot be developed until funding level for SIMLEZA is known. A proposal will be developed in August and brought to the meeting for discussion.
-|-
+|Meeting took place and agreement on collaboration has been achieved. Africa RISING ESA will invest $350k to support ongoing SIMLEZA activities and add some new ones such as farming systems analysis, introduction of doubled up legumes systems; introduction of additional legumes, trade-off analysis of CA technologies; analysis of constraints to adoption of innovations.<br/>
-|   ||   ||
+[http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/Africa+RISING+-+SIMLEZA+collaboration+meeting SIMLEZA meeting]<br/>
-|-
+Issues such as technical/financial reporting,branding and marking, data sharing, M&E, leadership discussed.<br/>
-| New partnerships ||   || Africa Bureau of USAID, office of Global Climate Change interested in investing in Africa RISING - SIMLEZA. A visit to some CA sites and partners in Eastern Province took place on Monday 9 September.<br><br><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Tracy– will share the documents outlining the scope of work. PCT supports such kinds of collaboration </span>
+Reporting on FTF indicators, reporting frequency and template, role of Mateete as Africa RISING ESA Chief Scientist still to be worked out.<br/>
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-| Tracy to report on discussion about FtF indicators for Africa RISING - and all of us in the project to share possible questions to Tracy for that discussion. ||   || Several interviews with USAID commissioned companies held; Tracy will need to follow up later on this<br><br>Is IFPRI collecting FtF indicator data? Will IFPRI enter data in FTFMS in future?<br><br>'''IHZ and Carlo agreed that IHZ will continue entering the data for ESA and WA. IHZ will request access to FTFMS for IFPRI colleagues.'''
+|'''Task'''
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-| ? ||   ||
+|Tracy to report on discussion about FtF indicators for Africa RISING - and all of us in the project to share possible questions to Tracy for that discussion.
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-| ? ||   ||
+|Other news:
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+|oral update
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