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J Odhong at 16:47, 5 September 2020

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J Odhong at 16:26, 5 September 2020

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J Odhong at 10:13, 14 August 2020

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J Odhong at 10:12, 14 August 2020

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J Odhong at 10:09, 14 August 2020

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J Odhong at 10:07, 14 August 2020

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J Odhong at 10:04, 14 August 2020

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J Odhong at 09:58, 14 August 2020

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 ::JG: Yes, SM, your understanding is similar to mine. These are separate but related topics.
 BV: It will be good for us to also keep exchange between us (PCT members) in the interim if we hear any early feedback from the OneCGIAR TAG 2 regarding progress about the new research agenda.
-JG: At least one of the sessions at the workshop (probably a whole morning) should focus expressly on Africa RISING - what it has done over the years, and where it needs to go over the next couple of years even with significant changes within the CGIAR (transition phase or even transforming into a CGIAR program).
+:JG: At least one of the sessions at the workshop (probably a whole morning) should focus expressly on Africa RISING - what it has done over the years, and where it needs to go over the next couple of years even with significant changes within the CGIAR (transition phase or even transforming into a CGIAR program).
 ::SM: Thanks JG, this is noted. It should be an important part of the discussion. We will allocate sufficient time for this.

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 #Jerry Glover (JG)
 #Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon (IHZ)
 #Carlo Azzari (CA)
 #Peter Thorne (PT)

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 *With regards to data, we are currently exploring the possibility of implementing Ghana follow up a survey which was planned for earlier on in the year (between spring and summer) but was now disrupted by the COVID restrictions which meant that we couldn't go to the field. We are therefore seeking local IRB authorization from the University of Ghana to start the fieldwork because the research involves human subjects. From the IFPRI protocol, we also need authorization from the donor, so in this case, will be from USAID Ghana Mission.
 *We are currently analyzing the data we collected from Malawi follow-up to be able to have a longitudinal study of course among beneficiaries and among control households.
-*We are having recurrent meetings with the regional Data Managers/M&E officers, to strengthen the M&E systems across the program. We had intense interactions with the ESA and WA officers and we're of course we're following up with colleagues on the reporting for the FtF indicators and entry into FtF-MS.
+*We are having recurrent meetings with the regional Data Managers/M&E officers, to strengthen the M&E systems across the program. We had intense interactions with the ESA and WA officers and we're following up with colleagues on the reporting for the FtF indicators and entry into FtF-MS.
 *For the program-wide analysis and synthesis, we are currently collaborating with the WA team (as reported earlier by FK) on specific studies for now, but we would like to narrow these down to scaling. A more or less similar effort with the Tanzania team (Francis Muthoni) and the Wageningen Group on the Spatial typologies.

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 *We did collect a lot of data on the SIAF through a data collection exercise that we did about 18 months ago. The data is right now coming through quite nicely and we are making ready to showcase the use of the SIA framework since we have about 30 indicators in that study and it is showing quite interesting information about our top 5 hypotheses.
-'''Data - update by PT '''
+'''M&E/Data Management - update by CA '''
 *We are finalizing the study on the association between agricultural market integration, adoption of agronomic practices, yields, food security, and poverty in northern Ghana. We would like to extend it to other countries. The first additional AR country will be Mali.
 *With regards to data, we are currently exploring the possibility of implementing Ghana follow up a survey which was planned for earlier on in the year (between spring and summer) but was now disrupted by the COVID restrictions which meant that we couldn't go to the field. We are therefore seeking local IRB authorization from the University of Ghana to start the fieldwork because the research involves human subjects. From the IFPRI protocol, we also need authorization from the donor, so in this case, will be from USAID Ghana Mission.

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 '''Additional comments'''
-IHZ: There was a document prepared by the Chief Scientists IN ESA and WA about how we intend to respond to the balance of domains in the SIAF. The document was shared with PCT members for comment, but we haven't heard back. This could also apply to Ethiopia?
+IHZ: There was a document prepared by the Chief Scientists IN ESA and WA about how we intend to respond to the balance of domains in the SIAF. The document was shared with PCT members for comment, but we haven't heard back. This could also apply to Ethiopia?<br />
-PT: The issue of One Health has become important, probably we should consider having indicators around that in the SIA Framework. We should probably consider doing that. We can consider developing a suite of indicators focused on One Health.
+PT: The issue of One Health has become important, probably we should consider having indicators around that in the SIA Framework. We should probably consider doing that. We can consider developing a suite of indicators focused on One Health.<br />
-MB: We are pushing and doing quite well with regards to custom indicators. For example, in ESA we are making great progress with the production of the technologies handbook, peer reviewed publications and the medicine labels.
+MB: We are pushing and doing quite well with regards to custom indicators. For example, in ESA we are making great progress with the production of the technologies handbook, peer reviewed publications and the medicine labels.<br />
-JG: I looked through the line-by-line responses to the ICER review recommendations and I was very pleased to see the thorough explanation/action for each recommendation. You are doing a great job by responding. one thing on the Ghana analysis referenced by CA, depending on how that works out, it will be a significant topic for the proposed September/October mini-workshop, but I will revert on that later.
+JG: I looked through the line-by-line responses to the ICER review recommendations and I was very pleased to see the thorough explanation/action for each recommendation. You are doing a great job by responding. one thing on the Ghana analysis referenced by CA, depending on how that works out, it will be a significant topic for the proposed September/October mini-workshop, but I will revert on that later.<br />
 FK: Further to the earlier point by PT, we have also taken note in the WA team that there may be some indicators that it would be great for us to add to the SIAF. These are mainly from the livestock side, environmental, and economic. Previously, there was a discussion about how we can make this a living document and ensure that it is updated over time and I am also cognizant that it is representative of significant investment in resources. So JG, I was wondering whether there is a plan for opening another round for updating the SIAF guidebook?
 ::JG: That is a great point FK. Sieg and Cheryl Palm have been doing some additional work on things, so that would be a good topic to address.
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 '''Any other Business'''
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-SM: I hope that all of us have seen the link to [https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/108645/AfricaRISING-AnnRep2018-19pdf.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y| Africa RISING annual progress report 2018-2019]. I want to express appreciation to all for the great document with leadership from the comms. team. Please could we also share with JO our planned leave days, just in case we need to plan a PCT in August? Otherwise thank you everybody for your participation on the call.
+SM: I hope that all of us have seen the link to [https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/108645/AfricaRISING-AnnRep2018-19pdf.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y| Africa RISING annual progress report 2018-2019]. I want to express appreciation to all for the great document with leadership from the comms. team. Please could we also share with JO our planned leave days, just in case we need to plan a PCT in August? Otherwise thank you everybody for your participation on the call.<br />
 CA: I was just wondering whether we can explore dates in early September for the mini-workshop. Just an afterthought.

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 '''Agenda for the mini-workshop'''
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-SM: The[[:File:Virtual AR workshop - draft program - V217July.docx|draft agenda for the meeting]]was developed and shared with all of us. It is clear that we will not be in a position to hold the mini-workshop this week as had been proposed. So, maybe before we even talk about the content of the agenda, could we please explore alternative dates for us to hold this workshop. Any thoughts?
+SM: The [[:File:Virtual AR workshop - draft program - V217July.docx| draft agenda for the meeting]]was developed and shared with all of us. It is clear that we will not be in a position to hold the mini-workshop this week as had been proposed. So, maybe before we even talk about the content of the agenda, could we please explore alternative dates for us to hold this workshop. Any thoughts?
 ::BV: Thanks, Boni. Even when we were putting together this draft program, we had lots of questions about the One CGIAR and the research agenda and how it will all be functioning. It looks like there is going to be the first draft of that new research structure available by the end of August 2020. So my feeling is that since we aren't able to have the meeting this week and we also have the summer holidays coming up, so if we aren't in a hurry then we could hold on a little bit until we are able to see how the One CGIAR research agenda is shaping up, then we'll be able to contribute in a more informed manner. So, my suggestion is that we postpone the meeting maybe until late September/early October 2020.
 ::IHZ: When I talked to PT and CA, we also felt that this meeting is coming a bit too early for us to understand the new One CGIAR structure. So I am in agreement with BV.
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 '''Any other Business'''
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-SM: I hope that all of us have seen the link to Africa RISING annual progress report 2018-2019. I want to express appreciation to all for the great document with leadership from the comms. team. Please could we also share with JO our planned leave days, just in case we need to plan a PCT in August? Otherwise thank you everybody for your participation on the call.
+SM: I hope that all of us have seen the link to [[:https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/108645/AfricaRISING-AnnRep2018-19pdf.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y| Africa RISING annual progress report 2018-2019]]. I want to express appreciation to all for the great document with leadership from the comms. team. Please could we also share with JO our planned leave days, just in case we need to plan a PCT in August? Otherwise thank you everybody for your participation on the call.
 CA: I was just wondering whether we can explore dates in early September for the mini-workshop. Just an afterthought.