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=Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa=
=Project Design Workshop=
=9-12 January 2012, Modern City Lodge, Tamale, Ghana=

AGENDA

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'''Monday, 09.01.2012'''
09:00 Registration of participants
10:00 Workshop introduction, process, and objectives
10:15 Welcome of participants (R. Asiedu, IITA; A.I. Kollo, CORAF; J. Howard, USAID)
10:30 U.S. Feed the Future Initiative’s Research Strategy (R. Bertram, USAID) [[:File:tamale_FtF_bertram.ppt]]
11:00 The Dublin Process: International Research Efforts and the CAADP Agenda (T. Arnold, CGIAR Consortium Board; Jeff Hill, USAID, Dublin Process Steering Committee) [[:File:tamaleCAADP_jeffhill.ppt]]
11:30 CGIAR Integrated Systems Approach to SI Research (R. Asiedu, IITA) [[:File:tamaleCRPs_asiedu.ppt]]
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Participant Introductions
14:15 Presentation of draft concept note (J. Glover, USAID, moderator)
* Introduction [[:File:tamaleCN_intro.ppt]]
* IITA [[:File:tamaleCN_iita.ppt]]
* ICRISAT [[:File:tamaleCN_icrisat.ppt]]
* AfricaRice [[:File:tamaleCN_africarice.ppt]]
15:30 Break
16:00 Farming systems mapping, data management, and monitoring & evaluation strategies (S. Wood, IFPRI) [[:File:tamale_me_wood.ppt]]
16:30 [[tamale_concept_feedback| Comments and reactions on the concept note]]
17:30[[tamale_day1summary| Summary, Conclusions & Preparation for Tuesday]] (R. Bertram, USAID)
18:00 Meeting logistics and closing (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA)

'''Tuesday, 10.01.201'''
08:30 Day 1 reflection (Irmgard)
08:45 Project Design – [[tamale_impacts| What IMPACTS do we want this project to achieve]]?
10:00 Groups
* [[tamale_maize1| Maize systems1]]
* [[tamale_maize2| Maize systems2]]
* [[tamale_sorghum1| Sorghum systems1]]
* [[tamale_sorghum2| Sorghum systems2]]
* [[tamale_rice1| Rice systems1]]
* [[tamale_transforming1| Transforming systems1]]
11:30 Group progress reports
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Groups
15:00 Break
15:30 Group reports
17:00 Reactions from the writing team
17:30 Next steps, and closing Irmgard/Robert/Julie

'''Wednesday, 11.01.201'''
08:30 What we want to achieve today and tomorrow
* Clear and agreed project goals, objectives, plan
08:45 Project Design – [[tamale_impacts| Project PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES and top-level OUTCOMES]] 
09:15 Mapping Activities and Sites (Stan)
* Re-characterizing the systems and sub-systems; intensification gradients
10:00 Break
10:30 Three Parallel Groups
* Sub-system typologies/ intensification gradients

11:30 Group check in
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Groups: Logframe development [by outcome]
17:00 Group check in / report back 
18:00 Close

'''Thursday, 12.01.2012'''
08:00 Logframe group work
[[:File:tamale_outcome1_logframe.doc]] [[:File:tamale_outcome 2_logframe.doc]] [[:File:tamale_outcome3_logframe_objective1.doc]] [[:File:tamale_outcome3_logframe_objective2.doc]] [[:File:tamale_outcome4_logframe.docx]] [[:File:tamale_outcome3_logframe_background.xlsx]]

10:15 Break
10:30 Parallel groups
* Logframes synthesis and feedback 
* Site selection, mapping actors 
* [[tamale_comms| Communication and dissemination]]
* Big goal 

11:30 Group report back
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Groups: Workplanning 
* [[tamale_ghana| Ghana planning [quick wins]]]
* [[tamale_mali| Mali planning [quick wins]]]
* [[westafrica_management| Project coordination and management]]

15:30 Break
16:00 Groups report back
17:00 M&E planning (Stan) [[:File:tamale_me_plan.ppt]]
17:30 After action review
18:00 Close

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