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 =='''Africa RISING ESA Project Science Outcomes and Impacts Review Meeting'''<br />''' 24-25 August 2022'''<br />'''Dodoma, Tanzania'''==
 '''Participants'''
-# A. Kimaro, ICRAF
+# L. Sabilo, TARI-Uyole
-# B. Zemadim, ICRISAT
+# C. Simwimba, Kiteto DC
-# C. Thierfelder, CIMMYT
+# I. Heschle-Zeledon,IITA
 # D. Mgalla, IITA
 # E. Swai, TARI-Hombolo
 # F. Kizito, IITA
 # F. Muthoni, IITA
-# G. Fischer, IITA
+# J. Ocheu,BCG
 # J. Kihara, Bioversity-CIAT
 # J. Manda, IITA
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 # L. Claessens, IITA
 # M. Bekunda, IITA
 # P. Okori, ICRISAT
 # R. Chikowo, MSU
-# E. Temu, ICRAF
+# M. Swamila, ICRAF
 # M. Mulundu, ZARI
 # M. Shitindi, SUA
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 # E. Mwambo,  IITA
 # G. Wanjiku,  ICRISAT-MW

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 * Explore opportunities for further scaling of project outputs and outcomes beyond Africa RISING
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 *Day ONE [24 August 2022]
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 :C. Mateete. There is a need to continue learning how to work together, and we must work on that.
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-<b/>''' Market Place IV: ESA Technologies applying human condition intensification as an entry point<b/>'''
+<b/>''' Market Place IV ESA Technologies applying human condition intensification as an entry point<b/>'''
 :: Improved household nutrition (value addition) – Seetha Anitha, Y. Muzanila, A. Mwangwela
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-<b/>'''Discussions Market Place IV & V<b\>'''
+<b/>'''Discussions Market Place IV & V<b/>'''
 :C. Jumbo. My comment is on technology tools. Looking at what has been done is so impressive; however, about data, I think we might have left out a lot of data that might still be there. If would still an opportunity after the official close of the project, if there is a mechanism that we can still mobilize the data and try to use those tools, it would be good. So, maybe the leadership could comment if there would still be an opportunity to get the data. For example, the tool we saw presented there by Lieven, if we can use our data and see how it informs, it will be good.
 :C. Matha. Capacity building is required, especially in those models as presented by Francis, so the layperson, including the local researchers, can understand better.
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 :Jackson (KongwaDAICO). The major challenge is how to resolve the issue of land degradation, It needs the severe commitment of political people, and the challenge is how to convince them to join the effort to mobilize the community; if we can mobilize local resources, we can make major achievements, but the essence should not only be to please people, but sometimes we need to force people and must have to agree together.
 : Mruma. The Biggest challenge is the willingness and resources of the scaling partners. The donor might have different agenda, and you must navigate the politics within the donor cycles for the success of the scaling project. When we started, we had challenges for some of the organizations because they wanted to design demonstrations like the trial so that they could collect data and do publication instead of doing research, and this needed to change. The key message IS; We need more of the Africa RISING collaboration project and beyond the Africa RISING project. we can come up with exciting ideas, but there are lots of unfinished projects that need to be taken further.
- Haroon. We should extend the partnership to ensure the outputs are scaled out along the value chain to ensure sustainability.
+:Haroon. We should extend the partnership to ensure the outputs are scaled out along the value chain to ensure sustainability.
 For sustainability, we should make sure we work with extension officers at the village level at a minimal cost to make sure the technologies are scaled out. Also, continue to build the capacity of extension officers.
 Mateete. We had the effort to develop the platform in Babati, but the moment Africa RISING let the platform work by itself, It died. My worry is when these things are going to die.
-Fred. The session was excellent. Moving forward, we can allow the engagement of extension agents.
+:Fred. The session was excellent. Moving forward, we can allow the engagement of extension agents.
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 <b/>'''The next top step after the project phases out<b/>'''

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 :::*Farmers' perception and knowledge of the use of fertilizers have positively changed. For example, farmers in Babati are now using fertilizers to improve cultivation and enhance soil fertility.
 :::*Extension officers in Babati can now quickly and timely access agricultural information through communication messages via ICT platforms like Mwanga.
-:::*Potential partnerships strengthened, for example, the Ile de Pax Island of Peace (IDP) and Africa RISING NAFAKA partnership projects. The partnership projects enabled the initiatives to benefit farmers outside the project's action areas.
+:::*Potential partnerships strengthened, for example, the Ile de Pax Island of Peace (IDP) and Africa RISING NAFAKA partnership projects. The partnership projects enabled the initiatives to benefit farmers outside the project's action areas. Despite the well-done work by the project, strengthening the value chain from productivity to postharvest emerged as essential to farmers because it would ensure farmers with the market.
 Kizito noted that even though some of the initiatives were not intended for Tanzania, the tools, methods, and approaches developed in Tanzania could still gain traction in other countries, particularly Malawi.
 The project implemented a sustainable mixed farming system in Malawi, whereas Tanzania was not part of the initial country.
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 <b/>'''What we promised at the start [the ESA project proposal] – M. Bekunda, Chief Scientist'''<b/>
-:Download the PPT slide from the Link below
+Download the PPT slide from the Link below
 '''[[File:ESA_Project_Promised_ESA_Mateete.pdf ‎ ‎|Timeline: The long walk to completion of Africa RISING ESA]] -M.Bekunda (IITA)'''

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 :C. Haroon. Bootcamps were cost-effective and ended up providing quality services due to the Bootcamps. Trainees remain with the knowledge even after the project ends. The TARI Uyole, an institute responsible for many districts in the Southern Highlands, was the center for us to move forward.
 C.Patrick (ESOKO). The challenge was how to scale and reach out to more farmers. There was a cocktail of things. One of the things was the use of SMS, with the main to direct the information to be dynamic, but also the messages were seasonal, and one SMS would go to all farmers at once. Then COVID 10 pandemic came while we started engaging with the system, and the specific SMS was going/sent throughout the seasonals. Like the seed varieties, also we sent information about the fall armyworm outbreak, which saved farmers. We also introduced details featuring the production from land preparation to market. These videos were recorded from Iringa and Mbalali. Within the same systems, we provided the package for the Mwanga platform. We tried to ensure everything Mwanga was to do worked from the backhead/package. Currently, we are working with Fred to ensure we bring out the front of Mwanga to access it without going through the backend systems, which is ESOKO. We have provided a data collection element in the Mwanga system where multiple data collections can be done.
- ,b/>'''Lead Foundation experiences working with TARI<b/>'''
+<b/>'''Lead Foundation experiences working with TARI<b/>'''
 :*Comment from the Lead foundation representative.
 The LEAD foundation has been working on Reforestation projects in Dodoma in more than 300 villages. Some of the villages are the Africa RISING project's action research areas.
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 ::*Integrate the Africa RISING tools/ products initiatives in the university curriculum
 ::*There are still a lot of publications still need to be completed
-::*To think about how the outputs of the project are sustainable. The means to make projects' products more known. It will be useful for producing technical materials. Africa RISING was not very ambitious in advertising.
+::*To think about how the outputs of the project are sustainable. The means to make projects' products more known. It will be useful for producing technical materials. Africa RISING was not very ambitious in :::advertising.
 ::*If we were redesigning the AR, we could scale from the begging instead of engaging the research in the development process.
 ::*We can scale technologies going forward to non-target districts.
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 ::*From the panel discussions, there were good success stories from partners; moving forward, we need these stories documented.
 ::*For the partnership, there were success stories between the Africa RISING-NAFAKA partnership; we want to use the model and leaders what made the model work, so we can use the lesson to engage with other partners.
-::*There is a need to package the SMS from the developed technologies in a simple language. Also, the SMS should be available in all possible resource centers, district offices, schools, etc., for easy access. For example, the message about integrating the return of investments could be presented per person per acre so that someone could simply understand if the technology is profitable or not.
+::*There is a need to package the SMS from the developed technologies in a simple language. Also, the SMS should be available in all possible resource centers, district offices, schools, etc., for easy access. For :::example, the message about integrating the return of investments could be presented per person per acre so that someone could simply understand if the technology is profitable or not.
-Marketing the information, linking the farmers to the market, market information, as we know that marketing is one of the drivers of adoption
+::*Marketing the information, linking the farmers to the market, market information, as we know that marketing is one of the drivers of adoption
 ::*To emphasize the question of transition, the reach content developed by the project so that, by the end still, there will be more stakeholders in the group who would take the content to the next level, e.g. district level/village levels
 ::*There is a need to think of ways to sustain the culture of active data collection, for example, the tools developed so that the partners can still continue to use them; for example, ESOKO, will continue updating their phones under that? also, going to the system under overtime, there will be great content of more data accumulated.
-::*It is essential to give feedback to the communities where we have been working. We should share information about the soil analysis, photographs taken by farmers, and other materials we have. Once taken back, we need to socialize them so farmers can understand the information.
+::*It is essential to give feedback to the communities where we have been working. We should share information about the soil analysis, photographs taken by farmers, and other materials we have. Once taken back, we
 ::*It is important to bring out key messages for policymakers; for example, when we go around the posters, there are messages that can be prepared for policymakers.
 ::*We need to exist from communities as guided by Africa RISING engagement standards.
 ::*We have a lot of materials generated; we need to have a centered responsory where one can easily access the information.
-Policy engagement would be important for example, presentation from Francis, there were issues for example, on Land degradation, that the policymakers would be made aware of.
+::*Policy engagement would be important for example, presentation from Francis, there were issues for example, on Land degradation, that the policymakers would be made aware of.
 ::*It is essential to support scaling of the scaling technologies by engaging the NAS, and local institutions for the efficient update.
 ::*We focused more on the value chain approach; for example, the vegetable came in only during the second phase, so what was happening in the past phases, it is essential to use the agri-system approach so that we could be able to look on the entire food systems broadly.
-::*We could focus on higher other results, for example, nutrition and healthy results, we saw a very small corporate there looking at nutrition (small proportion for children), what about other population, women productive, teenagers etc. Because Africa RISING is about the next generation, but do we look at the next generation?
+::*We could focus on higher other results, for example, nutrition and healthy results, we saw a very small corporate there looking at nutrition (small proportion for children), what about other populations, women productive, teenagers, etc. Because Africa RISING is about the next generation, but do we look at the next generation?
 ::*For the future, we would need something like Africa RISING alumni, which would be super nice.
 ::*Disseminate the Africa RISING technologies in scientific conferences and universities and share the legacy materials.
 ::*Get integrated into the ISFM/EIA initiative under one CGIAR.

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 ::*Sustainable recommendation domains (FARMDESIGN, Typologies etc.) – J. Groot, L. Claessens
 Download the poster file from the link below
-:::*'''[[File:Capacity_Building_Daniel.pdf ‎|Holistic assessment of sustainable intensification and resilience of farming systems in TanzaniaT]]-J. Groot, L. Claessens(WUR&IITA)'''
+:::*'''[[File:FarmDESIGN_TZ_ESA-Jeroen.pdf  ‎|Holistic assessment of sustainable intensification and resilience of farming systems in TanzaniaT]]-J. Groot, L. Claessens(WUR&IITA)'''
 :::*'''[[File:SI_FarmDesign_Method_FarmMatch_ESA_Jeroen.pdf‎|Sustainably intensified futures for diverse smallholder farm and household types using FarmDESIGN, Q Methodology and FarmMATCH]]-J. Groot, L. Claessens(WUR&IITA)'''

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 ::*Utilization of geospatial tools – Francis Muthoni
 Download the poster file from the link below
-:::*'''[[File:Capacity_Building_Daniel.pdf ‎|SPATIAL TARGETING OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE PRACTICES]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
+:::*'''[[File:GIS_Targeting_CA_ESA_Francis.pdf  ‎|SPATIAL TARGETING OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE PRACTICES]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
 :::*'''[[File:GIS_Monitoring_Land_Degradation_KK_ESA_Francis.pdf ‎ ‎|MAPPING LAND DEGRADATION HOTSPOTS IN TANZANIA]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
 :::*'''[[File:Rainfall_trends_ESA_Francis.pdf ‎ ‎|Monitoring rainfall trends over Eastern and Southern Africa]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''

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 Download the poster file from the link below
 :::*'''[[File:Capacity_Building_Daniel.pdf ‎|SPATIAL TARGETING OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE PRACTICES]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
-:::*'''[[File: ‎ ‎|The Benefits of Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
+:::*'''[[File: ‎ ‎|MAPPING LAND DEGRADATION HOTSPOTS IN TANZANIA]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
 :::*'''[[File:Rainfall_trends_ESA_Francis.pdf ‎ ‎|Monitoring rainfall trends over Eastern and Southern Africa]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''
 :::*'''[[File:Map_Tanzania_ESA_Francis.pdf‎|Africa RISING East and Southern Africa project Action Districts in Tanzania]] -Francis Muthoni(IITA)'''