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* [14:00 - 15:00] Case studies from Africa RISING projects. 3 Posters by Lulsegad Desta [Ethiopia], Lieven Claessens [ESA] , Nurudeen Abdul Rahman [WA] | * [14:00 - 15:00] Case studies from Africa RISING projects. 3 Posters by Lulsegad Desta [Ethiopia], Lieven Claessens [ESA] , Nurudeen Abdul Rahman [WA] | ||
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08:30 Cross-learning and harmonization in Africa RISING - Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon | 08:30 Cross-learning and harmonization in Africa RISING - Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 22 January 2019
Africa RISING program learning event
Date: 04 - 09 February 2019 Venue: Lilongwe, Malawi
Themes
- Resilience/risk reduction in Africa RISING and beyond
- Experiences in implementation of the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework
- Systems research for agriculture in practice
- Common understanding of terminologies used within the Africa RISING program
| Date | Activity |
| 4 February | Participants arrival |
| 5 February |
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| 6 – 7 February | Field visit to Africa RISING project sites
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| 8 February |
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| 9 February |
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4 February [Day 0]
- Participants arrival
5 February [Day 1]
08:00 Registration
08:20 Participant intro’s
08:50 Welcome & opening remarks
09:10 Agenda overview & housekeeping issues
09:25 Updates from Africa RISING PCT meetings – B. Vanlauwe/S. Moyo
09:55 Resilience and food production in smallholder farming systems - perspectives from USAID
10:30 Break & participants group photo
11:00 Systems Research in Agriculture – a call to action. - P. Thorne
11:45 Experiences with implementation of the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework [SIAF]
- [11:45 - 13:00] Perspectives from FtF SI Innovation Lab [SIIL] – Vara Prasad, Director SIIL
- 13:00 Lunch
14:00 Experiences with SIAF cont’d..
- [14:00 - 15:00] Case studies from Africa RISING projects. 3 Posters by Lulsegad Desta [Ethiopia], Lieven Claessens [ESA] , Nurudeen Abdul Rahman [WA]
- [15:00 - 15:45] Mainstreaming implementation of the SI Assessment Framework discussion - what have we learnt so far?
- 15:45 Break
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16:15 Plans for next day’s field trips
- What to expect in the field - Regis Chikowo & Christian Thierfelder
- Assignments for participants to follow up on during the field trips
- Logistics - departure time, buses, agenda for the field trip, any other business + ethical guidelines?
16:45 Day 1 summary and wrap-up17:00 End of day19:00 Welcome cocktail by the poolside
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6 - 7 February [Day 2 - 3]Field visit to Africa RISING project sites
6 February
07:30 - Depart hotel, visit project sites in Linthipe EPA, Dedza
13:00 - Lunch in Dedza
14:00 - Drive to Liwonde, spend night at Hippo Lodge
7 February
07:30 - Visit project activity sites in Ntubwi EPA
12:00 - 12:30 - Lunch on transit - by the mountain side with a nice view of Zomba mountain and the dry Lake Chirwa!!
12:30 - 15:00 Visit to more project sites at Matandika EPA
15:00 - Return trip to Lilongwe
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8 February [Day 4]
08:00 Reflections on the field trips
08:30 Cross-learning and harmonization in Africa RISING - Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon
09:00 Common understanding of terminologies across Africa RISING – Haroon Sseguya
10:00 Break
10:20 Monitoring and Evaluation session
- General M&E presentation - 15 mins. pres. + 20 mins. Q&A
- Break-out discussions led by regional M&E officers - 30 mins.
- Reporting back in plenary [led by regional M&E officers - 15 mins.
- 11:40 Communication session
12:40 Lunch
14:00 How can research partner with development partners better? Insights from Africa RISING - CRS partnership in Malawi - Heinrich Geoffrey, CRS
14:45 Closing – S. Moyo & J. Glover
15:00 Africa RISING ESA Project Steering Committee meeting // Other parallel meetings & discussions
9 February [Day 5]
- Participants departure
