ESA Project Planning Review meeting 14Sept-16 Sept.2021

Africa RISING ESA Project Review and Planning Meeting
14 – 16 September 2021 [4/5-hour sessions on each day]
Virtual [meeting links to be communicated]

LOGISTICS

• Agenda is based on East Africa Time (EAT)
• Meeting starts at 13.30 EAT each day

OBJECTIVES

1. Review progress, activities, and results for 2020/21 season.
2. Plan for implementation of activities in 2021/22 season.
3. Share updates with partners about project implementation and future direction.

AGENDA

Day ONE [14 September]

• 13.45 Welcome and opening remarks

• Hoeschle-Zeledon, Africa RISING ESA & WA Project Manager
• L. Tripathi, IITA Eastern Africa Director

• 14.00 Project implementation updates & developments - M. Bekunda
• 14.15 Start of Review Session [progress with implementation of ESA Workplan sub-activities]

• Click on the link below to view the powerpoint presentation list of Sub-activities, presenters, and presentation time

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[[File:M.Shitindi_Sub-activity_1.1.1.7.pptx| Sub-activity 1.1.1.1: Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania

Output 1.1 Demand-driven, climate-smart, integrated crop-livestock research products (contextualized technologies) for improved productivity, diversified diets, and higher income piloted for specific typologies in target agro-ecologies

Activity 1.1.1: Assess and iteratively improve resilient crop-crop and crop-livestock integration systems

• B. Jumbo----[[File:M.Shitindi_Sub-activity_1.1.1.7.pptx| Sub-activity 1.1.1.1: Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania

• R. Chikowo Sub-activity 1.1.1.2: Investigations on the medium to long term impacts of SI technologies on crop productivity at multi-locational fields NO
• R. Chikowo Sub-activity 1.1.1.3: Determining the productivity of groundnut as a function of seed generation × variety × density interactions in two contrasting agro-ecologies, and rotational benefits to

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• 5 mins. allocated for each sub-activity
• Total of 67 sub-activities to be presented during the review session
• 30 sub-activities to be presented on day one
• 10 min. break in between [at 16.15]

• 18.20 End of day one

Day TWO [15 September]

13.30 Quick recap of day one

13.40 Reporting session continued

• Click on the link below to view list of Sub-activities, presenters, and presentation time

https://africa-rising.net/aresa2021_daytwo/

• Cover 37 sub-activities

18.30 End of day two

Day THREE [16 September]

13.30 Quick recap of day two

13.40 Progress with impact evaluation studies in ESA – C. Azzarri

14.00 Work planning break-out preparations – M. Bekunda

14.20 Structured plenary discussions around the following topics:

• Ranking of specific farming systems’ priorities and gaps for guiding future SI research in ESA - led by S. Snapp, J. Kihara; G. Fischer [60 mins]
• Surveys specific to research and scaling partnership activities/Surveys specific to long-term research - led by J. Manda [20 mins]
• Foresight/dynamic modeling and simulations WA example - led by F. Muthoni [20 mins]

16.00 Break

16.10 Structured plenary discussions around the following topics cont'd:

• Developing materials for Empowering extension - led by J. Odhong [20 mins]
• ICT for scaling - led by F. Kizito [20 mins]

16.50 Brainstorming plenary discussion - Possible partnership with RUFORUM – Graduate core module on SIAF - led by R. Chikowo [30 mins]

17.10 Brainstorming plenary discussion - On-going scaling partnerships with development institutions [20 mins]

17.30 Reflections, including thoughts on key phase 2 close-out activities, and next steps

18.00 Closing remarks - I. Hoeschle-Zeledon

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