Difference between revisions of "Learning event 2019"
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* 08:00 - 17:00 - Learning event opening day [Sunbird Capital Hotel, Viphya Meeting Room] | * 08:00 - 17:00 - Learning event opening day [Sunbird Capital Hotel, Viphya Meeting Room] | ||
* 19:00 - Welcome cocktail by the poolside | * 19:00 - Welcome cocktail by the poolside | ||
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||Field visit to Africa RISING project sites | ||Field visit to Africa RISING project sites | ||
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* 07:30 - Depart hotel, visit project sites in Linthipe EPA, Dedza | * 07:30 - Depart hotel, visit project sites in Linthipe EPA, Dedza | ||
* 13:00 - Lunch in Dedza | * 13:00 - Lunch in Dedza | ||
* 14:00 - Drive to Liwonde, spend night at Hippo Lodge | * 14:00 - Drive to Liwonde, spend night at Hippo Lodge | ||
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'''7 February''' | '''7 February''' | ||
* 07:30 - Visit project activity sites in Ntubwi EPA | * 07:30 - Visit project activity sites in Ntubwi EPA | ||
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'''4 February [Day 0]''' | '''4 February [Day 0]''' | ||
* Participants arrival | * Participants arrival | ||
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'''5 February [Day 1]''' | '''5 February [Day 1]''' | ||
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08:00 Registration | 08:00 Registration | ||
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08:20 Participant intro’s | 08:20 Participant intro’s | ||
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08:50 Welcome & opening remarks | 08:50 Welcome & opening remarks | ||
| − | + | ::-Alene Arega - IITA Malawi Country Representative | |
| + | ::-Siboniso Moyo - ILRI Director General’s Representative in Ethiopia & Africa RISING PCT Co-Chair | ||
09:10 Agenda overview & housekeeping issues | 09:10 Agenda overview & housekeeping issues | ||
| − | + | 09:25 Updates from Africa RISING PCT meetings – Siboniso Moyo | |
| − | 09:25 Updates from Africa RISING PCT meetings – | + | 09:55 Systems Research in Agriculture – a call to action. - P. Thorne |
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''10:30 Break & participants group photo'' | ''10:30 Break & participants group photo'' | ||
| − | + | 11:00 Experiences with implementation of the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework [SIAF] | |
| − | 11:00 | + | * [11:00 - 12:00] Case studies from Africa RISING projects. 3 Posters by Lulsegad Desta [Ethiopia], Lieven Claessens [ESA] , Nurudeen Abdul Rahman [WA] |
| − | + | * [12:00 - 13:00] Perspectives from FtF SI Innovation Lab [SIIL] – Vara Prasad, Director SIIL | |
| − | + | ''13:00 Lunch'' | |
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14:00 Experiences with SIAF cont’d.. | 14:00 Experiences with SIAF cont’d.. | ||
| − | * [14:00 - | + | * [14:00 - 14:30] Lessons from the SIAF Workshop 29 Oct – 02 November 2018 in Accra, Ghana |
| − | * [ | + | * [14:30 - 15:30] Mainstreaming implementation of the SI Assessment Framework discussion - what have we learnt so far? |
| − | + | ''15:30 Break'' | |
| − | + | 16:00 Plans for next day’s field trips | |
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* What to expect in the field - Regis Chikowo & Christian Thierfelder | * What to expect in the field - Regis Chikowo & Christian Thierfelder | ||
* Assignments for participants to follow up on during the field trips | * 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? | * Logistics - departure time, buses, agenda for the field trip, any other business + ethical guidelines? | ||
| − | + | 16:30 Day 1 summary and wrap-up | |
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'''6 - 7 February [Day 2 - 3]'''Field visit to Africa RISING project sites | '''6 - 7 February [Day 2 - 3]'''Field visit to Africa RISING project sites | ||
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| − | + | :::::::::-07:30 - Depart hotel, visit project sites in Linthipe EPA, Dedza | |
| − | <u>6 February</u> | + | :::::::::-13:00 - Lunch in Dedza |
| − | 07:30 - Depart hotel, visit project sites in Linthipe EPA, Dedza | + | :::::::::-14:00 - Drive to Liwonde, spend night at Hippo Lodge |
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<u>7 February</u> | <u>7 February</u> | ||
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| − | + | :::::::::-12:00 - 12:30 - Lunch on transit - by the mountain side with a nice view of Zomba mountain and the dry Lake Chirwa!! | |
| − | 07:30 - Visit project activity sites in Ntubwi EPA | + | :::::::::-12:30 - 15:00 Visit to more project sites at Matandika EPA |
| − | + | :::::::::-15:00 - Return trip to Lilongwe | |
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| − | 12:00 - 12:30 - Lunch on transit - by the mountain side with a nice view of Zomba mountain and the dry Lake Chirwa!! | ||
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| − | 12:30 - 15:00 Visit to more project sites at Matandika EPA | ||
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'''8 February [Day 4]''' | '''8 February [Day 4]''' | ||
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08:00 Reflections on the field trips | 08:00 Reflections on the field trips | ||
08:30 Cross-learning and harmonization in Africa RISING - Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon | 08:30 Cross-learning and harmonization in Africa RISING - Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon | ||
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09:00 Common understanding of terminologies across Africa RISING – Haroon Sseguya | 09:00 Common understanding of terminologies across Africa RISING – Haroon Sseguya | ||
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''10:00 Break'' | ''10:00 Break'' | ||
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10:20 Monitoring and Evaluation session | 10:20 Monitoring and Evaluation session | ||
* General M&E presentation - 15 mins. pres. + 20 mins. Q&A | * General M&E presentation - 15 mins. pres. + 20 mins. Q&A | ||
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* Reporting back in plenary [led by regional M&E officers - 15 mins. | * Reporting back in plenary [led by regional M&E officers - 15 mins. | ||
* 11:40 Communication session | * 11:40 Communication session | ||
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| − | 12:40 Lunch | + | 14:00 How can research partner with development partners better? Insights from Africa RISING - CRS partnership in Malawi - Micter Chaola,CRS-Malawi; Likawent Yehyis,ARARI-Ethiopia |
| − | + | 14:45 Closing – Siboniso Moyo | |
| − | 14:00 How can research partner with development partners better? Insights from Africa RISING - CRS partnership in Malawi - | ||
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15:00 Africa RISING ESA Project Steering Committee meeting // Other parallel meetings & discussions | 15:00 Africa RISING ESA Project Steering Committee meeting // Other parallel meetings & discussions | ||
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'''9 February [Day 5]''' | '''9 February [Day 5]''' | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 31 January 2019
Africa Program Learning Event
05 - 08 February 2019
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
6 February
7 February
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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
- -Alene Arega - IITA Malawi Country Representative
- -Siboniso Moyo - ILRI Director General’s Representative in Ethiopia & Africa RISING PCT Co-Chair
09:10 Agenda overview & housekeeping issues 09:25 Updates from Africa RISING PCT meetings – Siboniso Moyo 09:55 Systems Research in Agriculture – a call to action. - P. Thorne 10:30 Break & participants group photo 11:00 Experiences with implementation of the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework [SIAF]
- [11:00 - 12:00] Case studies from Africa RISING projects. 3 Posters by Lulsegad Desta [Ethiopia], Lieven Claessens [ESA] , Nurudeen Abdul Rahman [WA]
- [12:00 - 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 - 14:30] Lessons from the SIAF Workshop 29 Oct – 02 November 2018 in Accra, Ghana
- [14:30 - 15:30] Mainstreaming implementation of the SI Assessment Framework discussion - what have we learnt so far?
15:30 Break 16:00 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?
16:30 Day 1 summary and wrap-up 16:45 End of day 1 19:00 Welcome cocktail by the poolside
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
- 6 February
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
- 07:30 - Visit project activity sites in Ntubwi EPA
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 - Micter Chaola,CRS-Malawi; Likawent Yehyis,ARARI-Ethiopia 14:45 Closing – Siboniso Moyo 15:00 Africa RISING ESA Project Steering Committee meeting // Other parallel meetings & discussions
9 February [Day 5]
- Participants departure
