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
- Review progress, activities, and results for 2020/21 season.
- Plan for implementation of activities in 2021/22 season.
- 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 list of Sub-activities, presenters, and presentation time
- Outcome 1. Productivity, diversity, and income of crop-livestock systems in selected agroecologies enhanced under climate variability
- 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 agroecology
- Activity 1.1.1: Assess and iteratively improve resilient crop-crop and crop-livestock integration systems
- B. Jumbo [[B.Jumbo_Sub-activity_1.1.1.1.pptx|Sub-activity 1.1.1.1. Validation of drought-tolerant maize (DT) hybrids under on-farm conditions in central Tanzania
- R. Chikowo [[R.Chikowo_Sub-activity_1.1.1.2_3&4.pptx|Sub-activity 1.1.1.2. Investigations on the medium to long term impacts of SI technologies on crop productivity at multi-locational fields
- R. Chikowo [[R.Chikowo_Sub-activity_1.1.1.2_3&4.pptx|Sub-activity 1.1.1.3. Determining the productivity of groundnut as a function of seed generation × variety ×density interactions in two contrasting agroecologies, and rotational benefits to maize
https://africa-rising.net/aresa2021_dayone/
- 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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