ARESA2021 14Spet-16Sept

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]

• 13.30 Meeting start, logistics, and housekeeping – E. Massam/J.Odhong
• 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 links below to view list of Sub-activities, presenters, and presentation time

Outcome 1. Productivity, diversity, and income of crop-livestock systems in selected agro-ecologies 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 agro-ecologies

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 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 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

                                              maize 

R. Chikowo Sub-activity 1.1.1.4: Exploring productivity of goats under controlled breeding and feeding regimes among young breeding female goats in the crop-livestock system in Malawi

A. Kimaro Sub-activity 1.1.1.5: Determining the productivity and resilience benefits of Gliricidia-based cropping systems

J. Kihara Sub-activity 1.1.1.6: Assess the uptake and adaptation of new crop configurations- (Mbili Mbili technology)- and understand the influencing factors: and common bean productivity within

                                              maize-based cropping system and variable  weather  

M. Shitindi Sub-activity 1.1.1.7: Monitoring the impact of weather and climate variability on the productivity and resilience of maize–legume cropping systems of Kongwa and Kiteto, Tanzania

L. Claessens Sub-activity 1.1.1.8: Explore, document, and assess the sustainable intensification pathways of 3 farming system case studies in Tanzania to inform scaling potential.

L. Claessens Sub-activity 1.1.1.9: Assessing the impacts of Africa RISING technologies on the performance and resilience of multi-location and differentially exposed farming systems case studies in

                                                 Malawi

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 l