Maize-team-Sept2015

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Africa RISING-NAFAKA Scaling Project
Maize team planning meeting
29-30 September, 2015
NAFAKA Offices, Iringa (On Iringa-Dodoma Road)


Purpose of Meeting

  1. Share updates on expansion in Iringa and Mbeya;
  2. Develop innovation packages for all the five regions
  3. Plan for procurement of agro inputs
  4. Plan for human resource and capacity building issues for all sites
  5. Allocate tasks to team members for quarter 1 of the second year

Agenda

DAY 1: 29 SEPTMBER, 2015
Meeting Items Presenter/Responsible Time Allotted
Opening and Welcome Remarks Haroon 08:30 – 08:40 am
Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa Haroon/Victor/Anthony M. 08:40 – 09:40 am
Q &A, Discussions 09:40 – 10:00am
TEA BREAK 10:10 – 10:30 am
Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions Bright/Zubeda/Chacha 10:30 – 11:00 am
Crop management Practices Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K. 11:00 – 11:30 am
Soil and water management/conservation Swai/Fred 11:30 – 12:00 pm
Q&A, Discussions 12:00 am – 12:40 pm
Monitoring and reporting Haroon 12:40 – 01:00 pm
LUNCH 01:00 – 02:00 pm
Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites Haroon/Bright 02:00 – 03:00 pm
Procurement arrangements for all sites Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha 03:00 – 04:30 pm
DAY 2: 30 SEPTEMBER, 2015
09:00 – 11:00 am
TEA BREAK 11:00 – 11:30 am
Updating quarterly plan Bright/Swai/Veronica 11:30am – 01:00 pm
LUNCH 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Optional (Courtesy call on key partners – agro input dealers, Clinton Foundation, MawaKi, District Council, BRITEN, One Acre Fund) Subgroups 02:00 pm – 04:30 pm
END OF DAY 2


DAY 1: THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015
Meeting Items Presenter/Responsible Time Allotted
1. Opening and Welcome Remarks

2. Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa
3. Q &A, Discussions

Haroon/Victor/Anthony M. 08:30 – 08:40 am

08:40 – 09:40 am
09:40 – 10:00 am

TEA BREAK 10:10 – 10:30 am
4. Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions Bright/Zubeda/Chacha 10:30 – 11:00 am
5. Crop management Practices Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K. 11:00 – 11:30 am
6. Soil and water management/conservation Swai/Fred 11:30 – 12:00 pm
Q&A, Discussions 12.00 am – 12.40 pm
1. Monitoring and reporting Haroon 12:40 – 01:00 pm
LUNCH ALL 01:00 – 02:00 pm
2. Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites Haroon/Bright 02:00 – 03:00 pm
3. Procurement arrangements for all sites Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha 03:00 – 04:30 pm
End of day 1