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Africa RISING West Africa Virtual Exchange Seminar (WAVES)
5 May 2021
Virtual via Ms TEAMS

Meeting video recording: https://cgiar-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/r/personal/j_odhong_cgiar_org/Documents/Recordings/Monthly%20Seminars%20-%20Africa%20RISING%20ESA%20Project-20210506_120317-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?csf=1&web=1&e=U5pD5h

Attendance

  1. A. Ayantunde – ILRI
  2. A. Berdjour – IITA
  3. A. Folorunso – ICRISAT
  4. A.R. Nurudeen – IITA
  5. B. Boyubie – IITA
  6. B. Kotu – IITA
  7. B. Nebie – ICRISAT
  8. B. Traore – ICRISAT
  9. B. Zemadim – ICRISAT
  10. D. Agathe – ICRISAT
  11. F. Avornyo – CSIR-ARI
  12. F. Badolo – ICRISAT
  13. F. Dokurugu – IITA
  14. F. Gundula – IITA
  15. F. Kizito – IITA
  16. F. Muthoni – IITA
  17. I. H.Zeledon – IITA
  18. I. Mahama – IITA
  19. J. B. Tignegre – WorldVeg
  20. J. Nzungize – ICRISAT
  21. J. Odhong – IITA
  22. K. Jimah – IITA
  23. K. Sanogo – ICRISAT
  24. K. Traore – ICRISAT
  25. M. Diancounba – ICRISAT
  26. M. Magassa – ICRISAT
  27. M. Sidibe – ICRISAT
  28. O. Cofie – IWMI
  29. P. Zaato – WorldVeg
  30. R. Tabo – ICRISAT
  31. S. A. Adebayo – IITA
  32. S. Bedi – IITA
  33. T. Ansah – UDS
  34. T. Minh – IWMI
  35. W. O. Duah – IITA



Agenda

  • Updates from partners
  • Presentation on ‘Bulb yield stability study of onions lines in Ghana and Mali’ by Jean Baptiste Tignegre



Updates / Introductory remarks


  • Zeledon – from the Africa RISING programmatic level, nothing much is happening recently, except for the PCT members who were busy with the drafting of the pre-concept notes for the new ONE CGIAR initiative. This was submitted on 16 April 2021. Ten days later, we got initial feedback from external reviewers which have been addressed and resubmitted. We were told that this week we would informed of the way forward. I have not yet heard anything from the CGIAR office. I was not unhappy about it because we are currently focusing on finalizing the Africa RISING’s 6 months report to USAID; I have been quite busy with it. I hope Fred can submit later today. We all know the process of this report – after my review it will be submitted to the steering committee for their comments and approval. When the steering committee’s comments are addressed, it will be submitted to the professional editor. Jonathan will then do the final formatting, and it will be submitted to USAID.
  • Kizito – Thank you Irmgard for the agreed insights. I’m sure many of us in this virtual meeting have also in one way or another been involved in different independent design teams around the ONE CGIAR. It’s a crazy dust, and I hope it will settle over time. We thank partners who were able to submit their reports on time. I would like to entreat you all on the aspects on the emphasis around what you promised on the SIAF. We had proposed during the drafting of our work plans that we would have:

- a tabular metrics that would show how data would be collected - the kind of metrics you would use to measure the indicators – before and after the indicators But some partners present their reports without necessarily filing in the data, yet, this is embedded in all our work plans. I kindly request that going forward, partners present their reports with the SIAF being taken care of. This is emphasized because it’s a tool that allows you to see the nature of the progress of your work in a more wholistic manner beyond just looking at only yield of productivity. It helps you to see how you are addressing other issues around gender, human nutrition, innovative capacities of farmers to experiment, etc. Let’s see this as positive. If there is any way we can support you in populating the tables based on the data, we have the capacity to do so. Let’s understand that it is something that’s really needed. It will appear awkward if there is inconsistency – some partners have it, and other do not. With regards to that, I’m tempted to debate if this should be included in the report. I hope this will be well noted. Does Birhanu have any addition to that?

  • Zemadim – I think your emphasis is on point. Hopefully, all partners will come to understand this; and we believe in their next reports the information will be included.
  • Kizito – We have been deliberating internally on the date for the Virtual Planning Meeting for West Africa. Thanks to Jonathan, we have a tentative agenda planned out. It will be shared with you during the week. You could have a look at it and submit your comments. The scheduled date is 26 – 27 May 2021. We kindly request that you flag the date in your calendars. We will share the agenda with you.



Presentation from Jean Baptiste Bulb yield stability study of onion lines over locations and years in Ghana and Mali



Bulb yield stability of onion lines in Ghana and Mali - Jean Baptiste Tignegre, WorldVeg Center


  • Download presentation from link in the title above.