R4D_Aug12_Agenda

= Developing a R4D approach at farm-level - consultation and writing workshop = Back to the event home page
 * 13-14 September, ILRI Ethiopia, info centre break out room **

Agenda
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 * || **Thursday 13 September** ||  || **Friday 14 September** ||
 * 08.30 || Registration ||  ||   ||
 * 09.00 || * Introduction: [[file:USAID - R4D intro.pptx|presentation]]
 * Presentations:
 * Africa RISING & research framework [[file:Glover_Africa RISING Quick Win Intro.pptx|presentation]]
 * Systems approaches 'NUANCES' [[file:Giller ILRI NUANCES Intro.pdf|presentation]]
 * Demand-driven R4D [[file:2012 ILRI demand-led R4D.pdf|presentation]]
 * Clarification questions || 08.30 || Group work: Simulating a participatory R4D process in a fictitious site.
 * Group 1 (Jens, Dave, Laurens, Beth, Naomi, Stefan, Ann)
 * Group 2 (Diego, Mariana, Barbara, Tesfaye, Mateete, Ken) ||
 * 10.15 || //Coffee break// || 10.00 || //Coffee break// ||
 * 10.45 || * Presentations:
 * Africa RISING early win conceptual approach [[file:RD approach-concepts to PPT DV.ppt|presentation]]
 * Implementation and recommendations [[file:USAID - R4D implementation v1.pptx|presentation]]
 * Research design [[file:Research Design 13-09-12 PT.ppt|presentation]]
 * Group discussion: Reflection and emerging issues || 10.30 || * Peer review


 * Further group work


 * Presentation of group work ||
 * 12.30 || //Lunch break// || 12.30 || //Lunch break// ||
 * 13.30 || * Organizing an R4D approach: underlying issues, promising strategies and examples of:
 * Organisational arrangement
 * Capacity building strategy
 * Up & out-scaling
 * Emerging issues (from previous session) || 13.30 ||  ||
 * 15.30 || //Coffee break// || 14.30 || Closing session
 * Evaluation
 * Next steps
 * Final words ||
 * 16.00 || Closing session
 * Presentations of group work
 * Commentary by selected people
 * Recap and plans for day 2 || 15.00 || Close ||
 * 17.00 || Close ||  ||   ||
 * 17.30 || Drinks and food ||  ||   ||

Objectives

 * Share and discuss a methodological approach for demand-driven R4D within the context of the AfricaRISING.
 * Identify and discuss major issues of the approach with a larger R&D community.
 * Find ways forward to tackle these issues based on the knowledge and experiences of this larger community.
 * Reformulate the proposed approach in the light of the discussions.

Agenda for the organizers