ESA_phase2_proposal_writeshop


 * Africa RISING East and Southern Africa **
 * Phase 2 proposal Writeshop **
 * 24-26 February - Arusha - Tanzania **

1) Review Phase 1 research and achievements 2) Draft Phase 2 research proposal 3) Map research and development partnerships for implementation 4) Discuss any other issues
 * __ Objectives __**


 * Participants **
 * 1) Victor Afari Sefa
 * 2) Job Kihara (CIAT)
 * 3) Fred Kizito (CIAT)
 * 4) Patrick Okori (ICRISAT)
 * 5) Ben Lukuyu (ILRI)
 * 6) Regis Chikowo (Michigan SU)
 * 7) Mulundu Mwila (ZARI)
 * 8) Simon Langan (IWMI)
 * 9) Andreas Gramzow (AVRDC)
 * 10) Apurba Shee (IFPRI)
 * 11) Gun dula Fischer (IITA)
 * 12) Haroon Sseguya (IITA)
 * 13) Jonathan Odhong IITA
 * 14) Irmgard H.- Zeledon (IITA)
 * 15) Mateete Bekunda (IITA)

08:00 Registration 08:30 Session 1: Welcome address and introduction 9:30 Group task 1 - characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunities Instructions:
 * Wednesday, 24 February **
 * o Welcome and objectives of the meeting - Mateete
 * o Guidelines to regional proposal structure - Irmgard
 * o Discussion
 * o List out key characteristics of East and Southern Africa – focus on Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia
 * o List 1-5 key challenges in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification
 * o List 1-5 key opportunities in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification

*Refer to ESA project document, look at the challenges identified and seek to add value. As much as possible also provide literature to back the characteristics, challenges and opportunities listed



10:30 Break 11:00 Reporting back 11:30 Group task 2 - Phase 1 achievements, loose ends, new research topics & themes ü Mateete provide a brief description of what loose ends & new topics are

Instructions:
 * List key achievements of Phase 1 in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
 * What are the loose ends in Phase 1 that must be tied up
 * What are the new research topics to focus on in phase 2
 * Organize the loose ends, new research topics into research themes



12:30 Lunch 14:00 Group task cont’d 15:30 reporting back 16:00 Break 16:30

08:00 Group task 3 - phase 2 objectives and research questions (based on loose ends and new topics) Instructions:
 * Thursday, 25 February **
 * o List 2-3 Objectives for each research theme
 * o List research questions to test each of the objectives identified by the group

Themes:
 * [[file:Food and feed safety, and post harvest management .pptx|Food and feed safety, and post harvest management ]]
 * [[file:Markets, Institutions and Partnerships.pptx|Markets, Institutions and Partnerships]]
 * [[file:Productivity enhancement .pptx|Productivity enhancement ]]
 * [[file:Research on out scaling of technologies and networking.pptx|Research on out scaling of technologies and networking]]
 * [[file:Sustainability Indicators - SAG 14-07-17.pptx|Sustainable Land and water management (at varying scales)]]

10:30 Break 11: 00 Report back on group activities & consolidation of objectives & research questions


 * *Themes modified to outcomes by participants **

12:30 Lunch 14:00 Group task 4 - Phase 2 research outputs and activities Instructions: 16:00 Break 16:30 Report back on research outputs & activities 17:30 Consolidation (in plenary) of phase 2 outcomes, research questions, outputs and activities
 * o List the expected outputs linked to the research questions
 * o List the activities addressing the research question
 * [[file:Outcome 1.pptx|Outcome 1]]
 * [[file:Outcome 2.docx|Outcome 2]]
 * Outcome 3
 * [[file:Outcome 4.pptx|Outcome 4]]
 * [[file:Outcome 5.pptx|Outcome 5]]

See other background presentations to consolidation of the outcomes, outputs, research qstns and activities by, and

8:00 Group task 5 - mapping of research and development partners (based on research activities) Instructions:
 * Friday, 26 February **
 * List current local & international research partners & their roles – use template provided
 * Identify new local & international development partners & their roles



10:30 Break 11:00 Group task 6 - Discussion of cross-cutting issues (plenary)


 * Monitoring and evaluation **
 * Develop common monitoring tools – coordinated by IFPRI
 * SI indicator framework
 * Monitoring officer needed in each country/each region each should be budgeted for it


 * Communication **
 * Proper budgeting at lower level
 * Updated communication strategy including action plan


 * Capacity building **
 * Coordination between teams should improve, especially in capacity building at beneficiary level. Mono-discipline training should stop
 * Capacity building for gender and for communications
 * Comprehensive capacity building strategy
 * Include more young scientists, farmers, other stakeholders to transfer it to the next generation


 * Gender **
 * Capacity building for researchers in gender
 * Systematic approach to gender for better coverage (more West Africa, more Malawi)
 * Using the existing gender action plan to guide our work
 * Proper budgeting at lower level

Instructions
 * o What are the 3 main issues that need to be changed/improved in phase 2 with regards to (a) M&E, (b) communication, (c) Capacity building, (d) project management and coordination
 * o How do we improve these issues in phase 2

12:00 Group task 7 - going into draft groups
 * [[file:Characterisation write-up (Mulundu, Sseguya).pptx|Characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunities and separate section on partnerships]] (Writing group: **Sseguya,** Mateete & Mwila)
 * [[file:Outcomes and objectives.docx|Outcome areas and objectives]] (Writing group: **Kihara**, Langan, Afari Sefa, Lukuyu)
 * [[file:Research questions.docx|Research questions]] (Writing group: **Okori**, Gramzow, Fischer, H-Zeledon)
 * [[file:Output_activities.docx|Outputs and activities]] (Writing groups: **Kizito**, Shee, Chikowo, Mateete)

*Group leader’s names in bold

12:30 Lunch 14: 00 Draft groups cont’d 16:00 Reporting back by the draft groups 16:40 Next steps and closing – Mateete
 * The writing groups to help in finalizing the work by 10 March, 2016
 * The writing group leaders to take charge of ensuring finalization of the write ups
 * Chief scientists will follow up, take the documents and work with Sieg Snapp to finalize it into a flowing proposal document

19:00 cocktail