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= Sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems to improve food security and farm income diversification in the Ethiopian highlands = = Project Design Workshop = = 30 January - 2 February 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia =

//Objectives of the two “parts” of the workshop, how its organized for maximum interaction etc.// A couple of words about collecting GIS info about all initiatives and the booth to pass that info. || Solomon Assefa (EIAR) Rob Bertram (USAid) Shirley Tarawali (ILRI) || Presentation and Q&A || Short buzz among folks then bring back (in plenary) key pointers about the programme, based on the three previous presentations - where is the added value of this programme? || - USAid Ethiopia - Aligning with CAADP || Chairing / time keeping: Peter Ballantyne Rob Bertram (USAid) Jerry Glover brief on Ghana outcomes Presentation and Q&A ||
 * **Timing** || **Session** || **Responsibilities and further details** ||
 * ||  || ** DAY 1 - Monday 30 January ** ||
 * 08.30 || Registration ||  ||
 * 09.00 || Workshop introduction, process and objectives || **Peter Ballantyne **
 * 09.15 || Welcome || Wondirad Mandefro (Minister Agric.)
 * 09.45 || Ice-breaker || Peter Ballantyne (spectrogramme) ||
 * 10.15 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 10.45 || Research on sustainable intensification in the CGIAR research programs || Iain Wright (ILRI). Presentation / NO Q&A ||
 * 11.15 || Presentation of the concept note || Shirley Tarawali (ILRI), touching upon hypotheses, outcomes hoped for etc. too.
 * 11.45 || Impact assessment and M&E in the programme || Stan Wood (IFPRI), touching upon outcomes in more details. ||
 * 12.15 || Buzz group & plenary feedback || Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI)
 * 12.45 || //Lunch// ||  ||
 * 14.00 || - USAid Feed the Future Initiative research strategy
 * 15.00 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 15.30 || Alignment with key development (and research) initiatives with synergies within the new project || Ewen Le Borgne - **finalise categories with Shirley: research/dev? crop/livestock/systemic? market/? everything**
 * Inviting all participants to cluster up as institutions;
 * Write on cards about the **related (crop-livestock) initiatives you (i.e. your institution) have in the Ethiopian highlands**and for each initiative indicate:
 * Name of the project / initiative (specific locations) / donor / URL;
 * Focus of that project;
 * Potential synergies with this project;
 * Fix A4 sheets on the wall.


 * Potentially add more time for specific initiatives from Min. of Agric. to explain their work;**

Then collectively comment on the series of initiatives and alignment / overlap with this project.

//Here we need to be imaginative… we have representatives of a diversity of initiatives and need to provide an opportunity for everyone to learn about these, especially in relation to the potential synergies with the project we are discussing…. Maybe the bees and flowers (or whatever it was?)… Need to decide rather quickly because we need to give instructions. My count of who could be “presenting” here, which I’ve tried to cluster….: //

//National/regional research: // //EIAR? Maybe not as they are in the core group // //ASARECA? //

//National “development” initiatives // //: // //ATA // //AGP // //SLM // //HABP // //Development donors: // //USAID mission // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">DFID // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">World Bank // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">SIDA // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">CIDA // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">IFAD // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Netherlands // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">BMGF //

//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">NGOs: // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">SAA, CRS, ACDI VOCA, Oxfam, //

//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">CRSPs: // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">SANREM // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Insormil // //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Livestock CC // || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">…….. organization of groups around key issues to discuss expectations from this project. This could include WHAT – research outputs that will be important in relation to these various other initiatives and well as HOW – what are the key opportunities and processes to ensure dialogue continues and outputs are usable, accessible etc… We might want to pre-organise the group leaders and composition? Probably good to have a copy (or summary) of the CN for each group, appropriate resource persons etc…. // || Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI): Organising group work, splitting participants across the groups. || People from the team (from concept note) lead the working groups. Outcome: research questions all worked out for these four main groups (what are we working on, how, who with etc.) || Groups visit each other to get some feedback about their work on the WHAT. || Groups visit each other to get some feedback about their work generally and a bit more specifically on the HOW. || Interview to reflect with representatives from all stakeholder groups (EIAR, CG centres, donor agencies, private sector) - teasing out key insights from the day, synthesising implications for the programme and personal take homes. Inviting the public to share some reactions / reflections too || Iain Wright (ILRI) and Rob Bertram (USAid): Final thank you and a glimpse about the next two days' programme + some words on follow-up of this workshop (e.g. workshop report) || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Video summary of past two days - Confirming what we need to factor in to the proposal refinement process Jerry Glover: Reminder about the Ghana lessons and the road to Dar-es-Salaam / how to ensure some degree of consistency across the programme. || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">How can we ensure some consistency and comparability across the three project countries? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Any other details about global perspective? Common language etc.? //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Probably something like refining the hypotheses, objectives and outputs? // ||
 * 17.00 || Close || Peter Ballantyne (logistics/programme) ||
 * 17.30 || //Cocktail reception// || Tiruwork Melaku / Wubalem Dejene ||
 * ||  || **DAY 2 - Tuesday 31 January** ||
 * 08.30 || Recap and setting the scene for the day's work / Q&As || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shirley Tarawali
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Something on feedback from blog; //
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">H ////<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ighlights from yesterday’s work; //
 * 08.45 || Presentation: the hypotheses and assumptions of our work || Iain Wright (ILRI): Plenary briefing about the different bundles of work and related hypotheses and assumptions behind.
 * Validating and improving the project hypotheses, objectives, outputs and outcomes:**
 * Come up with a realistic outcome / deliverable for the next 9 months (quick wins)?**
 * Who would be indicated partners for this?**
 * 09.00 || Working group discussions (break available 1030-1100) || (self managed) Groups work. For each of the four main hypotheses, have two groups that work on planned outcomes, outputs etc. related to their group: WHAT is it that this group should focus on.
 * 10.30 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 11.00 || Peer feedback || Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI)
 * 11.30 || Working group discussions (cont'd) || Same working groups now focus on HOW to carry out the work in their group: research methods, communication, network building etc.
 * In parallel** - **Donors' discussion: what seems interesting about this programme and what would make it more attractive to support or connect with?** ||
 * 12.45 || //Lunch// ||  ||
 * 14.00 || Feedback from working groups || Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)
 * 15.00 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 15.30 || Synthesis and implications for the programme || Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)
 * 16.30 || Close || Pop corn interviews with other participants.
 * 17.30 || Reflection and preps for days 3 & 4 || With a group: how to plan / adapt programme. ||
 * ||  || **DAY 3 - Wednesday 1 February** ||
 * 08.30 || Recap of lessons from first two days' discussions || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shirley Tarawali / Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)
 * 09.15 || Key elements of the proposal - discussion and agreement on these || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What came out in terms of impact, research questions etc. from the Accra workshop?
 * 10.00 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 10.30 || Key drivers of site selection || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Based on the hypotheses agree on key drivers of intensification that will allow us to set up a gradient and test these… // ||
 * 11.00 || "Live GIS" for site selection || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">An, Dave and Stan have data layers…. // ||
 * 12.30 || //Lunch// ||  ||
 * 14.00 || Key research outputs in sites || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once we have the combination of outputs and sites it should be possible to be more precise for each site on what the outputs look like – for example, in a maize-dairy area, the combinations of technologies to be tested need to relate to these priority enterprises…. // ||
 * 15.00 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 15.30 || Summary, conclusions, preparation for Thursday || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Keep everyone on board… where have we got to and what we need to do… // ||
 * 17.00 || Close ||  ||
 * ||  || **DAY 4 - Thursday 2 February** ||
 * 08.30 || Designing project activities, roles, timelines, milestones (logframe etc.) || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Based on the agreed outputs, and sites, what are the activities (in 2012 I guess) that will be implemented on the ground, etc… who takes responsibility for these…. Need to make sure we keep an “integrated” approach….not having each centre/partner having their own set up in each location etc // ||
 * 10.00 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 12.30 || //Lunch// ||  ||
 * 14.00 || Principles for budget development || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Budgeting in this group is not possible, but we need to agree on principles, based on what will have been discussed earlier in the day etc, and a time frame by when budget drafts will be sent for collation, a process for revision etc (because its bound to be too much initially!) // ||
 * 15.00 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 15.30 || Monitoring and evaluation plans || Stan Wood (IFPRI) ||
 * 16.30 || Next steps / time frame ||  ||
 * 17.00 || Closing ||  ||

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