Addis_Alignment+with+key+development+(and+research)+initiatives+with+synergies+within+the+new+project


 * 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 **

**Alignment and synergies across programs (group work)**

This workshop provides an opportunity for a broad group of important stakeholders to both learn about the project plans and to share their views on expectations from and opportunities for synergies with the project (days 1 and 2) and for the core project team to finalize the project details (days 3 and 4).

We collected very brief information on more than 70 projects/initiatives.

[|Download the project list here (xls)]

We also discussed the question in groups (crops, livestock, markets, systems/NRM) ; 'How can 'this' project (our one) align and connect with other projects in the sector.

feedback:

LIVESTOCK - what can we learn from others in terms of this intensification gradient? eg the safety net project? ag growth program? - all of the projects have much diagnostic information (gaps, problems, etc) that we can feed into our design

CROPS - what are the criteria to use to select crop improvement interventions? - eg high biomass (for fodder); suitable varieties for straw improvement; biofortification? improving the quality of seed? improving quality of the grain (for health)? - to work on dual purpose crops in the system (food, feed ...) - work on water efficient varieties - work on nitrogen fixing crops/legumes that are economically viable for small farmers - work on processing quality of crops - heat and drought tolerant varieties - these criteria to be used to id/select existing research that can be capitalized on - we need an inventory of the technologies/components before the project takes off

SYSTEMS/NRM - need to tie into the outcomes of existing systems projects - need to attend to issues around the scale - farner, household, landscape etc - we can pick up on existing/emrging outputs and outcomes and build on them; 'quick wins' - better understand the decision making processes of farmers.

SITE SELECTION - a stepwise process; zoom in on and define target areas; stratify according to variables (eg gradient, ag potential, market access etc); leading to potential sites to work - decide on scoring criteria (eg representativeness, potential for impact, existing collaborators); leading to a top 3 or a top 5 sites.

Markets group did not meet ... GAP we also need to focus on Nutrition ... GAP