Addis_Closing


 * 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 **


 * Closing **

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).


 * Iain Wright**:
 * I've learnt a lot about Africa, Ethiopia, CGIAR, sustainable intensification;
 * The workshop participants have been very committed and that shows the innovation;
 * We have some way to go: **where is the integration**?
 * There's a risk of falling back in terms of that integration aspect;
 * We have created a great framework but we need to move out of our comfort zone;
 * Great that we have an M&E framework but we need to think more about process documentation/monitoring;
 * We have identified some small gaps: small system thinking, ownership of the project (we have to work hard to engage a broader range of Ethiopians);
 * An exciting fact is that it's only one of 3 parts - how to connect the 3 parts, what can we learn from the other parts?
 * Perhaps why we agreed so much is that we didn't discuss dollars. Resource allocation should be determined by the outcomes that we want to achieve rather than dividing across activities;
 * We have a timeline for the next steps;
 * We have some tight deadlines e.g. for early wins by September: let's shape up the processes to get there;
 * There will be a team to redraft the concept note. This concept note will be shared with everyone. Mind: not a full-fledged proposal. The updated concept note will describe the research process;
 * We have a potential for a very innovative project - we have to deliver that potential.
 * When I joined it stroke me that there was so much potential for CG cooperation and I'm happy to see that happen.


 * Rob Bertram**:
 * I really appreciated the exchange of ideas etc.
 * For Aid, this is a new way to work with the CG, CRSPs etc. and thank Jerry to work towards this; It's a new step for us to engage and empower creative thinking;
 * What we'll do here will inform CRP 5, other Aid programs etc.
 * On the context, the project acronym is actually really important - we're going to raise the level of visibility of this initiative and hope that our ideas will catch on with CAADP, AU agreement with CGIAR etc.
 * The environment in Africa is changing very rapidly. It's our work to catch that wave of innovations and integrate it in a way that can connect to and prosper from that environment;
 * Institutional environment: we have to prioritise this with Ethiopian partners and some partners here CRSPs, Wageningen University etc.
 * How might we be able to use ambassadors around us to raise the visibility of this project - based on solid products, outputs, outcomes.
 * Another opportunity is with the NGO community e.g. on utilization, sanitation...
 * Now the idea is to sustain happy engagement but we have Jerry and other colleagues and you all to carry this forward. We can get a shot at getting additional funding.
 * Thanks very much for Peter and Ewen and Shirley and everyone at ILRI for hosting us and Jerry.


 * Shirley Tarawali**:
 * Thank you to Peter and Ewen because it was really worthwhile to prepare this workshop this way to go forward;
 * The more we can make knowledge travel, the more powerful we are;
 * Thank you all for joining in so well;
 * Thank you all travellers - especially US travellers - to learn about big development picture;
 * It's much more difficult to work on integration than business as usual. We need to keep at it;
 * I will continue to be engaged in this as much as I can.