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=Sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa = =Project Inception Workshop = =6-9 February 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania =

=ORGANIZING THE RESEARCH IN ESA (Bekele Shiferaw, CIMMYT) =

Presentation: 


 * Principles**: impact orientation, country participation and ownership, engagement of all stakeholders, identify a lead national partner, alignment with national and regional investment and food security priorities, foster the systems perspective, capacity strengthening to rebuild national capacity, ensuring participation and recognition of farmers' contributions, gender equity.


 * Structure**: regional coordinator and national coordinators, theme leaders (key partners), site coordination by regional/zonal research centers, coordinated reporting systems.


 * Partnerships** to make it work;


 * Learning process**: KM system for the project (website, data, newsletter), innovation platforms to support learning and farmer-led innovation, farmer exchange visits, exchange visits for partners and scientists, farmer field days, demo plots and model farms, participatory on-farm trials.


 * Facilitation and spillover**: Regional planning meeting, support from SRO for spillovers.


 * Recognition**: regional level (regional and national awards for team work), recognition of farmer contributions and lead innovators.

__Comments__:
 * Don't forget livestock and add to the ongoing projects (those focus on what we already do but we need to move beyond that!)
 * Private sector participation;
 * Great work, thanks!
 * Next step: take this to the next level at the ESA program management meeting this afternoon.