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=Africa RISING program coordination team meeting #10= =Date : 4 August 2015= =Venue: Online= =Time: 15:00 - 16:00 (EAT)=

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Quick PCT meeting post Washington DC


 * Next PCT meeting, In Wageningen early September?**

Main discussion/action areas for updates:

= Overall action points =


 * || **Action** || **Status** || **Notes and Actions update** ||
 * 1 || Theory of change and impact pathways || Adopt a program level ToC - Clean and finalise this - expose to teams and scientists, getting feedback. Irmgard, PeterT, chief scientists. By end July.

1. Elaborate ToC for 'project' activities/protocols in regions. **Start in Ethiopia with project ToC to groundtruth the approach. PeterT. Feedback/learning in early september**.

Early Sept - organize a cross-region discussion - Bernard to lead

2. **Find the wider FtF/USAID 'zone of influence' numbers and include as targets in phase 2 (from scaling and partners not from direct research)**. Add thru the IPs. Carlo/IFPRI with heavy inputs from country teams. Ready in time for the external review - mid Oct latest

Will circulate draft mid August -10 days before wageningen meeting To be discussed in Wageningen in September
 * Included into work stream of the program workshop** || PT working on ToC proof of concept for Ethiopia

Carlo working on target numbers?

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 * 2 || 'Systems' research || Develop and document a strong evidence based storyline; breadth, focus .. unique selling point.

Ready in time for the external review - mid Oct latest


 * Included into work stream of the program workshop** || To be discussed in the pct design retreat in Wageningen. ||
 * 3 || Phase 2 proposal || Proposal to be submitted - April/May 2016 estimate

Design group to meet in Wageningen in September to review all this - impact pathways piece - systems piece - numbers piece

Consider ways other initiatives can co-support AR; or we co-support them (eg **BMGF-ICRISAT sep 2015 drylands WA convening - Bernard following up**)


 * Included into work stream of the program workshop** || To be discussed in the pct design retreat in Wageningen

Drylands convening - Bernard follow up to ensure that AR is part of the convening || - take stock how this happens in different countries - chief scientists - also stock take approaches to engage farmers through IPs
 * 4 || Engaging farmers into program activities || - we have engagement guidelines / circulate and perhaps revise/ common principles needed


 * Included into work stream of the program workshop** || Irmgard is working on inputs for the Wageningen meeting

IHZ: I AM COMPILING INFORMATION FOR A DOCUMENT. ||
 * 5 || Science Advisory Group || 1. Decide on new members to be invited to join

- Paul Winters (joining IFAD) - invited, need to formalize

- Select one from the following: 1) Ruth Oniang’o, - oniango@iconnect.co.ke

2) Rachel Bezner Ker r

2. Contact the 1 plus 2 new members and ask them to join (also to attend Bamako meeting) PT to follow up with Ruth and Carlo with Paul.

3. Next face to face SAG meeting in Bamako ||  ||
 * 6 || SI framework and indicators || We are using these in the new program framework

1. Post-docs project via SI Lab 2. Post-San Jose steering committee led by SI lab (Vara) 3. Developing a framework AR can use soon


 * Included into work stream of the program workshop** || **Carlo, IHZ and PT in the steering committee.**

ESA in March 2016 Final report April 2016 Interim report Nov 2015 Make clear it is 3+1 projects || Background materials on wiki.
 * Immediate AR working framework being worked on - to discuss in Wageningen** ||
 * 7 || USAID commissioned external evaluation || Starts September 2015; Ethiopia, Ghana, program workshop, then Mali

Regional project making own specific plans ||
 * 8 || Farm typologies work || 1. Wageningen meeting - 31 Aug and 1 Sep


 * Included into work stream of the program workshop** ||  ||

=9. Wageningen meeting agenda/topics=

Mon 1. Typologies (pre-meeting) - carlo

Tue-Fri 2. Systems approach - bernard 3. Phase 2 vision of success - bernard 4. Phase 2 theory of change - bernard 5. Phase 2 hypotheses - bernard 6. Impact theory of change prototype - peter t 7 - farmer engagement guidelines - irmgard 8 - IP guidelines - irmgard 9 - phase 2 scaling targets / zones of infuence - carlo 10 - AR 'immediate' SI assessment framework - peter t 11 - evidence based narratives - peter b

=10. October workshop Planning=

Invitations sent; IHZ: WILL BE DONE BY ICRISAT NEXT WEEK Local host: ICRISAT Financing: 40:60 SPLIT BETWEEN IFPRI AND ILRI; EACH PROJECT PURCHASES THE TICKETS FOR THEIR MEMBERS; I HAVE REQUESTED PASSPORT COPIES TO START PURCHASING THE TICKETS Agenda ||
 * Work stream || Discussion points/actions || people responsible (**process shepherd pre-meeting)** || Preparation phase ||
 * Logistics ||  || Irmgard leading organizing committee || Organizing committee
 * **Evidence-based narratives**, stories, briefs, products for different audiences || PB to follow up with Carlo || Carlo; **PeterB** || Agree template (2-pager); - ET project testing one this week. ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || Produce model (with content); ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || Solicit stories and ideas for technologies to be discussed at meeting (min 3 per country) ||
 * Reflections and guidance on **typologies, farmer engagement, and R4DPs/IPs** ||  || **Irmgard**; Jeroen, Carlo, Bernard, PCT || Tables of typologies by country; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || Info on ways we engage with farmers by country; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || R4DP/IP status by country ||
 * Targets and scaling approaches ||  || **Carlo**; Bernard (for diagram write-up) || Draft template across the 5 SI dimensions; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || Proof of concept of possible scaling targets ||
 * SI indicators and assessment framework ||  || Sieg, **PeterT** || Draft assessment framework; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || SI lab concept note ||
 * Phase II proposal ||  || **Bernard** || Vision of success; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || ToC; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || Hypotheses; ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || System perspective write-up ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   || (**to be generated in the september design group meeting**) ||

=Parked for now - Phase 1 action list, some overlap with above=


 * Action || Discussion points/actions || Format || Team ||
 * Explain and document and capitalize on our system-level perspectives. Define AR identity and unique selling points - roles, beneficiaries, value added … ||  || info in the proposal || Irmgard, Peter T, Peter B., Kindu, Asamoah, Mateete, Bernard, Jerry, Carlo ||
 * Document and contextualize impact/adoption through data. Explain/document R&D impact and institutional impact. Carry out socioeconomic analysis ad risks. ||  || reports,flyers, materials with evidence, case studies per country, some for symposium? Selling our key USPs - systems, the 5 SI domains || Carlo+4, Bekele, Asamoah, Mateete, Peter T., Jonathan, Simret, Peter B., ||
 * Identify and document technology packages and protocols (link to farmer typologies) ||  || database of technologies; some other types of derivative products (factsheets) || ALL through the PMMT, Peter T., Jeroen, Carlo, bernard ||
 * Develop and use system-wide SI indicators; AR own small group to speed this up. || Discuss at October workshop ||  || Irmgard, Peter T., Bernard, Jerry, Carlo ||
 * Data management: farm/farmer data; queryable database of AR farmers || LATER || PT/CA to discuss soon || IFPRI team, ILRI, in collaboration with the research teams ||
 * Boosting cross-project science learning, science symposium || LATER ||  || Peter B., Irmgard, Peter T. ||
 * Projects to clarify R4D/IPs roles, objectives and approach - especially to IP members and participants. ESA and WA to document their platforms and guidelines and practices ||  || useful for the external review team / include in symposium maybe || Mateete, Asamoah, Peter T. ||
 * Recruit AR manager/administrator for program level work packages || LATER || July/aug pct meeting discuss further. || Irmgard, Peter T., Peter B., Carlo ||
 * Recruit M&E data staffing/people into each regional project || LATR || include in phase 2 based on phase 1 experiences. TOR by Carlo; recruitment joint effort || Irmgard, Peter T., Peter B., Carlo ||
 * Strengthen relations with AID missions || LATER || do streams B and C for missions. Use Tracey in Ethiopia || chief scientists; PT, IHZ ||
 * Strengthen national partners || LATER || YES || Mateete, Asamoah, Peter T. ||