ESA_planning_Oct2012_Agenda

= East and Southern Africa Annual Review and Planning meeting = Back to the event home page
 * 1-5 October 2012 **
 * Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge,** ** Arusha, Tanzania **

Agenda
Logistical announcements (I. Mwasaga) || by Asamoah Larbi about the Africa RISING niche ||
 * **Timing** || **Session** ||
 * = **Day 1 - Monday 1 October 2012** ||
 * 08.00 || Registration of participants ||
 * 08.30 || Welcome (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager; Ken Dashiell, IITA, DDG Partnerships and Capacity Building) ||
 * 09.00 || Introduction session: Workshop objectives and process, participant’s introduction (E. Le Borgne) ||
 * 10.00 || Overview of year 1 project activities (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) - Presentation ||
 * 10.30 || //Break// ||
 * 11.00 || Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs and MSU project in Malawi (10 min each)
 * Enhancing Vegetable Value Chains (AVRDC) - Presentation
 * Value Chain Analysis of Grain Legumes (IITA) - Presentation
 * Catalogue of Tested Crop, Soil, and Water Management Options (CIAT) - Presentation
 * Identifying Efficient Seed Systems, Practices and Models (CIAT) - Presentation ||
 * 11.40 || Marketplace 1 ||
 * 12.00 || Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs (continued)
 * Seed Multiplication (ICRISAT) - Presentation
 * Improved Post-harvest Technologies (CIMMYT) - Presentation
 * Mycotoxins in maize and cassava (IITA) - Presentation
 * Evergreen Agriculture (ICRAF) - Presentation ||
 * 12.40 || Marketplace 2 ||
 * 13.00 || //Lunch break// ||
 * 14.30 || Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs (continued
 * Weed Management in Rice-based Systems (AfricaRice) - Presentation
 * Intensification of Maize-based Systems in Malawi (CIMMYT) - Presentation
 * Agroecological Intensification in Malawi and Tanzania (MSU) - Presentation ||
 * 15.00 || Marketplace 3 ||
 * 15.30 || //Break// ||
 * 16.00 || Group work: Wrap-up of year 1, Pulling out key points from all presentations (M. Bekunda) ||
 * 17.30 || Program of next day (E. Le Borgne)
 * 17.45 || End of day 1 ||
 * 18.00 || Meeting of Process Steering Group ||
 * = **Day 2 - Tuesday 2 October 2012** ||
 * 08.30 || The building blocks of the program (20 min each)
 * Presentation about communication
 * Presentation about the research framework
 * Presentation about monitoring and evaluation complemented by this [[file:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Evaluation possible scenarios_ac.ppt|presentation]] about possible evaluation activities (not shown)
 * [[file:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Tanzania_maize_site_selection.ppt|Presentation about the action sites: from the camera's lens, challenges and opportunities]] complemented by this [[file:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Malawi_siteSelectionScheme.ppt|presentation]] about Malawi sites ||
 * 09.30 || Discussion about the building blocks ||
 * 10.00 || //Break// ||
 * 10.30 || Developing a demand-driven research agenda – key challenges in the districts
 * Special challenges linked to intensification (10 min) - [[file:1 Maize emerging diseases.pdf|Presentation]] by Lava Kumar
 * Presentation of challenges per country / district (15 min for each //country//)
 * [[file:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Malawi_districts_challenges.ppt|Presentation Malawi]]
 * [[file:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Tanzania_districts_challenges.ppt|Presentation Tanzania]]
 * [[file:ESA_RP_Oct2012_Zambia_districts_challenges.ppt|Presentation Zambia]]
 * Prioritization of the challenges
 * Map expertise available for these challenges
 * Planning research for year 2: [[file:Africa RISING Boundaries and principles.pptx|Presentation about research boundaries and principles]] (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon)
 * Guidance on group work (E. Le Borgne) ||
 * 12.30 || //Lunch break// ||
 * 14.00 || Group work planning year 2 activities: developing research ideas ||
 * 15.30 || //Break// ||
 * 16.00 || Group work (continued) and peer review ||
 * 17.30 || Closing reflections for the day – End of day 2 ||
 * 18.00 || Meeting of Process Steering Group ||
 * = **Day 3 - Wednesday 3 October 2012** ||
 * 08.30 || [[file:AfricaRISING_Research_Framework_B.vanLauwe.ppt|Presentation]] by Bernard van Lauwe on the research framework
 * 09.30 || [[file:Nafaka_AfricaRISING_J.Rusike.ppt|Presentation]] by Joseph Rusike and Joe Tindwa about Nafaka ||
 * 10.00 || //Break// ||
 * 10.30 || Group work - using this [[file:Group work template day 3.pptx|template]] ||
 * 13.00 || //Lunch break// ||
 * 14.15 || Group work (continued) on research ||
 * 15.15 || Group work - continued ||
 * 15.45 || //Break// ||
 * 16.15 || Presentation of group work:
 * Crop-soil/water group 1 - [[file:Group work Crop_Soil 1.ppt|Presentation]]
 * Crop-soil/water group 2 - [[file:Group work Crop_Soil 2.ppt|Presentation]]
 * Crop-livestock - [[file:Group work Crop_Livestock.ppt|Presentation]]
 * Rice-based systems - [[file:Group work Rice_based.ppt|Presentation]]
 * Research output 1 - Presentation ||
 * 17.45 || Information on field day – End of day 3 ||
 * 18.00 || Meeting of Process Steering Group ||
 * = **Day 4 - Thursday 4 October 2012** ||
 * 07.30 || Departure for Field Day ||
 * 08.30 || Meeting of core team to prepare next day ||
 * 19.00 || Social dinner and cultural show ||
 * = **Day 5 - Friday 5 October 2012** ||
 * 09.00 || Welcome of new participants (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; N.N. USAID; V. Manyong, IITA, Director East Africa ) ||
 * 09.30 || Introducing Feed the Future initiative and Africa RISING program (J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager) [[file:ESA FTF Intro.ppt|Presentation]] ||
 * 09.45 || [[file:Africa RISING overview year1 Stakeholder meeting 5 Oct.ppt|Presentation]] of year 1 review (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) ||
 * 10.15 || Discussion about year 1 plans ||
 * 10.45 || //Break// ||
 * 11.15 || [[file:MB_ESA Proposed actions.ppt|Presentation]] of year 2 draft work plan (M. Bekunda and research teams) ||
 * 11.45 || Discussion about year 2 draft work plan ||
 * 12.30 || //Lunch break// ||
 * 14.00 || Feedback from eminent experts (USAID Mission, regional and national partners, iAGRI etc.) about fit with Africa RISING and advices for ways forward ||
 * 15.00 || Comments from research teams on the feedback received ||
 * 15.30 || Closure (N.N. USAID, V. Manyong) ||

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