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Year 1 Overview
I. Hoeschle-ZeledonAfrica RISING East/Southern Africa Coordinator
Research Review & Planning MeetingAfrica RISING – East & Southern Africa Project
1-5 October 2012, Arusha, Tanzania
The Start
Oct. 2011: Brain storming meeting in preparation of inception workshop, agreement on countries
Nov./Dec. 2011: Development of Concept Notes
Feb. 2012: Inception workshop DSM, decision on Program approach and name Africa RISING, call for jumpstart project proposals
April 2012: Approval of 10 jumpstarts, contracts, fund disbursement
May 2012: Office set-up and staff recruitment
Continuously: Strategic Program/Project documents developed, teams established
Approved jumpstart projectsLead Title BudgetIITA Grain Legume Value Chain Analysis 169,447
CIMMYT Improved Post-harvest Technologies 173,000
ICRAF Evergreen Agriculture 172,000
CIAT Catalogue of Crop, Soil, Water Management Technologies
249,014
IITA Mycotoxins in Maize and Cassava 170,439
CIAT Seed Systems Analysis 170,000
ICRISAT Seed Multiplication 270,000
CIMMYT Intensification of Farming Systems 109,999
AfricaRice Weed Management 170,000
AVRDC Enhancing Vegetable Value Chain 214,969
Grant ($120k) to MSU for first 6 months of research on Agroecological Intensification in MAL and TZ through Action Research
Lessons learntEntry points: - SI to build on existing policies, technologies- Gaps identified to fill (technological, capacity, policies, institutions, existing data)
Opportunities:- Participatory approaches towards integration of disciplines, evaluation of best bets, land use planning- seed systems improvement- private sector involvement
Partnerships and engagement- Interaction among researchers- internal/external communication- Policy maker/private sector engagement
Logistics and organization- contractual issues, inadequate infrastructure
Research framework
generic to be applicable across all three Africa RISING regions
flexible to allow site specific adaptation
test a set of hypotheses linked to research outputs and associated development outcomes
Selection of Action Sites
Co-location with USAID country mission investments/other actors
Representative regarding drivers of intensification to allow for scaling up to areas with similar conditions: population density, market access, agro-ecological condition
Provide for rigorous M&E to determine impact of AR
IFPRI: stratification/characterization of target wards and villages
TZ: Kiteto, Kongwa, Kilombero, Babati districtsMAL: Ntcheu, Dedza districtsZAM: Eastern Province
Communication Strategy and Tools (ILRI leadership)
wiki , website, repositories for docs, images, presentations
M&E Plan (IFPRI leadership)
Program LogframeProgram Document: assembly of all strategic documents program context
purpose, objectives , outcomes, guiding principles and conceptual framework research design logframe M&E plan communication strategy management structure
Our website
Where to share news, updates and announcements
Our wiki
Collaboration space to support planning, sharing early documents, reporting and organizing events.
Communication Strategy and Tools (ILRI leadership)
wiki , website, repositories for docs, images, presentations
M&E Plan (IFPRI leadership)
Program LogframeProgram Document: assembly of all strategic documents program context
purpose, objectives , outcomes, guiding principles and conceptual framework research design logframe M&E plan communication strategy management structure
Program Management Structure
Project Coordination Committee (PCC)
Provides advice and coordination on Project activities Provides science guidance to Project implementers Guides Project planning and all activities Advises on annual Project workplan and budget Oversees coordination between Project components and partners Liaises with IST to oversee M&E; cc PCT on all reporting Keeps PCT informed of activities via the Project Coordinator Reviews and makes suggestions to Project Coordinator on semiannual technical progress reports to USAID Plans yearly stakeholder meetings with support from Program
Communications Team Decisions made by consensus Meets annually in personal and virtually as called by the Chair
ESA PCC Composition
Chair: IITA Reg. Dir. for EA Project Coordinator, serves as Secretary (IITA) Project Chief Scientist (IITA) Research partners: CGIAR (1, AfricaRice), yearly rotation
sub-regional research organizations (1, ASARECA) NARS (1, COSTECH) and others as designated
Project M&E Lead (IFPRI) Project Communications Lead (IITA) USAID Activity Manager
Science Advisory Group
Proposed members:
Maggie Gill (DFID)Ken Giller (WUR)John Dixon (ACIAR)Bruno Gerard (CIMMYT)Dave Harris (ICRISAT)Bernard van Lauwe (IITA)Reps. from CRSPsUSAID gender specialistAR chief scientists (3, ILRI/IITA) USAID Activity Manager (J. Glover)
USAID visit, June 17-22
J. Glover and E. Witte from DC: meet with project staff in Tanzaniameet with USAID country mission partners, e.g. NAFAKA, SUAsee ongoing activitiesget better idea of future action sites discuss alignment with MAFSC , USAID mission, other actors
Thank you!
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