year 1 overview i. hoeschle-zeledon africa rising coordinator africa rising review and planning...
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Year 1 Overview
I. Hoeschle-ZeledonAfrica RISING Coordinator
Africa RISING Review and Planning Meeting Tamale, Ghana, 23-25 October 2012
Oct. 2011: Brain storming meeting; agreement on countries and regions: UER, UWR, NR [Ghana], Sikasso [Mali]; agreement on key farming systems
Nov./Dec. 2011: Development of Concept Note3 farming systems: sorghum-, maize-, rice-based
Jan. 2012: Inception workshop Tamale: +/- agreement on objectives, outcomes, outputs; confirmation of regions and farming systems; need for a thorough research framework; fast track workplan building on existing work to produce results by September 2012
The Start
Feb. 2012: First disbursement of funds to AfricaRice and ICRISAT; recruitment of systems agronomist; in ESA decision on program approach
March: Stakeholder workshop for site selection in Ghana 4 districts/region,5 communities/district
April 2012: set up of Project office in Tamale; recruitment of admin staff;
Next steps
May: Community analysis in Ghana; Community Action PlanDistrict stratification and characterization (rainfall, elevation, population, market access) by IFPRI
June 2012: development and summission of joint workplan; sub-agreements with partners; disbursement of funds
Continuously: Strategic Program documents developed
Sub-AgreementsInstitution Amount
ILRI $195,000
UDS $25,000
WIUC $32,000
SARI $80,000
KNUST $16,000
IWMI $100,000
AVRDC $200,688
ICRISAT $754,490
AfricaRice $299,822
Generic to be applicable across all three Africa RISING regions
flexible to allow site specific adaptation Program Research Framework Task Force initiated by Jerry
Glover, USAID, and coordinated CIMMYT Workshop in July in Ibadan, Nigeria, to advance draft Completed, presented later
Research framework
Led by IFPRI
Workshop in Addis Ababa in September
Requires finalization of site selection process and research plan
Status presented later
M&E Plan
Program Management Structure
Provides advice and oversight on Project activities Provides science guidance to Project implementers to ensure conformity
with Program Research Framework and Program Objectives Guides Project planning and activities Approves annual Project workplan and budget Oversees coordination between project components and partners Liaises with MET 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.
WA Steering Committee ToR
Chair: IITA (R. Asiedu, Regional Director West Africa) Project Coordinator, serves as Secretary (I. Hoeschle-
Zeledon) Project Chief Scientist (A. Larbi, IITA) Project M&E Lead (IFPRI) Project Communications Lead (K. Lopez, IITA) Research partners: CGIAR (1 rotational [ICRISAT]),
CORAF (E. Asiedu), CSIR (A. Salifu), AGRA (K. Makinde) USAID Activity Manager (J. Glover)
Membership
Communication Strategy and Toolswiki page, website , image and document repository
Program Logframe Program 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
Other strategic documents
to inspect bilateral and multilateral food security programs in northern Ghana
met by SARI Director and Africa RISING chief scientist visit of demonstration trails of drought and Striga tolerant
maize; rice seed multiplication and varietal trials interactions with farmers
17 August: Visit US Congressional Staff
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
africa-rising.net