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Africa RISING WA Project - from the start until today
I. Hoeschle-ZeledonAfrica RISING Coordinator
Stakeholder meetingAccra, Ghana, 23 January 2013
Oct. 2011: Brain storming meeting Bamako: agreement on countries and regions: UER, UWR, NR [Ghana], Sikasso [Mali]; agreement on key farming systems
Jan. 2012: Inception workshop Tamale: confirmation of regions and farming systems; need for a thorough research framework (hypotheses, trial design; approach and context);appropriate action and control site selection
=> 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; decision on Program approach; name Africa RISING
February/March: Stakeholder workshops in Mali and Ghana
April: Set up of Project office at SARI in Tamalestaff: systems agronomist, administrator, accountant, research supervisor, technician, drivers
Next steps
May: Community analysis in Ghana; community action plan; district stratification and characterization in Ghana (rainfall, elevation, population, market access) by IFPRI
June: workplans for Mali and Ghana developed; sub-agreements with partners; disbursement of funds
June - December: Implementation of year 1 field activities
June - January: Selection of future action and control sites in Ghana (socio-economic and biophysical characteristics: length of growing period, market access)
October: Year 1 review and planning meeting
December: Site characterization and selection in Mali; workplans for 2013
Continuously: Strategic Program documents developed (research framework, M&E plan, communication strategy, management structure)
Sub-agreements by IITAInstitution Amount
ILRI $195,000
UDS $25,000
WIUC $32,000
SARI $80,000
KNUST $16,000
SRI S3,000
IWMI $100,000
AVRDC $200,688
AfricaRice $299,822
ICRISAT** sub-contracts with partners in Mali
$754,490
Research hypotheses (5), research design, SI?, focus on different hh types, entry points, approach to SI, R4D platforms
Generic to be applicable across all three Africa RISING regions
Flexible to allow site specific adaptation Program Research Framework Task Force Workshop in July in Ibadan, Nigeria, Completed, presented later
Research framework
Led by IFPRI
Workshop in Addis Ababa in September
Draft circulated for comments in November
Status: finalization in progress
M&E Plan
Leadership by IFPRI Team located at program and project level List of tools: http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/comms_tools
Our wiki: http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/ Our calendar: http://goo.gl/2m56L or http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/Calendar Our outputs on CG Space: http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/16498 Our presentations on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/africa-rising Our pictures on FlickR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/africa-rising Our website: http://www.africa-rising.net Soon, YouTube and Yammer web domains will be established
Communication strategy and tools
Assembly of all strategic documents program context purpose, objectives, outcomes guiding principles and conceptual framework research design M&E plan communication strategy management structure standards for engagement
Program Document
Program Management Structure
Provides advice and oversight on Project activities
Approves annual Project workplan and budget
Reviews and makes suggestions to Project Coordinator on semiannual technical progress reports to USAID
Plans yearly stakeholder meetings with support from Program Communications Team
First meeting tomorrow
WA Steering Committee ToR
Chair (R. Asiedu, IITA Regional Director West Africa) Project Chief Scientist (A. Larbi, IITA) Project M&E Lead (IFPRI) Project Communications Lead (K. Lopez, IITA) ICRISAT (F. Waliyar) AfricaRice (O. Ayaji); rotating seat CORAF (E. Asiedu) CSIR (A. Salifu) AGRA (K. Makinde) Donor (J. Glover) Secretary (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, AR Coordinator)
Membership
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