Food Processing and Post-harvest Handling Innovation Lab

August 16-18, 2014 Novotel Hotel, Dakar, Senegal

MEETING AGENDA

Saturday, August 16, 2014 7:30 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions – Project PIs 8:40 a.m. Welcome remarks by Dr. Alioune Fall, Director General, ISRA 8:50 a.m. Welcome remarks by Dr. Mamadou Amadou Seck, Director General, ITA 9:00 a.m. Remarks from invited organizations’ representatives

1. Catholic Relief Services – Nicole Poirier, Country Representative 2. Africare – Nouri Gribi, Director of Food Security 3. USAID’s Education and Research in Agriculture – Demba Mbaye,

Deputy Chief of Party 4. USAID-YAAJEENDE – Awa Tay Sarr, M&E Specialist 5. Projet Croissance Economique – Matar Gaye, Deputy Chief of Party 6. CORAF 7. World Food Programme – Thomas Yanga

9:40 a.m. Lessons Learned from Large Projects – Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer Working as a Team – Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Suzanne Nielsen

10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. USAID Orientation – Angela Records, International Agricultural Research

Advisor 11:15 a.m. USAID Senegal Mission Presentation – TBD 11:30 a.m. FTF Innovation Lab for Reduction of Postharvest Losses Presentation,

Kansas State University – Dirk Maier, Director 11:45 a.m. Project Overview, Goals, and Deliverables – Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer,

Bruce Hamaker 12:15 p.m. Project Group Presentation: Drying & Storage (starting point for project,

based on past work; approach to project; overview of planned activities) – Klein Ileleji, Charles Woloshuk, Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

12:45 p.m. Questions/discussions on Drying & Storage

1:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Project Group Presentation: Processing & Nutrition (Starting point for

project, based on past work; Approach to project; Overview of planned activities)

– Bruce Hamaker, Mario Ferruzzi 2:30 p.m. Questions/discussions on Processing & Nutrition 2:45 p.m. Project Group Presentation: Monitoring & Evaluation/Impact Assessment

(Starting point for project, based on past work; Approach to project; Overview of planned activities)

– Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Jacob Ricker-Gilbert 3:15 p.m. Questions/discussions on Monitoring & Evaluation/Impact Assessment 3:30 p.m. Questions/discussions of all project components; Guidance for break-out

groups – Suzanne Nielsen, Betty Bugusu 3:45 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. Breakout Project Group Presentations and Discussions (Focus is toward

workplan development next day) Group 1: Drying & Storage Project Group Leaders’ presentation of specific plans – Klein Ileleji,

Charles Woloshuk, Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer Collaborator presentations of specific plans:

1) JKUAT, Kenya – Douglas Shitanda 2) CIMMYT-Kenya – Hugo DeGroote 3) ITA, Senegal – Makhtar Samb 4) ISRA, Senegal – Ibrahim Sarr 5) NC A&T – Presented by Klein Ileleji

Group 2: Processing & Nutrition Project Group Leaders’ presentation of specific plans – Bruce

Hamaker, Mario Ferruzzi Collaborator presentations of specific plans:

1) Eldoret University, Kenya – Violet Mugalavai & Augostino Onkware

2) ITA, Senegal - Djibril Traore 3) Univ. Pretoria, South Africa – Johanita Kruger

5:00 p.m. Discussion (in breakout groups)

5:30 p.m. Breakout Project Group Reports: Overview of discussions guidelines for

workplans development (next day); Issues that relate to other components of project

Group 1: Drying & Storage Group 2: Processing & Nutrition

6:00 p.m. Wrap-up 7:00 p.m. Dinner Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:30 a.m. Discussion on Linking Project Components – Bruce Hamaker, Jess

Lowenberg-DeBoer (with reference to the components of value chain covered in the project)

8:45 a.m. Preview to Gender Training: Incorporating Gender Component into Workplans – Cheryl O’Brien

9:00 a.m. Instructions on Workplans – Betty Bugusu, Heather Fabries 9:15 a.m. Breakout Group Discussion on Workplans (detailed for years 1-and 2;

drafts for years 3, 4, and 5) & Linkages Group 1: Drying & Storage Group 2: Processing & Nutrition

11:00 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. Breakout Group Reports on Detailed Workplans & Proposed Linkages

Group 1: Drying & Storage Group 2: Processing & Nutrition

12:30 p.m. Discussion of Workplans & Linkages – Betty Bugusu, Suzanne Nielsen (goal after discussion: Years 1 & 2 Workplan decisions finalized; Years 3, 4, and 5 draft Workplans finalized)

1:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Performance Management – Betty Bugusu 2:30 p.m. Innovation Lab Administration – Betty Bugusu, Heather Fabries 3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Discussion of Emerging Opportunities: Associate Awards and Possible

Partnerships with Other Organizations – Bruce Hamaker, Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

4:00 p.m. Discussion of Possible Linkages to FTF Innovation Lab for Reduction of Postharvest Losses, and Opportunities for Collaboration on Associate Awards - Dirk Maier

4:30 p.m. Questions and wrap-up 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own Monday, August 18, 2014 Gender Training – Cheryl O’Brien 8:00 a.m. Overview and Discussion of Overarching USAID Gender Program;

Overview and Discussion of USAID Feed the Future Gender Program 9:00 a.m. Gender Analysis within USAID Feed the Future 2011-2015 Multi-Year

Strategy Senegal Kenya

10:00 a.m. Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index Baseline Report Group Activity

11:00 a.m. Gender/Post-Harvest Value Chain/Lessons Learned: Literature Review and Discussion

Literature Review Women’s Roles Discussion Lessons Learned

12:00 p.m. Wrap-up & Next Steps – Bruce Hamaker, Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Betty Bugusu

12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Leave for Visit to ITA (~2:30 – 5:00 p.m.) or Individual Group Meetings 6:00 p.m. Depart to Airport