From Arusha to LilongweAfrica RISING East and Southern

Africa year 2 overview

I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA

Africa RISING East and Southern Africa annual review and planning meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi, 3-5 September 2013

Year 1: 10 quick win projects to- do preparatory work for longer term research- establish partnerships- learn lessons - do thorough identification of sites - develop the program research framework

Oct. 2012, Arusha- Review of quick wins and planning for the future

Arusha outputs:- prioritized challenges

- project boundaries- guiding principles- Africa RISING’s niche- research ideas and partners

Seed availability and distribution systems

Soil fertility

Pest, disease and weed management

Agronomic practices (planting periods, spacing,

crop mixtures, soil preparation)

Conservation of natural resources (soil & water)

Post-harvest handling (value addition, utilization,processing equipment)

Markets (access, organization, opportunities, niches )

Institutions : IPs, FOs, networks (partnerships, conflict management)

Livestock (husbandry, breeds,pasture mgmt., feeds, health, processing)

Prioritized challenges for Africa RISING in ESA

pests

soil degradationoil degradation

post-harvest

livestock/crop conflicts

residues

nutrient mgmt.

Information and communication

Capacity building

Situation analysis (RO1): final site selection, baseline surveys, farming systems analysis(to be carried out simultaneously with RO2 activities)

Prioritized challenges for Africa RISING in ESA

We all work on the selected sites in the three countries

We focus on the Research Framework and its four Research Outputs

We adopt selected Feed the Future Indicators

Boundaries

Intervention domain is the farm household

Sustainable intensification: producing more output from the same area of land while reducing negative environmental impacts and increasing contributions to natural capital and environmental services

Stepwise approach towards SI

Targeting different household typologies with different resources and livelihood objectives

R4D platforms for cooperation and co-learning

Critical entry points: (i) technologies for productivity enhancement, for natural resources management (NRM), for income generation, for knowledge management (ii) innovations related to social and institutional arrangements (iii) combination

Guiding principles

1. Crops/Shrubs/Trees

3. Livestock2. Soil/Water

1. Crop

2. Soil

3. Livestock

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5. Crop Livestock √

6. Soil Livestock √

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Africa RISING’s Niche-Integrated Research

markets, gender, policies,…

Summary Bekunda

“There are lots of ideas on the floor and not everything can be implemented due to resource restrictions. Who is doing what in details remains to be seen, however the ideas formulated will help generate terms of reference to develop the actual work plans. Some of the activities proposed will be undertaken this season while others will be implemented in subsequent years.”

Meeting report: http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/24668

Formation of research teams for each site and identification of lead partner and collaborators

Development of research proposals in participatory manner

Submission of proposals to IITA

Approval by Steering Committee

Contracts and fund disbursement

Star of field implementation (January)

Workshop on survey instrument for baseline surveys (January)

Workshop on research design (March)

Post-Arusha activities

Malawi (MSU, Regis Chikowo)

Tanzania

- semi-arid site (Kongwa/Kiteto, ICRISAT, Patrick Okori)

- sub-humid site (Babati, IITA, Mateete Bekunda)

- irrigated rice-systems (Kilombero, AfricaRice, Jonne Rodenburg)

Cross-countries (WU for Farming Systems Analysis, Jeroen Groot)

Research teams and leaders

Year 2: Start of longer-term research activities at selected intervention sites

Tanzania, Babati district:Sabilo, Long, Seloto villages

Tanzania, Kongwa district: Chitego, Moleti, Mlala villagesKiteto district: Njoro village

Malawi, Dedza district: Linthipe, Golomoti EPAs; Ntcheu district: Kandeu, Nsipe EPAs

sub-humid semi-arid semi-arid to humid

Tanzania action sites

Sites represent agro-ecologies that define specific agricultural potentials, and covering a minimum of 200 households.

Babati: Sabilo, Long, Seloto villagesKongwa: Chitego, Moleti, Mlala villagesKiteto: Njoro villageOthers: added next season

Malawi action sites

Sections (representing different agro-ecologies): Golomoti Center, Golomoti EPA, DedzaMposa, Linthipe EPA, DedzaKampanje, Kandeu EPA, NtcheuMpamadzi, Nsipe EPA, Ntcheu

Disbursement of research funds

Institution Amount(US$)

CIMMYT 164,000

ILRI 89,000

CIAT 110,000

ICRISAT 447,000

SELIAN 74,000

AVRDC 93,000

MSU 395,000

WU 188,000 ESA and WA

IITA 454,000

Field visit Tanzania, February 2013

Field visit Malawi, March 2013

USAID seeks complementarities and synergies

between research and development initiatives

Co-location of sites in Kongwa/Kiteto (Tanzania) with NAFAKA (Staples Value Chain program of FtF Tanzania)

MoU with NAFAKA

MoU with INVC (Integrating Nutrition with ValueChains [groundnuts, soybeans]) project in Malawi

Collaboration with development partners

Plans since AR inception

Opportunities for synergies with SIMLEZA (maize-legume systems, objectives)

Field visits of SIMLEZA sites

Follow-up meeting in May: potential areas of collaboration, comparative advantages

Start of site characterization work to allowidentification of joint sites

Draft collaborative research proposal prepared

Upcoming discussion and final decisions

Opportunities to align with further USAID projects

AR in Zambia

Composition: IITA Reg. Director (chair), USAID, ASARECA, COSTECH, AfricaRice, M&E, Communication, Chief Scientist, Project Coordinator (Secretary)

Meeting: October 2012

Main decisions/suggestions:

- Change of role and name: from Coordination Committee to Steering

Committee (approves work plans and budgets)

- A representative from Malawi should be added to the SC member in year 3

- PA materials are needed

- Program Science Advisory Panel: standing body, independent, to be established in 2013

Project Steering Committee

Withdrawal of AfricaRice from projects in ESA and WA

Research site abandoned and team dissolved, AVRDC, IITA research on vegetables redirected to the other sites

No more work on rice-based systems

Kilombero research site

Project M&E specialist (Ainsley Charles, IFPRI, joined in April), based at Project office, Arusha

Festos Ngulu (consultant), Tanzania

Support from IITA admin staff in Dar es Salaam and Lilongwe

Jeffrey Oliver, Catherine Njuguna, IITA Zambia and Tanzania , part time communication support

Research Communication specialist for ESA and WA under recruitment

Agricultural Economist for ESA and WA to be recruited

Africa RISING ESA staff update

Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation

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