addis_stakeholder_review

=**Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop**= =**Addis Ababa**= =**24-25 August 2010**=

=**Evaluation of the Workshop**=

Process: What worked well?

 * Integration of a lot of different stakeholders from different backgrounds and regions
 * Assumptions process really got people engaged
 * Everyone engaged
 * Group work
 * Group work categories were relevant
 * The facilitator
 * Group work
 * Group work
 * Working group addresses specific issues
 * Facilitation was superb
 * Excellent facilitation
 * Group discussions
 * Excellent facilitation
 * These types of workshops are instrumental. Furthering e-discussions still more communications and interactions are necessary

Process: What worked less well?

 * Too many presentations and not enough group work on day 1
 * Days were a bit too long
 * Group work questions/tasks not clear
 * Understanding between a lot of ground compacted in a short time
 * The hypothesis/objective of the project: very good discussions but with impact?
 * Not enough time to discuss the content of each suggested value chain
 * One value chain x more value chains must be considered per country. Actually lessons could be shared considering local conditions
 * Value chain identification process: no participation value chain fixed in advance
 * Group works were very good but some questions were not clear and the outputs are limited
 * Not enough time

Substance: What worked well?

 * Points to be included raised
 * Output focus group work on concrete questions
 * Value chain selection process
 * Partnerships and cross cutting themes
 * Contributions from stakeholders
 * Cross-cutting discussions produced some good ideas
 * Technology constraints analysis
 * Explanation of value chain research
 * The idea to emphasize on impacts
 * The idea to work on VC which helps to see the whole in development agenda
 * Session on technology
 * List of technology needs
 * The content of the themes of the group + note (research issues, activities) well developed

Substance: What worked less well?

 * Could not go deep into specif V- webs
 * Technologies not deep enough
 * Clear researchable areas and linkages across the value chains

Have we moved foreword?

 * Yes - on partnerships and cross-cutting themes
 * Yes - Methodology approach
 * Yes - we did move on the road to solving problems in value chain
 * Oh yes, it is more clearer
 * Yes
 * Yes strongly
 * Identified races and contribution of partners still to be refined
 * Not well - prioritization of technology needs