VCD+Team+Meeting+March+2012

=CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish Component 2 Value Chain Development Team Meeting and Tool Development Workshop= =ILRI Nairobi, 5-8 March 2012=

** Objectives: **

 * Develop a common understanding of the objectives of the Component and the proposed approach
 * Review and refine the implementation plan, including individual roles and responsibilities, and agree on the timetable for 2012
 * Develop an initial toolkit for rapid value chain assessment

=PROGRAMME= 8:00 Welcome and introduction (Tom) Tom's powerpoint: 8:15 What is our vision for the value chain development components?
 * Monday, March 5th **
 * Objectives
 * Update on CRP3.7: the concept and planning to date
 * Ongoing feedback
 * Part 1: Our team strategy **** for engaging within our target value chains **
 * What the proposal describes (Tom/Froukje)
 * CRP3.7 overview
 * The basic idea for Theme 2: value chain development
 * [[file:FK - Value chains in CRP3.7.pptx]]
 * What is the role of partners?
 * How will it link to Components 1 & 3?
 * How will it generate international public goods?
 * How will it link to other CRPs, esp. CRP2 & CRP4?
 * What key principles emerge? (Amos: card exercise; collect & report back later)
 * [[file:Principles.pptx]]

9:00 How can research best support VC development? 9:45 What is our general strategy for engaging in our target value chains?
 * What are the main dimensions that need to be addressed to transform a VC?
 * Compare a pre- and post-transformation VC: what needs to change (Isabelle: solicit ideas, capture on 3 flipcharts: pre-/post- and change)
 * The ideal mix of disciplines/expertise needed (Delia: collect ideas/rank)
 * The proposed phased approach and key milestones (ppt: Tom)
 * Visioning its implementation in an example VC (Danilo)
 * Considering VCs where ongoing work is already advanced (Rein, Malcolm)
 * Implications for an appropriate M&E framework (Nancy)

10:30 Coffee/tea

11:00 What does value chain assessment mean from our different perspectives?
 * What are the key issues to assess? What approaches are used? (2 ppt slides; 8 min)
 * Intro to VC assessment: the objective (Tom)
 * Economic: value chain economic performance, efficiency etc. (Froukje)
 * [[file:FK - Economic perspective on VCA-.pptx]]
 * Institutional: organizational capacity, governance (Isabelle)
 * Sectoral and policy environment (Ayele)
 * Gender (Jemimah)

12:30 Lunch [nothing special organized]

14:00 Different perspectives (continued)
 * Breeding (Okeyo)
 * [[file:CRP3 7 -2-Breeding-VC-Assessment-March-05-2012.pptx]]
 * Feeds and forages (Ben/Brigitte)
 * [[file:Feed Value Chain assessment 3 7_blm.ppt]]
 * Aquaculture (Dickson)
 * Animal health (Fred)
 * [[file:VCA AH Fred UNGER.pptx]]
 * Food safety and quality (Delia)
 * Innovation capacity (Kees)
 * Other?

14:00 How do we work as a team? Proposed principle – solicit pros/cons – consensus (Lucy/Isabelle) 15:30 Coffee/Tea
 * What degree of integration will be appropriate?
 * Is a harmonized approach desirable?
 * Subject focus versus site focus
 * How much interaction within the team will be needed at value chain level?
 * Relationship with VC coordinators
 * Working across units/Centers
 * Relationship with Component Leaders
 * The planning cycle
 * Identifying priorities for resource mobilization

16:30 The planning process – update
 * Principles and practicalities – what is needed to complete the initial work plan and budget (Tom)

17:00-19:00 Session ends – cocktail begins

**Tuesday, March 6th**

8:00 Recap and feedback Card exercise on areas of involvement 8:15 Value chain workplan updates Brief overview and updates by VC Coordinators
 * Tanzania smallholder dairy (Amos) 15 min
 * [[file:Tanzania Smallholder Dairy Update 5 Mar 2012.pptx]]
 * Uganda smallholder pig (Danilo) 15 min
 * [[file:Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development in Uganda-DPezo.pptx]]
 * Uganda aquaculture (Malcolm) 5 min
 * Egypt aquaculture (Malcolm) 15 min
 * [[file:Egyptian Aquaculture VCA.pptx]]
 * Ethiopia small ruminant (Aynalem) 10 min
 * [[file:CRP3.7 Ethiopia Sheep VC.pptx]]
 * Nicaragua smallholder dairy (Rein) 15 min
 * [[file:Workplan CA red.ppt]]
 * Vietnam smallholder pig (Lucy) 15 min
 * [[file:Pig Value Chain in Vietnam updates.pptx]]
 * India smallholder dairy (Tom) 5 min

10:00 Coffee/tea

10:15 Resource mobilization strategy
 * Identifying and agreeing priorities
 * Assigning responsibilities

10:30 Administrative issues and AOB

10:45 Aquaculture value chain planning meeting 10:45 Ethiopia small ruminant value chain planning meeting

12:00 Uganda pig value chain planning meeting 12:00 Tanzania dairy value chain planning meeting

12:30 Lunch [nothing special organized]

14:00 Uganda pig value chain planning meeting (cont) 12:00 Tanzania dairy value chain planning meeting (cont)

14:30 Vietnam pig value chain planning meeting

16:00 Reporting back on issues raised during planning, next steps

17:00 Session ends


 * Wednesday, March 7th **
 * Part 2: Toolkit development workshop**

8:00 Developing toolkits: the objective (Tom)
 * Rapid vs in-depth assessment tools
 * Generic vs adapted

8:15 The specific need: reviewing the LIVES rapid assessment tool (Dirk)

8:30 What should a rapid VC assessment involve?
 * Sketching out a generic protocol (Amos)

8:50 What do we mean by a ‘toolkit’ and how will we develop it?
 * Previous experiences with tool development (Isabelle) 15 min
 * An example: Tools for gender mainstreaming (Jemimah) 15 min
 * Resources (existing toolkits, manuals, instruments, etc.) (Froukje?) 10 min
 * Defining what our rapid VC assessment toolkit will look like (Ben) 15 min

9:45 What will in-depth VC assessment involve and how might that toolkit look different? (Lucy)

10:00 Coffee/tea

10:30 Assignments

10:45 Work session (individually/in groups) Assessment of information needs from the perspective of the social sciences / economist group: 12:30 Lunch [nothing special organized]

14:00 Work session continued

16:00 Reporting back
 * Recommendations for LIVES tools
 * Progress on main rapid assessment tools – ensuring there is a common approach

17:00 Session ends

[//departure of Tanzania dairy value chain group//]
 * Thursday, March 8th **

8:00 Work session (individually/in groups) 12:30 Lunch [nothing special organized]

14:00 Presentation and review of draft tools

16:30 Next steps

17:00 Workshop ends

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Participants and travel arrangements
Contact person: Rosekellen Njiru (R.Njiru@cgiar.org) Meeting venue: ILRI-Nairobi Campus - Room 720 Lunch: free seating Airport transfers and transport daily from Jacaranda will be provided NAIROBI / DAR ES SALAAM 08MAR PW 484 1215 1330
 * Participants ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Name || Center || Confirmed || Coming from: || ETA || ETD || Hotel ||
 * Tom Randolph || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Jemimah Njuki || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Ben Lukuyu || ILRI || Yes* || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Amos Omore || ILRI || Yes* || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Danilo Pezo || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Julie Ojango || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Ayele Gelan || ILRI || Yes* || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Abdou Fall || ILRI || Withdrew || Bamako ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Isabelle Baltenweck || ILRI || Yes* || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Lucy Lapar || ILRI || Yes || Hanoi || EK719 29/02 1455 || EK720 14/03 1640 || ILRI hostel ||
 * James Rao || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Kees Swaans || ILRI || Yes || Addis || ET803 5/03 0120 || ET800 7/03 1820 || Jacaranda ||
 * Karen Marshall || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Mwai Okeyo || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Pamela Pali || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Delia Grace || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Bernard Bett || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Fred Unger || ILRI || Yes || Chiang Mai || KQ887 29/02 0610 || KQ886 8/03 2355 || Jacaranda ||
 * Phil Toye || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Brigitte Maass || CIAT || Yes* || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Rein van der Hoek || CIAT || Yes || Managua || 2/03 || 12/03 || Personal arrangements ||
 * Wanjiku Chiuri || CIAT || Yes || Kigali || KQ468 2/03 1405 || KQ444 11/03 1530 || Personal arrangements ||
 * Malcolm Dickson || WF || Yes || Cairo || KQ321 5/03 0645 || KQ320 8/03 1720 || ILRI Hostel ||
 * Froukje Kruijssen || WF || Yes || Penang || EK721 4/03 0915 || EK722 9/03 2325 || ILRI Hostel ||
 * Kate Longley || WF || Not yet || ? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Aynalem Haile || ICARDA || Yes || Addis || ET801 05/03 1245 || ET 800 8/03 1820 || Jacaranda Hotel ||
 * Jane Poole || ILRI || Yes || Nairobi ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Dirk Hoekstra || ILRI || Yes || Addis || ET801 4/03 1245 || ET800 8/03 1430 || ILRI Hostel ||
 * Some people will be leaving Thursday to participate in the Tanzania dairy project inception workshop: