Ethiopia_ruminants_vcmeeting2012

=Ethiopia Small Ruminants Value Chain Team Meeting=

Objectives:

 * Develop a common understanding of the CRP objectives for the value chain and the proposed approach
 * Review and refine the implementation plan, including individual roles and responsibilities, and agree on the timetable for 2012
 * Identify resource mobilization priorities and agree on responsibilities

Friday, June 1st 8:00-8:15 Welcome and introductions (Iain, Tom) 8:15-8:30 Quick update on CRP3.7: the concept and planning to date (Tom) 8:30-9:15 Overview of the small ruminant value chain, R4D efforts to date, strategic partners and current issues (Barbara)

PART 1: Our team strategy 9:15-10:00 What will be value chain team’s role? (agreeing principles) (Peter) 10:00-10:15 Coffee/tea
 * Recap of what we proposed in the proposal (as approved)
 * What is our vision: How will we best support development of this value chain?
 * What are the main dimensions we will need to address to transform the VC?
 * What is the role of partners?
 * What does each CG partner offer? (rapid ‘partner analysis’)
 * How do we see the role of non-CG partners?
 * How will it link to Themes 1 and 3
 * example of feed work?
 * How will it generate international public goods?
 * How will it link to other CRPs, esp. CRP4?

Part 2: Work plan development 10:15-10:30 Overview of the planning process 10:30-11:15 Reviewing the overall proposed approach (the logframe: objectives, outcomes, outputs)
 * The generic value chain engagement-to-intervention strategy (Tom)
 * As it is being applied in Tanzania (Alan?)
 * Overview of how it fits in Ethiopia (Barbara)

11:15-11:25 Where do I fit? Exercise to confirm the role people could/want to play? (Peter) 11:25-12:30 Adapting the generic approach to the Ethiopia context and translating it into a work plan (e.g. Gantt chart), identifying priorities for resource mobilization >> 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:00 Adapting the generic approach to the Ethiopia context and translating it into a work plan (Gantt chart), identifying priorities for resource mobilization 15:00-15:15 Coffee/tea 15:15-15:20 How do we work as a team? (agreeing principles) //short team health check type of exercise//?
 * Existing/planned activities that will contribute (Kristina, Alan, etc.)
 * Africa RISING
 * ACIAR feed sector study
 * Safe Food Fair Food2
 * Peste des petits ruminants (PPR): developing a pan African strategy for disease control
 * Site selection
 * Review of intervention strategies, successes/failures
 * Situational analysis
 * Preparing and implementing the rapid value chain assessment (by subject area?)
 * Production systems
 * Nutrition: feeds, forages
 * Genetics
 * Animal health
 * Marketing systems
 * Public health
 * Consumption and nutrition
 * How do we communicate to ensure we are sharing information and interacting as needed?
 * How do we ensure we work across Centers when doing proposals so that our activities are truly integrated?

15:20-16:30 Adapting the generic approach to the Ethiopia context and translating it into a work plan (Gantt chart), identifying priorities for resource mobilization 16:30-16:45 Summarizing the resource mobilization strategy with identified priorities and assignments 16:45-17:00 Next steps in adapting the value chain assessment toolkit (Ben/Alan could lead; if not sufficiently discussed during work planning sessions) 17:00-17:10 Administrative issues 17:10-17:30 AOB 17:30-18:00 Next steps
 * Identifying best-bet interventions to test
 * Preparing the in-depth value chain assessment

Saturday, June 2nd 8:30-12:30 IFAD proposal writeshop 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-17:00 IFAD proposal writeshop