Livestock and Fish Planning Meeting: Dual Purpose Cattle Value Chain in Nicaragua

Managua

05-09 August, 2013

This workshop will generate an exchange between the various actors of the dual purpose cattle value chain in Nicaragua, in order to generate an implementation strategy and identify next steps, follow-up activities, action sites, VC evaluation tools, and impact pathway for the Program.

Workshop Agenda

Day 1

			Monday, August 5th: Impact Pathways Workshop
TIME	ACTIVITIES	OUTCOMES	FACILITATOR
0830-0900	Welcoming address		Representative of the livestock sector from the government
0900-0945	Present context and government development strategy of cattle production in Nicaragua: challenges, opportunities		Ariel Cajina
0945-1015	Presentation of CG Research Program Livestock and Fish, emphasis on Nicaragua, IDOs		Rein van der Hoek
1015-1100	Coffee break
1100-1130	Introduction to the Theory of Change and Impact Pathways		Michael K, Shadi
1130-1200	Recap on issues in the dual cattle VC from previous stakeholder engagements so we can build upon them. Prioritizing of challenges facing the value chain.	Understanding of key challenges of the value chain	Martin Mena
1230-1300	Introduction to the Nicaragua dual purpose value chain Impact Pathways	Understanding of the objectives of the workshop	Michael, Rein, Martin
1300-1400	Lunch
1400-1500	Group discussions: Generate posters on questions below - What rings true - What does not ring true - What is missing (issues, actors, data, etc) - What do we need to know more about - What are important assumptions being made	Validating the value chain constraints	Michael K, Shadi
1500-1530	Plenary: Review of posters, and synthesize key findings from all presentation	Validating value chain constraints	Michael K, Shadi
1530-1545	Coffee break
1545-1630	Group work: Identification of critical issues in small groups: - Mapping out issues, stakeholders, key information needs - Identify critical assumptions and suggest possible intervention areas.	Identifying underlying causes of problems facing the value chain	Michael K, Shadi
1630-1700	Plenary: Review of Maps: Finding common areas (issues, actors, assumptions, intervention areas)	Value chain problem maps	Michael K, Shadi

Day 2

			Tuesday, August 6th: Impact Pathways Workshop
TIME	ACTIVITIES	OUTCOMES	FACILITATOR
0830-0900	Recap of the previous day		Michael K, Shadi
0900-0930	Plenary: generate a generic Nicaragua dual cattle value chain and kind of existing relationships between actors	Better understanding of key value chain actors	Michael K, Martin
0930-1015	Group work: Setting an overarching vision for the value chain: - What would the different value chain actors like to see happen - What would wider value chain system actors like to see happen - What would attract wider stakeholders to become involved - Identify key indicators for each change	Value chain vision, goal, and outcomes statements	Michael K, Shadi
1015-1030	Coffee Break
1030-1100	Group discussions: setting broad objective statements around issues	Validated vision, goal, and outcomes statements	Michael K, Shadi
1100-1200	Group work: by actor types (drawn from the generic value chain) - Construct tables describing the required change in behavior (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice) by actor type. - Identify key indicators for each change	Expected changes in actor groups KAP	Michael K, Shadi
1200-1300	Group discussions: Requiredchanges in KAP by actor type for the vision to be achieved and indicators	Expected changes in actor groups KAP	Michael K, Shadi
1300-1400	Lunch
1400-1445	Group work: Program and partner interventions required to achieve the changes in networks to realize the vision	Key intervention areas for program and its partners	Michael K, Shadi
1445-1530	Group presentations: Program and partner interventions	Key intervention areas for program and its partners	Michael K, Shadi
1530-1545	Coffee break
1545-1630	Plenary: Identification of key assumptions and risk	Impact pathways assumptions and risks	Michael K, Shadi
1630-1700	Day’s wrap-up and next steps		Rein, Martin
1700	Closure

Day 3

			Wednesday, August 7th: Field Visit
TIME	ACTIVITIES	OUTCOMES	FACILITATOR
0545-?	Visit to representative value chain components (farmers, input suppliers, processors, market players)	Understanding of workshop participants of dual purpose value chain and its constraints/opportunities	Martin, Rein, UNA

Day 4

			Thursday, August 8th: Planning Workshop
TIME	ACTIVITIES	OUTCOMES	FACILITATOR
0830-1015	Site Selection and Targeting	Sites more precisely defined and agreed with participants	An Notenbaert, Mark van Wijk
1015-1030	Coffee Break
1030-1230	Presentation Component Themes Livestock and Fish	Clearer idea of potential contributions to value chain improvement	Rein van der Hoek, Theme representatives
1230-1330	Lunch
1330-1430	Discussion (groups) on integration component themes in value chain issues, and presentation
1430-1530	Presentation group work and plenary
1530-1545	Coffee break
1545-1645	Presentation global workplan, current activities (projects) and proposals /concept notes	Activities planned for 2013-2014	Rein van der Hoek, Martin Mena
1645-1700	Wrap-up

Day 5

			Friday, August 9th: Planning Workshop
TIME	ACTIVITIES	OUTCOMES	FACILITATOR
0830-0900	Recap workshop		Rein, Martin
0900-1000	Discussion groups on prioritizing activities according to workplan and defined impact pathway(s)		Still have to see how to do this
1000-1015	Coffee Break
1015-1130	Presentation working groups and plenary discussion		Rein, Martin
1130-1230	Synthesis		Rein, Martin, Michael K
1230-1330	Lunch