Feed meeting apr2012

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Agenda

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 (both cross-cutting and within specific value chains)
• Identify resource mobilization priorities and agree on responsibilities

Saturday, 28 April 2012

8:00-8:15 Welcome and introductions 8:15-9:00 CRP3.7: the concept and planning to date

PART 1: Our team strategy

9:00-9:45 What will be Component 1.3’s role? (agreeing principles)

• Recap of what we proposed in the proposal (as approved)
• What is our vision: How will feed & forage research best support VC development?
• What are the main nutrition dimensions we will need to address to transform a VC?
• What is the role of partners?

What does each CG partner offer? (5 min introduction of feed work/interest; there will be more time later for more detailed information sharing) How do we see the role of non-CG partners?

• How will it link to Theme 2 (Value chain development) and Theme 3 (targeting, gender)

Quick summary presentation from Tom or Ben on the Theme 2 workplan to highlight the feed/forage work at value chain level?

• How will it generate international public goods?
• How will it link to other CRPs, esp. CRP3s?

9:45-10:00 Overview of the planning process

10:00-10:15 Coffee/Tea

10:15-11:15 ILRI livestock nutritional facilities visit 11:15-12:00 Reviewing the overall proposed approach (the logframe: objectives, outcomes, outputs)

• Visioning cross-cutting platform work
• Visioning its implementation in an example VC

12:00-12:05 Where do I fit? Exercise to confirm the role people could/want to play? 12:05-13:00 Do we have the longer-term strategy right? Agreeing on objectives, outcomes and outputs

13:00-14:00 Lunch at Rendezvous Lounge

PART 2: Work planning 14:00-17:00 Reviewing the draft work plan (Gantt chart, cross-cutting and by VC), agreeing on deliverables, and identifying priorities for resource mobilization, by output Reviewing the draft work plan

15:30-15:45 Coffee/Tea

15:45-17:15 Continuation of the above

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Day 1 Notes by Ramana Reddy

The program is initiated at 8 AM with the welcome address by Dr M. Blummel, Global Leader, ILRI, Hyderabad followed by introduction of participants to each other. The participants moved to the Manmool, ICRISAT, Hyderabad to see the research facilities and feed processing unit established by the ILRI. Then proceeded to the ILRI lab and observed the lab facilities and returned to the conference room.

Some of the points that emerged on the first day discussions (28th April) during the workshop:

• Availability of quality fodder seeds is a major issue as there are hardly any agency capable of producing and supplying seeds timely.
• Integrating technology into value chains working with partners - interface is very critical.
• The scale of integrating the whole feed approach into the value chain is a major issue of concern.
• Predicting the future scenarios- currency fluctuations, policies is uncertain and hence these have to be factored in to keep the program flexible.
• Value chain analysis should be critical enough to take care of the unexpected changes-Resilience
• Where do we draw the line as to what extent should we get involved with the partners in development activities (science approach versus development activities)
• We should provide the role of knowledge partners for the different value chains

The platforms for CRP 3.7 should include

• Feed Technology Platform (Research team)
• Innonvation platform (to look at whole value chain)
• Linking Technology platform with other CRPs
• Social Science
• Forage specialist

Strengths of the various partners were assessed and listed CIAT – Strong GIS, forage breeding, experience in forage planting, forage gene bank, experience in forage value chain work including livestock. Weakness- lacks critical mass (people& skills), regional issues- less people and feed economics, limited knowledge on geographic area

ICARDA – Strong dry land feeding systems for sheep, seed data base, very strong on socio-economic aspect, strong linkages with farmers.

ILRI – Strong: Feed development as one contributor to Value chain, food feed crops, public private partnership, looking at feed issues along the value chain, experience of working with large partners, understanding feed use dynamics, public private partnership, post harvest technology, livelihoods expertise, social science, infrastructure.

World Fish – Strong: Skills in fish nutrition, value chain, country context, links to work on human nutrition, technologies in aqua culture system, GIS skills, ecosystem and life cycle analysis, agri business, strong in developing producers organization,

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Sunday, 28 April 2012

8:00-8:15 Recap from previous day 8:15-8:45 Progress on the feed/forage component of the value chain assessment toolkit (Ben/Alan could lead) 8:45-9:00 How do we work as a team? (agreeing principles) short team health check type of exercise? Possible topics:

• Subject focus versus site focus
• How much interaction within the team will be needed at value chain level?
• Relationship with VC coordinators and working across units/Centers
• Is a harmonized approach desirable?
• The planning cycle and identifying priorities for resource mobilization

9:00-10:00 Reviewing the draft work plan and identifying priority needs (continued)

10:00-10:15 Coffee/Tea

10:15-13:00 Reviewing the draft work plan and identifying priority needs (continued)

13:00-14:00 Lunch at Rendezvous Lounge

14:00-15:00 Reviewing the draft work plan and identifying priority needs (continued)

15:00-15:15 Coffee/Tea

15:15-16:00 Summarizing the resource mobilization strategy with identified priorities and assignments 16:00-16:15 Administrative issues 16:15-16:45 AOB 16:45-17:00 Next steps

Participants

Adrian Marc Bolliger Forage Agronomist Forage and Livestock Program International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) People’s Democratic Republic of Laos Tel: +856-21770090; Fax:+85621770091 E-mail: [ad.bolliger@gmail.com]

Alan J Duncan

Livestock Scientist ILRI, - Ethiopia P O Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251-11-617 2223; Fax: +251-11-617 2001 E-mail: [a.duncan@cgiar.org]

Amare Haileslassie Post Doctoral Scientist ILRI C/o ICRISAT Patancheru Andhra Pradesh 502 324 Tel: +91-40-30713672; Fax: +91-40-30713074 E-mail: [a.haileslassie@cgiar.org]

Anandan, S Consultant, ILRI NIANP, Adugodi, Bangalore 560 030 Tel: +91-80-25711304; Fax: +91-80-25711420 Mob: +91-9482226331 E-mail: [anandsrp@yahoo.co.in]

Arindam Samaddar Livestock Systems Researcher Agarwal Corporate Tower 9th Floor Rajendra Place, New Delhi 11008 Mob: +91-9971977800 E-mail: [a.samaddar@cgiar.org]

Ben Lukuyu Feed Specialist ILRI-Kenya , P O Box 30709 Nairobi 00100, Kenya Tel: +254-20-4223412; Fax: +254-20-4223001 E-mail: [b.lukuyu@cgiar.org]

Janeambuku Wamatu ICARDA, Aleppo Syrian Arab Republic [Tel:+963-21-2213433]; Fax: +963-21-2213490 E-mail: [j.wamatu@cgiar.org]

Malcolm Beveridge Director, Aquaculture and Genetics World Fish Center Plot 4186 Addis Ababa Drive, Longacres Lusaka, Zambia Tel: +260-211 257939; Fax: +260 211 257941 Mob: +260-974 770995 E-mail: [m.beveridge@cgiar.org]

Michael Blümmel

Leader Global Project Intensifying Livestock Systems ILRI C/o ICIRSAT Patancheru Andhra Pradesh 502 324 Tel: +91-40-30713653; Fax: +91-40-30713074 Mob:+91-9866315505 E-mail: [m.blummel@cgiar.org]

Michael John Phillips Senior Scientist World Fish Center Jalan Batu Maung, Batu Maung Bayan Lepas, Penang 11960, Malaysia Tel: + 604-6202160 E-mail: [m.phillips@cgiar.org]

Peter Ballantyne Head, Knowledge Management ILRI-Ethiopia P O Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251-11-617 2223; Fax: +251-11-617 2001 E-mail: [p.ballantyne@cgiar.org]

Ramana Reddy, Y Visiting Scientist ILRI C/o ICRISAT Patancheru Andhra Pradesh 502 324 Tel: +91-40-30713654; Fax: +91-40-30713074 Mob:+91 - 9347517379 E-mail: [r.ramana@cgiar.org]

Randolph Thomas Fitz Team Leader ILRI-Ethiopia P O Box 30709, Nairobi 0010, Kenya Tel: +254-20-4223067; Fax: +254-20-4223001 E-mail: [t.randolph@cgiar.org]

Tassilo Tiemann Forage Agronomist Forage and Livestock Program International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) People’s Democratic Republic of Laos Tel: +856-21770090; Fax:+85621770091 Mob: +856-20-2219446 E-mail: [t.tiemann@cgiar.org]