Sasi amsterdam

Livestock and Fish expert workshop on systems analysis for value chain transformation Amsterdam, 19 November 2014

Background

Rapidly changing world with increasing complexity
Challenges in agriculture, with growing populations, looming poverty and environmental concerns
System approach needed to solve this
Address these within the Livestock and Fish Research Program

Value chains is the major impact pathway in L&F. System Approaches to achieve:

Key questions for today: How can systems research be done for VC?

Challenges in systems research Role of systems research in L&F Ways forward

9.00 – 10.30	Session I: Setting the context * Welcome - Jens Heinke and Mats Lannerstad, Scientists, ILRI * Livestock and Fish CRP - Tom Randolph, Director, L&F * The L&F SASI Flagship - An Notenbaert, Flagship Leader, CIAT * Key note: Urgent need for systems analysis > - Anne Marie Izac, Senior Science Advisor, CGIAR Consortium office
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee/tea
11.00 – 12.30	Session II: Systems Approaches – Why? What? How?
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 14.30	Session III: Challenges and Issues in System Analysis
14.30 – 15.00	Coffee/tea
15.00 – 17:00	Session IV: Deep Dive - How in Value Chains? Session V: Way forward
17.00	Drinks and Tapas – Meeting KIT team - SED-Gender Lounge
20.00	Joint dinner – Restaurant Asparagus (opposite the Tropen Hotel)