VCD Team Meeting March 2012
Contents
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
Monday, March 5th 8:00 Welcome and introduction (Tom)
- Objectives
- Update on CRP3.7: the concept and planning to date
- Ongoing feedback
File:Expectations.docx 'Part 1: Our team strategy 'for engaging within our target value chains Tom's powerpoint: File:CRP3 7.2.2 Team meeting.pptx 8:15 What is our vision for the value chain development components?
- 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?
- 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) File:Capacities needed for VC R4D.docx 9:45 What is our general strategy for engaging in our target value chains?
- 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)
- 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
File:Principles for working together.docx 15:30 Coffee/Tea
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 File:Where do I fit exercise.docx 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: File:Tool development for value chain analysis.docx 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
Thursday, March 8th [departure of Tanzania dairy value chain group]
8:00 Work session (individually/in groups) File:OUTLINE FOR A RAPID VALUE CHAIN ASSESSMENT REPORT.docx File:3-7VC_RapidAssess-ChecklistIdeas_breedingb.docx 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
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:
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