VCD Team Meeting March 2012

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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

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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