Jolissa

JOLISAA Consortium final international meeting

26–28 May 2013 Desmond Tutu Conference Centre, AACC, Nairobi-Westlands, Kenya

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The final international meeting (so-called "G3") of the EU-funded JOLISAA (Joint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture) consortium with partners from Benin, Kenya, South Africa, France and the Netherlands finalised outputs from the collaborative case assessments of agricultural innovation systems and assessed joint learning.

The meeting was co-organised by Bernard Triomphe (CIRAD) and Geoffrey Kamau (KARI).

Participants

No.	Partner	Last name	First name	Country
1	WUR-LEI	Van den Berg	Jolanda	Netherlands
2	WUR	Almekinders	Conny	Netherlands
3	WUR	Crane	Todd	Netherlands
4	ICRA	Sellamna	Nour	France
5	ICRA	Hawkins	Richard	UK / Netherlands
7	ETC	Meijboom	Marianne	Netherlands
8	ETC	Waters-Bayer	Ann	Germany/Netherlands
9	UAC-FSA	Vodouhe	Davo	Benin
10	UAC-FSA	Floquet	Anne	Benin
11	UAC-FSA	Mongbo	Rock	Benin
12	UAC-FSA	Tossou	Rigobert	Benin
13	UP	Stevens	Joe	South Africa
14	UP	Letty	Brigid	South Africa
15	UP	Rootman	Gerrit	South Africa
16	CIRAD	Triomphe	Bernard	France
17	KARI	Kamau	Geoffrey	Kenya
18	KARI	Kirigua	Violet	Kenya
19	KARI	Kavoi	Justice	Kenya
20	KARI / PK	Ng'ang'a	Teresiah	Kenya

Key dates

• Saturday 25 May: Arrival of participants and transfer to AACC
• 26-28 May: JOLISAA G3 meeting (2.5 days)
• 28-29 May (2 x 0.5 days) : Preparation of JOLISAA presentations, participation in EAFIF
• 29-31 May (2.5 days): AISA international workshop
• 1-2 June: Debriefing AISA + JOLISAA / Departure of participants

Sunday 26 May

09:00–9:30 Workshop opening & introduction

• Word of welcome, Dr. Joseph Mureithi, DDG, KARI
• Introduction to the workshop by Bernard Triomphe (JOLISAA coordinator) & Geoffrey Kamau (KARI, Kenya JOLISAA coordinator, workshop host)

Session 1: JOLISAA 40 months down the road:Reflection on innovation assessment approach and joint learning process

Session facilitators: Joe S. & Marianne M, Richard Hawkins

09:30–10:15 JOLISAA at Month 40: where are we? How did we get there? What have we learned?

• 9:30-9:40 Introduction: Objectives, dynamics to be followed
• 9:40 JOLISAA achievements, Anoverview (B. Triomphe)
• 10:00 Joint Learning highlights (J. Van den Berg)

10:20–10:30 Health break (or at leisure during small group work)

• 10:30–11.20 Work in two small groups
• 11:20–11.50 Plenary feedback session: lessons learned

Session 2 – Results of the Collaborative Case Assessment Session facilitators: Conny A, Jolanda vdB, Roch M., (Ann WB?)

11:50–12:00 Introduction: Objectives, methods and timing of presentation 12:00–16:00 Taking stock

• 12:00 Results from the CCA-South Africa: Brigid Letty & Joe Stevens
• 12:30 Results from the CCA-Benin: Davo Vodouhe & Anne Floquet

13:00–13:45 Lunch

• 14:00 Results from the CCA- Kenya: Geoffrey Kamau / Q & A
• 14:30 Results of the global cross-analysis / Q & A + cards
• 15:00 Plenary discussion on CCA reports presented: similarities, contrasts, doubts, etc.

15:40–16:00 Health break 16:00–18:00 Validating and improving the CCA & global cross-analysis reports

• 16:00 Introduction & guidelines for group work
• 16:10 Group work: critical review of results & recommendations

18:30–19:00 Debriefing meeting (co-organizer team + any volunteers)

Monday 27 May

8:30–8:45 Recap of previous day & Program of the day

• 8:45–10:00 Plenary Session 2 / Suggestions and recommendations for finalizing CCA reports & X-Analysis

10:00–10:20 Health break

Session 3 – Policy implications and recommendations Session facilitators: Brigit L., Davo V & Nour S.

10:30–13:00 Policy recommendations

• 10:30–10:40 Policy messages- South Africa: Brigid L. & J. Stevens/ Q & A + cards
• 10:40–10:50 Policy messages - Benin: Davo V. & Anne F. / Q & A + cards
• 10:50–11:00 Policy messages - Kenya: Geoffrey K. / Q & A + cards
• 11:00–11:20 Overall Q&A + use of cards: National policy messages / issues
• 11:20–11:35 Policy messages – Results of econsultation: Ann WB / Q & A
• 11:35–13:00 Overall discussions on national and global policy messages

13:00–13:45 Lunch Session 5 – JOLISAA key outputs & products Session facilitators: Todd C. & Anne F

14:00–15:00 Learning Resource Bank

• 14:00 Presentation (Nour)
• 14:30 Discussion, validation & recommendations

15:00–17:45 Other key JOLISAA outputs to be developed by project’s end

• 15:00 Series of short presentations of outlines / plans / status for key JOLISAA deliverables,

> followed by discussions: validation of outline / plans, constitution of teams, calendar, etc 15:40–16:00 Health break 18:00–18:30 Debriefing (Organizers’ team + any volunteers)

Tuesday 28 May

8:30–8:45 Recap of previous day & Program of the day

Session 6: Planning ahead for the last months of JOLISAA Session facilitators: Bernard T., Brigid L.

08:45–10:00

• AISA-related products (collective document, oral paper and 4-pagers for eproceedings)
• Planning for finalization & delivery of JOLISAA deliverables (including analytical framework and guidelines; CCA individual, national & global reports, and policy briefs – based on results from Session 5)
• JOLISAA technical and financial reports (clarification of expectations, formats)

10:00 - 10:20 Health break

Session 7: Post-JOLISAA Session facilitators: Geoffrey K, Jolanda vB

10:20–11:30 Collaborations among JOLISAA partners post-JOLISAA

• Publication projects (based on outlines to be shared by potential lead authors)
• New projects or initiatives

11:30–12:30 G3 synthesis & closure

• Synthesis (BT)
• Official closure (GK / KARI DDG)
• Short evaluation (individual form filling, oral sharing of key points)

12:30–13:30 Lunch