Write-shop joint IDRC-ACIAR call (Cultivate Africa’s Future Fund 2 call)

14th February 2018
by secretary

Paepard

12 to 16 February 2018. Entebbe, Uganda. ACIAR and IDRC have launched Phase 2 of the Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF-2), building of the success of Phase 1, to address food and nutrition insecurity in Africa, promote learning about what works, and engage partners in developing innovations that respond to the needs of smallholder farmers, consumers and local stakeholders.

By funding applied research in agricultural development, the expected outcome is an increase in high-quality scientific research with a focus on the adoption of existing and new research results, as well as testing mechanisms to take proven research innovations to scale in order to tackle persistent problems of food insecurity.

CultiAF-2 focuses on issues under 4 key research areas aligned to the regional priorities of the 2014 ‘Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods’.

Improved productivity and incomes for farmers and communities and decreased post-harvest losses.
Improved gender equity.
Nutrition and human health.
Climate change and sustainable water management.

The workshop is divided into plenary sessions, topical presentations, peer review and group work

Block I – Introduction (general presentations); Analysis of the Call for Concept Notes
Block 2 – Critical discussion on research proposal ideas and titles
Block 3 – Situation analysis; Needs assessment; Stakeholder analysis; Problem analysis; Objective analysis
Block 4 – Research problem; Research questions
Block 5 – SWOT analysis of the proposed partnership
Block 6 – Logical frameworks of the Proposals; Impact pathways; Calendar
Block 7 – Risks; Management; Gender consideration; Environmental sustainability
Block 8 – Logistics; Staffing; Partnership co-ordination; Costs
Block 9 – Completion Concept Note; Submission mechanism
Block 10 – Analysis of completion status Concept Note; Follow-up

The PAEPARD consortia involved in the write-shop are:

EAFF- Aflatoxin -Kenya
KALRO- Aflatoxin -Kenya
Groundnut- Malawi. They have changed and are working on Milk Value Chain in –Malawi
Indigenous vegetables –Uganda
WOUGNET- Cow peas and rice integration –Uganda
Aquaculture Malawi -Kenya
Eldoret University- Soils Fertility Management (former Indigenous vegetables) -Kenya
Irish Potatoes -Burundi
Small ruminants but now working on chickens- Zimbabwe

Source: PAEPARD FEED

Write-shop joint IDRC-ACIAR call (Cultivate Africa’s Future Fund 2 call)

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