Harmonization and cross-program learning
Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Africa RISING Program Learning Event
5 – 8 February 2019
Lilongwe, Malawi

Africa RISING phase 2
• Program character enhanced to maximize harmonization for synergies and
enhanced cross-scaling and dissemination of research outputs
 program-wide meta analyses
 common research questions
 cross-program CoPs suspended
 cross-program learning (annual learning event)
 program communication and knowledge sharing

PCT charged Project Managers and Chief Scientists to
come up with suggestions for further harmonization
Common publications
- AR processes and experiences and lessons (KM)
- Cross-country watershed mgmt. experiences (FK, BZ, LD)
- Program-wide livestock research
- Inter-cropping vs rotations (SS)
- Approaches, challenges, solutions to scaling (Million, HS, MS)
Science quality
- Common biometrics support
- Standardized research methods
- Internal body for checking science across regions/peer review, sharing of
- Protocols
- Science week
- Writeshops
- Cross-program external evaluation

Study on strategies for engagement of development partners
and private sector
- Common ground, what has worked, experiences
- ToRs by Chief Scientists, a quick win by March 2019
Minimum data sets to be collected for all technologies being evaluated
Productivity Economic Environment Social Human
Relevant
crop/livestock
yield
Cost-
benefit
ratio
Soil erosion Rating of
technologies
by gender
Food Security
Composite Index

• feasibility to measure the Human and Environment domain indicators?
• is it at all feasible to use the same indictors?
• task force to establish appropriate data sets at gold, silver, bronze
standard, checking
terminology (indicators, metrics, methods)
• how do we define “technology”?

SI domain stewards
A subject matter specialist for each project and domain to:
- facilitate application of SIAF
- develop minimum data sets
- identify opportunities for cross-site analyses
- support team in reporting results
- review WPs related to the target domain
- monitor program-wide implementation of SIAF and identify issues
- facilitate linkages to other projects applying SIAF
No final decision made, under discussion, views welcome
RHoMIS
Rural household multi-indicator survey, applied by ET, opportunity for meta analysis
Further discussion needed

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