Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation an...SUN_Movement
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation and Coordination Office of the Prime Minister and SUN Government Focal Point, Uganda
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation an...SUN_Movement
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation and Coordination Office of the Prime Minister and SUN Government Focal Point, Uganda
Leadership in nutrition experience from Ethiopia by Israel HailuTransform Nutrition
A presentation given by Israel Hailu at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
A presentation given by Manaan Mumma at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Ethiopian Experience in Irrigatiion Development by Mr. Zena Habtewold BiruMalabo-Montpellier-Panel
The Ethiopian irrigation success story was the focus of the webinar organised by the Malabo Montpellier Panel on 14th February 2019, based on their second report, Water-Wise: Smart Irrigation Strategies for Africa, which summarizes the key findings of a systematic analysis of what six African countries at the forefront of progress on irrigation have done right: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Niger and South Africa.
The guest speaker and author of this presentation, Mr. Zena Habtewold Biru, Director of the Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and Focal Person for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) discussed the case of Ethiopia’s remarkable growth in irrigation expansion over the last years, and the concrete practical steps that the government took to become one of the leading African countries in terms of agricultural irrigation, thereby reducing unemployment, poverty rate and malnutrition.
During the seminar Mr. Zena Habtewold Biru discussed the following questions:
•What did Ethiopia do differently?
•What are the main institutional innovations?
•What are the key policy measures?
•What are the country’s major programs and interventions?
•How and what did it take to mobilize the government to uptake strong regulatory frameworks that govern irrigation and the use of water in agriculture?
•What are the practical lessons for other Africans to learn from and to adapt to the context of their own countries?
Kristin Davis
SPECIAL EVENT
UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence
Co-Organized by IFPRI and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
Dairy hubs in East Africa: Lessons from the East Africa Dairy Development pro...ILRI
Presentation by Isabelle Baltenweck and Gerald Mutinda at a 'livestock live' talk held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus on 26 June 2013.
APAARI Webinar with Universities on Capacity Development for Agricultural Inn...apaari
APAARI Webinar with Universities on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems - Bringing system-wide change in Asia-Pacific - 16 November 2017
Leadership in nutrition experience from Ethiopia by Israel HailuTransform Nutrition
A presentation given by Israel Hailu at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
A presentation given by Manaan Mumma at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Ethiopian Experience in Irrigatiion Development by Mr. Zena Habtewold BiruMalabo-Montpellier-Panel
The Ethiopian irrigation success story was the focus of the webinar organised by the Malabo Montpellier Panel on 14th February 2019, based on their second report, Water-Wise: Smart Irrigation Strategies for Africa, which summarizes the key findings of a systematic analysis of what six African countries at the forefront of progress on irrigation have done right: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Niger and South Africa.
The guest speaker and author of this presentation, Mr. Zena Habtewold Biru, Director of the Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and Focal Person for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) discussed the case of Ethiopia’s remarkable growth in irrigation expansion over the last years, and the concrete practical steps that the government took to become one of the leading African countries in terms of agricultural irrigation, thereby reducing unemployment, poverty rate and malnutrition.
During the seminar Mr. Zena Habtewold Biru discussed the following questions:
•What did Ethiopia do differently?
•What are the main institutional innovations?
•What are the key policy measures?
•What are the country’s major programs and interventions?
•How and what did it take to mobilize the government to uptake strong regulatory frameworks that govern irrigation and the use of water in agriculture?
•What are the practical lessons for other Africans to learn from and to adapt to the context of their own countries?
Kristin Davis
SPECIAL EVENT
UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence
Co-Organized by IFPRI and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
Dairy hubs in East Africa: Lessons from the East Africa Dairy Development pro...ILRI
Presentation by Isabelle Baltenweck and Gerald Mutinda at a 'livestock live' talk held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus on 26 June 2013.
APAARI Webinar with Universities on Capacity Development for Agricultural Inn...apaari
APAARI Webinar with Universities on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems - Bringing system-wide change in Asia-Pacific - 16 November 2017
Bringing Transformational Learning and Capacity Development to Universities i...apaari
Tropical Agricultural Platform (TAP): Facilitating capacity development (CD) for agricultural innovation in the Tropics by Martina Spisiakova, Consultant, Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) on behalf of TAP Partners
APAARI Webinar with Universities on Capacity Development for Agricultural Inn...apaari
APAARI Webinar with Universities on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems - Bringing system-wide change in Asia-Pacific - 30 November 2018
Presentation by Anne Hammill, IISD, introducing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network at the network's Targeted Topics Forum in Lilongwe, Malawi, in February 2017.
The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) recently concluded a collective engagement and communication program workshop at the Agricultural Genetics Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29-30 May.
The workshop participants drew insights from best practices of CGIAR member-centers, developed a roadmap to actively engage partners, and draw an overall communication plan to support the implementation of CCAFS research agenda and priorities.
Presented by Angelica Barlis
Presentation at the CCAFS Ghana science-policy dialogue platform national stakeholders' workshop on 4 July 2019 in Tamale, Ghana.
Including:
* Platform structure and function as a way forward for an effective operation and visibility at regional and national levels by Mr. Kingsley Odum Sam.
* Major achievements of the platform in terms of outputs and outcomes by Mr. Vincent Ansah Botchway
* Strategic focus and major activities going forward by Mr. Delali Nutsukpoh
SUN Civil Society Learning Route: innovation plan submitted by the National Civil Society alliance. More info: http://suncivilsocietynet.wixsite.com/learningroute/rwanda-learning-route or contact C.Ruberto@savethechildren.org.uk
Knowledge Sharing Event on “Agro biodiversity, Cultures and Local Development”.
Completion Workshop, 18-19 May 2011. Promoted by ACRA and Oxfam Italia, funded by IFAD and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
Donate to charity during this holiday seasonSERUDS INDIA
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Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Charlotte Dufour, Food Secuirtyk, Nutrition and Livelihoods Advisor, FAO
1. Strengthening functional capacities in the
way we work:
The example of the CAADP Nutrition Capacity
Development Initiative
Charlotte Dufour, FAO
(and large multi-stakeholder team)
2. Modalities for capacity development on
functional capacities
Training and experience sharing workshops
Webinars
Study tours
“twinning” countries
Exchange of experiences in online forums and teleconferences
Experts for punctual support
Longer-term technical assistance
Online videos and e-learning opportunities
On the job learning
Key: how to use these modalities as part of a strategic process?
3. CAADP Nutrition Capacity Development
Initiative objective and modalities
Overall Purpose Enhance the nutritional impact of the agriculture sector
Specific
objective
Assist countries in integrating nutrition in their CAADP process and
investment plans (from design to implementation)
Modalities
3 sub-regional workshops (mix of
regional & country workshops)
West Africa : Senegal (Nov 2011) - 18
Countries, 180 participants
East & Central Africa : Tanzania (Feb
2013) - 18 countries, 220 participants
Southern Africa : Botswana ( Sep
2013) - 14 countries – 200
participants
4. Rationale for the initiative
Huge investments in agriculture which could, but are often not, leveraged
for nutrition
Agriculture components of national nutrition plans just words on paper if
not part of agriculture investment plans & budgets
Challenges to agriculture’s engagement in nutrition coordination:
Lack of clarity on role / what can be done concretely
Low ownership of nutrition
“Competing” priorities (productivity, economic growth, employment)
Not held accountable for nutrition
Lack of understanding from nutritionists about how agriculture functions
and difficulty engaging in dialogue
Rather than pulling “agriculture to nutrition table”, bring “nutrition to
agriculture table” to foster dialogue and coordination
5. Objectives & broader purpose
To transfer knowledge and understanding of the role of
agriculture for improving nutrition…?
Broader purpose: make nutrition part of “normal” agriculture
work
Build ownership of nutrition in agriculture
Build motivation to work with others on nutrition
Requires to…
Foster dialogue and support coordination
Build trust and develop (co)-leadership
Set grounds for transparent accountability mechanisms
Share knowledge of what can be done and how
6. What does it mean in terms of approach? (1)
Building trust
and developing
leadership
CAADP as entry point Agriculture as the convener of a nutrition
process
Pre-workshop preparation led by CAADP Focal Point with support of
SUN FP, REACH facilitators, FAO staff and partners (country papers +
case study preparations) Create a “team spirit”
Fostering country team discussions in context of regional exchange
Creation of a “neutral space” for learning and dialogue
Practical discussions on what to do dispels fears of competition and
highlights opportunities for synergies
Partnership &
coordination at
different levels
At regional level: multi-stakeholder steering committee led by
NEPAD, strongly supported by RECs
Linking to global processes: SUN Movement (& REACH)
Country level: careful participant selection through existing nutrition
and agriculture coordination mechanisms opportunity for
dialogue
(Support from FAO at all levels and through different divisions, including
investment center)
7. What does it mean in terms of approach? (2)
Knowledge
sharing
Review of agriculture investment plans includes discussions on
relevant M&E indicators, capacity development needs
Clarification of roles supports accountability
Preparation of roadmaps: mutual commitment for follow-up
Transparent
accountability
mechanisms
Combination of plenary sessions (technical guidance); parallel
sessions on case studies; mixed-country group (challenges and
solutions); country group work (coordination at the country level);
“hands-on” practical work on the investment plans supported by
guiding questions and tips, and peer review of roadmaps
Key features of process:
A strong organizing team, with strategic thinking (change management expert)
Capitalization of lessons learnt & improvement of process between workshops
Genuine team work with many partners – success is collective
8. Setting the scene (I):
- What is nutrition? What is the CAADP?
- Why agriculture and nutrition?
- What are the main nutrition problems?
What to do in the field?
What kind of interventions? (II)
What capacities are
needed? (V)
What are the costs? How
do we fund it ? (VI)
How do we work with
others? (III)
Tuesday
Thursday
Thursday
OUR WORKSHOP
Recommendations
What information do we need
for planning and M&E? (IV)
Road
map
Agriculture investment plans
that address nutrition
NAFSIP
NAFSIP funded
NAFSIP implemented
Follow-up
NCP
Country preparation
Monday
Wednesday
Wednesday
9. Workshop process
Preparation 5 -day Regional workshop Follow up
At regional level
• Partnerships
• Fund-raising
• Content &
Methodology
• Guiding country
• Logistic
At country level
• Multi-stakeholder
country team
• Nutrition Country
Paper for analysis of
the situation (1)
Key themes for
integrating nutrition &
agriculture
Technical presentations
& case studies
Setting the scene
Key interventions (2)
Institutional arrangements &
coordination (3)
Capacity Development (4)
Costing & funding (5)
Translation into
recommendations
for integrating nutrition
and Agriculture
•Main challenges and
solutions (mixed-country
sessions)
• Preparation of country
road-maps supported by
guiding questions and tips
(country sessions)
At regional level
• Advocacy
• Normative work
• Support
implementation of
country road maps
At country level
• Decision-makers
• Opportunities
within the CAADP
process
• Implement Country
roadmap
Sept 2012 25 Feb 2013 4th March 2013
East and
Central
Africa
1 2
10. Strengthening/leveraging the initiative
at regional and global levels
Strengthening and broadening ownership amongst partners
at regional level (build up from one workshop to the next)
Creation of regional champions
Raise profile of nutrition in AU/NEPAD
Global level:
• Raising profile of CAADP Nutrition Capacity Development in ICN2
(strong focus on food systems in Rome Declaration and FFA)
• Sharing of CAADP Nutrition Capacity Development Initiative in
Committee for World Food Security (CFS)
• Sharing lessons learnt amongs Communities of Practice
Reach agriculture stakeholders through various fora
Inspire other regions & enhance ownership of process amongst African
representatives
11. Impact of the process & success factors
Depends on the country:
“Opening the door” for nutrition in agriculture
Refining technical content of existing plans
Enhancing commitment of decision-makers
Only one step in a broader process
Importance of that step depends on (success factors):
Existence of strong country coordination mechanisms (SUN/REACH)
Champions (not necessarily “high level”)
Presence of other initiatives / partners promoting nutrition-sensitive
agriculture at country level
Level of buy-in in Ministry of Agriculture before
Commitment of individuals to follow-up
12. Follow-up
Country level:
Many development partners implementing / supporting nutrition-
sensitive agriculture
Continued support to mainstreaming nutrition in agriculture policies
Partnership with International Finance Institutions (WB, IFAD)
Regional level:
Nutrition in CAADP Results Framework
Continuation of CAADP Nutrition Task Force
Establishment of knowledge sharing platform (in process)
Capacity development on Nutrition in Ag M&E; Nutrition in Extension
Global level:
Promotion of « Key Recommendations for Improving Nutrition through
Agriculture” and associated guidelines
E-learning modules on nutrition-sensitive food and agriculture (& joint
planning)
13. Cultivating functional capacities…
Like agriculture:
requires good seed,
soil, irrigation,
weather, pest
management, human
skills, group work
It takes time
It ebbs and flows
So…
Don’t give up
Keep smiling