The document summarizes the proceedings of a regional workshop held in Dakar, Senegal from November 8-11, 2010. The workshop, organized by IFAD and the Government of Senegal, brought together 276 participants including project staff, government representatives, farmers' organizations, NGOs, the private sector, and IFAD staff. The main objectives were to improve project implementation performance, discuss promoting growth through value chains, and review progress on objectives set in the Accra Agenda for Action. Key discussions focused on the importance of value chains for smallholder farmers and the need for projects to strengthen monitoring and evaluation. Participants agreed on the importance of value chains and recommended IFAD support farmer organizations to benefit from market opportunities