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CGIAR Alignment for Sustainable Intensification: Project Workshop in Tamale, Ghana

This workshop explored how African agricultural investment plans can inform CGIAR and align research programs to advance the science agenda for African agriculture. Outcomes included forming a steering committee, developing cooperation frameworks, organizing technical workshops, and planning long-term commitments.

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CGIAR Alignment for Sustainable Intensification: Project Workshop in Tamale, Ghana

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  1. CAADP Updates and CGIAR AlignmentSustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa: Project Design Workshop, Tamale, Ghana, 9-12 January 2012 Jeff Hill, USAID

  2. Supporting a Science Agenda for African Agriculture • Workshop hosted by Irish Aid regarding support for agricultural research in Africa. • Objectives of the workshop -- explore how African country and regional agriculture and food security investment plans to advance CAADP can inform and guide CGIAR, African country and regional agricultural research programs and identify opportunities to leverage existing relationships to better align around a science agenda for African agriculture.

  3. CAADP Country Progress

  4. Supporting a Science Agenda for African Agriculture -Meeting Outcomes • Joint Steering Committee was formed with equal representation and membership from the African Partners (AUC, NEPAD and FARA), CGIAR Consortium and Development Partners • Five major areas of work underway: • Develop a Memorandum of Understanding between the AUC and the CGIAR Consortium • Hold a series of scientific module workshops based on agro-ecological zones to develop a technical implementation framework for bridging and aligning the CGIAR Research Portfolios (CRPs) and CAADP National and Regional Investment Plans • Organize and implement technical regional workshops on Agriculture Productivity, Research and Extension • Solidify the major linkages involved in an African Science Agenda for agriculture • Develop a framework informed by the above activities to include operational plans for national, regional and continental wide efforts over the short- (2 year), medium- (5 year) and long-term (10 year) commitments, considered essential for the advancement of agricultural research

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