PAEPARD THIRD PARNERSHIP INCEPTION WORKSHOP

Participants at the 3rd Partnership Inception (PI) Workshop

South Africa - Use of Geographic Information Systems,
GMPBasic and existing related information systems
to benchmark and plan the development of
the emerging livestock sector of South Africa

8 – 12th August, 2011. Pretoria, South Africa. This was the Third workshop in a series of three workshops aimed at creating a foundation for effective partnerships by partners of European-African research consortia selected under the 1st PAEPARD call.

Malawi - Partnership for Enhanced Aquaculture
Innovation in Sub Saharan Africa(PEAISSA)

Objective: To create a foundation for effective partnerships by partners of European-African research consortia selected under the 1st PAEPARD call.

Zimbabwe - Improving the incomes
of smallholder farmers through increased
access to livestock markets

Expected workshop outputs:

1. partnerships understand PAEPARD objectives, process
2. Partnership teams function effectively, with: a. A common purpose and clear objectives; b. Established working procedures and “ground rules”; and c. Clear understanding of respective roles of different partners
3. Roles of the partnership “agricultural innovation” facilitator agreed and understood
4. Draft concept note for each partnership, which can subsequently be developed into a full proposal for funding and directed at specific financing agencies with PAEPARD support



Kenya - Aflatoxin contamination management
along the maize value chain in Kenya

5. Action plan for the partnership, to prepare for the full proposal “write-shop”.

This was the 3rd Partnership Inception (PI) Workshop in a series of three was held 6 – 10 June 2011 in Pretoria, South Africa. The other two workshops were held 6 – 10 June 2011 and 4 – 8 July, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya and Lome, Togo, respectively. Participants at the third PI comprised four Agricultural Innovation projects/consortia.