Upper East RegionBeni J. Walier, Oluponi Ajayi, Wilson Dogbe, Busie Naziya-Dixon, Balma

Yakubu Issah, Nicholas Denwar, Emmanuel Osafo and J. K. Bidzakin

West Africa Review & Planning workshop

Elective combinations of component technologies (crop/tree, livestock, and water/soil) addressing location specific, priority commodities will improve HH productivity and nutrition and enhance income Project research outputs addressed: 1 and 2

Hypothesis one (addresses Research hypothesis 1)

Tested and piloted combinations of component technologies (crop/tree, livestock, and water/soil) addressing increase productivity of market led (demand driven) commodities are more likely to be adopted by HH to increase income and improve nutrition Project research outputs addressed: 1, 2 and 3

Hypothesis two (addresses research hypothesis 2)

Output 1 activities Baseline survey (including nutritional status and food

consumption) (IFPRI) Diagnostic survey Yield gap survey Establishment and operation of MSPs

Output 2 activities Introduce, test and validate technologies 1. Crop varieties (cereals, legumes and vegetables)2. Livestock (poultry, small ruminants, pigs, Milk )3. Soil and water management

Hypothesis 1: Activities

Output 2 activities

Hypothesis 1: Activities

Output 1 activities Market sector analysis Introduce, test and adapt labour saving devices Evaluate nutrition and processing quality characteristics

is affected by soil types and fertilizer Assess and improve processing methods that retain

more nutrients Introduce and test the acceptability of nutritionally

enhanced crops

Hypothesis 2: Activities

Output 2 Training on all components of the value chain

Writing team? Specific individuals?

Research team? Generic functions required? Specific institutions and individuals?

Who should be part of the research team for hypothesis 1?

Development partners Other ‘knowledge’ partners Specific institutions (and individuals)?

Who could we partner with around hypothesis 1?

Relating to program hypotheses: Activities (specify in table)

Hypothesis 2:

Writing team? Specific individuals?

Research team? Generic expertise required? Specific institutions and individuals?

Who should be part of the research team for hypothesis 2?

Development partners Other ‘knowledge’ partners Specific institutions (and individuals)?

Who could we partner with around hypothesis 2?

Planning year 2 (hypothesis 1)Activity Who Start date Milestone

What (by when?)

Baseline survey (including nutritional status and food consumption)

IFPRI Nov-Jan 2012

Draft report by Jan 2013

Diagnostic survey IFPRI

Yield gap survey IFPRI

Establishment and operation of MSPs/ IPs

AF Oct 2012- Jan 2013

MSP /Ips established

Planning year 2 (hypothesis 2)Activity Who Start date Milestone

What (by when?)

Introduce, test and validate technologies

Crop varieties (cereals, legumes and vegetables)

Conduct Invitro and chemical composition testof the varietal residues for livestock feeding

SARI, UDS, AR,AVRDC

KNUST

February

June to September

5 elite lines of each crops tested on farmers field by Sept 2013

Chemical /Organic matter Digestibility of the varieties tested

Soil and water management WRI,SRI,UDS

Livestock (poultry, small ruminants, pigs, Milk )

Milestones & possible activities year 3

Activity Who When

Soil and water management

Livestock (poultry, small ruminants, pigs, Milk )

WRI,SARI, UDS

Milestones & possible activities year 4

Activity Who When

Milestones & possible activities year 5

Activity Who When

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