Why the partnership? Time Nr of households benefiting from SI agriculture Development Impact Indicators (e.g., productivity, income), but also… equity between households (including gender, youth), NRM Research Outputs Pilot Scaling Mainstreaming Scaling 2011 Development Outcomes AR Research: Direct development impact on a limited nr of households with the target areas -10K by 2016 Hypothetical -AR Partnerships with Development partners: Will advance the impact of research outputs to many more households , Actual AR-NAFAKA partnership reach targets – 100K by 2017

Objectives for Africa RISING and NAFAKA Africa RISING Identify and evaluate demand- driven innovation options for SI that: –contribute to rural poverty alleviation through improved agricultural productivity –improve nutrition and equity –Improve ecosystem stability Facilitate partner-led dissemination of integrated innovations within and beyond Africa RISING research action sites NAFAKA Improve the competitiveness and productivity of the rice and maize value chains Enhance rural household nutrition by promoting women- focused value chain development and improved consumption of a quality diets Facilitate improved domestic and regional trade in rice and maize Expands the depth and breadth of benefits from the growth of the rice and maize subsectors

Africa RISING - NAFAKA Partnership: Complementary expertise for delivering and scaling agricultural technologies USAID Chiefs of Party Workshop Dar es Salaam 26 August 2015 Mateete Bekunda Thomas Carr Haroon Sseguya Silvanus Mruma Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon