1. Inter-Regional Capacity Building: South- South Exchange Goal: Address knowledge gaps using/sharing regionally situated expertise to improve climate variability resilience How will farmers benefit? Improved access to and utilisation of climate services and advisory to enhance income

2. Measurement of Success Numbers of trained, socially and gender disaggregated, is one quantity Critical mass should be attained Creation of Trust-worthy data/info/advisory services Multiple indicators needed; not limited to trainee numbers alone Income and economic indicators linked to Agro advisory

3. Which Good Practices? Existing regional centers- their capacity is enhanced Farmers’ local knowledge linked across regions Content development is need-based and demand-driven (special groups and gender fully considered)

4. How will Farmers’ Voices be Heard? Two-way communication and info flow Farmers at the center of info value chain Active benchmarks for Agro Met services established Active consideration of social and gender equity matters in content and module development Equal and increasing participation of women trainees

5. Links to Ongoing Initiatives Linkages with existing inter-regional and national Agro Met services and institutions Exchange programs across regions

6. How to Start? Review existing scoping studies Identify gaps Needs Assessment Strategic Planning document – CN – Feasibility Study – Identify donors and investors

7. Fin and Human Resources USD Five Millions per phase for three phases (USD 15 M)- ten years This is only order of mag estimate; details to come later

8. Members of the WG Prof S G K Adiku (s_adiku@hotmail.com)s_adiku@hotmail.com Dr R S Rana (ranars66@rediffmail.com)ranars66@rediffmail.com Dr N C Chattopadhyaya (nabansu.nc@gmail.com)nabansu.nc@gmail.com Dr Sarah McKune (smckune@ufl.edu)smckune@ufl.edu Dr Manneva Sivakumar (msivakumar@wmo.int)msivakumar@wmo.int Dr Dominic Pokperlaar(soamipokperlaar@yahoo.com)soamipokperlaar@yahoo.com Dr Patrick Luganda(patrick_luganda@yahoo.com)patrick_luganda@yahoo.com Dr Kate Nnamani (katennamani@gmail.com)katennamani@gmail.com Dr Seleshi Bekele Dr V Balaji (vbalaji@col.org)vbalaji@col.org