1. Secretariat : Progress & Achievements

2. Contents 1.HR at the Secretariat 2.Support to CPs 3.Support to thematic nodes 4.Networking, developing institutional systems and partnership development 5.Support to ReSRA 6.Advocacy 7.Developing larger programs 8.Thematic Work a)Fisheries: b)Millets: c)Livestock:

3. HR At the Secretariat Secretariat: Coordinator : one person Adviser : one person (part time) Support to network : (one person) Admn support from WASSAN team Informal / adhoc support from wassan team Thematic Areas: Fisheries : 1 person (supported by fisheries team at wassan occassionally) Millets : (started from Dec, 2012) – one full-time person Livestock : One full-time person upto February, 2013

4. 2 & 3 Support to CPs & TNs 1.Developing operational framework: – Framework for arriving at key milestones – Tiptur workshop (hosted by IDF) with all CP partners & TN Thematic orientation Providing a framework for arriving at milestones till kharif Facilitating development of action plans to meet kharif milestones. 2.Support to CPs in action : Malkangiri: – Review, conceptual and program development at the district level – Exploring with Kandhmal district 3.Back-end support to Thematic Nodes: – Regular interactions – Orienting the new team members

5. Networking and Partnership Development Google group.. Continuing; a daily digest of relevant news; membership expanding 200+ Partnerships: – Series of discussions with MANAGE. Resulted in MANAGE developing a) training programs including 2 workshops on RRA and b) an action research program >> allocated Rs.10 lakhs for the action research in Mahabubnagar and Malkangiri (pursuading to take up Palamau also) – Interaction with NIRD – no outputs as yet – Interaction with CRIDA – on going – partnership in the national workshop – Proposal with TERI (Palamau and Malkangiri) for DST

6. Developing Institutional Systems in RRA Organized OD workshop in Dec, 2012 -Evolving the institutional modalities -Follow up on the outputs

7. Support to ReSRA Anchoring the team – Admn support Supported in the collaboration with IIED – Developing policy briefs Support to the full-time researchers in building data bases Support to the ‘indicators’ development exercise (~~ Hippu, NIAS)

8. Advocacy NATIONAL LEVEL: Supporting the advocacy efforts with Planning Commission: (key contributors – Vijay Shankar, Rajeswari) – Series of meetings with Planning Commission – Discussion with NRLM on MKSP – Discussion with Ministry of Agriculture National Workshop on RFS: financially supported by FAO at CRIDA 14-15 th May,2013 Support to Malkangiri network to present about RRA to the Minister, MoRD. Representing RRA network in several workshops/ meetings STATE LEVEL : Workshop at IMAGE, Bhubaneswar initiated by Udyama – did not go forward. OUTPUTS: MKSP – not going anywhere 12 th Plan Document : has clearly recommended the program on NRFS; high probability of MoA taking up this program in 12 th Plan as a pilot.

9. Developing Larger Programs This is a stream WASSAN is pursuing… will be extended to other states in course of time: – State level programs on : Fisheries (integrating NREGS, Fisheries Dept, NFDB, SERP) Community Managed Seed Systems : with Dept of Agrl Small Ruminants Development Program – with Dept of AH Collectivization/ Protecting of Rainfed Crops

10. Thematic Areas Fisheries Millets Livestock