1. AR Mali Evaluation I. Hoeschle-Zeledon Coordinator Africa RISING ESA and WA Bamako, 8 January 2015

2. Today’s focus: Management Resources Implementation Partnerships Monitoring Data Management Recommendations related to research activities will be discussed during workplan revision

3. Management ( p. V and 44) i.Streamlining approval of work plan and budgets, ease of fund transfers to national partners, reporting schedules aligned to season, mentoring partners in reporting ii.Matching budgets with work plans iii.Improving communication between partners, remove silo approach

4. iv.Re-engaging IER, build their capacity v.Pathway to impact: collaboration with development partners and projects, monitoring technology uptake vi.Completion of logframe, include theory of change

5. Resources (p. vii and 45) i.Qualified research coordinator in each district ii.Mobility of students iii.Minimise # of short-term/part-time scientists iv.Mentoring new staff, cross-team meetings v.National partners supported with transport and research assistance

6. Implementation (p. ii and 7-11) i.R4D platforms at different levels to be operationalized, link activities to the platforms (prioritization, demand driven research) ii.Role, facilitation and management of platforms to be clarified and agreed upon; AMEDD and AMASSA to facilitate platforms

7.  Establishment of at least two research hubs with government and development organizations integrated, all partners to work at these hubs  Pulling different surveys together to provide holistic synthesis v.Participatory budgets and cost–benefit analysis of SI options vi.Attention to impact of technology changes on gender

8. Partnerships (p. v, vi and 37-38) i.Limit lengthy and complex compliance arrangements, timely submission of workplans and reports, timely funding of partners ii.Integration of activities by different research partners iii.Improve communication among partners: calendar, meetings, seminars

9. iv. Closer and broadened collaboration with IER for better ownership of results  Information of USAID mission and their bilateral projects; development partners to establish demonstrations near Africa RISING communities  NGOs to facilitate R4D Platforms, development partners to become members

10.  Feedback of research results to R4D platforms and farmers  Address farmers’ request for inter-farm visits and field days

11. Monitoring (p. v) i.Assemble socially disaggregated data of project participants ii.Studies on technology integration into farming activities, case studies on hh resource allocations iii.Question research hypotheses iv.Gender research around technologies

12. Data Management (p. v) i.Use of PMMT, inclusion of data from NARS in PMMT ii.Data sharing according to data management plan

13. Partners WA

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