Maize-team-Sept2015

29-30 September, 2015

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Purpose of Meeting

1. Share updates on expansion in Iringa and Mbeya;
2. Develop innovation packages for all the five regions
3. Plan for procurement of agro inputs
4. Plan for human resource and capacity building issues for all sites
5. Allocate tasks to team members for quarter 1 of the second year

Agenda

		DAY 1: 29 SEPTMBER, 2015
Meeting Items	Presenter/Responsible	Time Allotted
Opening and Welcome Remarks	Haroon	8.30 – 8.40 am
Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa	Haroon/Victor/Anthony M.	8.40 – 9.40 am
	Q &A, Discussions	9.40 – 10 am
	TEA BREAK	10.10 – 10.30 am
Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions	Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	10.30 – 11.00 am
Crop management Practices	Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K.	11.0 – 11.30 am
Soil and water management/conservation	Swai/Fred	11.30 – 12.00 pm
	Q&A, Discussions	12.00 am – 12.40 pm
Monitoring and reporting	Haroon	12.40 – 1.00 pm
	LUNCH	1.00 – 2.00 pm
Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites	Haroon/Bright	2.00 – 3.00 pm
Procurement arrangements for all sites	Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	3.00 – 4.30 pm
		DAY 2: 30 SEPTEMBER, 2015
Developing action plan for Qr 1 (tasks)	Haroon/Bright/Freddy/Fred	9.00 – 11 am
	TEA BREAK	11.00 – 11.30 am
Updating quarterly plan	Bright/Swai/Veronica	11.30am – 1.00 pm
	LUNCH	1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Optional (Courtesy call on key partners – agro input dealers, Clinton Foundation, MawaKi, District Council, BRITEN, One Acre Fund)	Subgroups	2.00 pm – 4.30 pm
		END OF DAY 2

		DAY 1: THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015
Meeting Items	Presenter/Responsible	Time Allotted
1. Opening and Welcome Remarks 2. Update on expansion arrangements in Mbeya and Iringa 3. Q &A, Discussions	Haroon Haroon/Victor/Anthony M.	8.30 – 8.40 am 8.40 – 9.40 am 9.40 – 10 am
TEA BREAK		10.10 – 10.30 am
4. Varieties of maize and legumes for all regions	Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	10.30 – 11.00 am
5. Crop management Practices	Freddy/Veronica/Victor/Anthony K.	11.0 – 11.30 am
6. Soil and water management/conservation	Swai/Fred	11.30 – 12.00 pm
Q&A, Discussions		12.00 am – 12.40 pm
1. Monitoring and reporting	Haroon	12.40 – 1.00 pm
LUNCH	ALL	1.00 – 2.00 pm
2. Human resource and capacity building arrangements for all project sites	Haroon/Bright	2.00 – 3.00 pm
3. Procurement arrangements for all sites	Victor/Bright/Zubeda/Chacha	3.00 – 4.30 pm
		End of day 1