Calendar of Important Events of CORAF/WECARD and Partners in 2014, Version 2

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1 Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development Calendar of Important Events of and Partners in 2014, Version 2 Activities Date Country Responsibility Mission for the preparation of the Agricultural Science Week and the 11 th General Assembly of January Niamey, Niger DE/GIC/PO/HR Project Review meeting: Sustainable Intensification of Integrated Production systems for increasing the productivity of agro-pastoral systems and food security in West and Central Africa (ISIAE-APESS) January Saly, Senegal APESS/CORAF- Coordination Meeting of the Department of Programs January SE/CORAF DP/DAF/CORAF Project Review meeting: A system of cereals-livestock and trees production for sustainable land use and the improvement of living conditions of small producers in West and Central Africa (Cereslivetrees) January INRAN/CORAF- Retreat on the Accra conference Declaration on monitoring the implementation of the recommendations on the free flow/movement of agricultural products January /Hub Project Review meeting: Sustainable intensification of integrated crop and small ruminants production systems in West Africa January Kumasi, Ghana CSIR/CORAF- DFAT/ CSIRO Internal Planning meeting of CORAF on OP and SP, January Dakar-Senegal Project Review meeting: Sustainable intensification options, risk mitigation/ reduction and vulnerability of agro-sylvopastoral production systems of semi-arid and humid regions in West Africa January INERA/CORAF- Monitoring group meeting on the feasibility study of rice offensive January /Hub STC Extraordinary Session and Staff retreat of the SE dedicated to the internal evaluation of the implementation of the first PO January ITA, Dakar

2 Stakeholders Planning meeting on the implementation of EU support project to regional food security stock for January /Hub UEMOA Partnership Meeting on -UEMOA-CILSS Harmonized Regulation 29 January 01 February Gender mainstreaming training of ES and STC members Project review meeting: Integrated Control of tick and emerging diseases in West and Central Africa (WECATIC) January February Mamoune hotel, Dakar Bobo Dioulasso, CIRDES/CORAF- First stakeholders Workshop on analysis of the results of the final evaluation of the 1st OP of February Dakar, Sénégal Intense Africa Meeting and FARA Board Training 6 15 February Ibadan, Nigeria ED- Meeting of Ministers of CILSS Member states 8 15 February Mobilization Workshop of West Africa Biosciences Human Resources to improve regional agricultural productivity West Africa Seed System Gender Mainstreaming Training February Good Rade hotel, Dakar February Cotonou,B enin NEPAD/BeCA- Preparatory Committee meeting of the Conference on pest and diseases 11 February Cotonou,B enin CORAF/INRAB/IITA/ AfricaRice/CIRAD Workshop to review and update ROPPA seed project submitted to February Accra, Ghana Workshop on the trade of cattle in region February /CORAF/BM Technical Committee meeting on Agreements with EU (FSTP, PRGT, GCCA, etc....) February coast Steering Committee Meeting of the West and Central Africa Bean Research Network (WECABREN) February Good Rade, Dakar PABRA/CIAT- CIRAD STC Meeting February Paris, France ED- Task force Meeting on regional food security stock Steering Committee meeting of the capacity building project of producer organizations (ROPPA, RBM, APESS) February February

3 Participation to the International Forum of Agriculture in Paris February Paris, France - APESS Workshop on elaboration of the Concept Note of INTENSAFRICA initiative February Paris, France - INERA-CSIR Planning and Review meeting for the implementation of the Japanese Grant WAAPP - 1C for the countries of the Mano River Union (Guinea, Côte D'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone) Roundtable of APESS partners February Conakry, Guinée 23 February MRU- APESS AusAID Seed System Project Completion Workshop February Bamako, Mali Regional Training on Implementation of Regulation 24 February- 01 March Abuja, Nigeria Advisory Board meeting of the West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) 05 March Accra, Ghana DP- FP7 Project / Final workshop on Sweet Sorgho (SWEETFUEL) March India SNRA/CIRAD/CORAF Participation at AFSTA Congress March Tunis, Tunisia Project Review Workshop : negative externalities of the intensification of cultivated soils: methods and evaluation tools and alternative practices March / National associations of the seeds trade (7 countries) Planning Workshop on AfricaInteract March Saly,Senegal Workshop on harmonization of the methodologies for baseline / evaluations studies and training on the WAAPP M&E computerized system March DFID Projects Completion Workshop March Saly, Senegal AR4D Leaders Meetings March Nairobi Kenya ED- 3rd meeting of the Rice task force to examine the consultant's report on the feasibility study of the Rice offensive March Cotonou, Benin /Hub FtF Project Launching Workshop March Launching of the Fruits Flies Project and Meeting of the Dialogue Committee on Fruits Flies Mars Cotonou, Bénin //FSA- UAC/CNS-FL Board Meeting of the Hub March Cotonou, Benin Hub

4 Validation Meeting of the support programme to the implementation of the Conference recommendations on the free flow/movement of agricultural products March Cotonou, Benin /Hub Second workshop of actors and partners on the 2nd OP April Cotonou, Benin Delivery of the results on the study on the researchers status( ASTI) April Cotonou, Benin ASTI// Methodological Meeting and launching of the study on the conflicts connected to the cross-border transhumance 04 April Cotonou, Benin ASIWA Workshop April Cotonou, Benin Programs panorama and t politics(policies) of bioenergies in West and Central Africa -Cos-Sis Workshop on goods practices Annual steering committee Meeting of the PABRA Workshop on validation of the safe guard documents developed by the Consultants Annual Review and Activities planification of AgriFam project April Cotonou, Benin CORAF/Hub CORAF/Hub April Saly, Senegal 7-9 April April Antananarivo, Madagascar Yaounde, Cameroon& Kinshasa DRC April Lomé, Togo PABRA//CORAF/WEC ARD //ASARECA ISRA-BAME - GCP Board Meeting 9 11 April Mexico, Mexico ED- Annual review and planning of AMPROLAIT project Sustainable improvement of the productivity and the competitiveness of the bovine dairy sectors in West & Central Africa NGO General Assembly 9 11 April Kaolack, Senegal April Douala, Cameroun EISMV & AGIR Meeting April Paris, France DE/ USAID Review Mission April SE C/W General Assembly of the Private Sector actors April Douala, Cameroon Validation Workshop of the result of value chains study on rice, cassava and plantain April TBD Workshop Training of Private and Public sector actors on Implementation of Electronic platform on seed (WASP/WAAPP) Half-year Monitoring Missions to track performance of WASP and conduct internal DQA on submitted data April April Senegal,Burkina, Mali,Niger //CN PPAAO

5 Experts Training Workshop of impact Evaluation of April Dakar, Sénégal DP/ CP-PPAAO WAAPP activities Annual review and plannification of 2 fishering integrated Ibadan universityprojects (SIAD-RP and SIARP-ESEA) April Ibadan, Nigeria USAID Partners meeting/ West Africa Donors Meeting on the agricultural policy of April Accra, Ghana USAID 25 April Fisrt support mission of the Development partners (PPAAO/MDTF) at the Secretariat 28 April- 02 May Dakar, Senegal Meeting of Task Force on the Pastoralism April- 02 May TBD CILLS/BM Half-year Monitoring Missions to track performance of WASP and conduct internal DQA on submitted data 5 16 May Benin,Ghana, Nigeria Scientific meeting on Bio-aggressor, climate change and agricultural production May Cotonou, Benin INRAB- Wrap up meeting of the WAAPP and MDTF support missions May Lomé, Togo Workshop on the RCE May Lomé, Togo Technique Session of the CRP PPAAO/WAAPP 12 May Lomé, Togo - PPAAO- - PPAAO-BM General Assembly of CCARDESA 6 9 May Gaborone ED- IFPRI Conference on resilience May Addis Abeba, Ethiopia IFPRI 17th Session of Governing Board with Presentation of the 2 nd OP May Dakar, Senegal FARA Board Meeting May Accra, Ghana ED- Forum on West Africa agriculture and climate change May Bamako, Mali / Hub - CORAF CIRAD Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) 6 9 June Paris, France ED- Converging to Innovate: Towards Effective IAR4D in West and Central Africa : Joint Conference & CoS-SIS June Accra, Ghana - Cos- Sis Science Week of West and Central Africa and General Assembly of June Niamey, Niger Launch of the electronic platform on seeds during the General assembly and the Scientific Week of June Niamey, Niger

6 General Assembly of the Agricultural Extension Services Network in West and Central Africa (RESCAR-AOC) August Yaounde, Cameroon CIRAD STC 1 3 October Paris, France ED- 12th Ordinary Session of the Scientific and Technical Committee of CORAF October Dakar, Senegal Second support mission of the Development partners (WAAPP/MDTF) to the Executive Secretariat of International Workshop on «Sustainable Intensification of Production Systems» in West and Central Africa ctobre Dakar, Senegal November - Wrap up meeting of support mission and Regional Steering Committee of WAAPP/PPAAO November Abuja, Nigeria 2013 annual accounts Audit of USAID TBD ES of C/W 2013 annual accounts Audit of PSTAD project and UNIBRAIN Workshop on the COAsem set up and validation of his action plan Annual Review and planification of integrated Aquacultures projects fish-rice-poultry or pork TBD ES of C/W TBD by TBD Ibadan, Nigeria - CNS-Chad- Mauritania Ibadan university & Second Governing Board of 1 04 December Dakar, Senegal