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On Track with APF Uganda (?!)

On Track with APF Uganda (?!). Coordination Meeeting 17 March 2010 Kampala, Uganda Welcome Back!. Coordination Meeting objectives. Assessed progress CF and supported each other Identified actions for focus areas and coordination Captured elements for strategy and next steps.

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On Track with APF Uganda (?!)

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  1. On Track with APF Uganda (?!) Coordination Meeeting 17 March 2010 Kampala, Uganda Welcome Back!

  2. Coordination Meeting objectives Assessed progress CF and supported each other Identified actions for focus areas and coordination Captured elements for strategy and next steps

  3. Programme Today 09.00 Introduction 09.15 Relevance Check: A Practical Vision! 10.00 Group Updates 11.00 Coffee break 11.15 Group Updates cont. 12.15 On Track? 13.00 Lunch 14.00 On Track! 15.00 Coordination / Collaboration Issues 16.00 Tea break 16.15 Activity Plan and Next Steps 17.00 Closing with a celebratory drink

  4. Introduction • Basic Thoughts on Country Focus Process • Recapping Entebbe Outcomes

  5. Agri-ProFocus: What’s it about? Agricultural producer organisations in developing countries are key to economic development and poverty reduction. Promoting farmer entrepreneurship through cooperation, exchange and learning is the goal of our partnership. Focus is on seven African countries and four themes: value chains, financial services, sustainable food production and gender

  6. Country Focus: Multi-Stakeholder Process Value Chains NGO’s, Service Providers Sustainable Food Production

  7. Country Focus: Vision 2015 Indications of Success: A vibrant locally owned platform Actively exchanging, learning and innovating; Coordinating and harmonising key farmer entrepreneurship areas; Joint action for more and better support to organised farmers. Operating Principles: Working from & within existing efforts Combining networks Core-business: no new funding Shared commitment and agreement

  8. APF Uganda in Pictures

  9. APF Uganda in Steps and Focus Inception / Programming Overview matrix Invited local stakeholders Synthesis paper Interactive agenda setting Multi-stakeholder workshop Identification – Formulation 5 Thematic Groups Support from APF members Developing roles, strategy and activities Linking to colleagues & other organisations Agri-ProFocus Uganda Implementing

  10. Relevance Check: a practical vision! 1. Reflect on the relevance of the APF network • Take 5 minutes with your neighbor and discuss if and why APF Uganda is (still) relevant? • Note your expectations down on cards (be practical!) 2. We share the points, cluster and assess them • Are our joint expectations coherent / realistic?

  11. Group Updates Per Group • Group presentation (15 minutes) • Questions (5 minutes) Share • Priorities of the group (the focus) • Activities done and planned • Context update: new issues? • Collaboration in group / role of team leaders

  12. Coordination Update APF members • Finance: HIVOS (Triodos), Cordaid, Agriterra, SNV, Oikocredit • Farming Systems / Services: KIT • Market information: SNV, HIVOS, Cordaid • Policy: Cordaid, Oxfam Novib • Farmers organisations: all • PUM, Sustainable Agriculture Alliance (incl. AELBI, Heifer, ETC), HIVOS Knowledge Programme, FFS, PTC+ Context • LEAD, DANIDA, DISP/CAADP • NARO/NAADS, TRIAS, Broederlijk Delen, Prolinova, ICCO, • MFS II – April 1st

  13. On Track(?!) • What is the emerging focus? Does that fit with our expectations? • What are recommendations: - for each group? - for CF general? Keep in mind: organisations missing, context issues, linkages between groups, value chains, …

  14. Organisations involved / interested

  15. Coordination / Collaboration • SNV to coordinate • APF to coach and support • WUR for learning process • Local team leaders for 5 thematic groups • Stakeholders to sign up and participate in groups • APF members support groups. • Communication on ‘Ning’

  16. Exploring Coordination / Collaboration • What is working well in this set-up? • Which challenges do we encounter? • How can we harness / solve these?

  17. Activity Plan and Next Steps

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