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Secretariat : Progress & Achievements. Contents. HR at the Secretariat Support to CPs Support to thematic nodes Networking, developing institutional systems and partnership development Support to ReSRA Advocacy Developing larger programs Thematic Work Fisheries: Millets: Livestock:.
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Contents • HR at the Secretariat • Support to CPs • Support to thematic nodes • Networking, developing institutional systems and partnership development • Support to ReSRA • Advocacy • Developing larger programs • Thematic Work • Fisheries: • Millets: • Livestock:
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 wassanoccassionally) • Millets : (started from Dec, 2012) – one full-time person • Livestock : One full-time person upto February, 2013
2 & 3 Support to CPs & TNs • 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. • Support to CPs in action : Malkangiri: • Review, conceptual and program development at the district level • Exploring with Kandhmal district • Back-end support to Thematic Nodes: • Regular interactions • Orienting the new team members
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
Developing Institutional Systems in RRA • Organized OD workshop in Dec, 2012 • Evolving the institutional modalities • Follow up on the outputs
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)
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 14-15th 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 • 12th Plan Document : has clearly recommended the program on NRFS; high probability of MoA taking up this program in 12th Plan as a pilot.
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
Thematic Areas • Fisheries • Millets • Livestock