Upper East Region
Beni J. Walier, Oluponi Ajayi, Wilson
Dogbe, Busie Naziya-Dixon, Balma
Yakubu Issah, Nicholas Denwar,
Emmanuel Osafo and J. K. Bidzakin
West Africa Review & Planning
workshop
Hypothesis one (addresses Research hypothesis 1)
 Elective combinations of component technologies
(crop/tree, livestock, and water/soil) addressing
location specific, priority commodities will
improve HH productivity and nutrition and
enhance income
 Project research outputs addressed: 1 and 2
Hypothesis two (addresses research hypothesis 2)
 Tested and piloted combinations of component
technologies (crop/tree, livestock, and water/soil)
addressing increase productivity of market led
(demand driven) commodities are more likely to
be adopted by HH to increase income and
improve nutrition
 Project research outputs addressed: 1, 2 and 3
Hypothesis 1: Activities
 Output 1 activities
 Baseline survey (including nutritional status and food
consumption) (IFPRI)
 Diagnostic survey
 Yield gap survey
 Establishment and operation of MSPs
 Output 2 activities
 Introduce, test and validate technologies
1.
2.
3.
Crop varieties (cereals, legumes and vegetables)
Livestock (poultry, small ruminants, pigs, Milk )
Soil and water management
Hypothesis 1: Activities
 Output 2 activities

Hypothesis 2: Activities
 Output 1 activities
 Market sector analysis
 Introduce, test and adapt labour saving devices
 Evaluate nutrition and processing quality characteristics
is affected by soil types and fertilizer
 Assess and improve processing methods that retain
more nutrients
 Introduce and test the acceptability of nutritionally
enhanced crops
 Output 2
 Training on all components of the value chain
Who should be part of the research
team for hypothesis 1?
 Writing team?
 Specific individuals?
 Research team?
 Generic functions required?
 Specific institutions and individuals?
Who could we partner with around
hypothesis 1?
 Development partners
 Other ‘knowledge’ partners
 Specific institutions (and individuals)?
Hypothesis 2:
 Relating to program hypotheses:
 Activities (specify in table)
Who should be part of the research
team for hypothesis 2?
 Writing team?
 Specific individuals?
 Research team?
 Generic expertise required?
 Specific institutions and individuals?
Who could we partner with around
hypothesis 2?
 Development partners
 Other ‘knowledge’ partners
 Specific institutions (and individuals)?
Planning year 2 (hypothesis 1)
Activity
Who
Start date
Milestone
What (by when?)
Baseline survey (including
nutritional status and food
consumption)
IFPRI
Diagnostic survey
IFPRI
Yield gap survey
IFPRI
Establishment and operation of
MSPs/ IPs
AF
Nov-Jan
2012
Draft report by Jan 2013
Oct 2012Jan 2013
MSP /Ips established
Planning year 2 (hypothesis 2)
Activity
Who
Start date
Milestone
What (by when?)
Introduce, test and
validate technologies
Crop varieties (cereals, legumes
and vegetables)
Conduct Invitro and chemical
composition testof the
varietal residues for
livestock feeding
SARI, UDS,
AR,AVRDC
February
KNUST
June to
September
5 elite lines of each
crops tested on
farmers field by
Sept 2013
Chemical /Organic
matter Digestibility
of the varieties
tested
Milestones & possible activities year 3
Activity
Who
Soil and water WRI,SARI,
manage UDS
ment
Livestock
(poultry,
small
ruminant
s, pigs,
Milk )
When
Milestones & possible activities year 4
Activity
Who
When
Milestones & possible activities year 5
Activity
Who
When
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