1. Multi-Stakeholder Research Question workshop
Lilongwe 24-26 April 2013

2. Why PAEPARDII?
Research-research collaboration, no other
stakeholders involved
Projects concentrated in a few African
countries
Problems identified under
PAEPARD1
Declining European-African ARD
collaboration
Driven by research interest of European
partners with African research
stakeholders (=supply approach)
Dominated by European research
organisations
Solutions sought that
PAEPARD2 will bring
Inclusive partnerships with non-research
stakeholders (FOs, private sector, NGOs)
leading those partnerships
Projects spread over more African
countries
Increased number of European-African
ARD partnerships
Driven by demands of end users
Balanced partnerships, led by African non-res.
stakeholders

3. ObjectivesObjectives
Overall: Build joint African-European multi-
stakeholder partnerships in ARD contributing to
achieving the MDGs
Specific: Enhanced, more equitable, more
demand driven and mutually beneficial
collaboration of Africa and Europe on ARD with
the aim of attaining the MDGs.

4. ObjectivesObjectives
Overall: Build joint African-European multi-
stakeholder partnerships in ARD contributing to
achieving the MDGs
Specific: Enhanced, more equitable, more
demand driven and mutually beneficial
collaboration of Africa and Europe on ARD with
the aim of attaining the MDGs.

5. Achievements of PAEPARD
Internal & Multi-stakeholder consultations
Europe (2010): NGOs (CSA), Private Sector (COLEACP), Research
(AGRINATURA-online consultation );
European Multi-stakeholder consultations (MSC) in March 2011 and
May 2012.
 Africa (2010-2011): EAFF, PROPAC, ROPPA, FANRPAN
 African Multi-stakeholder consultations (AMSC) in Nairobi, May
2011
Launching Calls and selection process

6. PAEPARD Partnership arrangement
- WP5 -
Bringing partners together around
common innovation challenges
(=federating themes)
- WP5 -
Bringing partners together around
common innovation challenges
(=federating themes)
WP2-WP1
Mobilizing research and non-research
stakeholders for Europe-Africa ARD
collaboration
WP2-WP1
Mobilizing research and non-research
stakeholders for Europe-Africa ARD
collaboration
- WP3-
Providing tools for
knowledge sharing and
access to information
- WP4 -
Strengthening capacities of
stakeholders to work in inclusive
balanced partnerships
-WP6-
Advocate with research
funders for support to
inclusive partnerships
PAFFO
FARA CIRAD
IAO/NRI/CIRAD
CSA
RUFORUM ICRA PAFFO NRI
FARA COLEACP
FANRPAN
CTA
WP7
Management & Coordination
FARA AGRINATURA

7. Sub-regions Consortia Themes /Objectives
Southern-Africa Zimbabwe (University of Zimbabwe) Improving the incomes of smallholder farmers through increased
access to livestock markets and livestock production to marketing
value chain
Malawi (University of Lilongwe) Partnership for Enhanced Aquaculture Innovation in Sub Saharan
Africa (PEAISSA)
South-Africa (NERPO) Overcoming barriers to sustainable livestock enterprises among
marginal smallholders in South Africa
East-Africa Uganda (Makerere University) Enhancing capacity/developing networks between North-South
Universities in Research Methods training at PhD level
Kenya (KARI) Reduce aflatoxin contamination along the maize value chain
West-Africa Ghana (Concern Universal) Improving food security and income for smallholder farmers
through improved post harvest technology
Togo (Institut de Recherche Agricole) Agribusiness autour du Soja
Togo (CASADDVR) Caractérisation de deux variétés du piment rouge pour améliorer la
mise en marché et transformation semi-industrielle
Senegal-Mali (Terra Nuova) Un partenariat Europe Afrique pour la création d’un outil de suivi
de l’agriculture familiale
Consortia from call 1

8. STEP 1
Brokeraging the partnerships:
« Selecting the theme,
Identifying partners
and funding opportunities»
STEP 2
Partnership Inception
workshop
« Building partnerships »
STEP 3
Writeshop:
« Development
of research
proposal »
STEP 4
« Applying to
funding
opportunity »
Mentoring/
Outside of
PAEPARD??
+ capacity strengthening
+ support for facilitation
Brokering the Multi-stakeholder partnerships
Virtual meeting
using Skype,
email, phones
Physical meetings organized
with representative from
institutions and actors
2 meetings
organized
Entebbe & Cotonou
From this process 19 consortia were formed after call 1 and
call2:
 9 consortia from call 1 have completed step 2 at the end of
2011
 10 consortia have just completed step 1 at the end of 2011
They had to undertake the rest of the process in 2012

9. Sub-regions Consortia Themes /Objectives
West-Africa /CORAF Ghana (Citrus Producers Association of
Ghana)
Control of Angular leaf spot disease of Citrus in Ghana
Benin (Sojagnon, Farmers Federation) Appui a la sécurité économique des ménages ruraux par la
production, la commercialisation et la transformation du Soja
au Benin
Burkina-Faso [Association pour la
Recherche et la Formation en Agro-
écologie (ARFA)]
BIOPROTECT-B, un groupement d’intérêt économique pour la
protection biologique des cultures et la fertilisation
organique des sols pour une agriculture saine et durable au
sahel.
Cote d’Ivoire (Centre Suisse de
Recherches scientifiques)
Agriculture pour l’éducation (A.P.E) des enfants en âge
scolaire (5 – 15 ans) en milieux rural et périurbain
Cameroon [Concertation Nationale des
Organisations Paysannes du Cameroun
(CNOP-CAM)]
Innover pour l’intensification, la diversification et la
transformation de l’agriculture familiale en Afrique Centrale
à travers la recherche – action en partenariat : cas de CNOP-
CAM dans la région du Centre Cameroun
Nigeria (Department of Animal Science
and Technology, Federal University of
Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria)
Low cost and high quality livestock feed production
knowledge delivery to Nigerian poultry industry (NIPOFERD)
Consortia from call 2

10. Sub-regions Consortia Themes /Objectives
East-Africa/ ASARECA Burundi [Confédération des
Associations de Producteurs
Agricoles pour le Développement
(CAPAD)]
Développement participatif des technologies de la
culture pomme de terre et promotion des
innovations sensibles au genre et à la conservation
de l’environnement au Burundi
Uganda (Farm Gain African Ltd) Extensive Collection and Characterization of African
Solanaceae Plants
Uganda (Women of Uganda
Network (WOUGNET)
Enhancing soybean and cowpea value chains for
increased productivity, incomes and nutritional
security of smallholder farmers in East and Central
Africa.
Southern-
Africa/CCARDESA
Mauritius (Food and Agricultural
Research Council, Reduit,
Mauritius)
Micro propagation and cultivation of in vitro
breadfruit plants and development of novel
products from Breadfruit as an alternative source of
carbohydrates in Mauritius.

11. Participation of countries to call 2 per sub-region
SUB-REGION Number of
countries
Number of
Proposals %
EAST-AFRICA
8 29 42
WEST-AFRICA 10 22 32
CENTRAL- AFRICA 2 7 10
SOUTHERN- AFRICA 4 9 13
NORTHERN -AFRICA 0 0 0
EUROPEAN COUNT. 2 2 3
TOTAL 26 69 100

12. Feedback to the call by language and by socio-
sector categories
LANGUAGE NUMBEROFPROPOSALS %
FRENCH 14 20.3
ENGLISH 55 79.7
NONRESEARCHvsRESEARCHLEDPROPOSALS
LEADINGCATEGORY NUMBEROFPROPOSALS %
NON-RESEARCH 45 65.2
RESEARCH 24 34.8

13. 2012-New brokerage mechanism: Users Led Process
1
2
3
4
5
6

14.  EAFF- Extensive Livestock value chains in Eastern Africa with Specific focus on
Kenya and Uganda; with focus on only one value chain: Beef production
 Completion of the Desk Review &Training of the national AIFs:26-30/11/2012
 Completion of the Multi-Stakeholder Research Question Workshop 10-12 /12/2012

15. MSR Q workshop,10-12 December 20134 major sub-themes have been
prioritized:
1. Improving livestock productivity in agro-
pastoral and pastoral systems;
2. Enhancing adaptation and coping with
climate variability and change;
3. Facilitating market access and exploiting
market opportunities;
4. Improving value addition of livestock
products.
 A Core Group of 7 experts in Extensive
Livestock nominated, meeting in March.
 Meeting with the EC regional office,
COMESA (interested to get the proposal)

16. PROPAC: Filiere Maraichere en
Afrique Centrale (Cameroon,
Congo Brazzaville & DR Congo)
Progress made so far:
1. Desk Review completed in
September 2012;
2. MSRQ workshop (also held but in
year 3: 23-25 January in Brazzaville)
3. Can horticulture respond to the
climate challenges and urban
growth in Central Africa?
 Water resource management in
gardens (Cameroon);
 Production of organic fertilizers
(Congo Brazzaville);
 Land tenure (DR Congo)
Core Group nominated and held their
first meeting back to back to the
MSRQ workshop

17. ColeACP: Adding value to Mango non-food
uses in West Africa (Burkina-Faso, Cote
d’Ivoire, Senegal)
Progress made so far:
1. Desk review completed and report
shared with all partners;
2. National Agricultural Innovation
Facilitators trained (Uganda 26-
30/11/2012);
3. MSRQ workshop held for March 2013;
4. Core Group nominated
5. Concept notes (2) undergoing

18. FANRPAN/SACAU: Ground nut value
chain in Malawi and Zambia
Progress made so far:
1. Desk review : completd;
2. National Agricultural Innovation
Facilitators trained (Uganda 26-
30/11/2012);
3. MSRQ workshop planed for 24-26
April 2013;

19.  ROPPA: Climate Change Adaptation
Technologies on rice production in
Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali
Progress made so far:
1. Desk review completed and report
shared with all partners;
2. National Agricultural Innovation
Facilitators trained (Uganda 26-
30/11/2012);
3. MSRQ workshop planed for 2-3 May
2013;

20. Other activitiesOther activities
-Training in communication to communicateTraining in communication to communicate
the ULP process (Montpellier 29-31 Januarythe ULP process (Montpellier 29-31 January
2012) and in Yaoundé in January 2013;2012) and in Yaoundé in January 2013;
- Trainings of AIFs in Entebbe: December 2011Trainings of AIFs in Entebbe: December 2011
and November 2013;and November 2013;
- Diaspora meeting in September 2012 inDiaspora meeting in September 2012 in
Sweden (Sweden ( resultat= AAAPDresultat= AAAPD))
- MSHRQ for EAFF, PROPAC and COLEACPMSHRQ for EAFF, PROPAC and COLEACP