01 Zwart Smart IV Project Update overview
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The document outlines the agenda and activities for a mid-term workshop of the SMART-IV project in Benin and Togo, including field visits, research updates, and discussion sessions. It also provides updates on the project budget, capacity building activities including PhD students studying sawah systems, and an internal review which found that development activities were behind schedule and recommended hiring additional staff to assist with sawah development.
01 Zwart Smart IV Project Update overview
- 1. Workshop outline & Project update Sander Zwart Sawah, Market Access and Rice Technologies for Inland Valleys (SMART-IV) Mid-term project workshop, June 21-23, 2012 Cotonou, Benin
- 2. Dr Youssouf Dembélé 30.6.1952 – 24.4.2012 SMART-IV mid-term project meeting May 21-23
- 3. Workshop agenda (1/4) Monday May 21 – morning Opening of the workshop Project update Monday May 22 – afternoon Development activities in Benin Development activities in Togo Mid-term evaluation Discussion on the way forward SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 4. Workshop agenda (2/4) Tuesday May 22 Field visits to the development and research sites in: • Ouinhi • Ayize • Bamé Departure from hotels at 8.00am Check with Carine Kan for transport schedule from station/home SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 5. Workshop outline (3/4) Wednesday May 23 – morning Research updates on: • Water management • Soil fertility • Remote Sensing & GIS • Economics and impact SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 6. Workshop agenda (4/4) Wednesday May 23 (continued) Two parallel sessions: 1. Discussion sessions on: • Water management research – coordination of activities • Development – coordination and planning of activities 2. Parallel ‘one-to-one’ discussion sessions with Japanese delegation Closure of the workshop. SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 7. SMART-IV - review process Review process developed by MAFF: April: internal project review commissioned by MAFF May: mid-term workshop + discussion with MAFF July: overall project plan, including WP, OP, EO, EC, will be reviewed and developed, in accordance with the result of midterm evaluation. Mid-August: project plan will be developed and be submitted to MAFF September: funding procedure, official demand, budget, etc. SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 8. SMART-IV - review process • Internal review conducted by Dr Moro Buri from Soil Research Institute in Kumasi, Ghana • Dr Buri has long experience with Sawah System Development, collaboration with Japanese partners (JICA, Prof Wakatsuki) • Dr Buri visited AfricaRice and discussed with scientists, collaborators and visited the research and development sites • Internal review document presented to MAFF on April 17 SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 9. SMART-IV - review process Some of the major findings: • Research has made considerable progress but not everywhere. • New research should be on on-farm experiments, site- specific options needs to be explored and focus on soil fertility improvement with locally available and affordable materials • Development activities are far behind on schedule and must be pushed in order to research the expected outputs (EO) of the project. SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 10. SMART-IV - review process Some of the recommendations (regarding development): • Move as soon as possible into the field (before the start of the rainy season • Care-taker development officer(s) need to be engaged to lead the execution and supervision of field operations • Organization (group formation) and sensitizations of rice farmers • Land tenancy arrangements by farmers • New powertillers are required soon • Deeper involvement of extension staff in field activities SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 11. SMART-IV - review process Immediate actions taken: 1.Dr Worou Soklou (Togo) hired as consultant to work fulltime on Sawah System Development. Target: 20 ha by end of August. 2.New powertillers will be ordered in June. 3.Better balance between research and development. Researcher water management will no longer be recruited for SMART-IV project and two research assistants or consultants will be recruited to assist in development. SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 12. SMART-IV Project - budget Total annual budgets: Year 1: 621 k$ Year 2: 661 k$ Year 3: 635 k$ Year 4: 600 k$ (confirmed, economic crisis + Tsunami) Year 5: t.b.d. New contracts (IWMI, CBF, ITRA) will be prepared in July with slightly lower budgets. Mission to Liberia and Sierra Leone, 29 Nov – 7 Dec
- 13. SMART-IV - capacity building Capacity building - PhD student (financed by SMART-IV) Alexandre Danvi University of Bonn – Geography Institute Prof. Diekkrüger / Dr. Simone Giertz Strong experience in Benin and hydrological modeling through IMPETUS project Topic: sawah system interactions and effect of agricultural intensification on water quantity and water quality SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 14. SMART-IV - capacity building Capacity building - PhD students WASCAL project from Germany: focuses on hydrology, land use and climate. Sets up 5 research schools in West-Africa: • Hydrology & Climate change (Benin, Uni Abomey-Calavi) • Land Use & Climate Change (Ghana, KNUST) Maurice Ahouansou (Benin) & Maléki Badjana (Togo) Hydrological modeling of water availability for rice-based systems in inland valleys under climate change SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 15. SMART-IV - capacity building Capacity building - MSc students Maurice Mondegnon, Benin, University of Parakou (water management, sawah) – Finishes June 2012 Andre Kindjinou, Benin, University of Abomey-Calavi (inland valley mapping, agricultural intensity) – January 2012 Bjorn Nikolaus, Germany, University of Kiel (hydrological modeling) – March 2012 Gertrude Tognite, Benin, University of Rennes (soil fertility, sawah) – March 2012 SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17
- 16. SMART-IV - capacity building Capacity building – field technicians Successful Sawah System Development training held in Kumasi for ten field technicians who will develop sawah in and demonstration sites in Benin and Togo. (November/December 2011 – Abe, Dembélé & Wakatsuki) Capacity building – farmers On the job training of Sawah System Development: 7 farmers in Ouinhi, several in Bamé, more in other sites SMART-IV project meeting, Lomé, January 17