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Foodnet Diary
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September 1998-1999 . .
Week Activity Country Output
June 98 Preparation of FOODNET proposal Uganda Proposal
May 99 Starch utilisation in Uganda Market Survey Uganda Report
Ongoing Export of cassava processing equipment to . Angola, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi Order details
June 99 Foodnet gains full funding from USAID REDSO Proposal
June 99 Foodnet becomes full member of PhAction UK Proceedings
July 99 Foodnet links with InPhO UK CD-ROM
Ongoing Crop quality analysis of EARRNET improved germplasm. (+$USAID/VOCA) Uganda Quarterly reports
. Preliminary visit to review Market information services in Uganda Uganda .

September 1999 . ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Preparation of FOODNET report Uganda ..
Week 2 7-10 12 Meeting of the ASARECA CD

Kenya

Report 1
Week 3 SARRNET SC Tanzania SARRNET Website
Week 4 Set up Uganda, Macro level marketing information services (+$ACDI) Uganda ..
Week 5 Preliminary study on marketing information for small-scale producers and traders (+$CTA) Uganda ..


October 1999 . . ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Preliminary study on marketing information for producers and traders ($$CTA) Uganda ...
Week 2 Preliminary study on marketing information for producers and traders ($$CTA) Uganda Trip report
Design report
Week 3 Training in Roots crop processors with ISAR / World Vision Rwanda ..
Week 4 Technical backstopping with ISAR Rwanda ..


November 1999 . . ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 EARRNET SC / PRAPACE SC Kenya ...
Week 2 First FOODNET Steering Committee Kenya SC report
Week 3

Impact meeting ASARECA

Website planning

Uganda

Uganda

First website design
Week 4

Training course on "Methods of Analysis of Agricultural Markets" (ENGLISH)

Technical evaluation of cassava processing equipment (+$FAO)

Kenya

Uganda

Training report


December 1999 . . ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Load Website on Internet
Market information workshop (CTA)
Market information meeting with traders
Processing machinery testing (FAO)
Uganda
Uganda
Uganda
Uganda

Initial setup

Report

Week 2 Backstopping ISAR / ATDT project

Documentation for Processing machinery (FAO)

Rwanda

Uganda

Technical report 1
Week 3 Documentation for Processing machinery (FAO) Uganda Evaluation report
Week 4 .. .. ..


January 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Call for first round of FOODNETproposals made to all countries All countries .
Week 2 Updating FOODNET website

Second SC of the Agricultural Technology development and transfer project
Uganda

Rwanda
Site updated

Report 1
Week 3 Visit of Senator Durban to IITA Uganda Report
Week 4 Visit of D. Martella to review M&E criteria Uganda Report submitted to USAID


February 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 IITA Workplanning week (cancelled) Nigeria .
Week 2 Cassava supply chain market survey (+$NRI) Uganda .
Week 3 Cassava supply chain market survey (+$NRI) Uganda .
Week 4 Cassava supply chain market survey (+$NRI) Uganda .

March 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Analysis of Ugandan cassava supply market survey information and write up. Uganda Draft report
Week 2 Attended SARRNET SC Malawi SARRNET Website
Week 3 Backstopping ISAR Rwanda .
Week 4 Deadline for receiving FOODNET projects based on December call . 100 projects recieved

April 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 All project proposals copied, bound and sent to project review team. 10 person team. Evaluation system send via email Review countries .
Week 2 All project proposals copied, bound and sent to project review team. 10 person team. Evaluation system send via email Review countries .
Week 3 Backstopping ISAR Rwanda Quarterly report
Week 4 FOODNET Project review team met to review 100 projects. Uganda
20 Projects selected

May 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Presented paper on ASARECA / FOODNET Strategy at IITA Board of Trustees Nigeria Talk
Week 2 Email review with FOODNET SC, decided to proceed with projects as recommended by the review panel rather than meet as an official SC All countries More rapid review process
Week 3 . . .
Week 4 ESARC Steering committee meeting

PRAPACE Steering committee meeting
Uganda

Rwanda
.

June 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Successful projects sent reviewers comments and asked to revise projects accordingly . .
Week 2 PhAction meeting at the GTZ headquarters, Eschborn.


Meeting held with CTA regarding funding of Micro-MIS service in Uganda
Germany



Netherlands
PhAction members draw up a plan of action
Week 3 Backstopping ISAR Rwanda Report
Week 4 Attended Regional conference on Shea Production and Processing at Lira
Uganda Project linkage


July 2000 . .
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Successful projects sent reviewers comments and asked to revise projects accordingly

Paper on Market information in Uganda presented at regional IGAD conference

Attended ASARECA Networks Review



Sudan


Madagascar

Project Improvement

Paper

Week 2 Attended ASARECA Networks Review Madagascar Report X
Week 3 Backstopping ISAR Rwanda .. Technical Report
Week 4 .. .. ..


August 2000 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Project follow up .. ..
Week 2 Export of cassava processing equipment Zimbabwe Order details
Week 3 Project follow up .. ..
Week 4 Export of cassava processing equipment Swaziland Order details


September 2000    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Equipment for project 6 exported Tanzania Project 6 started
Week 2 Successful projects sent contracts and request made for banking details. .. ..
Week 3 ASARECA Networks Website design course Uganda

14 sites developed
Report

Week 4

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October 2000 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Follow up on request for signed contracts and specific details on banking arrangements

Staff trained in Impact assessment through EARRNET course



Kenya
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Week 2 Staff trained in Impact assessment through EARRNET course Kenya ..
Week 3   .. ..
Week 4

Regional meeting for Market information projects. (Foodnet projects 1 and 2)

Presented paper at CTA Market information meeting

Kenya


Netherlands

Improved proposals

Review of 3 projects and publication of proceedings

November 2000    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Start up of the Micro-marketing information service at three pilot sites (+$CTA)

Presented MIS paper at SUIPA meeting

Uganda

 

Kenya

Buy in from WFP and UNFA
Week 2 Cassava demand chain market survey conducted in collaboration with EARRNET and Natural Resources Institute UK (+$NRI) Uganda .. Report on Web
Week 3

Cassava demand chain market survey conducted in collaboration with EARRNET and Natural Resources Institute UK (+$NRI)

Second Regional Market Analysis training Course

Uganda

.. Report on Web

 

Kenya

Week 4 Cassava demand chain market survey conducted in collaboration with EARRNET and Natural Resources Institute UK (+$NRI)

First tranches of funds sent to FOODNET projects

Setup work for EARRNET / FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis. Technical support from CIRAD.

Uganda



All countries


Madagascar

Draft report



Update


Trip report

Week 5 IITA Work Planning Week

Setup work for EARRNET / FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis. Technical support from CIRAD.
Nigeria

Madagascar


Trip report / update


December 2000 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 IITA Work Planning Week

Visit to Ethiopian Projects
Nigeria

Ethiopia


Review of projects and delivery of funds
Week 2 Backstopping ISAR Rwanda ..
Week 3 Meetings held with S. Wood IFPRI regarding project development on impact assessment of market information.

Staff provided with supplimentary training on DREAM
Uganda Setup for new projects on impact with IFPRI
Week 4 Revised Projects 1 and 2 re-evaluated and comments sent to partners for review Uganda Projects re-aligned


January 2001 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Update of Foodnet website.

Technical support rendered to Project 3 until on the industrial potential of cassava in Kenya

Uganda

Kenya

Relevant data for Project 3 collected & analysed

 

Week 2

Update of Foodnet website. Start of monitoring and evaluation of activities with outputs

Preparation of Rwandan ISAR/ATDT report

Export of cassava processing equipment to Tanzania

Technical support rendered to Project 3 until on the industrial potential of cassava in Kenya

Uganda



Uganda

Tanzania

 

Kenya

Update on activities for website

Report 5

Start up of Project 7
Week 3 Technical support to Kenya EARRNET / FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis under Project 3 Foodnet focussing on demand side Kenya Implementing Project 3
Week 4

Technical support to Kenya EARRNET / FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis under project 3. Foodnet focussing on demand side

Technical support to ISAR- Rwanda, Steering committeee meeting and final planning for strategic planning process

Setting up of website in Rwanda by Andrew

Kenya




Rwanda

 

Implementing Project 3



Revised plan


February 2001 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Technical support to Kenya EARRNET / FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis under project 3. Foodnet focussing on demand side
Kenya



Survey work completed
Week 2 Proposed dates for review of cassava activities in Uganda with stakeholders Uganda Survey results presented
Week 3 Technical support to Tanzanian SARRNET/ FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis under project 17and the animal feed sector study. Foodnet focussing on demand side Tanzania Relevant data were collected & workshop held with stakeholders in the feeds sector.
Week 4 Technical support to Tanzanian SARRNET/ FOODNET cassava sub-sector analysis under project 17and the animal feed sector study. Foodnet focussing on demand side Tanzania A report was produced a proposal to make a business centre was formulated


March 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 USAID REDSO Meeting Kenya Strategy review
Week 2 Prepare FOODNET quarterly report Uganda  
Week 3 Funds were transfered to most projects   Project Update
Week 4 Final meeting for Rwandan Strategic planning process Rwanda Strategic Plan


April 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 PhAction Project review meeting Vietnam Projects and strategy for GFAR postharvest
Week 2      
Week 3 EPMR Review Uganda
P. Robbins reviewed the MIS activities
Uganda Report
Week 4 Preparation for Workshop    


May 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Agro-enterprise Course was conducted with technical collaboration from CIAT, Technoserve, Uganda .27 participants from the Ug, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Madagascar were trained
Week 2 Agro-enterprise Course was conducted with technical collaboration from CIAT, Technoserve, Uganda Participants acquired relevant enterprise management skills
Week 3

SARRNET Steering Committee meeting

INPhO meeting held in Rabat to discuss information dissemination

Tanzania

 

Morocco

..

 

INPhO website modified

Week 4 Review ENRECA Project Uganda  
Week 5 FOODNET SC meeting 29-31 May .Kenya .7 studies were commissioned and it was decided that a 2nd round of Competitive grants is run.


June 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 EARRNET sub-sector review meeting Kenya GFAR plan agreed
Week 2

ASARECA planning meeting

PhAction Executive Meeting (CIRAD)

Kenya

France

Generic goals & purposes formulated
Week 3 Call for proposals for the 2nd round of grants ASARECA  
Week 4

ENRECA-INPPMM meeting held

See Foodnet Website on enreca / visit www.dgrsci.de/plb/nho/inppmm

Uganda Proposal formulated


July 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Shea Survey with C. Collinson from NRInternational Uganda Data collected
Week 2 Shea Survey with C. Collinson from NRInternational Uganda Data analysed
Week 3 Shea Survey with C. Collinson from NRInternational Uganda Report compiled
Week 4

Shea Survey with C. Collinson from NRInternational

Website update with technical help from IITA

Uganda Report submitted to USAID


August 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Regional Potato Survey

Consultant from ACDI/VOCA to review FOODNET activities

Transaction costs

Uganda

Data collected

Tour of sites

Week 2 Regional Potato Survey Uganda Data collected
Week 3

Regional Potato Survey

Rwanda website designed and put online; http:/www.isar.cgiar.org

Kenya

Data collected

Rwanda site

Week 4

Regional Potato Survey

Deadline for receipt of Proposals

Uganda Data collected


September 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 ASARECA networks planing meeting Tanzania Goals Purpose & Indicators formulated
Week 2      
Week 3 GIPhT-GFAR/FAO pan African Postharvest workshop Uganda Proposal formulated
Week 4 Technology Transfer Project steering Committee meeting (TTP) Kenya  


October 2001    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 FEWS regional MIS meeting Kenya Report
Week 2 Rwanda- ISAR activities Rwanda Tech. Report
Week 3 Regional Website training for NARS Uganda acquisition of skills by NARS
Week 4

Website training for NARS

Conclusion of Regional Potato survey

Uganda Potato report ready


November 2001 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Training of staff in Modeling and Impact assessment modeling by IFPRI

Centre's Week

.. USA ..
Week 2 Training of staff in Modeling and Impact assessment modeling by IFPRI .. USA ..
Week 3 .. .. ..
Week 4 IITA planning week Nigeria ..


December 2001 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 IITA planning week Nigeria ..
Week 2 .Annual ASARECA Review meeting .. Kenya ..
Week 3 .. .. ..
Week 4 .. .. ..

January 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1      
Week 2 Websites updates Uganda  
Week 3

Visit to projects for rock Radio Transaction costs survey.

Meeting with CRS to develop Market analysis training course

Uganda

 

Kenya

 
Week 4 Rwanda ISAR backstopping Rwanda Tech Report
Week 5

Transaction costs survey

FEWSNET interviews for trade officer

RATES development meeting

Uganda

Kenya

Kenya

Staff hired Proposal designed


February 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Transaction costs survey

Potato survey

Uganda

Uganda

 
Week 2

Transaction costs survey

Potato survey

ASNAPP Medicinal plants survey

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

 
Week 3

Transaction costs survey

Potato survey

ASNAPP Medicinal plants survey

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

 

Report

Report

Week 4

Transaction costs survey

TTP planning meeting

uganda

Kenya

 


March 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Transaction costs survey

P. robbins, finalise Globalisation report, Mis review

Uganda

Uganda

Report
Week 2

Transaction costs survey

Market Information support Nigeria, new USAID project

Uganda

Nigeria

Report

Talk

Week 3 Planning of Maize regional market Analsis Regional  
Week 4

EU market analysis presentation for Uganda exports strategy

CTA evaluation of Local MIS project

Uganda

Uganda

 


April 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Rwanda marketing plaaning meetings Rwanda Plan
Week 2

EARNNET steering committee meeting

ISAR marketing training

Kenya

Rwanda

 
Week 3

IFPRI conference, link up with S. Wood

Banana survey Rwanda

Banana survey Uganda

Uganda

Rwanda

Uganda

 
Week 4

PhAction project planning meeting GTZ, CIAT, CIRAD

Banana survey Rwanda

Kenya Banana survey

Germany

Rwanda

Kenya

Project proposal

May 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

SARRNET steering committee meeting

Banana survey Rwanda

South Africa SC Report
Week 2

FOODNET annual reporting

Banana survey Rwanda

Hired new Webmaster

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Annual Report
Week 3

ASARECA planning meeting

Banana survey Rwanda

Kenya

Rwanda

New C framework
Week 4

SUIPA meeting to design urban market survey

IPGRI meeting

Foodnet new website in design

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Proposal

Proposal dev.

Week 5

Banana survey Uganda

Uganda

Report


June 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Market information paper Regional Paper
Week 2

Reporting

Foodnet website development

Uganda

Uganda

 
Week 3

FEWSNET review / REDSO

PRAPACE steering committee meeting

Uganda

Uganda

strat
Week 4 USAID Uganda MIS / cassava project renewal Uganda Renewed


July 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Work with Uganda Gov for marketing strategy Uganda Strat
Week 2

Linkage with NAADS and BAPPA project for MIS

Uganda  
Week 3

RCSA for design of project for USAID and strat dev

Poultry regional survey Uganda / Kenya

Banana Conference, presented Uganda Mkt survey

Botswana

 

Concept not paper
Week 4

Development of Trade information platform

Visit to COMESA to discuss trade information platform

Market analysis for Maize, S. Potato, Rice, Beans

South Africa

Zambia

Rwanda

 


August 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

FOODNET / FEWSNET regional MIS review

Poultry regional survey Uganda / Kenya

Market analysis for Maize, S. Potato, Rice Beans

NRI / CTA MIS review

New Website online

Uganda

Kenya

 

Rwanda

Uganda

 
Week 2

ASNAPP Market survey in Uganda

Poultry regional survey Uganda / Kenya

FOODNET / FEWSNET regional MIS review

Market analysis for Maize, S. Potato, Rice, Beans

NRI / CTA MIS review

Development of EARNNET website

Uganda

Tanzania

Kenya

 

Rwanda

Uganda

Uganda

 

 
Week 3

ASNAPP market survey in Uganda

ASNAPP market survey in Kenya

FOODNET / FEWSNET regional MIS review

Market analysis for Maize, S. Potato, Rice, Beans

Uganda

Kenya

Tanzania

 

Rwanda

 
Week 4

ASNAPP market survey in Kenya

Market analysis for Maize, S. Potato, Rice, Beans

FOODNET / FEWSNET regional MIS review

Rwanda Riz market survey

Kenya

Rwanda

 

Ethiopia

Rwanda

 


September 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Rwanda Riz market survey

Poultry regional survey

Foodnet review

Rwanda

Ethiopia

Uganda

 
Week 2 Foodnet review Kenya  
Week 3 Regional CRS Marketing Learning Alliance Kenya  
Week 4      


October 2002    
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1 Regional MIS training Course Kenya  
Week 2 Planning for regional Trade platform Uganda  
Week 3 JIRCAS 9th Symposium value adding PhAction Japan  
Week 4 Study tour Vietnam, for regional Agro-processing Vietnam  


November 2002 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

 

   
Week 2      
Week 3      
Week 4 Work planning week IITA Nigeria  


December 2002 .. ..
Week Activity Country Output
Week 1

Work planning week IITA

Nigeria  
Week 2      
Week 3      
Week 4      


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