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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
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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