Tanzania+dairy+value+chain+entry+point+workshop

The Tanzania dairy value chain entry point workshop was held on 5-6 March 2014 in Zanzibar. The main objective of the workshop was to prioritize the entry points, from the list of candidate policy issues in Tanzania dairy for more informed discussions to follow.

__**Agenda:**__ || Amos ||
 * //Day 1: Wednesday 5 March 2014//**
 * Time || Activity || Facilitator ||
 * 09:00 || Welcome || Iddo ||
 * 09:10 || Introduction of participants (ice breaker) || Iddo ||
 * 09:30 || Introduction to Tanzania dairy value chain - scope
 * 10:00 || @A general introduction to EXTRAPOLATE || Tim ||
 * 10:30 || Coffee ||  ||
 * 11:00 || A run though the EXTRAPOLATE programme

|| Peter || Use of clickers || Elias and Zelalem || __**Comments – reflection on the EXTRAPOLATE workshop- 6th March 2014**__
 * 11:30 || Group work to identify relevant stakeholder groups & livelihood status
 * 13:00 || Lunch ||  ||
 * 14:00 || Group work to identify relevant outcomes || Emily and Immaculate ||
 * 15:30 || Afternoon tea ||  ||
 * 16:00 || Group work to identify relevant constraints || Justin and Julius ||
 * 17:30 || Close ||  ||
 * //Day 2: Thursday 6 March 2014// **
 * **Time** || **Activity** ||< **Facilitator** ||
 * 09:00 || Recap on Day 1 ||< Tim and Peter ||
 * 09:30 || Process description: model linkages ||<  ||
 * 09:45 || Impacts of outcomes on individual stakeholder groups ||<  ||
 * 10:30 || Coffee ||<  ||
 * 11:00 || Impacts of constraints on individual outcomes ||<  ||
 * 11:45 || Relevance of constraints to individual stakeholder groups ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">12.15 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Model exploration: which constraints are greatest? ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">13:00 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Lunch ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">14:00 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Group work to identify relevant (entry points) policy interventions ||< <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Amos and Sarah ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">14:45 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Impacts of interventions on individual constraints ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">15:30 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Afternoon tea ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">16:00 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Relevance of interventions to individual outcomes ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">16:45 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Demonstration runs / interactive exploration with completed model ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">17:30 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Feedback from participants on the process ||<  ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">18:00 || <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3.0pt;">Close ||<  ||

1. In the context of Tanzania – there is need for a proper definition of the stakeholders. For instance, who is a small-scale farmer? We should have given more time to define the scope to be more realistic. - Clarification of the scope and stakeholder groups. Stakeholder groups are not homogenous. 2. For the exercise to be more meaningful you need to involve the relevant stakeholders; would benefit from having the real stakeholders in the workshop. 3. Need for some training and a hands-on manual to facilitate EXTRAPOLATE. 4. Going forward, we need to look at the assumptions that underline some of the interventions and outcomes. 5. The tool is a good step forward to a credible process in getting alliances built around resolving issues. 6. The tool is very simple, could be used in the AFRICA RISING project and Humid Tropics. 7. Intensive but interesting process – the tool is very useful and applicable in all our areas.

1. The process will help us narrow down to a short list of interventions from the very long list. 2. We will embark on the process of getting other analyses – modelling or a dialogue process within the DDF. Within the DDF, there are specific task forces – (those invited for this meeting are task force groups on policy and farmer organizations). There is need to look at the gaps within the sub-groups – look at other task force or stakeholder groups that would need to be engaged to take this forward. 3. The Tanzania team would like to get the following kind of input– What would be the reasonable step to get a credible list of intervention: 4. Create a community of users of the program (EXTRAPOLATE). 5. Need to build in capacities of the local/national systems – e.g. VEDCO, SNV and a strategy for integrating the process into national systems (e.g. policy makers). a. In the context of Humidtropics – need to build capacities within the MSPs. Use Dropbox – common drive for sharing the resources – presentation, model, etc.
 * Taking the process forward**
 * Response: identify cluster of people to take it forward
 * Review the model and what is in there – look at the info there (graphs, stakeholders, etc)
 * Start to introduce new interventions and start to build a more comprehensive model.
 * Report to a wider group of stakeholders
 * Supplementary types of analysis – FGDs with groups of producers, traders, (more of a sub-analysis).
 * Make use of information available from the VCA and constraint analysis.
 * Identify gaps – a small task force to fix and schedule more information gathering for identified gaps.
 * VCD group: Working with Justin and Julius with backstopping from Peter and Tim. They will develop a work-plan and share with Tim and Peter for comments and guidance.

__**Action Plan for Tanzania**__ 1. Share model – Tim/Peter – 7th March 2. Share presentation – Tim/Peter – 7th March 3. Review the model elements (stakeholder groups/constraints and outcomes) from VCA – Justin and Julius – 21st March (also review how many people are in each of the stakeholder groups) 4. Review the linkages – focus on the districts selected for piloting of the interventions – 15th April. 5. Link with GIS layers within the specific districts of action site – (recommendation domain) Review relevance of NILE Goblet – Catherine Pfeffer) – 15th March (Pam) 6. Introduce more interventions – filling the gaps within the reference groups (15th June) 7. Identify priority candidate interventions – 15th July 8. Present to a wider stakeholder group. (refer to DDF in the case of Tanzania) – this is the information that we would like to share in the next meeting within the DDF.

Participants list