Date: 21-23 February 2023

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Participants and Countries:

n  15 PIs from Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

n  1 invited speaker Dr. Sevgan SUBRAMANIAN from International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

n  2 Researchers from National Institute of Agricultural Sciences: Dr. Chaehun PAIK, Dr. Inhong JEONG

n  3 KAFACI Secretariats: Dr. Sukyeung LEE, Mr. Seho HAN, Ms. Lina Ji-eun KIM

Organizer

n  Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

n  Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI)

Purpose

n  Conduct an informative workshop for the project’s better understanding

n  Review and communicate the project performance throughout the project’s fourth year

n  Field Monitoring Visit to consult and improve the project’s implementation

n  Reinforce the project PIs’ collaboration through information and experience sharing

Output

n  Knowledge and experience sharing opportunities and challenges faced during the project execution among participant countries

n  Peer review and evaluation conducted by the project PIs

n  Sharing representative monitoring data by classification among member countries

n  Specified implementation of IPM and the filed application plan

Date: 18-20 October 2023

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Participants and Countries:

n  12 PIs from Member Countries:

-       For Onion: Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Morocco, Zimbabwe

-       For Tomato: Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia

n  Project Moderator Dr. Fekadu Fufa DINSSA from World Vegetable Center

n  2 Researchers from National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science: Dr. Dongsoo LEE, Ms. Jiwon HAN

n  3 KAFACI Secretariats: Dr. Sukyeung LEE, Ms. Evelyn Minji JEGAL, Ms. Lina Ji-eun KIM

Organizer

n  Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

n  Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI)

Purpose

n  Conduct an informative workshop for the project’s better understanding

n  Review and communicate the project performance throughout the project’s fourth year

n  Field Monitoring Visit to consult and improve the project implementation

n  Reinforce the collaboration among the project PIs through information and experience sharing

Output

n  Knowledge and experience sharing opportunities and challenges faced during the project execution among participant countries

n  Contribute to SDG 5 (Gender), considering tomato and onion as cash crops, the preference for raising those crops has increased among farmers, including women

n  Increase productivity to create jobs and contribute to economic flow

n  Need to diversify the horticulture Crops in response to climate change

n  Peer review and evaluation conducted by the project PIs

Date: 21-23 February 2023

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Participants and Countries:

n  16 PIs from Cameroon, Comoros, C?te d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

n  4 invited speakers from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Centre for Global International Agricultural Research (World Agroforestry-ICRAF), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and Republic of Korea: Dr. Frederick Philbert BAIJUKYA, Dr. Endalkachew Woldemeskel ANNIYE, Dr. Moti JALETA and Dr. Youn LEE

n  2 KAFACI Secretariats (Dr. Keunpyo LEE, Ms. Evelyn Minji JEGAL)

Organizer

n  Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

n  Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI)

Purpose

n  Joint writing of baseline survey questionnaire

n  Sharing of survey method and result standardization method

n  Strengthen communication between country principal investigators

Output

n  Creation of standard data through sharing of common research and analysis methods among member countries

n  Goal-oriented project management and internalization of project operation

Date: 26- 29 September 2022 

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Participants and Countries:

• 15 PIs from Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• 2 invited speakers from Land O’Lakes Venture 37, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA): Dr. Jean-Paul Nshombo CIGULUBE, Dr. Ouorou Kobi DOURO KPINDOU (Online)

• 2 Researchers from National Institute for Agricultural Science, RDA: Dr. Gwanseok LEE, Dr. Inhong JEONG

• 2 KAFACI Secretariats (Dr. Jeong Ran LEE, Ms. Iris Dayoung PARK)

• ODA Expert (Dr. Jong San CHOI) from Jeonbuk National University, Korea

Organizer

• Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

• Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI) 

Purpose

• Conduct an informative workshop for the project’s better understanding

• Review and communicate the project performance throughout the project's third year

• Field Monitoring Visit to consult and improve the project's implementation

• Reinforce the project PI’s collaboration through information and experience sharing.

Output

• Knowledge and experience sharing opportunities and challenges faced during the project execution among participant countries. 

• Peer review and evaluation were conducted by the project PI’s.

• Sharing representative monitoring data by classification among member countries

• Specified the implementation of IPM and the field application plan

Date: 19 - 22 September 2022 

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Participants and Countries:

• 15 PIs from Member Countries

- For Onion: Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Morocco, Zimbabwe

- For Tomato: Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda

• 2 invited speakers from the World Vegetable Center: Dr. Mathieu Anatole Tele AYENAN, Dr. Jean Baptiste De La Salle TIGNEGRE (Online)

• Project Moderator (Dr. Fekadu Fufa DINSSA) from the World Vegetable center

• 4 Researchers from the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA: Dr. Myeong Cheoul CHO, Dr. Young Seok KWON, Dr. Mr. Hyobong JEONG, Ms. Jiwon HAN

• 3 KAFACI Secretariats (Dr. Jeong Ran LEE, Ms. Eva Sinsuk KANG, Ms. Iris Dayoung PARK

Organizer

• Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

• Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI) 

Purpose

• Conduct an informative workshop for the project’s better understanding

• Review and communicate the project performance throughout the project's third year

• Field Monitoring Visit to consult and improve the project implementation

• Reinforce the collaboration among the project PI’s through information and experience sharing.

 Output

• Knowledge and experience sharing opportunities and challenges faced during the project execution among participant countries. 

• Contribute to SDG 5 (Gender), considering tomato and onion as cash crops, the preference for raising those crops has increased among farmers, including women.

• Increase productivity to create jobs and contribute to economic flow

• Need to diversify the horticulture Crops in response to climate change

• Peer review and evaluation were conducted by the project PI’s.

Date: 22 - 23 June 2022 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Participants and Countries:

l PI’s from Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. (*Absence of Senegal)

l Mr. Barnaas Sitta from Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (Guest)

l Dr. Saidu Bah & Dr. Baboucarr Manneh from AfricaRice.

l Dr. Choi Keun-Jin, Dr. Kang Kyoung-Ho, Dr. Noh Suk-Won (Korean Experts) 

l KAFACI Secretariat & others

Organizer

l Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI)

l Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

Purpose

l Monitor the project performance during the entire project, communicate and consult to improve the implementation in participant countries. 

l Reinforce the collaboration among the project PI’s through information and experience sharing.

Output

l Knowledge and experience sharing on opportunities and challenges faced during the project execution.

l Assessment of completed, ongoing activities, and results obtained throughout the project.

l Peer review and evaluation conducted by the project PI’s and the AfricaRice Monitor.

Date: 20 - 21 June 2022 

Location: (KALRO) Nairobi, Kenya

Participants and Countries:

l Rice breeders and Seed experts from Korea (RDA), AfricaRice, IRRI Africa.

l KAFACI rice breeding & seed system project PI’s from member countries.

l KALRO researchers

Organizer: 

l Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative

l Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization

l AfricaRice

l IRRI Africa

Purpose:

Ø Find sustainable scientific solutions for better rice seed release in Africa to improve food security.

Ø Strengthen networking among Rice breeders, seed experts, and researchers.  

Date: November 15-21, 2021

Location: Saint-Louis, Senegal

Participants and Countries:

• RDA’s experts: (Dr. Lee Sang-Bok, Project Coordinator, and Dr. Yang Sae Jun, an expert on rice breeding)

• KAFACI Secretariat: Dr. Lee Jeongran, KAFACI Deputy Secretary-General, and Ms. Kang Sinsuk Eva, Coordinator of International Cooperation.

• 18 rice principal investigators from participating member countries.

• 5 rice breeding trainees from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, and Cote d’Ivoire.

• Researchers from Gambia, Madagascar, and Comoros as observers

Organizer

• Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative

Purpose

• Sharing the results of the first phase of the project and jointly selecting excellent rice lines from the field.

• Presentation of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the second phase of the project.

• Group discussions and knowledge sharing to write a TCP for the second phase of the project, to develop the varieties suitable for each country's needs and situation

Output

• Information and Experience sharing on the KAFACI project titled ‘Development of High-yielding Grain Quality Rice Variety’.

• Discussion and analysis of results obtained throughout the first phase of the project.

• Presentation of main achievements of the project (Phase I); the registration of varieties from Malawi (MAKAFACI and WACHANGU) and Mali (KAFACI 1) in 2019.

• Announcement of 11 new varieties to be registered in 2022, in Mali, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia.

After meeting plans

• Submission of each country TCP for the project’s Phase II

Date: October 28, 2021 (Online meeting)

Participants and Countries:

RDA’s experts (Dr. Young Seok KWON, Senior Researcher from the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences (For Onion) and Dr. Myeong Cheoul CHO from the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences (for Tomato), and the KAFACI Secretariat.

Dr. Victor Afari-Sefa from the World Vegetable Center (meeting moderator) and the representative of Madagascar (as an observer).

For Onion: PI’s from Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Morocco, Zimbabwe

For Tomato: PI’s from Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda.

■   Organizer

- Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative

■   Purpose

- Take stock of milestone achievements of the project to date and map the way forward on how best to implement the project in the future.

- Analyzing current challenges and elaborate future plans 

- Strengthening partnership and sharing strategies among the project’s PI’s

■   Output

- Information and Experience sharing on the KAFACI ‘Enhancement of tomato and onion production in Africa for maximum sustainable yield’ project.

- Discussion and analysis of results obtained throughout the two first years of the project.

- Peer review and evaluations by the Korean principal investigators (Dr. Young Seok KWON and Dr. Myeong Cheoul CHO) and Dr. Victor Afari-Sefa from the World Vegetable Center.

■ Date: October 26, 2021 (Online meeting)

■ Participants and Countries:

PI’s from Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Dr. Saidu Bah from AfricaRice, 2 RDA’s experts (Dr. Byeongjin Jeong, Senior Extension Specialist & Dr. Sugwon Roh, Extension Specialist from the Extension Service Bureau, RDA), and the KAFACI Secretariat.

■ Organizer

- Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative

■ Purpose

- Monitor the project performance up to this date and envision future activities. 

- Reinforce the collaboration among the project PI’s through information and experience sharing.

- Share the challenges faced during the project execution.

■ Output

- Knowledge and experience sharing on the KAFACI Agricultural Extension Project.

- Assessment of completed, ongoing activities, and results obtained throughout the two first years of the project.

- Peer review and evaluation conducted by the project PI’s, the Korean principal investigator, and the AfricaRice Monitor.