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Progress Report: mid 2016 for the online statistical course for supporting capacity building under (SIMLESA-2) Bespoke eStyle Statistical Training- BeST for Africa

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simlesa-progrepjuly2016This project aims to support two international farming systems projects within the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume cropping systems for food security in eastern and southern Africa Phase II (SIMLESA-2).

It provides an online courses in statistics for applied agriculture research design, analysis and reporting of results. The units will be modular, visual and interactive to assist in the understanding of biometry and study design concepts. It will take a scientist-centric approach with inputs from a wide range of research and monitoring scientist in the African and Asian projects.
The online course has been given a short name – Bespoke eStyle Statistical Training (BeST), and is supported under a capacity building objective (5.12) the SIMLESA phase II project.

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Report on the Sustainable Intensification of Maize Legume Based Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) 5th Annual Review and Planning Meeting

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56981.pdfFrom 16-19 March 2015, the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Based Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern Africa (SIMLESA) organized a review and planning meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, with the objective of utilizing and building upon the results of the project’s phase (2010‐2013), to produce a work plan, and to get feedback about the plans formulated from partners.

About 120 SIMLESA partners, stakeholders and invited guests met to review activities to date and to plan for the 2015/2016 season. The second phase of the project (2014–2018) started in July 2014. Like Phase I, it is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and managed by CIMMYT.

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SIMLESA I Launch and Planning Meeting Eastern Africa (Kenya and Tanzania)

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56980.pdfThis report summarizes SIMLESA 2 launch and planning meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania, to launch and plan SIMLESA 2 for Kenya and Tanzania.

Representatives from the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation (QAAFI), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Kenya and Tanzania, and CIMMYT scientists from Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe met between 14-17 October in Arusha, Tanzania, to finalize activities to meet the objectives of the second phase of CIMMYT’s Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project.

The joint meeting for the Kenya and Tanzania country teams was the third and last launch and planning meeting. It was also a follow-up of two previous operational meetings held in Lilongwe, Malawi, and Hawassa, Ethiopia.

SIMLESA Phase 2: Program Planning Meeting Hawassa, Ethiopia

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This paper summarizes the planning meeting held in Hawassa, Ethiopia, from 23-25 September 20114, for CIMMYTY’s Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) Phase 2 program. The meeting focused on streamlining project activities to meet objectives of the second phase (SIMLESA 11).

Representatives from key stakeholders attended the meeting, such as the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation (QAAFI), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), private seed companies and SIMLESA scientists from Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

These proceedings provide a summary of the meeting presentations, participant discussions and planning for program implementation; and a list of participants who took part in the meeting.

SIMLESA Workshop Proceedings Golden Peacock Hotel August 2014, Lilongwe, Malawi

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The Malawi Government is very grateful that after hosting the project Formulation workshop in September 2009, the launch of SIMLESA –Phase 1 was also here in Lilongwe in May, 2010. Now, four years after successfully implementing Phase 1, we are gathered here again to launch SIMLESA -2 and plan activities that will have to be implemented in the next four years up to 2018. Our experience has been that many projects hardly make it to the final stage. It is gratifying to see SIMLESA -1 which was approved and launched here in Lilongwe, was successfully implemented and has contributed substantial results in building capacity of farmers and staff through trainings, research equipments, vehicles for easy mobility in conducting research work and above all improving food security of our smallholder farmers in Malawi and across the region in all participating countries.

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