Jul 31, 2012
Expectations
During Meet and Greet in this evening, we could feel the participants have great expectations about the Forum. Many expect to learn from others' experiences and to get to know how to improve the projects they had presented.
Ms. Flora Ismail Tibazarwa, from the University of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, said the Forum is a great opportunity for networking between the ones who won and those who did not have their proposals selected, mainly for future improvement of new proposals. She suggested the Forum could be a link for other funding opportunities, since there are some very good proposals that could not be funded because there was not money for them. Finally, Ms. Tibazarwa said the only challenge of the Forum is the language spoken in Brazil, and she suggested the Innovation Marketplace webpage to have a basic vocabulary of Portuguese for next time.
Thank you very much for your participation! Tomorrow is a day of great opportunities to be shared!
Ms. Flora Ismail Tibazarwa, from the University of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, said the Forum is a great opportunity for networking between the ones who won and those who did not have their proposals selected, mainly for future improvement of new proposals. She suggested the Forum could be a link for other funding opportunities, since there are some very good proposals that could not be funded because there was not money for them. Finally, Ms. Tibazarwa said the only challenge of the Forum is the language spoken in Brazil, and she suggested the Innovation Marketplace webpage to have a basic vocabulary of Portuguese for next time.
Thank you very much for your participation! Tomorrow is a day of great opportunities to be shared!
Meet and Greet!
Now it is a moment to meet and greet the participants of the Forum. Let us all enjoy the moments together before the work gets started.
Interesting Data
In 2012, increased participation of women:
35% eligible proposals for Africa - Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace
34% eligible proposals for Latin American - Caribbean - Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace
35% eligible proposals for Africa - Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace
34% eligible proposals for Latin American - Caribbean - Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace
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Jul 20, 2012
See below the Tentative Agenda.
We look forward to welcoming you to Brasília and Embrapa!
We look forward to welcoming you to Brasília and Embrapa!
Detailed Tentative Agenda – (as of July 30)
FORUM 2012: Africa-Brazil-LAC Agricultural Innovation Marketplace
1-3 August 2012
Embrapa Studies and Training – CECAT
Brasília, DF – Brazil
Tuesday 31 July
MERCURE LÍDER HOTEL–SETOR HOTELEIRO NORTE QUADRA 5
BLOCO G – ASA NORTE
BLOCO G – ASA NORTE
09:00 – 12:00
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Governance Meeting
Africa-Brazil Marketplace (Closed Meeting) – Atenas room
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12:00 – 13:45
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Business lunch – Steering Committees (Africa – LAC)
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14:00 – 16:00
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Governance Meeting
LAC-Brazil Marketplace (Closed Meeting) – Atenas room
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14:00 – 20:00
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Forum Registration
Hotel mezzanine hall
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14:00 – 20:00
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Marketplace new website assessment (by invitation only)
Hotel mezzanine hall
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18:00 – 20:00
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Meet and Greet – All Participants
Join us for an informal gathering – Hotel mezzanine hall
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Wednesday 1 August
08:15 – 08:30
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Bus departure
Travel to Embrapa Studies and Training – CECAT
(note that the last bus will be leaving the Mercure Hotels Líder and Eixo at 8h30 sharp, from the hotels parking lot) | |
08:30 – 09:00
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Forum registration for late arrivals
CECAT hall
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09:00 – 10:00
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Welcome remarks
Meet-your-partner, dynamic and overview of the agenda –
CECAT hall | |
10:00 – 10:30
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Coffee break
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10:30 – 11:10
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Introductory remarks – CECAT hall
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11:30 – 12:30
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Opening ceremony (main Embrapa Auditorium)
Formal opening. Presentation of the AFR Marketplace
video and overview of the IM Initiative. Announcement of the winners and delivery of the awards | |
12:30 – 13:45
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Return to CECAT hall and Lunch
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14:00 – 14:30
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Testimonials from 3 Africa-Brazil project leaders (10’ each)
– CECAT hall. The presenters put emphasis on the story of the
implementation, challenges and achievements
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14:30 – 15:00
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Moderated conversation
Conversation with presenters of the testimonials
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15:00 - 17:00
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Learning events with moderators (according to sign up sheet)
– CECAT meeting rooms
a) Enhancing productivity - Katherine Kahn –
(Baru–Buriti room)
b) Natural resource management - Daniel Bradley –
(Tambaqui–Peixe-Boi room)
c) Poverty alleviation targeted technologies - Hardi Vieira –
(Pantanal room)
d) Policy, institutional strengthening - Willem Janssen –
(Pampa room) | |
17:00–18:00
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Cocktail
CECAT 1st. floor
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17:00 –18:00
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Marketplace new website assessment (by invitation only)
CECAT meeting room
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18:00 –18:15
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Bus departure
Travel to Mercure Hotel
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Thursday, 2 August
08:30 – 08:45
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Bus departure: Travel to Embrapa CECAT
(note that the last bus will be leaving the Mercure Hotels Líder and Eixo at 8h45 sharp, from the hotels parking lot) | |
09:00 – 09:15
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Welcome – Overview of the agenda
CECAT Entry hall
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09:15 – 10:30
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Learning events – Report back from day 1
CECAT meeting rooms
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10:30 –11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 – 12:30
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Proposal experience sharing I
CECAT meeting rooms
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12:30 – 13:30
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Lunch and return to CECAT entry hall
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13:45 – 15:00
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Proposal experience sharing II
CECAT meeting rooms
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15:00 –16:00
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Learning events:
Project and proposal pair meetings
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16:00 – 16:30
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Coffee break
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16:30 –18:00
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What's next, Forum evaluation and Closure
CECAT entry hall
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16:30 – 18:00
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Marketplace new website assessment (by invitation only)
CECAT meeting room
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18:00 – 18:15
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Bus departure
Travel to Mercure Hotel
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19:30 – 19:45
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Bus departure
Travel from Mercure Hotel to Churrascaria Porcão
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20:00 – 22:30
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Dinner hosted by the Marketplace
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22:30 – 23:00
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Bus departure
Travel to Mercure Hotel
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Friday, 3 August
08:00 – 08:15
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Bus departure
Travel to Embrapa CECAT
(note that the last bus will be leaving the Mercure Hotels Lider and Eixo at 8h15 sharp, from the hotels parking lot) | |
08:30 – 18:00
08:30 – 12:30 |
Training session
Writing Competitive Research for Development Proposals
Meeting of teams of newly approved projects | |
09:00 – 11:00
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Parallel session
Meeting with projects under implementation since 2010
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10:45 – 11:00
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Coffee break
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12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 18:00 |
Lunch
Training session
How to Implement Proposals (for teams with approvedprojects) | |
15:30 – 15:45
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Coffee break
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18:00–18:15
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Bus departure – Travel to Mercure Hotel
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Jul 16, 2012
Feedback sent to Marketplace project participants
is well received by researchers
is well received by researchers
In response to efforts
made by Marketplace participants in
the preparation of their research projects, the Marketplace team sent feedbacks
to the co-leaders who did not have
their projects approved in this first moment. Below
is one of the comments received
by the Marketplace team in
response to this feedback.
“Thank you so much for this email
regarding the scores of our proposal. Certainly, we hope that we can improve in
the near future the scores that were lower than average and focus in weak
points. I sincerely appreciate the time and effort you are doing with us
(people who were not selected), to be better, next time.” Helga Rodriguez,
Instituto del Café de Costa Rica, ICAFE, Costa Rica.
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