Kick-off meeting 02/09/13 - 07/09/13 Morogoro

Trans-SEC outline, research framework and activities

Frieder Graef (ZALF)

Overall approach of Trans-SEC

•Screening, structuring and building of an inventory of Food Value Chains (FVC).

•Two TZ regions and 4 case study sites representing a wide gradient between climate and socio-economic conditions.

•Stakeholder involvement for demand driven approach, dissemination and capacity building; Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives plays a key role to connect findings to policy programs.

Overall approach of Trans-SEC

•Most promising FVC upgrading strategies (UPS) (=success stories, good practices) will be identified, analysed and tested, impact assessments and cost-benefit analysis conducted, and results disseminated .

•All research activities are embedded into a scenario and modeling framework, which allows assessing macro-/regional conditions, risk analysis and proofing for future conditions.

Trans-SEC partners Tanzania: - Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA, 4 dept.),

- Two Agricultural Research Institutes of Tanzania (ARI),

-Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives (TFC),

-Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT),

-National Network of Small-Scale Farmers’ Groups in Tanzania (MVIWATA),

Germany: - Leibniz-Centre for Agric. Landscape Research (ZALF, 5 dept.)

-University of Hohenheim (UHOH, 4 dept.)

-Leibniz University Hannover (IUW)

-Humboldt University Berlin (HU)

-German Development Institute (DIE)

-Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

-German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL)

CGIAR: - IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute (USA)

-ICRAF The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (KE)

Food Value Chain (FVC)

waste management, nutrient cycling

How to manage resourcesa better way?e.g. watershed management, erosion prevention

How to produce crops more efficiently ? e.g. inter-cropping

How to add value though processing? e.g. energy production, storage

How to add value / income through markets? e.g. certification, outgrower schemes

How to improve consumption patterns / diets? e.g. vitamin rich crops/food

Natural Resources Crop Production Processing Markets Consumption

FVC

UPS

Spatial design: 2 regions with 4 case study sites (CSS)

1. Region selection criteria : two different climates types:a. semi-arid Dodoma region (350-500) , b. semi-humid Morogoro region (600-750) (>1800)

2. CSS selection criteria within regions : a. rather similar climate, b. weak versus good market access (= market and

capital access for investments), c. Rainfed agriculture oriented, not too strongly paddy

rice oriented (<20% rice), d. Village size: approx. 800-1500 households

Spatial design: 2 regions, 4 CSS

creates sufficiently diverse environmental and socio-economic conditions for

a) investigating food securing upgrading strategies along FVC b) allowing for testing the transfer of our results to other Tanzanian regions

scoping study by SUA for selecting the appropriate regions and CSS

Spatial design: 2 regions, 4 CSS

Food Value Chain approach

•4 case study sites (CSS) in Dodoma and Morogoro region

•Typologizing the FVC and their components in the CSS ()

•Stakeholder mapping along the FVC ()

•Screening of UPS in the CSS, two focal regions (and beyond) ()

•Inventorying and participative prioritization of UPS

Food Value Chain approach

•Identifying most promising UPS: only one for each FVC component per case study site (= feasible number of five UPS) and ex-ante scenario analysis without field testing

•Testing/analyses of core UPS for all five FVC components:

UPS field trials at village/community level and on-station validation over a 3 years period

UPS in-depth analyses

Food Value Chain approach

•Evaluation and (ex-post) impact assessment

•Adaptation of UPS, requirement analyses

•Lessons learnt for most promising UPS at local and regional level

•Dissemination of results

Food Value Chain framework

Main research activities

Focus groups and/or stakeholder workshops:

a) Local workshops for 1-2 days. WS at CSS level with up to max. 30 stakeholders/inhabitants of the villages.

b) Regional workshops for 1-2 days. WS with up to max. 40 stakeholders

One big central HH survey, few specific HH surveys, and interviews:

Main research activities

UPS field testing and in-depth analyses : UHOH, SUA and ARI

Gender and/or socio-cultural issues, modeling, WebGIS development, assessment tools development, impact assessments, …

Upgrading strategies

selection criteria•positive impact on food security•Knowledge of implementations•testing in the project life time•….. Revisit criteria with both scientists and stakeholders

Trans-SEC partners preselect a set of ~5 feasible UPS / FVC component

CSS stakeholders prioritise and identify 1 UPS per FVC component (Month 15)

exclusion criteria•UPS beyond Trans-SEC expertise•Labour or cost intensive UPS•Irrigated crops (paddy)•…

UPS - selection process

Process: transparent, systematic, and documented

Task 3.1 FVC + UPS inventoryingTask 2.2 stakeholder involvement

UPS will be selected fora)independent FVC components (2 CSS)b)entire FVCs (2 CSS, if stakeholders agree)

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WP7: Commercialisation, Trade, Policies

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WP8: Integration and Dissemination

Work Package 1 (ZALF)German-Tanzanian Research Network, Project Co-ordination, Analytical Framework

Task 1.1: Network, Management and Scientific Coordination(ZALF, SUA)

Task 1.2: Risk control, supervision and mediation(ZALF, SUA)

Task 1.3: Capacity building, knowledge transfer and sustainability(ZALF, SUA, ARI, TFC, MVIWATA and ACT)

Work Package 2 (ARI)Participative Stakeholder Systems and Knowledge Transfer

Task 2.1: Identifying stakeholder groups, developing organisation plans for stakeholder involvement incl. defining roles and tasks of stakeholders (ARI, ZALF, ACT, TFC, MVIWATA, DITSL, supported by all)

Task 2.2: Establishing stakeholder groups and conducting local and regional workshops (ARI, MVIWATA, TFC, ACT, SUA, DITSL, supported by all)

Task 2.3: Preparing and conducting field and (few) on-station trials (ARI, UHOH, ACT, SUA, TFC, MVIWATA, DITSL, supported by all)

Task 2.4: Aspects of gender and socio-cultural differences in food value chains (DITSL, SUA, ARI, DIE, TFC, ACT, MVIWATA)

Work Package 3 (IUW)Food Value Chains and Risk Analysis

Task 3.1: Identifying, defining and typologizing FVC components and upgrading strategies to establish a comprehensive Tanzanian inventory (data base) (SUA, ARI, all)

Task 3.2: Analyzing the current situation (baseline) by socio-economic, natural resource-oriented household surveys in the four case study sites: wave 1 (IUW, ARI, SUA, MAFC, IFPRI, ZALF, DIE, all)

Task 3.3: Assessing and analyzing the impact of upgrading strategies within FVC by socio-economic household surveys: wave 2 (IUW, ARI, SUA, MAFC, IFPRI, ZALF, DIE, all)

Work Package 4 (UH)Natural Resources

Task 4.1: Establishing a web-based Geo-Information-System (GIS) with a multi-scale digital Food Security Atlas (FSA) of Tanzania; incl. water resource baseline study(UH, ARI, ZALF, PIK, SUA, ICRAF, IFPRI, IRA, (MAFC, TMA, SELIAN))

Task 4.2: Developing and applying tools to link-up crop, land evaluation, and water management to optimize planning of food security strategies(UH, SUA, ZALF, ARI, ICRAF, IFPRI, ILRI)

Task 4.3: Modelling climate risks for regional production systems and FVC (Climate model LPJmL, IMPACT model) (PIK, IFPRI, IUW, SUA, ZALF)

Task 4.4: Water availability and water demand: past and current water resources development and impact of land use change(ZALF, SUA)

Work Package 5 (UH)Food production

Task 5.1: Analysing the current situation on biophysical conditions, and rainfed crop-, livestock- and agroforestry systems (baseline) (SUA, ARI, ICRAF, UHOH, TFC, ACT, MVIWATA)

Task 5.2: Participatory on-farm/station testing, monitoring and assessing impacts of a) natural resource conservation technologies and b) crop production technologies(UHOH, ARI, SUA, ZALF, TFC, ACT, ICRAF, DITSL, MVIWATA)

Task 5.3: Analysing and enhancing food quality and consumption practices; minimizing quality losses related to food processing(UHOH, IUW, SUA, TFC, ACT, MVIWATA, (MAFC)),

Work Package 6 (SUA)Post-harvest processing, biomass andwaste product utilization

Task 6.1: Analysing, testing and assessing impacts of improved regional and local post-harvest processes including biofuel/biogas options (Life Cycle Assessment (LCA))(UH, SUA, ZALF, TFC, MVIWATA, ACT (MAFC))

Task 6.2: Analysing options on waste management and nutrient cycling to assess efficiency potentials in rural agricultural systems (SUA, UH, MVIWATA)

Task 6.3 Assessing feasibility and developing income potentials of using complementary biomass production (ZALF, IUW, ICRAF, MVIWATA, TFC, ACT, DIE)

Work Package 7 (IFPRI)Commercialisation, trade, policiesand institutions

Task 7.1: Assessing commercialization pathways for smallholders to enhance market integration and information (including certification)(SUA, IUW, DIE, IFPRI, ARI, TFC, ACT, MVIWATA, ZALF)

Task 7.2: Assessing national market and trade policies; scenarios of market expansion; and regional trader surveys to assess market chains (including international brokerage) (IFPRI, SUA, IUW, DIE, ARI, TFC, ACT, MVIWATA, ZALF(MITM, MAFC))

Task 7.3: Analysing supportive and inhibitive policies and related regional and national institutions to recommend reforms in FVC (DIE, IFPRI, SUA, HU, TFC, ACT, MVIWATA, (MAFC, MITM))

Work Package 8 (ZALF)Integration and dissemination

Task 8.1 Synthesizing all conducted FVC assessments of upgrading strategies (ex-post and ex-ante impact assessment) and recommendations (ZALF, IFPRI, SUA, IUW, PIK, ARI, UH, DITSL, MVIWATA, TFC, ACT, supported by all WPs)

Task 8.2: Synthesizing innovation feasibilities on the information flows and the network related to stakeholder activities for Tanzanian Trans-SEC partner organizations (HU, DIE, ARI, SUA, ZALF, MVIWATA, TFC, ACT; supported by all)

Task 8.3: Disseminating Trans-SEC strategies, methods and results for public outreach at the level of science, policy, organizations and media (ZALF, MVIWATA, TFC, ACT, SUA, ARI, ZALF, DIE, MAFC, media, supported by all)

Types of research results

1)Deliverables • mainly reports

• databases, tools

• Website; WebGIS

• conferences, workshops

2)Capacity building, exchange programme

3)Peer-reviewed publications in international Journals

4)Policy briefs, food policy recommendations

Trans-SEC core outcomes

•sustainable multidisciplinary German-Tanzanian network for research, development and implementation (RDInet) , maintained beyond project lifetime

•agronomic and food security risk atlas at multiple spatial and temporal scales integrating various FVC sectors;

•tools for assessing potentials along the FVC to enhance regional food security;

•multi-scale synthesis framework to identify and prioritize UPS for the food systems and to assess their feasibility and impact;

•decision-support-system for UPS transfer and dissemination;

•>4000 HH reached with successfully tested UPS

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Upgrading strategies: selection criteria

General•the expected positive impact on food and livelihood security; •knowledge and data availability of previous implementationsSpecific•feasibility of analysing/testing in the project life time; •rapid response to inputs; •social and cultural acceptability; •wide applicability and scale-up potential; •compatibility with other interventions; •long-term (>5 years) success; •good cost/benefits ratio; •demonstrated success in target regions; •environmental sustainability; •long-term resilience to climate change; •focus on preventing increase of social differences or conflicts

Trans-SEC FVC stakeholders

1 “Primary users” at grassroot level

• Farmers (and pastoralists)

• Processors, millers, stockiest

• Traders, middlemen, transporters

• Consumers

2 Interested organisations, institutions (key informants)

•policy makers, extension officers, service providers

•NGOs, churches, …

Mapping

HH-survey, interviews,FGD, WS, testing UPS

WP3: One central HH survey

200 HH

>20-25 HH

5 HH

CSS

HH survey UPS on farm testing

1+3 years on station testing

selected, representative for extended UPS testing

WP Tasks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

Rainy season MorogoroRainy season Dodoma

WP1Task 1.1 Setting-up and assuring the network, management and scientific coordination within Trans-SEC

analytical framework (M1.1) X

consortium agreement (M1.1) X

kick-off / annual meeting (M1.1) X X X X X

Trans-SEC website design and concept (M1.2) X

website implimentation and launch (M1.2) X

website revision (M1.2) X

Task 1.2 Risk control of deliveries, supervision of processes and mediation for inter-cultural understanding for all Trans-SEC tasks

risk control measures defined and revised (M1.3) X X

supervison and optional conflict management (M1.3) X X X X

Task 1.3 Academic capacity building (CB), knowledge transfer and sustainability of the Trans-SEC consortium

capacity building programme: exchange (M1.4) X X X X

capacity building programme: summer school (M1.5) X

continuation of GA-RDInet (M1.6) X X X X

WP2Task 2.1 Identifying stakeholder groups, developing organisation plans for stakeholder involvement incl. defining roles and tasks of stakeholders

stakeholder roles and tasks defined (M2.1) X

Task 2.2 Establishing stakeholder groups, planning and conducting all local and regional workshops, focus groups, rapid appraisals for all other WPs

framework for executing action research and upgrading strategies (M2.2) X

carrying out conceptual research workshops (M2.2) X X X X X

Stakeholder WS and focus groups (incl . imp. assessm.) on upgrading strategies (M2.2)

X X X X X X X X XTask 2.3 Operational preparing, setting-up and conducting on-farm trials in case study sites and (few) on-station trials for validation

on-farm / on-station trials set-up (M2.3) X X X

on-farm / on-station trials and conducted (M2.3) X X X

Task 2.4 Analysing and considering gender and socio-cultural differences

Gender focus groups and role playing games carried out (M2.4) X X X X

WP3Task 3.1 Identifying, defining and typologizing FVC components and upgrading strategies to establish a comprehensive Tanzanian inventory (data base)

Local and regional FVC and their components identified (M3.1) X

Priorization of upgrading strategies carried out with M2.2 (M3.1) XTask 3.2 Analyzing the current situation (baseline) by socio-economic, natural resource-oriented household surveys in the four case study sites: wave 1

Baseline household survey (wave 1) (M3.2) X

Additional post-surveying if requested (M3.2) X

Delivery of results to other WPs (M3.2) X

Task 3.3 Assessing and analyzing the impact of upgrading strategies within FVC by socio-economic household surveys: wave 2

Second wave of socio economic panel survey and impact assessment of upgrading strategies carried out (M3.3)

X

Additional post-surveying if requested (M3.3) X

Delivery of results to WP8 (M3.3) X

WP4Task 4.1 Establishing a web-based Geo-Information-System (GIS) with a multi-scale digital Food Security Atlas (FSA) of Tanzania

Mirrowed Web-GIS for Tanzania: conceptualisation (M4.1) X

Implementation (M4.1) X

Prototype (M.4.1) X

Communication of functionalities and input (M4.1) X

Support in use of Web-GIS technology (M4.1) XTask 4.2 Developing and applying tools to link crop production, land evaluation, and water management to optimize planning of food security strategies

Database for crop and land evaluation established (M4.2) X

tested (M4.2) X

Support on functionality by using multimedia means (M4.2) X

Workshop on evaluation tools carried out, and support of users (M4.3) X X

Task 4.3 Modelling climate risks for regional production systems and FVC (Climate model LPJmL, IMPACT model)

Bio-physical and economic climate change risk assessment: scenario definition (M4.4)

X

Database establishment (M4.4) X

Result presentation (M4.4) X

WS on use of results (M4.4) X

Policy WS (M4.4) X

WP5Task 5.1 Analysing the current situation on biophysical conditions, and rainfed crop-, livestock- and agroforestry systems (baseline)

Concept of the baseline analysis incl. statistics established (M5.1) X

baseline analysis draft provided to other WPs (M5.1) XTask 5.2 Participatory on-farm/station testing, monitoring and assessing impacts of a) natural resource conservation technologies and b) crop production technologies

Preparatory WS for participatory on-farm field testing carried out (M5.2) X

Upgrading stategies tested on-farm/station, see M2.3 (M5.2) X X X

analyses of testing results carried out (M5.2) X X X

WS on impact assessment of upgrading strategies carried out, see M2.2 (M5.3) X X X X

Taks 5.3 Analysing and enhancing food quality and consumption practices; minimizing quality losses related to food processing

Conceptualizing HH survey on food quality and availability (M5.4) X

HH surveys conducted, see M3.3 (M5.4) X

HH survey evaluated (M5.4) X

Focus groups carried out, see M2.2 (M5.4) X

Recommendations (M5.4) X

WP6Task 6.1 Analysing, testing and assessing impacts of improved regional and local post-harvest processes including biofuel/biogas options (Life Cycle Assessment (LCA))

Upgrading strategies of a) post-harvest processes and bioenergy production b)waste product utilization c) additional biomass utilization: WS on conceptual approach

(M6.1)X

Upgrading strategies impemented (M6.1) X

Upgrading strategies tested (M6.1) X X

Analysis and evaluation (M6.1) X X

Task 6.2 Analysing options on waste management and nutrient cycling to assess effi ciency potentials in rural agricultural systems

Draft reports on waste management and nutrient cycling options (M6.2) X X

Task 6.3 Assessing feasibility and developing income potentials of using complementary biomass production in agricultural crop production systems

Impact assessment carried out for Task 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3, see M2.2 (M6.3) X X

WP7Task 7.1 Assessing commercialization pathways for smallholders to enhance market integration and information to bring added value in agricultural food systems

Trader survey discussed (M7.1) X

Designed (M7.1) X

Impact assessments (see M2.2) and pathway analysis carried out (M7.1) X X

Task 7.2 Assessing national market and trade policies; scenarios of market expansion; and regional trader surveys to assess market chains on input-output

Literature research on national, inter-regional trade flows carried out (M7.2) X

Trader survey and impact assessments (see M7.1; M2.2) conducted (M7.2) X X X

Policy expert interviews carried out (M7.2) X

Task 7.3 Analysing supportive and inhibitive policies and related regional and nat. institutions to recommend reforms in and beyond FVC and output markets

Literature research on policies (M7.3) X

Expert interviews carried out (M7.3) X X

WS and impact ass. (see M2.2, M7.1, M7.2) on analysed policies (M7.3) X

Policy framework designed (M7.3) X

Policy dissem. workshop on policy and institutional constraints and market development (M7.3)

X

WP8Task 8.1 Synthesizing all conducted FVC assessments of upgrading strategies (ex-post and ex-ante impact assessment) and recommendations

Synthesis WS on upgrading strategies (M8.1) X X

Synthesis draft reported (M8.1) X X

Review including plausibility checks (M8.1) X

Task 8.2 Synthesizing innovation feasibilities on information flows and networks related to stakeholder activities for TZ Trans-SEC partner organizations

Approach innovation feasibility testing of institutional frameworks developed (M8.2)

X

Study of the seminar for rural development (SLE) carried out (M8.2) X

Additional interviews conducted (M8.2) X

Recommendations for ministries, NGOs and other institutions disseminated (M8.2) X

Task 8.3 Disseminating Trans-SEC strategies, methods and results for public outreach at the level of policy, organizations and media

Press releases conceptualized and launched (M8.3) X

Policy briefs disseminated (M8.3) X X X

Dissemination workshop for the public (M8.3) X X

marketing strategy applied (M8.3) X

Synthesis reported on media (M8.3) X