SC 13 meeting, December 2017
The 13th CARD Steering Committee Meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 7th and 8th December 2017. Co-chaired by AfDB and FAO, the meeting was attended by the representatives from 10 SC member organizations, namely, AGRA, AfDB, AfricaRice, FAO, FARA, IRRI, JICA, JIRCAS, NEPAD and World Bank, and 2 observers, GIZ and WFP. The objectives of the meeting were as below:
1. To review the draft result of CARD final evaluation
2. To discuss and finalize the framework of next phase of CARD
3. To discuss and agree on the organization of 7th CARD General Meeting
Program (PDF)
Minutes of the SC13 meeting (PDF)
Participant List (PDF)
| Day: 1 (7th December, 2017) | |||
| Time | Event | Presenter | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening Remark | Co- Chair (FAO) | |
| 09:10 – 09:15 | Approval of Agenda | Co- Chairs | |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Approval of Minutes of SC 12 | Co- Chairs | |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Draft Final Report on the Final Evaluation | ||
| • NRDS implementation (Fund Matching Activities /stocktaking of CARD Project), Sub-sector Support (seed, mechanization) and others | JICA Consultant | ||
| • Highlight of NRDS evaluation in selected countries | CARD Secretariat | ||
| 10:50 – 12:00 | • Q&A | Co- Chairs | |
| • Discussions | |||
| • Way forward | |||
| 13:00 – 14:50 | Finalizing the Framework of CARD 2nd Phase | ||
| • Recap of discussions in SC 12 | CARD Secretariat | ||
| • Discussions on; | Co- Chairs | ||
| – Goal | |||
| – Period | |||
| – Target Countries (Numbers and countries, procedures and timing of communication, the process for screening and final decision making) | |||
| – CARD Activities (activities at country level, the support by CARD and the Secretariat in those activities) | |||
| – Operational Structure (SC membership, function and operation of the Secretariat) | |||
| 15:10 – 16:40 | • Discussions (Continued) | Co- Chairs | |
| • Conclusion | |||
| Day: 2 (8th December, 2017) | |||
| Time | Event | Presenter | |
| 09:00 – 10:20 | Preparation for the 7th CARD General Meeting | CARD Secretariat | |
| • Draft Concept (Agenda and program for pre-conference seminar) | |||
| • Discussions on; | Co-chairs | ||
| – Agenda | |||
| – Program (pre-conference seminar, SC14) | |||
| – Venue | |||
| – Timing | |||
| – Confirmation of Co-chairs (Co-chairing Countries, next in-coming SC co-chair) | |||
| 10:40 – 11:20 | • Discussions (Continued) | Co-chairs | |
| • Conclusion | |||
| 11:20 – 12:20 | SC members Update on Rice Related Activities | SC Members | |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Closing Remark | Co-chair (AfDB) | |
