JICA Tsukuba 2012

JICA Tsukuba Training and Dialogue Program: Workshop on Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of NRDS for SSA, Tsukuba, Japan, 26 August – 29 September 2012

A one-month-long “Workshop on Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring of National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) for Sub-Sahara African Countries” (J1204054) was organized by JICA Tsukuba International Centre from 26 August to 29 September 2012, in partnership with CARD. 15 delegations from the NRDS Taskforce of 15 CARD countries were invited.

The Workshop consists of lectures on varieties of policy issues across the rice value chain by distinguished and notable scholars and experts, discussions among the delegates, and field trips in rice production areas, Akita. In addition, a one-week program called ‘Seed Week’ was set up to focus on the seed multiplication and distribution issues and the participants developed action plans each. Through the program, the participants shall have opportunities to identify useful approaches and effective strategies to promote rice production in each country.

Each of the English Group and French Group revised what-is-called “Common Needs Matrix” (please see below) developed by the participants in the workshop last year and presented in the seminar on 27 September where they had feedback from invited guests of academia. After the workshop, these matrices are combined and distributed to 23 CARD countries to be utilized as a reference for policy dialogue and strategic planning of programs/projects through their NRDS process.

• Training and Dialogue Programs General Information [PDF]
• Program/ Schedule [PDF]
• Common Needs Matrix [PDF]
• Matric ede la Nature des Interventions par sous-secteur (MNIS) [PDF]   

 Inception Reports, 30 August 2012

Seed Action Plans, 18-21 September 2012

“Common Needs Matrix” Presentation, 27 September 2012

• Program [PDF], English & French