Virtual General Meeting (VGM) 2020

This meeting coincided with the conclusion of Phase I, based on the five-year award from USAID, and the beginning of Phase II, a five-year extension phase starting on October 1, 2020. It was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

September 28-30, 2020
Online only

About the Meeting

The vision of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems is to sustainably intensify smallholder livestock systems in order to improve human nutrition, health, and incomes. General meetings are held annually for the Principal Investigators (PIs), Co-PIs, members of the External Advisory Board (EAB), leaders of the Areas of Inquiry (AOI) and Cross Cutting Themes (CCT), as well as members of the Management Entity (ME).

Objectives

Identify and clearly articulate broader Phase I accomplishments
Share research findings and identify research gaps
Discuss lessons learned
Provide an outlook on Phase II

Agenda

Monday, September 28: Celebrating our achievements & thematic lens (looking back)

7:45-8:45 AM: Celebrating our achievements (PDF), by Saskia Hendrickx and Gbola Adesogan

8:45-10:25 AM: Insights by theme, breakout sessions

Breakout sessions	Hosts
A. Animal Nutrition and Management	Chair: Dr. Asamoah Larbi Host: Dr. Geoff Dahl Support: Dr. Mulu Beleghen
B. Animal Health	Chair: Dr. Rob Readnour Host: Dr. Jorge Hernandez Support: Dr. Zeleke Mekuriaw
C. ASF Markets and Marketing	Chair: Ms. Kristen MacNaughtan Host: Dr. Conner Mullally Support: Dr. V. Padma
D. Feed and Food Safety	Chair: Dr. Harinder Makkar Host: Ms. Saskia Hendrickx Support: Dr. Moctar Karimou
E. Human Health and Nutrition	Chair: Ms. Ladd Host: Dr. Sarah McKune Support: Dr. Isidore Gnanda
F. FLS (Modeling & Scenarios)	Chair: Dr. Michael Jacobs Host: Dr. Greg Kiker Support: Mr. Joel Paras
G. Gender and/or Youth	Chair: Dr. Joyce Turk Host: Dr. Kathy Colverson Support: Dr. Erica Odera
H. HICD	Chair: Mr. Tyrell Kahan Host: Dr. Sandra Russo Support: Dr. Nargiza Ludgate
I. Enabling Livestock Policies	Chair: Dr. Iain Wright Host: Dr. Renata Serra Support: Ms. Lacey Harris-Coble

Tuesday, September 29: Country lens (looking back & looking forward)

8:15 - 8:45 AM: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

8:45 - 9:55 AM: Country Sessions

Breakout Sessions	Hosts
Burkina Faso and Niger	Chair: Dr. Asamoah Larbi Host: Dr. Moctar Karimou, Dr. Isidore Gnanda Support (and backup): Mr. Damien Chevaillier
Cambodia	Chair: Dr. Rob Readnour Host: Dr. Kathy Colverson Support: Mr. Joel Paras
Ethiopia	Chair: Dr. Michael Jacobs Host: Dr. Zeleke Mekuriaw Support (and backup): Dr. Erica Odera
Nepal	Chair: Dr. Iain Wright Host: Dr. V. Padma (backup: Ms. Lacey Harris-Coble) Support: Dr. Sebastian Galindo
Rwanda	Chair: Ms. Ladd Host: Dr. Nargiza Ludgate Support: Ms. Hannah Salvesen

Wednesday, September 30: Outlook (looking forward)

8:15 - 9:00 AM: Lessons Learned

Lessons learned topics	Leader
Collaborating with the overall aim in mind	Saskia Hendrickx
Engaging with stakeholders successfully	Sandra Russo
Sharing  knowledge effectively	Jim Harper
Enabling scaling	V. Padmakumar
Partnering with extension	Sebastian Galindo
Engaging with the private sector	Gbola Adesogan
Making good use of Piestar	Erica Odera
“I wish I had known …”	Kathy Colverson

9:00 - 9:30: Open space sessions

Session	Leader
Future research opportunities	Saskia Hendrickx
Contribution analysis	Sebastian Galindo and Erica Odera
Other topics TBD

9:40 AM: Keynote Adress: Livestock Systems Innovation Lab: The Journey Continues (PDF), Dr. Gbola Adesogan

10:25 AM: Phase 2 outline, by Gbola Adesogan, Andrea Bohn and Saskia Hendrickx

Photo album: Hover over photo and select right arrow to advance. All available on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/livestock-lab/albums/72157716067236662