AGENDA

2012 ACIR Validation Workshop
Tunis, TUNISIA – 19 to 20th January 2012

“The goal, amongst others, is to work together to validate the ACIR process – methodology, indices and country rankings – crystalize the vision, intention and create strategic scenarios for rolling out the 2012 ACIR. The two-day workshop will focus on the following parts: a) interrogating the processes, methodologies, and findings of the 2012 ACIR; and b) crystalizing recommendation, and prioritizing of policy measures. 

 Self-Introduction of Participants

ACIR DESIGN AND ROLL-OUT (STRATEGY, FIELD SURVEYS & DATA COLLECTION)
Chair: Francis Owusu, Iowa State University, USA
Speakers:

• ACIR Survey Design, Pre-testing, Training & Roll-out
  • Robert Nantchouang, ACBF, Harare (Download Presentation (926Kb .pdf))
  • Barnabe Okouda, Coordinator, CAMERCAP, Cameroon
• ACIR Data at Country Level –  Experiences, Challenges & Lessons Learnt
  • Masoai Dennis(Data collector – Lesotho) (Download Presentation ( 144Kb .pdf))
  • Isaora Zefania Romalahy(Data collector – Madagascar) (Download Presentation ( 331Kb .pdf)) 

Q&A/Discussion on ACI Strategy & Field Methodology

COMMISSIONED PAPERS, REVIEW PROCESS AND WRITE-UP
Chair:  Cristina D’Alessandro-Scarpari, Sciences Po, France
Speakers:

• Commissioned Papers – Themes, Call, Selection and Implementation
  • Kobena Hanson,  ACBF, Harare (Download Presentation (1503Kb .pdf))
• Weaving the Story – Commissioned Papers, Extant Literature & More
  • George Kararach, ACBF, Harare (Download Presentation (762Kb .pdf))

Networking Lunch             

ACIR ANALYSIS, COMPOSITE INDEX & SCENARIOS DEVELOPED
Chair:  Roger Tsafack-Nanfosso, Université de Yaoundé, II
Speakers:

• ACIR Analysis, Composite Index, Ranking and Scenarios 2011 & 2012
  • Robert Nantchouang, ACBF, Harare
  • Abbi Kedir,  University of Leicester, UK

ACIR: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITTUTE
Chair:  Frannie A. Léautier, Executive Secretary, ACBF
Speaker:

• Victor Murinde, Director, African Development Institute, AfDB

WRAP-UP OF DAY-ONE
Chair: Moses Kiggundu, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Speaker:

• Korbla Puplampu, Grant McEwan University, Canada
• Robert Mazur, Iowa State University, USA

ACBF-EADI Cocktail
Remarks:

• Frannie Léautier, Executive Secretary, ACBF
• Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist & Vice President,  AfDB

FRIDAY, 20TH JANUARY 2012

PRESENTATION ON ANALYSIS & FINDINGS ON SECTION G – CPIA
Chair: Gibson Chigumira, Executive Director, ZEPARU, Zimbabwe
Speakers:

• CPIA and the Importance of Self–Assessment? (30 Mins Max)
  • George Kararach,  ACBF, Harare (Download Presentation (1620Kb .pdf))
• Country Perspectives  & Experiences  -  CPIA (10 Mins Max p/ppt)
• Botswana (Download Presentation (1241Kb .pdf))
• Burkina Faso (Download Presentation (1012Kb .pdf))  
• Cote d’Ivoire (Download Presentation (513Kb .pdf))  
• Mauritania (Download Presentation (1241Kb .pdf)) 
• Tanzania

Coffee/Tea Break

ACBF’s INDEX ON AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION & FOOD SECURITY
Chair: Robert Mazur, Iowa State University, USA
Speakers:

• Survey Findings,  Index on Agriculture & Country Rankings (30 Mins Max)
  • Robert Nantchouang,  ACBF, Harare (Download Presentation (2635Kb .pdf))

CRYSTALIZING VISION, INTENTION AND CREATING STRATEGIC SCENARIOS
(In-depth Discussion on Draft 2012 ACIR Report, Next Steps and Way Forward)
Chair: Korbla Puplampu, Grant McEwan University, Canada
Speakers:

• Roger Tsafack-Nanfosso, Université de Yaoundé, II
• Suresh Babu, IFPRI, Washington, DC, USA
• Francis Owusu, Iowa State University, USA 
• Moses Kiggundu, Carleton University, Canada

Coffee/Tea Break

WRAP-UP OF DAY II & CLOSING SESSION
Chair: John Loxley, University of Manitoba, Canada
Speakers:

• Jacob Gyamfi-Aidoo,   UNDP
• Jo Marie Griesgraber, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
• Frannie A. Léautier, Executive Secretary, ACBF

END OF MEETING