Calendar+Tanzania+2014

=Calendar of activities in 2014 and harmonization with other projects in Tanzania - under the goal of '// Maziwa zaidi //' (more milk in Swahili)= Link to MoreMilkiT Project

- Ololili scoping study ||  ||   ||   ||   || - Maziwa Zaidi projects progress & planning meeting ||  || 6-7 Oct. DDF meeting with the 2nd day especially on feeds/forages/feeding in Dar es Salaam; report coming soon 8-10 Oct. Maziwa Zaidi progress and planning meeting, joint steering committee meeting in Dar es Salaam; report coming soon || - Field visit of Manyinga farmers to Amani, Tanga ||  ||   ||   ||   || (Livestock & Fish) Commissioned External Evaluation of the Program’s Value Chain Approach || Wami Sokoine IP meeting (18 July) ||  ||   ||   ||   || - Visit to all Morogoro villages by Brigitte & Fred (27-28.06.); Report || Visit to Handeni villages by Alan & An Notenbaert (27-28.06.); Report || DVC planning 2015 ||  || Dairy Value Chain planning meeting for 2015 of CGIAR Livestock & Fish Program in Dar es Salaam (25-26.06.) In Morogoro a meeting on Pasture Seed Production took place (26-28.06.) - Fred participated || - Visit to all Morogoro village IPs by Ben & Alan (28-29.04.; ||   ||   ||   || * 02.05 Deadline for submissions to [|Tropentag] 2014 - Visit to all Tanga village IPs by Brigitte & Julius (20-21.03.);  || ML&E meeting in Tanga ||   || MoreMilkIT Review & Planning and joint Steering Committee (SC) meeting (17-19.03.); Report || - Sourcing Buffel grass in Vikuge farm/ Kibaha || Planting of forage demo plots in Handeni & farmer training 17-19 Feb. ||   ||   ||   || - Layout of demo plots in Mbwade ||   ||   || Planting forages in 2 villages except Long village || 'Olalili' is a traditional dry season forage reserve, fenced area, by the Maasai ||
 * ~ Week in 2014 ||~ MilkIT Morogoro ||~ MilkIT Tanga ||~ Other 'Maziwa zaidi' projects ||~ Africa RISING Babati ||~ Comments ||
 * ===December=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 29 Dec-02 Jan ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 22-26 Dec ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 15-19 Dec ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 08-12 Dec ||  || MilkIT synthesis meeting ||   ||   || MilkIT Project synthesis meeting in Lushoto (9-10.12.) and Dar es Salaam (11.12.) planned ||
 * 01-05 Dec ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===November=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 24-28 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   || FTA Gender Workshop in Nairobi (26-28), Fred participated ||
 * 17-21 Nov ||  ||   ||   || Farmers-Stakeholders workshop in Babati ||   ||
 * 10-14 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 03-07 Nov ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===October=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 27-31 Oct ||  || PVA study ||   ||   || 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture in Nairobi (27-30.10.) http://www.aacaak.or.ke/‎; posters presented by Kimambo et al. & Wassena et al. (see Outputs and reports) ||
 * 20-24 Oct ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 13-17 Oct || - **Morogoro Dairy Platform** meeting (17 Oct.); report coming soon
 * 06-10 Oct ||  ||   || - 4th DDF meeting
 * ===September=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 29 Sep-03 Oct ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 22-26 Sep ||  ||   ||   || Africa-Rising stakeholders-farmers Workshop || TSAP - Conference in Arusha, Fred participating ||
 * 15-19 Sep ||  ||   ||   ||   || Tropentag conference (17-19.09.) in Prague, Czech Republic http://www.tropentag.de/; presentation by [|Thanammal] on IPs India ||
 * 08-12 Sept || - Visits to follow up on IP progress in Wami Sokoine, Twatwatwa and Mbwade;
 * 01-05 Sept ||  ||   || CCEE brief meeting, field visits in Morogoro (1-2 Sep.), Wrap-up meeting in Dar es Salaam (5 Sep.) ||   || CCEE = CRP
 * ===August=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 25-29 Aug ||  || 26-27 Aug. exchange visit between Mbuzii and Ubiri farmers; Report ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 18-22 Aug ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 11-15 Aug || SUA planning meeting and write shop (To work on 3 papers for publication) || 15-16 Aug. Tanga Dairy platform hosts Exhibition for Tanga dairy stakeholders || 13 Aug. ILRI meeting with Morogoro Regional platform ||  ||   ||
 * 04-08 Aug ||  || Feed sample collection & Tech-Fit survey in IP villages (Mr. Gregory Sikumba, PhD student) ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===July=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 28 Jul-01 Aug || Feed sample collection & Tech-Fit survey in IP villages (Mr. Gregory Sikumba, PhD student) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 21-25 July ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 14-18 July || FEAST data analysis (15-18 July)
 * 07-11 July ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 30 Jun-04 Jul ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===June=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 23-27 June || **- Morogoro Dairy Platform** meeting (24.06.); [[file:MOROGORO REGIONAL IP REPORT_2014_07.pdf|Report]]
 * 16-20 June ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 09-13 June ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 02-06 June ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===May=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 26-30 May ||  ||   || [|Maziwa Week] in Musoma, Mara Region ||   || 28.05.-01.06.; Paper presented by Fred Wassena ||
 * 19-23 May ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12-16 May || Farmers training on feeds & feeding; pasture establishment, management, utilization and conservation in 3 villages by researchers from SUA (Profs. Kimambo & Laswai) and TALIRI-Tanga and -Mpwapwa (Mr. Valentine J. Urassa, Mr. Innocent Bakengesa, and Mr. Samweli Mngulu) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 05-09 May ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===April=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 28 Apr-02 May || - Training on Gender mentoring & mainstreaming by HiMWA;
 * 30.04. Deadline for submissions to 6th AACAA in Nairobi, Kenya ||
 * 21-25 April || **Morogoro Dairy Platform** meeting (25.04.) facilitated by G. Bwana; [[file:Bwana_2014_Morogoro Platform.pdf|Report]] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 14-18 April ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 07-11 April ||  || - Farmers Training on animal husbandry, housing, feeds & feeding and fodder conservation in Handeni & Lushoto (10-11.04) by TALIRI-Tanga researchers; [[file:REPORT_TRAINING_IPs_LUSHOTO AND HANDENI_APRIL 2014_fin.pdf|Report]]
 * - Tanga Dairy Platform** meeting (10.04.) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 31 Mar-04 Apr ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===March=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 24-28 March || IP training by G. Bwana (27-28.03.) in Kilosa & Mvomero; Report ||  ||   ||   || Departure Diep Pham - end of internship for assessing IP performance in Tanga ||
 * 17-21 March || Planting of demo plots & training of farmers in Mbwade and Wami Sokoine villages || - IP training by G. Bwana in Handeni & Lushoto (20-21.03.); Report
 * 10-14 March ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 03-07 March ||  || Sourcing //Brachiaria// cv. Mulato-II & visit push-pull Heifer project in Lake zone ||   ||   || [|ADOPT] project on push-pull system; see [[file:PUSH-PULL PROJECT REPORT_201404_Wassena.pdf|trip report]] by Fred Wassena ||
 * ===February=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 24-28 Feb ||  ||   ||   ||   || CIAT Scientific Retreat (24-25.02. Nairobi - Fred participated) ||
 * 17-21 Feb || - Testing viability of Clitoria ternatea & Stylosanthes on station;
 * 10-14 Feb || Layout of demo plots in Wami Sokoine || Planting of forage demo plots in Lushoto & farmer training 12-13 Feb. || DVC planning meeting at ILRI 10.02. ||  ||   ||
 * 03-07 Feb ||  || Setting up feed interventions- identifying interest farms & farmers || DDF meeting ||   || 3rd DDF mtg. in Kunduchi (06.02.) ||
 * ===January=== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 27-31 Jan || - Visit to demo farm & identification of farmers' Olalili in Wami Sokoine;
 * 20-24 Jan || **Project coordination meeting** ||  ||   ||   || MilkIT Coordination mtg. in Morogoro (22-24.01.) ||
 * 13-17 Jan ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 06-10 Jan ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 30 Dec-03 Jan ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

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