An update on project implementation, progress, lessons learned, gaps and challenges, and exchange ideas and possible solutions

1. An overview and progress with
project implementation
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2. ACAI – 6 use cases
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Best Fertilizer Blends (FB)
Site-specific Fertilizer
Recommendations (FR)
Optimal Intercropping Practices (IC)
Best Planting Practices (PP)
Scheduled Planting (SP)
High Starch Content (HS)

3. ACAI – 6 work streams (WS)
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WS1: Research on cassava growth dynamics, nutrient and water requirements,
and responsiveness to inputs
WS2: Development of a geo-spatial cassava agronomy information base
WS3: Production and validation of demand-driven decision support tools for
cassava agronomy
WS4: Facilitation of the use of decision support tools to primary and other
development initiatives
WS5: Capacity development of national institutions to engage in transformative
cassava agronomy R4D
WS6: Project governance, management, coordination, and M&E

4. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch

5. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch

6. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch
939 field trial locations
1486 trials
736 362 219 169
9278 yield assessments

7. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch
20,759 leaf samples collected

8. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch LINTUL

9. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch

10. WS1 – Agronomy research
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OP1: Literature review
OP2: Fertilizer response curves
OP3: Nutrient norms
OP4: Growth models
OP5: QUEFTS
OP6: Agronomy and starch
1624 starch measurements

11. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure

12. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure
Rigid, GIS-assisted sampling frame SOP,
maximizing representativeness

13. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure
Crop mask + current & attainable yield
and crop calendars based on crop models

14. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure
NG TZ
‘Treated’ HHs 1260 800
Control HHs 550 440
Baseline ongoing

15. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure
Rapid yield assessment SOP
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Predicted (fit to all data)
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Fold 5
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Fold 5
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Fold 5
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Yield measurements for ground-truthing

16. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure
Price data collection over phone

17. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure

18. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure
SharePoint
ODK / ONA / ENKETO / R / R-Shiny

19. WS2 – Geospatial information base
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OP1: Sampling frames
OP2: GIS layers
OP3: Yield gap maps / baseline
OP4: Recommendation domains
OP5: Database infrastructure

20. WS3 – DST development
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OP1: Use cases identified
OP2: Fertilizer blending application
OP3: Site-specific fertilizer app
OP4: Best planting practices app
OP5: Intercropping app
OP6: Scheduled planting app
OP7: High starch app
OP8: Apps for tier 2 countries

21. WS3 – DST development
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OP1: Use cases identified
OP2: Fertilizer blending application
OP3: Site-specific fertilizer app
OP4: Best planting practices app
OP5: Intercropping app
OP6: Scheduled planting app
OP7: High starch app
OP8: Apps for tier 2 countries
V1 developed for each use case

22. WS3 – DST development
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OP1: Use cases identified
OP2: Fertilizer blending application
OP3: Site-specific fertilizer app
OP4: Best planting practices app
OP5: Intercropping app
OP6: Scheduled planting app
OP7: High starch app
OP8: Apps for tier 2 countries
V1: research tools for validation
In different formats

23. WS4 – Facilitating use of DSTs
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OP1: Grassroot events
OP2: Training videos
OP3: Capacity development of EAs
OP4: Awareness campaigns
OP5: Cassava clusters

24. WS4 – Facilitating use of DSTs
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OP1: Grassroot events
OP2: Training videos
OP3: Capacity development of EAs
OP4: Awareness campaigns
OP5: Cassava clusters
Year 3 activity – opportunity for validation

25. WS5 – Capacity building
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OP1: Agronomy research capacity
OP2: Database management
OP3: GIS / geospatial analyses
OP4: Project management
OP5: Soil and plant analyses

26. WS5 – Capacity building
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OP1: Agronomy research capacity
OP2: Database management
OP3: GIS / geospatial analyses
OP4: Project management
OP5: Soil and plant analyses

27. WS6 – Project management
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OP1: Project staff
OP2: reporting framework
OP3: ME&L framework
OP4: Planning meetings
OP5: Communication

28. WS6 – Project management
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OP1: Project staff
OP2: reporting framework
OP3: ME&L framework
OP4: Planning meetings
OP5: Communication
Tracking project progress against milestones
Reporting tools directly feeding data matrix

29. WS6 – Project management
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OP1: Project staff
OP2: reporting framework
OP3: ME&L framework
OP4: Planning meetings
OP5: Communication
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30. Thank you !
Questions?
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