1 Background information

2 Summary

3 Key themes - progress towards outputs and impact

Research outputs Africa Country Programmes

RIU Malawi Pig marketing Fish farming Legume seed supply Cotton RIU Nigeria Cassava Cowpea/soybeans Aquaculture RIU Rwanda Maize Potatoes Cassava RIU Sierra Leone RIU Tanzania Indigenous poultry Mechanization RIU Zambia Conservation agriculture Rice value chain

RIU Best Bets Control of striga NERICA rice Farm Shujaaz Armyworm Second round of Best Bets, focused on West Africa Best Bet on sleeping sickness control in Uganda Asia programme Establishing seed delivery systems and promoting capacities for participatory crop improvement Innovation in value chains Innovation in NRM Investing in institutions for rural service delivery Table 1 Summary table based on the logframe at output level Research impacts Table 2 Projected scale of impact of the RIU programme

4 Lessons learnt

• Working with partners: who champions putting research into use?
• Good practice/innovation: brokering networks for innovation: who and how?
• Bottom up bottom line business models and the role of development relevant enterprises
• Programme management – see section 5
• Communication – see annex 4

5 Programme management

Annexes

• 1 Logical framework
• 2 Financial summary
• 3 Risk assessment matrix
• 4 Communication strategy
• 5 Products and publications
• 6 Capacity development
• Acknowledgements