1. Week 5: Forging and catalyzing partnerships

In this last week of our e-consultation, we want to focus on our proposed partnership strategy. The assumption underlying our strategy is that value chain development is complex and requires working closely with a wide variety of actors. As highlighted by stakeholders at our consultation meeting last week in Addis Ababa, it is best that prospective partners be involved from the beginning. We recognize, though, that value chain development is a dynamic process, and so the partners involved and the roles they play—including the CGIAR partners—will continuously evolve and change over time.

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* 1. The Mega Program needs to build the necessary facilitation and negotiation skills of national organizations to broker innovation in target value chains?

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* 2. The CGIAR is well placed to complement existing national capacities and to catalyze additional partnerships needed to stimulate development of target value chains?

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* 3. Connecting the people and partners working in the different value chains and technology development activities will require effective flows of information and innovative communication strategies to inform and engage all the partners involved.

Please rank the importance of the following types of information to the Mega Program (0=not important; 5=very important):

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Specific Program Information
Research findings
Scientific content on specific value chains
Scientific content on specific technologies
Best practices, promising strategies
Policy findings and briefs
Information adapted for practitioners and producers
Awareness message for the general public
Training and learning materials
Journal articles and books
Short messages for phones and internet

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* 4. Please let us know who you are (Optional)

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