Innovation platform facilitation, coordination and monitoring and evaluation training: Report of a workshop, Addis Ababa, 5-7 September 2014

The workshop was attended by over 50 people including partners from CGIAR centres, Regional Research Institutes and Centres, Universities, woredas and kebeles working with Africa RISING. The workshop discussed the use of different approaches, methods and tools for the efficient and
sustained functioning of innovation platforms (IPs) that could improve research and subsequent scaling up of suitable technologies and value chains to improve livelihoods.
Workshop sessions included: IP establishment, functioning and coordination; IP facilitation and communication; use of appropriate communication tools; IP monitoring and evaluation; the confirmation of IP champions for communication, gender, facilitation, M&E and peer support; the way forward.