| dc.description.abstract | Multi-Actor Communities of Practice (MACs) in the UPSCALE project
form the foundation for transdisciplinary research and technology
innovation. This report provides information on the process of
identification of the MACs, formation of management committees,
terms of reference and operation frameworks for the MACs. MAC
formation has to its membership 56 participants in Uganda drawn
from 17 institutions, 33 in Kenya from 11 institutions, 29 in Rwanda
from 15 institutions and 36 in Tanzania from 10 institutions; while
Ethiopia has provided a list of contacted MAC membership
representation from 15 institutions, with its membership to be
confirmed at a workshop scheduled for August 2021. Full identity,
structure of MACs and their management committees are presented
for four out of five countries where the project is being implemented
(i.e. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda). Schedule of planned
activities for regional, national and in-country MAC meetings are given
within the report. Information on linkage with other projects within
the Sustainable Intensification (SI) framework are also included. In
conclusion, the MAC formation process is dynamic and continuous,
and will bring more actors in tandem with the objectives and adaptive
scenarios of the UPSCALE project MACs in its 5-year lifetime. | en_US |
