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SAPLING's activities and its progress to
date on events

Overview

SAPLING's purpose/vision for 2.0

SAPLING phase 1 will conclude in May 2023. The 2nd phase for SAPLING is currently being planned, which will be anchored by a suitable regional institution. As a regional platform, SAPLING will complement government efforts in the five focus countries and catalyse specific actions for regional cooperation for cohesive outcomes in common interest sub-sectors such as climate resilient agriculture systems, well-managed post-harvest systems, and safe food.

SAPLING's activities and its progress to date on events

In 2019, the SAPLING Secretariat was established at the Health, Nutrition and Population Programme (HNPP) at BRAC, Bangladesh. This was followed by the constitution of a SAPLING Steering Committee comprising representatives from SAPLING countries, the Global Panel and BMGF.

The Steering Committee met for a prioritisation exercise and identified 9 key areas, of which 3 priority areas and 2 cross-cutting themes emerged for further research and advocacy. Along with the Steering Committee, SAPLING also onboarded members from the 5 countries under three categories, policymakers, policy influencers and subject matter experts.

'SAPLING Programmatic Assessment

The findings of Landscape Analysis and the SAPLING Programmatic Assessment were presented through an online workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to:

Present findings from the Landscaping Analysis of the 5 SAPLING countries;

Prioritisation of key issues for SAPLING going forward (based on the landscape study findings); and

Validation of the findings from the SAPLING Programmatic Assessment and key learnings for the next phase.

Participants in the workshop included representatives from country governments, multilateral and bilateral funding organisations, development partners, research organisations, civil society organisations and food & nutrition experts.

SAPLING - Learning Event (Online), March 24, 2022

A virtual convening was hosted to review the learnings from the first phase of the SAPLING project and gather feedback from a wide range of stakeholders on SAPLING Phase 2. The results of the programmatic evaluation and institutional analysis for selecting an institution to anchor phase 2 of SAPLING were presented during the event.

Dhaka Dialogue, December 1, 2022

The Dhaka Dialogue was organised with the following broad objectives:

Deepen the engagement with the country-level stakeholders; and

Sharpen SAPLING's focus and activities in line with the priority areas

The event revolved around 3 plenary sessions, each focusing on the three identified thematic areas: Climate-smart agri-food systems, reducing post-harvest losses and improving food safety standards.

The dialogue brought together a community of practice – governments, the private sector, bi-multi-laterals, research/academic institutions, civil society organisations/international non-governmental organisations (I/NGOs) and independent experts. The session lent insights into in-country priorities and themes for regional collaboration going forward.

Kathmandu Dialogue (forthcoming)

'The Kathmandu Dialogue was organised with the following broad objectives:

Deepen the engagement with the country-level stakeholders; and Consultation on cross-cutting themes in line with the priority areas
The event revolved around 4 plenary sessions, on technology collaboration for climate-smart agriculture & post-harvest loss reduction, promoting cross-border private sector investments, regional collaboration among governments to improve agri-food systems and steering knowledge collaborations.
The dialogue brought together a community of practice – governments, the private sector, bi-multi-laterals, research/academic institutions, civil society organisations/international non-governmental organisations (I/NGOs) and independent experts.'

SAPLING's activities and its progress todate on events