Báo cáo: Developing an Agricultural Research and Development Priority Framework for Vietnam (December 2007)

The primary objective behind Research & Development (R&D2) priority assessment is todetermine the broad research programmes that will provide Vietnam with the greatestreturn on investment in R & D provided by government and other major stakeholders.Priority setting is the central issue of research and extension management. It is a complextask. It must be done in a systematic framework able to allow the results to support openand robust decision-making about research and extension resource allocation andmanagement. The highest priority R & D is that which has the highest economic, socialand environmental value to the nation....
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Báo cáo: Developing an Agricultural Research and Development Priority Framework for Vietnam (December 2007)Developing an Agricultural Research and Development Priority Framework for Vietnam Workshop Livestock Sub-Sector WORKBOOK December 2007 2 WORKSHOP TIMETABLEDate and Time Registration Workshop opening, briefing, introductions Strategic context and methodology for setting R & D Priorities in Vietnam Data and Evaluation Sheets – Summary of Data Sheets and Use of Evaluation Sheets General Discussion Working Group Formation and Discussions Assessing potential benefits Assessing adoption likelihood Assessing scientific potential Assessing research capacity Results and interpretation of priorities Priorities within ARDOs Wrap-up session Close Livestock Research and Development Priorities for Vietnam 3 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES Assess the national priorities for livestock research and development in Vietnam Develop a plan for developing priorities and implementation strategies for each of the ARDOs following the national workshops WORKING IN GROUPSAll participants will be seated in mixed pre-selected groups. The majority of work willbe in these groups. The composition of groups will be changed as needed throughoutthe workshop.There are some basic “rules” for working effectively in workshop groups: recognise that each person’s opinion is valid take responsibility  for contributing  for understanding 2:1 rule  criticise but after positive feedback listen actively  use ‘and’ instead of ‘but’ express yourself concisely keep to time turn off mobile phones – use only during coffee and lunch breaksFor each workshop session:  make sure people are allotted the task of taking notes  watch the timeDiscomfort zone: issues may arise during the workshop that either cannot be resolvedquickly or are not appropriate for the workshop. These issues should be recorded in the“discomfort zone”. Livestock Research and Development Priorities for Vietnam 4 EXPECTATIONS OF WORKSHOP/PARTICIPANT INTRODUCTION [Purpose is to ensure participants know who is there, where they come from, what skills are represented, and consolidate expectations of the workshop]Group discussionEach participant Who am I – name, affiliation, responsibility, interest/experience What I want to happen at this workshop What I don’t want to happen at this workshop[2 minutes per person]Tables  Pool expectations  Decide on 3 cards per table for each of wants and don’t wantsReport back One person from each table to provide brief pen picture of the table(2 min per table)Facilitator collect, group, paste cards[Reporting to be on CARDS to enable visualisation of the output of each session andtyping of each session’s work for distribution to participants] Livestock Research and Development Priorities for Vietnam 5 STRATEGIC CONTEXT FOR LIVESTOCK R&D IN VIETNAM [Purpose is to develop a common understanding of the main issues facing the crop sub-sectors in Vietnam to provide the context for priority setting]Table Discussion What are the major issues external (national and international) to this sector that have important implications for the future What are the major issues internal to this sector that have important implications for the futureIdentify the issues and implications, recording issue and implication on differentcoloured cardsHalf tables consider external issues and half tables consider internal issuesNOTES Livestock Research and Development Priorities for Vietnam 6 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES METHODOLOGY OUTLINE OF THE PRIORITY SETTING METHODOLOGY1INTRODUCTIONThe primary objective behind Research & Development (R&D2) priority assessment is todetermine the broad research programmes that will provide Vietnam with the greatestreturn on investment in R & D provided by government and other major stakeholders.Priority setting is the central issue of research and extension management. It is a complextask. It ...