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SEVENTH FRAMEWORKPROGRAMME

THEME [KBBE.2010.2.2-03][Identifying research needs on

malnutrition in Africa – Mandatory Africa]

Grant agreement for: Coordination and support action*

Annex I - "Description of Work"Project acronym: Sunray

Project full title: " Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come "

Grant agreement no: 266080

Date of preparation of Annex I (latest version): 2010-10-08

Date of last change: 2010-10-08

Date of approval of Annex I by Commission:

Table of Contents

Part A

A.1 Project summary ......................................................................................................................................3

A.2 List of beneficiaries ..................................................................................................................................4

A.3 Overall budget breakdown for the project ............................................................................................... 5

Workplan Tables

WT1 List of work packages ............................................................................................................................1

WT2 List of deliverables .................................................................................................................................2

WT3 Work package descriptions ................................................................................................................... 4

Work package 1......................................................................................................................................4

Work package 2......................................................................................................................................4

Work package 3......................................................................................................................................4

Work package 4......................................................................................................................................4

Work package 5......................................................................................................................................4

Work package 6......................................................................................................................................4

Work package 7......................................................................................................................................4

WT4 List of milestones .................................................................................................................................27

WT5 Tentative schedule of project reviews ................................................................................................. 28

WT6 Project effort by beneficiaries and work package ................................................................................29

WT7 Project effort by activity type per beneficiary ...................................................................................... 30

WT8 Project efforts and costs ......................................................................................................................31

A1:Project summary

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Project Number 1 266080 Project Acronym 2 Sunray

One form per project

General information

Project title 3 Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come

Starting date 4 The first day of the month after the signature by the Commission

Duration in months 5 24

Call (part) identifier 6 FP7-AFRICA-2010

Activity code(s) mostrelevant to your topic 7

KBBE.2010.2.2-03:Identifying research needson malnutrition in Africa –Mandatory Africa

Free keywords 8 Research, nutriton, africa, environment

Abstract 9

This is a critical time for nutrition. Malnutrition rates remain high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where onlynine out of 46 countries are on track to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal target of a 50% reductionin underweight prevalence among children under five years. Despite the huge cost of malnutrition, investment inthe nutrition sector has been insufficient. There has been a renewed interest in nutrition recently, however, and itis a potentially opportune moment for investing in nutrition research.The SUNRAY (Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come) project will produce a new,sustainable nutrition research agenda for sub-Saharan Africa based on five concepts.1) Future landscape: Emergence of new nutritional challenges due to changes in the environmental landscape.2) Sustainable and broad-based solutions: Integration of nutrition research within other sectors to ensuresustainable solutions.3) African centre of gravity: Identification of research opportunities and constraints by African institutions.4) Broad stakeholder involvement: Strengthening of the link between research and action.5) Political engagement: Engagement of policy-makers to ensure political buy-in and subsequent action.SUNRAY has seven work packages: WP1 optimises communication and coordination within the Consortium.WP2 maps current nutrition research activities in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the operating environment.WP3 analyses the views of stakeholders. WP4 examines the impact of environmental changes on nutrition. WP5builds consensus on research priorities through workshops in three African regions. WP6 develops a strategicframework for future research in the form of a roadmap. WP7 disseminates project outputs. The SUNRAYConsortium has four African and five European institutions and an Advisory Group of six external experts withcomplementary expertise. The total budget of 968,463 Euros is for a period of 18 months

A2:List of Beneficiaries



List of Beneficiaries

No Name Short name CountryProject entrymonth10

Project exitmonth

1 PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE ITM Belgium 1 24

2 INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE STIFTELSE*IFS IFS Sweden 1 24

3 WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT WU Netherlands 1 24

4 NOORDWES-UNIVERSITEIT NWU South Africa 1 24

5 Sokoine University of Agriculture SUA Tanzania (UnitedRepublic of) 1 24

6 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi UAC Benin 1 24

7 INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT IRD France 1 24

8 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MUSPH Uganda 1 24

9 FUNDACIO INTERMON OXFAM OXF Spain 1 24

A3:Budget Breakdown



One Form per Project

Estimated eligible costs (whole duration of the project)Participantnumberin this

project 11

Participant short nameFund.

%12 Ind. costs13Coordination/ Support (A)

Management(B)

Other (C) Total A+B+CTotal receipts

Requested EUcontribution

1 ITM 75.0 T 152,514.00 68,784.48 39,450.00 260,748.48 0.00 232,499.80

2 IFS 75.0 F 34,098.00 7,800.00 0.00 41,898.00 0.00 37,359.00

3 WU 75.0 A 68,843.00 11,960.00 0.00 80,803.00 0.00 46,989.00

4 NWU 75.0 A 140,976.00 5,860.00 19,580.00 166,416.00 0.00 160,564.00

5 SUA 75.0 T 126,612.00 5,400.00 0.00 132,012.00 0.00 117,710.70

6 UAC 75.0 S 121,336.50 5,175.00 0.00 126,511.50 0.00 117,710.00

7 IRD 75.0 T 63,258.00 7,800.00 0.00 71,058.00 0.00 63,360.00

8 MUSPH 75.0 T 63,918.00 5,400.00 0.00 69,318.00 0.00 61,808.50

9 OXF 50.0 S 125,754.05 4,708.00 0.00 130,462.05 0.00 130,462.00

Total 897,309.55 122,887.48 59,030.00 1,079,227.03 0.00 968,463.00

Note that the budget mentioned in this table is the total budget requested by the Beneficiary and associated Third Parties.

* The following funding schemes are distinguished

Collaborative Project (if a distinction is made in the call please state which type of Collaborative project is referred to: (i) Smallof medium-scale focused research project, (ii) Large-scale integrating project, (iii) Project targeted to special groups such asSMEs and other smaller actors), Network of Excellence, Coordination Action, Support Action.

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3. Project title

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6. Call (part) identifier

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7. Activity code

Select the activity code from the drop-down menu.

8. Free keywords

Use the free keywords from your original proposal; changes and additions are possible.

9. Abstract

10. The month at which the participant joined the consortium, month 1 marking the start date of the project, and allother start dates being relative to this start date.

11. The number allocated by the Consortium to the participant for this project.

12. Include the funding % for RTD/Innovation – either 50% or 75%

13. Indirect cost modelA: Actual CostsS: Actual Costs Simplified MethodT: Transitional Flat rateF :Flat Rate

WorkplanTables

Project number

266080

Project title

Sunray—Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come

Call (part) identifier

FP7-AFRICA-2010

Funding scheme

Coordination and support action

WT1List of work packages

266080 Sunray - Workplan table - 2010-10-08 17:10 - Page 1 of 31


LIST OF WORK PACKAGES (WP)

WPNumber53

WP TitleType ofactivity 54

Leadbeneficiarynumber 55

Person-months 56

Startmonth57

Endmonth58

WP 1 Project Management MGT 1 17.60 1 24

WP 2 Mapping of current research activities SUPP 8 34.50 3 17

WP 3 Stakeholder analysis SUPP 4 42.00 3 19

WP 4 Scientific papers of environmental impacton nutrition SUPP 9 2.00 3 9

WP 5 Regional stakeholder workshops to set theresearch agenda SUPP 3 25.00 9 19

WP 6 Developing the roadmap SUPP 6 10.00 19 23

WP 7 Dissemination OTHER 1 8.00 1 24

Total 139.10

WT2:List of Deliverables



List of Deliverables - to be submitted for review to EC

Delive-rableNumber61

Deliverable TitleWPnumber53

Lead benefi-ciary number

Estimatedindicativeperson-months

Nature 62

Dissemi-nation level63

Delivery date64

D1.1Riskmanagementstrategy (M4)

1 1 5.00 R CO 4

D2.1

Final matrix ofcurrent and pastacademic andapplied researchareas

2 1 3.00 R PU 17

D2.2

Final databaseof currentnutritionresearchinstitutions,contact personsand activities

2 8 11.00 O RE 17

D2.3

Current researchareas andoperatingenvironment

2 8 20.50 R PU 17

D3.1

Findings andviewpoints overthe nutritionresearch agendain sub-SaharanAfrica

3 4 42.00 R RE 19

D4.1

Environmentalchallenges andresearch needsfor nutritionresearchers

4 9 2.00 R PU 9

D5.1 First regionalworkshop 5 3 11.00 R PU 12

D5.2 Second regionalworkshop 5 3 7.00 R PU 16

D5.3 Third regionalworkshop 5 3 7.00 R PU 19

D6.1

Roadmapfor nutritionresearch inAfrica

6 1 10.00 R PU 23

D7.1 First pressstatement 7 1 0.50 R PU 1

WT2:List of Deliverables



Deliverable TitleWPnumber53

Lead benefi-ciary number


Nature 62

Dissemi-nation level63

Delivery date64

D7.2

Website ofproject outputsand onlinediscussion forum

7 4 4.00 R PU 4

D7.3

Assessment ofdisseminationperformance ofthe website

7 4 1.00 R PU 12

D7.4

Advocacystrategy forpolicy makersand the donorcommunity

7 1 2.00 R PU 15

D7.5 Second pressstatement 7 1 0.50 R PU 24

Total 126.50

WT3:Work package description



One form per Work Package

Work package number 53 WP1 Type of activity 54 MGT

Work package title Project Management

Start month 1

End month 24

Lead beneficiary number 55 1

Objectives

1. Manage the project at administrative level2. Coordinate the tasks and activities.

Description of work and role of partners

Work package Lead: Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM)

Description of work

Two bodies will be formed:

(i) Management Committee comprising the lead investigator of each beneficiary in the Consortium and chairedby the General Coordinator, Patrick Kolsteren. The Management Committee will coordinate the activities ofthe Consortium, oversee the progress of the project, discuss and solve problems which arise and evaluate theproject in terms of meeting its objectives and agreeing any changes in project implementation or timelines. At thefirst meeting, the Coordinator will suggest to the Consortium to stipulated Procedures for governing of SUNRAYin a Consortium Agreement. This committee will make all the final decisions with regard to the technical contentand management of the project.(ii) Advisory Group of six external experts with technical, scientific expertise and particular experience indeveloping policy and strategy, and exerting political leverage. This group will advice the managementcommittee and work as a peer review process. Final decision will be made by the management committee.

Tasks

Task 1.1: Administrativemanagement (ITM does the coordination and overall management, IFS, WU, NWU,SUA, UAC, IRD, MUSPH and OXF participate).• Convene five Management Committee meetings throughout the life of the project to:- Finalise and sign Consortium Agreement (first Management Committee meeting only)- Coordinate communication and dissemination of outputs from the project- Manage knowledge and intellectual property- Ensure that ethical clearance is obtained by the beneficiaries for various activities of the project- Review annual and final activity management reports.

Task 1.2: Risk management (ITM takes the lead in the risk management, IFS, WU, NWU, SUA, UAC, IRD,MUSPH and OXF participate).Carry out a risk analysis and develop a contingency plan. The management committee will prepared a riskmanagement strategy, principally related to managerial and administrative issues of SUNRAY e.g. a participantunderperforming.

Potential risksA potential risk involved in WP1 is that the management committee does not reach a consensus on the identifiedrisks and actions to be taken. If such situation arises, Further consultation through teleconferencing is used to



reach agreement. If a consensus cannot be reached, simple majority voting is used to take a decision on the riskmanagement strategy.

Person-Months per Participant

Participant number 10 Participant short name 11 Person-months per participant

1 ITM 9.60

2 IFS 1.00

3 WU 1.00

4 NWU 1.00

5 SUA 1.00

6 UAC 1.00

7 IRD 1.00

8 MUSPH 1.00

9 OXF 1.00

Total 17.60

List of deliverables


Deliverable Title

Leadbenefi-ciarynumber


Nature 62

Dissemi-nationlevel 63

Delivery date 64

D1.1 Risk management strategy (M4) 1 5.00 R CO 4

Total 5.00

Description of deliverables

D1.1) Risk management strategy (M4): A document outlining a risk management strategy will be preparedby the Management Committee during its first meeting. The document will identify all potential managerialand administrative risks -other than those included in the DoW- and a plan for risk monitoring during theimplementation of SUNRAY. The document will outline a decision tree and actions to be taken by the MC. Underthe lead of the Coordinator, the document will be prepared in a collegial way with the Beneficiaries. [month 4]

Schedule of relevant Milestones

Milestonenumber 59 Milestone name


Deliverydate fromAnnex I 60

Comments

MS1 First Management Committee meeting 1 1

Minutes: work plan andtask distribution updated,Consortium Agreementfinalised

MS6 Second Management Committee meeting 1 8 Minutes: workshoplocation, agenda,







Comments

participants and methodsagreed

MS10 Third Management Committee meeting 1 19

Minutes: workshopsevaluated, roadmapstructure agreed,mechanisms forconsultation anddissemination developed





Work package number 53 WP2 Type of activity 54 SUPP

Work package title Mapping of current research activities

Start month 3

End month 17


Objectives

1. Identify main lines of research and main research actors in the field of malnutrition in Africa in the last 10years.2. Understand drivers and constraints of the current research agenda, and unmet needs as perceived by Africanresearchers.


Work package Lead: Makerere University (MUSPH)

Description of work

This work package has two main activities. The first involves mapping of academic and applied research in thefield of nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. The major research topics, research locations, actors and funders will beidentified. The mapping will rely on three sources of information:(i) Electronic databases registering scientific publications;(ii) Web atlas to retrieve grey literature and unpublished research;(iii) Professional networks affiliated with research institutions in European Beneficiaries'countries

The second activity consists of interviewing a sample of the researchers identified through the precedingexercise and know professional networks of researchers in order to clarify current and recent research areas andto define research barriers and unmet research needs.Tasks

Task 2.1: Mapping of published research in the last 10 years (ITM carries out the mapping of published researchwith support from IFS,WU, NWU, SUA, UAC, IRD, MUSPH and OXF )• Systematic review of:- Major electronic international medical databases: Medline, Embase, Database of Abstracts of Reviewsof Effectiveness (DARE), the Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature(CINAHL);- Major electronic international agricultural libraries; National Agricultural Library (NAL), Agricultural EconomicsDatabase;- Electronic databases specific to research in Africa: Science Trackers (AST), database of African theses anddissertations (DATAD), database of the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and SouthernAfrica (OSSREA), Child Health and Nutrition Research in Africa (database of research organisations andresearchers in sub-Saharan Africa)• Electronic mapping of the internet to produce a web atlas:A cartography of websites containing information related to research on malnutrition in Africa will be performedby using the software Navicrawler. Sites such as the ‘Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa’ and sites ofinternational agencies including IFPRI, FANTA and the ENN will serve as starting gates for the electroniccrawling.• Search of current and recent research through professional networks affiliated with research institutions inNorthern countries (including Consortium beneficiaries). The search strategy will be a combination of Meshterms and free words, e.g. Africa [Mesh] AND nutrition [Mesh] AND vitamin A [Mesh] AND RCT [publication



type] AND 2000-2010 [publication years]. The resulting references for these three sources of information will beencoded in the bibliography RefMan 12 software, using specific keywords to facilitate indexing.• Development of research matrix.On the basis of the search results, a matrix will be built up with stratification lines such as: type of research(experimental or observational); subjects considered (adults, pregnant women or children); main topics(breastfeeding, complementary feeding, food supplements, treatment of malnutrition, micronutrient supplements,food technology, multi-sectoral interventions, development-based interventions, agriculture-based interventions,nutrition interventions to prevent/treat infectious diseases, etc…); settings (urban/rural; centralised/decentralisedhealth services, etc…). For each cell of the matrix, an index of thematic importance will be built up (on the basisof the number of research studies, citation numbers, consistency and applicability).

Task 2.2: Mapping of current nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa (ITM carries out the mapping of ongoingresearch, IFS, WU, NWU, SUA, UAC, IRD, MUSPH, OXF provide input on existing research networks anddatabasesBuild a database of current research activities in sub-Saharan Africa to identify research domain, their coverageand topics not covered, using a two tiered approach.First, compile a list of institutions in sub-Saharan Africa involved in nutrition research. Second, contactinstitutions and compile a list of individual researchers and areas of research.The following data will be extracted from each research study identified through the mapping in Task 2.1:- Researchers (international and African) involved.- Institutions (international and African) involved.- Source of funding declared.As a starting point, existing professional and research networks with which beneficiaries already have stronglinks will be tapped to build the database. Through the secondary contacts, new networks can be identified.Networks and contacts include but are not limited to the following:(i) The African Nutrition Leadership programme (through Wageningen University, University of Abomey-Calaviand the North-West University)(ii) Nutrition researchers funded by International Foundation of Science(iii) The BSc, MsC and PhD alumni network of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Wageningen University,North-West University, University of Abomey-Calavi, Makerere University and Sokoine University(iv) Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) through Sokoine University(v) Emergency Nutrition Network database of members(vi) UNICEF contacts in sub-Saharan Africa

This information will be used to establish a graphical presentation of the researcher network in Africa. SeeBiomedExpert networks for example34

Task 2.3: Interviews with key informant researchers active in sub-Saharan Africa (MUSPH coordinates theinterviews and NWU,UAC, SUA and MUSPH carry out the interviews and analyse the data)• Select a sample of active researchers in South, East and West Africa from the database of current researchactivities in sub-Saharan Africa.• Develop a semi-structured interview on drivers and constraints of the current research agenda, and unmetneeds as perceived by researchers.• Conduct semi-structured interviews either face-to-face or by telephone with the selected researchers Aconvenience sample of at least 5 researchers per country will be selected.As outlined in the ethical approval of the study (to be prepared in WP1) informed consent will be obtainedfrom the participants in the interview. The interviews will be fully transcribed and encoded in QSR-NVivo (QSRInternational Pty Ltd., Victoria, Australia) software to allow further analysis.

Analyse data on the perceptions of barriers, constraints and drivers for research, as well as on the unmet needsand paths for future research of the African researchers. The outcome of Task 2.3 will be used as backgroundinformation for session 1 “Current research ‘map’ and perceived nutrition research needs” of the regionalworkshops organised in WP5. A report mapping nutrition research in the region (South, East and West Africa)will be completed and available prior to the workshop of WP5 for that respective region. A combined and finalreport will be made at the end of the last workshop so that inputs from the workshops can be incorporated.

Potential risks:1. The WebCrawling does not yields the expected findings and web atlas and. In this case, the web search willbe carried out manually.



2. Participation in a questionnaire driven survey might be low. In order to allow a sound analysis, a randomisedselection will be done with identification of an adequate number of replacements and description of the personswho refuse so that a bias can be eliminated. Possible participants will be contacted and informed about thestudy clearly highlighting how their participation can possibly benefit the African research agenda throughthe development of the road map and the dissemination plan that will be used by SUNRAY. Streamlining theanalysis might be a problem since we are dealing with qualitative data analysis. We need therefore to establisha good communication between the beneficiaries by organising a schedule conference calls and see if videoconferencing is not possible. The analysis will be discussed thoroughly with a coding schema determined beforethe analysis and agreed upon. If researchers are reluctant to participate, Alternative ways (local contacts, peersand collaborators not directly involved in SUNRAY) are used to mobilise networks of researchers



1 ITM 4.00

2 IFS 0.50

3 WU 1.00

4 NWU 7.00

5 SUA 7.00

6 UAC 7.00

8 MUSPH 7.00

9 OXF 1.00

Total 34.50



Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D2.1 Final matrix of current and pastacademic and applied research areas 1 3.00 R PU 17

D2.2Final database of current nutritionresearch institutions, contact personsand activities

8 11.00 O RE 17

D2.3 Current research areas and operatingenvironment 8 20.50 R PU 17

Total 34.50


D2.1) Final matrix of current and past academic and applied research areas: The first deliverable(D2.1) is areport summarising current and past research in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings will be presented as matrix inwhich the different elements of the research (e.g. type of research, subjects) are cross tabulated [month 17]

D2.2) Final database of current nutrition research institutions, contact persons and activities: The seconddeliverable D5.2 is a database directory of researchers in the field of nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa.[month 17]



D2.3) Current research areas and operating environment: D2.3 is a report describing a qualitative analysis ofinterviews with key informant researchers active in sub-Saharan Africa [month 17]





Comments

MS2 Research networks in Africa are contacted 8 4

Report on currentresearch areas andoperating environmentput up on website






Work package title Stakeholder analysis

Start month 3

End month 19


Objectives

1. Evaluate the relevance of the current nutrition research agenda from the perspective of different stakeholdersin seven countries of Africa.2. Identify a range of research options that are acceptable to key stakeholder groups


Workpackage Lead: North-West University (NWU)

Description of work

The novel technique of multi-criteria mapping35 will be used for the following purposes:(i) To identify consensus among stakeholders on how to respond in a timely and effective way to malnutrition.(ii) To explore how inter-disciplinary researchers can respond systematically and constructively to futurenutrition challenges in a context where the magnitude and type of challenges are still unclear. The project allowsstakeholders to indicate how they anticipate responding to alternative research agenda options.A representative from each of the four African beneficiaries will gather data through interviews withrepresentatives of a broad range of stakeholder groups with an interest or link to nutrition using asemi-automated computer-based system36. A key feature of the multi-criteria mapping technique is thatinterviewees are responsible for selecting the range of research options they consider important, and forselecting and prioritising the criteria against which they evaluate each. The technique will accurately identifythe research options that each interviewee deems significant, capture their ranking of the options and theirweightings of the relative importance of each option. By comparative analyses of the quantitative and qualitativedata collected, the technique will indicate which research options are identified as most acceptable to keystakeholder groups.

The multi-criteria mapping exercise aims to capture a broad range of viewpoints. Whilst stakeholder groups willnot be representative of all Africa, in-depth case studies will be undertaken involving seven countries. Four ofthese countries have benefited from a relatively high level of external support and are also the countries wherebeneficiaries are based. These countries are:- Benin- South Africa- Tanzania- Uganda

A further three countries that have received less external support but with whom beneficiaries have links will alsobe included in the stakeholder analysis. These countries are:- Mozambique- Rwanda- TogoWhere appropriate, interviews will be held with stakeholders representing institutions outside the individual casestudy countries, because they are identified as being particularly relevant.

Tasks



Task 3.1: Identification of stakeholder groups and priority areas for interviews (IRD lead, ITM, IFS, WU, NWU,SUA, UAC, MUSPH, and OXF provide additional input).

• Identify 10 key stakeholder groups.At the first Management Committee meeting (WP1), the beneficiaries will identify after consulting the AdvisoryGroup 10 key stakeholder groups that reflect a wide range of institutional interests and perspectives. Thosegroups may include: clinicians, nutritionists, consumer and public health organisations, small and mediumsize African business in the agro food industry, local policy makers and administrators, health professionals atregional and national level, public interest non-governmental organisations, and members of the research andpublic policy communities.• Identify representatives of different stakeholder groups in each country.Selection of representatives for interview will be carried out during the harmonisation workshop (see Task3.2 below). Up to 10 representatives for interview in each country will be selected. As the project aims atcross-national comparability, care will be taken to ensure that, despite the varying structures and organisationsof professions and responsibilities, similar types of interviewees are selected in different countries.• Outline priority research areas options for interviewees to evaluateAt the first technical meeting (WP1), all beneficiaries will outline a core set of priority research areas for allinterviewees to evaluate, these will be presented for advice to the Advisory Group. Interviewees will be activelyencouraged to suggest additional priorities not included in the core set. This should provide comparability andbreadth, while ensuring that data handling and comparative analyses can be accomplished within the specifiedtimetable.

Task 3.2: Harmonisation workshop (NWU, IRD, MUSPH, SUA, UAC)• Implement a five day harmonisation workshop.The workshop will take place in South Africa and will be attended by at least 10 people (± 2 for each beneficiarycountry and additional researchers from the three additional countries) The representatives from the Africanbeneficiaries will be carrying out the interviews and analysis in the seven countries. The purpose of theworkshop is to familiarise the African beneficiaries with the methodology of multi-criteria mapping and to ensurethat the stakeholder assessment in each countries is carried out with a similar methodology (interview process,setting criteria, data analysis and reporting) to maximise comparability.

Task 3.3: Data collection (NWU MUSPH, SUA and UAC, IRD)• Carry out stakeholder interviewsThe interviews will be face-to-face and will last between two and three hours. The four interviewers will beequipped with lap-top computers operating with project-specific software and audio tape recorders. Theinterviewers will guide each interviewee through the appraisal process. The interviewees firstly choose theresearch policy options by which malnutrition may be addressed. They then list their own criteria of evaluation,by indicating the considerations they would want taken into account. Interviewees will have the autonomy andscope to specify up to 12 different criteria.• Obtain ethical approval for the interviewsInformed consent will be obtained from interviewees as set out in WP1

Task 3.4: Data analysis (NWU, MUSPH, SUA and UAC, IRD)• Analyse the data collectedThe four African beneficiaries will carry out the data analysis with on-line support from IRD. An analyticaltemplate with pre-defined coding will be developed by IRD and discussed with all participating beneficiaries.Individual country short reports will be prepared. Preliminary results will be represented at their regionalworkshops in WP5 concerning the specific region.• The four African beneficiaries will produce seven country papers describing the findings of the viewpoints ofstakeholders in their country and the neighbouring country they are working with.

Task 3.5: Stakeholder analysis report (IRD) Compile a stakeholder analysis reportThe stakeholder report will combine the findings of the individual country data and papers to produce an overallanalysis. The evaluation criteria identified by the interviewees will be grouped into broad thematic categoriesallowing for comparisons across stakeholder groups and countries. An integrated qualitative thematic map willbe developed representing the full range of issues that the stakeholders regard as most important.

The preliminary analysis of Task 3.5 documenting the results of the region in which the workshop will beconducted, will be used as background information for session 1 “Current research ‘map’ and perceived nutritionresearch needs” at each of the regional workshops organised in WP5. These preliminary reports will be fine



tuned with input from the workshops and put together in one document giving an overview for the whole of theparticipating countries. This final document will be put together with input of all workshops and thus after the lastworkshop has taken place. Each of the 3 regional (South, East and West Africa) stakeholder analysis reports willbe available prior to the workshop in WP5 for that respective region. A combined and final report will be made atthe end of the last workshop so that inputs from the workshops can be incorporated.Potential risks:1. Participation in an interview driven survey might be low. In order to allow a sound analysis, a randomizedselection will be done with identification of an adequate number of replacements and description of the personswho refuse so that a bias can be eliminated. Possible participants will be contacted and informed about thestudy clearly highlighting how their participation can possibly benefit the African research agenda through thedevelopment of the road map and the dissemination plan that will be used by SUNRAY.2. Streamlining the analysis might be a problem since we are dealing with qualitative data analysis. We needtherefore to establish a good communication between the beneficiaries by organising a schedule conferencecall meeting and see if video conferencing is not possible. The analysis will be discussed thoroughly with acoding scheme determined before the analysis and agreed upon. Regular feedback on preliminary analyses willbe organised. Lead researcher and researchers facilitating the interview from the neighbouring countries willbe identified early and they will participate in the meeting to be organised in South Africa. If stakeholders arereluctant to participate, an additional stakeholder mapping will be carried out to identify alternative participants.Communication between the partners will be reinforced by organising a conference calls and video conferencing.If the assessment is not comparable, additional interviews will be conducted after new training of interviewers.



1 ITM 1.00

4 NWU 9.00

5 SUA 9.00

6 UAC 9.00

7 IRD 4.00

8 MUSPH 9.00

9 OXF 1.00

Total 42.00



Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D3.1Findings and viewpoints overthe nutrition research agenda insub-Saharan Africa

4 42.00 R RE 19

Total 42.00


D3.1) Findings and viewpoints over the nutrition research agenda in sub-Saharan Africa: D3.1 is acomprehensive report that summarises the findings and viewpoints over the current nutrition research agendaand identifies research options from the perspective of different stakeholders in sub Sahara Africa. The report



will present a cross-cutting analysis for sub Sahara Africa and will also contain a regional overview and theoutcome of the stakeholder analysis carried out in each country as case studies. [month 19]





Comments

MS3 Harmonisation workshop for stakeholderanalysis is organised 4 4

Description of workshop(participants, agenda)put up on website

MS4 Stakeholder analysis has started 7 5Report of stakeholderanalysis put up onwebsite






Work package title Scientific papers of environmental impact on nutrition

Start month 3

End month 9


Objectives

1. Assess how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in Africa2. Identify emerging research challenges for the nutrition community


Work package Lead: Intermon - Oxfam Spain (OXF)

Description of work

A series of papers on environmental challenges (climatic, economic, political and social) and their impacton nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa in 5, 10 and 15 years time will be carried out. A working paper will becommissioned for each of the challenges. Each paper will be an evidence based and systematic review ofexisting literature. Simulation models with projections will be developed and the potential impact on malnutritionrates, emerging nutritionally vulnerable groups and geographic vulnerability will be considered. The papers willput forward various scenarios for the decades to come, identify gaps in knowledge and highlight research needsin particular for the nutrition research community.

Tasks

Task 4.1: Commission state-of-the-art scientific papers on environmental challenges (OXF launches theconsultation and takes care of the administrative issues)• Commission experts with specific sectoral expertise and external to the Consortium to produce the papers.- Potential authors will be identified at the first technical meeting with advice from the Advisory Group.- Authors will be invited to tender for the work- Authors commissioned on basis of tender outcome

Task 4.2: Delivery of state-of-the art scientific papers on environmental challenges (OXF coordinates thetechnical review. ITM provides technical input, other beneficiaries provide input in the peer review process)• Prepare the scientific state-of-the-art thematic papers on:- Climate change and effect on malnutrition in Africa- Trends in the international agro-food market including market for natural resources (oil and fossil fuels) andeffects on malnutrition in Africa- Water availability and accessibility and effects on malnutrition in Africa- Rural development and trends in agricultural production and markets and their effect on malnutrition insub-Saharan Africa- Demographic changes including population pressure, urbanisation and migration and effects on malnutrition inAfrica- Trends in ecosystems and biodiversity and effects on malnutrition in Africa- Review each thematic paper for scientific quality and appropriateness- Papers will submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journalGiven the specificity of the papers, the thematic expertise of the papers falls outside the expertise of theBeneficiaries. The preparation of the papers will be subcontracted. The selection of authors to write the paperwill be based on the candidate’s curriculum vitae, publication track record, experiences in presenting the analysis



to a large and diverse audience and cost. Per subcontract, a maximum of 15.000€ is foreseen to cover writingtime and participating in three regional workshops. Travel costs are included in the fees.

The scientific papers will be used as background material for Session 2 “Longer-term needs for nutritionresearch with respect to future environmental challenges” of the regional stakeholder workshops organised inWP5.

Potential risks: The papers might not cover the defined content. Therefore we will need to ask early on a workedout outline to approve before writing out the full paper. If the quality and focus of the papers is not as requested,additional reviews will be conducted to provide the required input.



1 ITM 1.00

9 OXF 1.00

Total 2.00



Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D4.1Environmental challenges andresearch needs for nutritionresearchers

9 2.00 R PU 9

Total 2.00


D4.1) Environmental challenges and research needs for nutrition researchers: D4.1 is a comprehensive reportthat summarises the main outcomes of six expert papers on environmental challenges and research needs fornutrition researchers in sub Sahara Africa. The report will also contain the individual thematic papers. [month 9]





Comments

MS5 Tendering for the thematic papers islaunched 9 3






Work package title Regional stakeholder workshops to set the research agenda

Start month 9

End month 19


Objectives

1. Identify and prioritise current and future nutrition-related research needs for Africa through convening threeregional stakeholder workshops in South, East and Western Africa.2. Examine the operating environment for research and identify the opportunities, obstacles and structures thatcurrently exist.


Work package Lead: Wageningen University (WU)

Description of work

This work package aims to build consensus between stakeholders with regard to its stated objectives, throughthree regional workshops organised in South, East and West Africa. The workshops will take place sequentiallyto ensure cross-fertilisation of information generated between the workshops. Key participants will attend allthree workshops. Each workshop will last for three days and up to 50 participants supported by the SUNRAY willbe invited. Participants will be from organisations active in nutrition-related areas in the region that cover a rangeof disciplines and will include:- Research institutions- Government institutions- United Nations agencies (UNICEF, FAO, WHO)- Non-governmental organisations- EC Delegations in those states, DG Development and DG EuropeAid- Other projects of the Africa call will also be consideredThe workshops will be participatory, involve group work and employ innovative participatory techniques toensure that the views of all participants are heard. The outcomes of the workshops will be specific to theparticular region of Africa covered.

Each workshop will consist of the four sessions:

Session 1: Current research ‘map’ and perceived nutrition research needs (based on outcomes of WP2 andWP3)- Plenary presentations of:- Current nutrition research themes, institutions and capacity- Relevance of the current research agenda evaluated from the perspective of different stakeholders- Group work to identify immediate nutrition research needs- Plenary and group work presentationsThe outcome of session 1 will be a list of immediate research needs.

Session 2: Longer-term needs for nutrition research with respect to future environmental challenges (based onoutcomes of WP4)- From 4 to 6 groups convened and different thematic paper presented to each group dealing with one aspectof the environmental challenges that will impact in the future on nutrition in Africa (D.4.1). The groups will thendiscuss implications for longer-term research in nutrition.- Plenary and group work presentations



The outcome of session 2 will be a list of longer-term research needs.

Session 3: Setting a new research agenda- Group work to develop consensus on priority research areas (immediate and longer-term) through anevaluation criteria exercise where each research need identified is scored. Instruments from the ComprehensiveParticipatory Planning and Evaluation methodology, developed by ITM will be used to prioritise researchareas37.- Plenary and group work presentationsThe outcome of session 3 is a list of priority immediate and longer-term research areas.

Session 4: Outlining the conditions required to implement a new research agenda (based on outcomes of WP2and WP3)- Group work to examine the current operating environment for nutrition research in Africa- Plenary and group work presentations. Consensus on broad conditions that require to be put into place tosupport a new research agenda for Africa developed.The outcome of session 4 is consensus on elements that need to be addressed in a future strategy for the newnutrition research agenda (institutions, funding and coordination mechanisms, capacity, resources etc.)

Tasks

Task 5.1: Planning for regional stakeholder workshops (WU coordinates the organisation of the workshops. Allbeneficiaries provide input on the content and planning of the workshop)• Agree location, venue, participant list, agenda and other administrative details for each regional workshopDetails for each regional workshop will be agreed at the technical meetingTask 5.2: Conducting the regional stakeholder workshops (WU take care of the organisation and content out theworkshop, as host agencies NWU, SUA and UAC take care of the administration and logistics)• Organise and conduct three regional stakeholder workshops:- The University of Abomey-Calavi of Benin will organise a workshop in West Africa for the Francophonecountries and for the Portuguese-speaking countries of West Africa.- Sokoine University of Tanzania will organise a workshop in East Africa for the countries in East Africa and thehorn of Africa.- North-West University of South Africa will organise a workshop in Southern Africa for the countries in SouthernAfrican countries and the Portuguese-speaking countries in Southern Africa.

Task 5.3: Preparing workshop reports (WU drafts the workshop report together with the host agency (UAC, SUAand NWU)• Produce three workshop reportsThree workshop reports will be produced. These will not be long proceedings but a short report containing thepresentations, agenda and participant list and detailing the two major outputs of the workshop:(i) Thematic - list of immediate and longer-term research themes identified(ii) Strategic - outline of the broad conditions that have to be put in place to implement research and identify theopportunities, obstacles and structures that currently exist.(iii) The output of the workshop session on research needs and stakeholders will be used to amend thepreliminary reports of WP3. The results of the first preceding workshop will be presented in consecutiveworkshops.

Potential risk:1. The regional workshops are not organised timely, appropriate logistical support is unavailable and the context(e.g. security situation or climatic conditions) not suitable to hold a workshop. If so, another regional workshopsis organised first while the problematic regional workshop is rescheduled in that region.2. If the workshop format does not yield the expected outcomes, post workshop communication efforts with theworkshop attendees will be carried out to obtain the outputs needed.



1 ITM 4.00

2 IFS 1.00





3 WU 2.00

4 NWU 5.00

5 SUA 5.00

6 UAC 5.00

7 IRD 1.00

8 MUSPH 1.00

9 OXF 1.00

Total 25.00



Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D5.1 First regional workshop 3 11.00 R PU 12

D5.2 Second regional workshop 3 7.00 R PU 16

D5.3 Third regional workshop 3 7.00 R PU 19

Total 25.00


D5.1) First regional workshop: The deliverables under WP5 are reports presenting the outcome of a regionalworkshop in South, East and West Africa. Each of the reports will summarise the background of the workshop(i.e. current research ‘map’ and perceived nutrition research needs, longer-term needs for nutrition research withrespect to future environmental challenges) and will elaborate on the outcome of the workshop with regard to anew a new research agenda and the conditions required to implement it for the specific region. Additionally, thereport will contain the details of the workshop and its attendees [month 12]

D5.2) Second regional workshop: The deliverables under WP5 are reports presenting the outcome of a regionalworkshop in South, East and West Africa. Each of the reports will summarise the background of the workshop(i.e. current research ‘map’ and perceived nutrition research needs, longer-term needs for nutrition research withrespect to future environmental challenges) and will elaborate on the outcome of the workshop with regard to anew a new research agenda and the conditions required to implement it for the specific region. Additionally, thereport will contain the details of the workshop and its attendees [month 16]

D5.3) Third regional workshop: The deliverables under WP5 are reports presenting the outcome of a regionalworkshop in South, East and West Africa. Each of the reports will summarise the background of the workshop(i.e. current research ‘map’ and perceived nutrition research needs, longer-term needs for nutrition research withrespect to future environmental challenges) and will elaborate on the outcome of the workshop with regard to anew a new research agenda and the conditions required to implement it for the specific region. Additionally, thereport will contain the details of the workshop and its attendees [month 19]







Comments

MS7 First regional workshop convened 3 10 Workshop reports put upon website

MS8 Second regional workshop convened 3 13 Workshop reports put upon website

MS9 Third regional workshop convened 3 17 Workshop reports put upon website






Work package title Developing the roadmap

Start month 19

End month 23


Objectives

Translate the new nutrition research agenda into strategy through developing a ‘roadmap’ setting out researchpriorities, funding and resource requirements at regional and international level


Work package Lead: University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC)

Description of work

This work package translates the new nutrition research agenda for Africa over the next 15 years into a strategicframework for decision-makers and donors. A roadmap document will provide a broad framework for actionbased on the knowledge gained from the mapping exercise (WP2), production of scientific papers (WP4) andstakeholder analysis (WP3), and on consensus gained from the regional workshops (WP5). The roadmap willbe a concise, practical document, which sets out the way forward and defines the opportunities available andaddresses identified constraints. The lead beneficiary has specific strengths in being able to produce high qualitywritten material in both English and French and was chosen because of the link between academia and thepolitical sphere in Benin and the region through ECOWAS as a starting point. Efforts will be made to mobilisepoliticians from other African regions.Tasks

Task 6.1: Production of the roadmap (UAC drafts the roadmap, ITM, IFS, WU, NWU, SUA,IRD, MUSPH andOXF contribute).• Produce a strategic framework for new sustainable nutrition research in Africa, specifically sub-SaharanAfrica. The structure and content areas for the roadmap will be agreed at the third technical meeting based on aproposal from the SUNRAY beneficiaries on which the Advisory Group advices. It is likely to include the followingsections:- Current research areas and operating environment- Research priorities for South, East and West Africa- Strengths and gaps in existing research operating environment- Resource requirements (human capacity needs and equipment)- Opportunities for linkage and support between African and Northern institutions- Opportunities for synergies with existing initiatives and research in other sectors- Risks and potential constraints- Funding requirementsThe Advisory Group gives strategic input.The ‘roadmap’ will be made available in a number of formats to ensure dissemination and ‘buy-in’ fromstakeholders at all levels including researchers, international agencies, governments, donors and those involvedin decision-making at the highest political level.

Task 6.2: Consultation and reporting (UAC coordinates the consultation, ITM, IFS, WU, NWU, SUA,IRD,MUSPH and OXF contribute)• Circulate roadmap for consultationThe first draft of the roadmap will be circulated to the Advisory Group. To ensure wide and effective consultation,beneficiaries and participants of the three regional stakeholder workshops in addition to the key stakeholders



that participated in the stakeholder analysis will be consulted to collect their views and perceptions on thedocument.• Finalise roadmap and present to national and international organisations. The Advisory Group will play aspecific role in listing these potential end users.The roadmap will be widely disseminated using a variety of media options in WP7.

Potential risksA risk involved in the development and dissemination of the Roadmap is that the necessary fora andtarget audience are not reached. If so, the Roadmap approach will be revised and Communication effortsintensified i.e. through contracting of expert groups or professional lobby organisation with subsequent budgetreallocations.



1 ITM 2.00

2 IFS 1.00

3 WU 1.00

4 NWU 1.00

5 SUA 1.00

6 UAC 1.00

7 IRD 1.00

8 MUSPH 1.00

9 OXF 1.00

Total 10.00



Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D6.1 Roadmap for nutrition research inAfrica 1 10.00 R PU 23

Total 10.00


D6.1) Roadmap for nutrition research in Africa: D6.1, called “Roadmap for nutrition research in Africa” isa document outlining a strategic framework for new sustainable nutrition research in Africa, specificallysub-Saharan Africa. It will summarise research priorities and strengths and gaps in existing research operatingenvironment, resource requirements, opportunities for linkage and support between African and Northerninstitutions or synergies with existing initiatives and research in other sectors and both identify risks andpotential constraints and funding requirements. The document will detail the development of the Roadmap, theconsultation round and summarise the input received during the consultation round. [month 23]







Comments

MS11 Roadmap with strategic framework isavailable 6 20 Roadmap document put

up on website

MS12 The consultation round is initiated 6 21Distribution list, emailand documents on thewebsite





Work package number 53 WP7 Type of activity 54 OTHER

Work package title Dissemination

Start month 1

End month 24


Objectives

1. Publicise the objectives and progress of the project2. Disseminate the outputs of the project3. Raise the profile of the revised nutrition research agenda in Africa


Work package Lead: Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM)

Description of work

SUNRAY will raise awareness about the urgent need for a revised nutrition agenda in sub-Saharan Africafrom the outset, through an online website and discussion forum, press releases, and presentations during keyinternational scientific meetings. The website will be used to upload outputs in the form of written documentsand audio-visual material and will be an important forum for consultation to collect feedback on outputs. Thewebsite will be hosted on a server in South Africa by the North-West University and supported by the Instituteof Tropical Medicine. In addition to the innovative audio-visual features of the site, SUNRAY will ensure thatthe essential information of the website is accessible to internet users with poor connections. The informationdisseminated by SUNRAY will be subjected to the knowledge management arrangements as laid out in theConsortium Agreement.

The project will target three specific audiences:(i) Policy makers and the donor community at the national and international level. As an essential part of WP5,the project will outline strategies to place the outcome of the project on the agenda of the (inter)national donorcommunity and policy makers in the European Union and Africa. An advocacy strategy will be prepared and theroadmap will be delivered during national workshops or meetings to which the beneficiaries are invited withintheir normal line of work. Summary leaflets will be edited and distributed to the participants of the workshops.Politicians and authorities at various levels (including Presidents, Presidents of national assemblies, heads ofinternational health and nutrition organisations (UNICEF, WHO, etc.) and bilateral development partners willalso be contacted individually to discuss about the practical implementation of the proposed plans of actions andfund raising. Contact with ECOWAS will be established from the start of the project and national representativesof this organization will be informed continuously of the progress made. The Management Committee togetherwith the Advisory Group will guide in identifying the persons to contact. Oxfam will provide guidance based onprocedures based on its specific advocacy expertise as an NGO.(ii) The scientific community through- Publication of articles and letters in peer reviewed scientific journals (in particular outputs from WP2, WP3 andWP4)- Press releases- Presentation of the project and its results at international scientific meetings. The SUNRAY beneficiaries willpresent the findings of SUNRAY whenever possible in international meetings. We aim at least at 5 high levelmeetings.- Organisation of specific sessions on research needs for malnutrition in Africa at international scientific andprofessional meetings such as the 2011 international meetings of the United Nations Standing Committee onNutrition (UN-SCN) and Global Nutrition Cluster.



(iii) The general public throughA website and online discussion forum. The website will serve a number of purposes:- To share the output of the project.- Generate input in the project.- Act as a reference point for communications regarding future challenges for nutrition research in sub-SaharanAfrica.- Serve as a platform for discussion.The website will be a state of the art reference point for all scientific and non scientific stakeholders who aim tokeep abreast of developments regarding the environmental challenges and malnutrition in Africa. The websitewill act as an electronic reference database and discussion forum for the regional networks in Africa as identifiedand established in WP2.

Task 7.1: Setting up and maintaining a website and discussion forum (NWU hosts the website with technicalsupport from ITM)• Setup website (in French and English) and on-line discussion forum.The website will not only serve to share text and written information but also appropriate audio-visual material.• Advertise new website and on-line discussion forum through available networks and international nutritionwebsites (e.g. Standing Committee on Nutrition, Global Nutrition Cluster, the Emergency Nutrition Network etc.)• Maintain the website by up-loading relevant material as it is produced such as dates and venues of regionalworkshops, papers, networks involved.

Task 7.2: Recording presentations (ITM records the presentations and edits them for hosting)• Record and upload presentations of the regional workshops and other synthesis presentations. The thematicpapers (WP4) presented at the regional workshops (WP5) will be recorded digitally during the regionalworkshops and hosted on the Project website to create awareness of global environmental challenges and theirpotential nutritional impact in Africa.

Task 7.3: Press releases (ITM prepares the press releases, all beneficiaries disseminate them)• Release two press statements at start and end of the Project. Press statements via the press offices of thedifferent beneficiaries and particularly the office of the Institute of Tropical Medicine will be released. A first pressrelease to raise awareness regarding the need, objectives and organisation of the SUNRAY will take place at thestart of the project. A second press release, disseminating the main findings and recommendation will be done atthe end of the project.

Potential risks1. A potential risk is that the press releases do reach the stakeholders. If so, alternative channels will be used todisseminate the information: workshops, international meetings, Advisory Group members will act as advocates.2. A second risk is that a suitable server in Africa may not be found and remain functional. If this case, a backupalternative in the North is organised.



1 ITM 5.00

4 NWU 3.00

Total 8.00



Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D7.1 First press statement 1 0.50 R PU 1





Deliverable Title



Nature 62


Delivery date 64

D7.2 Website of project outputs and onlinediscussion forum 4 4.00 R PU 4

D7.3 Assessment of disseminationperformance of the website 4 1.00 R PU 12

D7.4 Advocacy strategy for policy makersand the donor community 1 2.00 R PU 15

D7.5 Second press statement 1 0.50 R PU 24

Total 8.00


D7.1) First press statement: Press statement to disseminate the objective, set-up and finding of SUNRAY to alarge audience (i.e. policy makers, the donor community, the scientific community and the general public) [month1]

D7.2) Website of project outputs and online discussion forum: A website with discussion forum will beestablished. [month 4]

D7.3) Assessment of dissemination performance of the website: A web analytics monitor on the SUNRAYwebsite will provide insights into website traffic, visits and marketing statistics. The results of the monitor,together with feedback of users will be compiled into a report that will assess the dissemination performance ofthe website [month 12]

D7.4) Advocacy strategy for policy makers and the donor community: To ensure that the donor community andpolicy makers are aware of the outcome of the project, an advocacy strategy will be developed during the thirdmanagement committee meeting [month 15]

D7.5) Second press statement: Press statement to disseminate the roadmap and major findings of SUNRAY to alarge audience (i.e. policy makers, the donor community, the scientific community and the general public) [month24]





Comments

MS13 website operational 4 4Minutes of themanagement committeemeeting

WT4:List of Milestones



List and Schedule of Milestones

Milestonenumber 59 Milestone name WP number 53 Lead benefi-

ciary numberDelivery datefrom Annex I 60 Comments

MS1 First ManagementCommittee meeting WP1 1 1

Minutes: work plan andtask distribution updated,Consortium Agreementfinalised

MS2Research networksin Africa arecontacted

WP2 8 4

Report on current researchareas and operatingenvironment put up onwebsite

MS3

Harmonisationworkshop forstakeholder analysisis organised

WP3 4 4Description of workshop(participants, agenda) putup on website

MS4 Stakeholder analysishas started WP3 7 5 Report of stakeholder

analysis put up on website

MS5Tendering for thethematic papers islaunched

WP4 9 3

MS6SecondManagementCommittee meeting

WP1 1 8

Minutes: workshoplocation, agenda,participants and methodsagreed

MS7 First regionalworkshop convened WP5 3 10 Workshop reports put up

on website

MS8 Second regionalworkshop convened WP5 3 13 Workshop reports put up

on website

MS9 Third regionalworkshop convened WP5 3 17 Workshop reports put up

on website

MS10 Third ManagementCommittee meeting WP1 1 19

Minutes: workshopsevaluated, roadmapstructure agreed,mechanisms forconsultation anddissemination developed

MS11Roadmap withstrategic frameworkis available

WP6 6 20 Roadmap document putup on website

MS12 The consultationround is initiated WP6 6 21 Distribution list, email and

documents on the website

MS13 website operational WP7 4 4Minutes of themanagement committeemeeting

WT5:Tentative schedule of Project Reviews



Tentative schedule of Project Reviews

Reviewnumber 65

Tentativetiming

Planned venueof review Comments, if any

WT6:Project Effort by Beneficiary and Work Package



Indicative efforts (man-months) per Beneficiary per Work Package

Beneficiary number andshort-name WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 WP 6 WP 7 Total per Beneficiary

1 - ITM 9.60 4.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 5.00 26.60

2 - IFS 1.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 3.50

3 - WU 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 5.00

4 - NWU 1.00 7.00 9.00 0.00 5.00 1.00 3.00 26.00

5 - SUA 1.00 7.00 9.00 0.00 5.00 1.00 0.00 23.00

6 - UAC 1.00 7.00 9.00 0.00 5.00 1.00 0.00 23.00

7 - IRD 1.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 7.00

8 - MUSPH 1.00 7.00 9.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 19.00

9 - OXF 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 6.00

Total 17.60 34.50 42.00 2.00 25.00 10.00 8.00 139.10

WT7:Project Effort by Activity type per Beneficiary



Indicative efforts per Activity Type per Beneficiary

Activity type Part. 1ITM

Part. 2IFS

Part. 3WU

Part. 4NWU

Part. 5SUA

Part. 6UAC

Part. 7IRD

Part. 8MUSPH

Part. 9OXF Total

3. Consortium Management activities

WP 1 9.60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 17.60

Total Management 9.60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 17.60

4. Other activities

WP 7 5.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00

Total other 5.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00

Work Packages for Support activities

WP 2 4.00 0.50 1.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 0.00 7.00 1.00 34.50

WP 3 1.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 4.00 9.00 1.00 42.00

WP 4 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 2.00

WP 5 4.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 25.00

WP 6 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 10.00

Total Support 12.00 2.50 4.00 22.00 22.00 22.00 6.00 18.00 5.00 113.50

Total 26.60 3.50 5.00 26.00 23.00 23.00 7.00 19.00 6.00 139.10

WT8:Project Effort and costs



Project efforts and costs

Estimated eligible costs (whole duration of the project)Benefi-ciary

number

Beneficiaryshort name Effort (PM) Personnel

costs (€)Subcontracting

(€)Other Direct

costs (€)

Indirect costsOR lump sum,

flat-rate orscale-of-unit (€)

Total costsTotal

receipts (€)Requested EUcontribution (€)

1 ITM 26.60 165,141.40 0.00 52,149.00 43,458.08 260,748.48 0.00 232,499.80

2 IFS 3.50 22,750.00 0.00 12,165.00 6,983.00 41,898.00 0.00 37,359.00

3 WU 5.00 32,500.00 0.00 11,415.00 36,888.00 80,803.00 0.00 46,989.00

4 NWU 26.00 67,600.00 0.00 82,460.00 16,356.00 166,416.00 0.00 160,564.00

5 SUA 23.00 46,000.00 0.00 64,010.00 22,002.00 132,012.00 0.00 117,710.70

6 UAC 23.00 46,000.00 0.00 64,010.00 16,501.50 126,511.50 0.00 117,710.00

7 IRD 7.00 45,500.00 0.00 13,715.00 11,843.00 71,058.00 0.00 63,360.00

8 MUSPH 19.00 41,600.00 0.00 16,165.00 11,553.00 69,318.00 0.00 61,808.50

9 OXF 6.00 26,400.00 90,000.00 11,415.00 2,647.05 130,462.05 0.00 130,462.00

Total 139.10 493,491.40 90,000.00 327,504.00 168,231.63 1,079,227.03 0.00 968,463.00

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PART B Table of contents Abbreviations 4 B1. Concept and objectives, quality and effectiveness of the support mechanisms and associated work plan 5 B.1.1 Concept and project objective(s) 5 Conceptual basis 5 Context 5 General objective 6 Specific objectives 6 B 1.2 Quality and effectiveness of the support mechanisms and associated work Plan 7 Mapping the current research activities, challenges and constraints in Africa 7 Identifying and prioritising future nutrition-related research needs 7 Future challenges for malnutrition in Africa 8 Reaching consensus on nutrition-related research priorities and required structures 8 Defining the way forward 9 Dissemination and political leverage 9 B.1.3 S/T methodology and associated work plan 10 B.1.3.1 Overall strategy and general description 10 B.1.3.2 Timing of work packages and their components 11 B.1.3.4 Graphical presentation of project components 12 B.1.3.5 Risks and contingency plans 13 B.1.4 References 14 B.2. Implementation 16 B2.1 Management structure and procedures 16 Scientific and technical management 16 General Coordinator 16 Advisory Group 16 Management Committee 17 Work packages 17 WP1 Project Management 17 WP2 Mapping current research activities 17 WP3 Stakeholder analysis 18 WP4 Scientific papers of environmental impact on malnutrition 18 WP5 Regional stakeholder workshops to set the research agenda 18 WP6 Developing the roadmap 18 WP7 Dissemination 18 Administrative management 18 Communication and follow-up 19

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Procedures 19 B.2.2 Beneficiaries 20 Beneficiary 1. Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Belgium (Patrick Kolsteren, Dominique Roberfroid, Carl Lachat) 20 0 Beneficiary 2. The International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden (Nathalie Persson-Andrianasitera) 23 Beneficiary 3. Wageningen University (WU), The Netherlands (Fré Pepping, Rudy Rabbinge and Marianne Renkema) 24 Beneficiary 4. North-West University (NWU), South Africa (Annamarie Kruger and Este Vorster) 26 Beneficiary 5. Sokoine University (SUA), Tanzania (Joyce Kinabo, Peter Mamiro and John Msuya) 28 Beneficiary 6. University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin (Dossa Romain Anselme Marc, Mitchikpè Comlan Evariste, Nago Eunice Sorel) 30 Beneficiary 7. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France (Michelle Holdsworth) 32 Beneficiary 8. Makerere University (MUSPH), Uganda (Christopher Garimoi Orach, Henry Wamani, Elizabeth Nabiwemba) 34 Beneficiary 9. Intermon - Oxfam Spain (OXF), (Teresa Cavero) 36 B.2.3 The Consortium as a whole 38 Beneficiaries 38 Research and professional networks 40 B.2.3.1 Sub-contracting 41 B.2.3.2. Third Parties 42 B.2.4 Resources to be committed 42 Adequacy of the overall financial plan 42 Existing resources 43 Integration of resources in a coherent way 43 Personnel Working costs 43 Equipment 43 Travel 43 Management cost 43 Sub-contracting 43

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B.3. Impact 44 B.3.1 Expected impacts 44 Establishing priorities 44 Strengthening commitment 44 Identifying needs for resources, synergies and coordinated research efforts 44 European added value 45 Eradicating malnutrition 45 Account taken of other national or international research activities 45 Assumptions and external factors that may determine whether the impacts will be Achieved 46 B. 3.2 Spreading excellence, exploiting results, disseminating knowledge 46 Operational 46 Academic 46 Public 46 Management of knowledge 47 Management of IP 47 B.4. Ethical issues 49 4.1 Informed consent and data protection 49 4.2 Use of animals 49 4.3 Impact in low-income countries 49 Ethical issues table 50 B.5. Consideration of gender aspects 52 Gender balance in the project consortium 52 Raising awareness within the consortium 52 Measures to help reconcile work and private life 52 Promotion of gender equality at the regional workshops 52 Measures for encouraging women nutrition scientists 52 Appendix I – Logical Framework 53

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Abbreviations ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States FANUS Federation of African Nutrition societies IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute ITM Institute of Tropical Medicine M Month MS Milestone MDG Millennium Development Goal MUSPH Makerere University School of Public Health NWU North-West University OXF Intermon-Oxfam Spain UAC University of Abomey-Calavi WU Wageningen University

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B1. Concept and objectives, quality and effectiveness of the support mechanisms and associated work plan B.1.1 Concept and project objective(s) Conceptual basis The SUNRAY proposal to identify research needs on malnutrition in Africa is based on five concepts: 1) Future landscape: The future landscape will be very different in 5, 10 and 15 years time

compared with the present. New nutritional problems and nutritionally vulnerable groups will emerge and as a result pose new challenges for nutrition research and programming. It is essential to understand the future environmental, economic, socio-cultural and political landscape in order to predict their impact on nutrition and identify emerging research needs as well as immediate research challenges.

2) Sustainable and broad-based solutions: Nutrition cannot exist in a vacuum but needs to be integrated within other sectoral areas such as agriculture, health, education and rural development. Furthermore, solutions to nutritional problems need to be sustainable over the long-term and go beyond the ‘technological fix’ or ‘treatment’ approach. This will require an understanding of and engagement with broad-based organisations that will incorporate nutrition within a wider research agenda.

3) African centre of gravity: African institutions need to identify their own research opportunities and constraints in order to ensure appropriate and sustainable solutions to African problems. The constraints and opportunities for African institutions need to be understood to ensure empowerment and identify appropriate capacity development mechanisms for future research.

4) Broad stakeholder involvement: The link between research and action needs to be strengthened and for this a broad stakeholder viewpoint is needed. This will also help to fully understand nutrition research needs, opportunities and constraints. Stakeholder groups include African governments, businesses, administrators, health professionals and public interest non-governmental organisations and research institutions as well as Northern-based organisations (bilateral donors, United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organisations, universities and research institutes).

5) Political engagement: Policy-makers at the highest level need to be persuaded that investment in nutrition is essential. Research needs to provide the evidence for action and present research findings in a clear and irrefutable manner so that action becomes imperative.

Context This is a critical time for nutrition1. Malnutrition rates remain high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and are rising in some countries. The ‘double-burden’ of malnutrition (undernutrition and obesity) increases mortality and morbidity, and has serious economic and social consequences because of reductions in gross domestic product, lost productivity and healthcare spending. The Millennium Development Goals will not be reached by 2015 in Africa unless the nutritional status of women and children improves. Despite the huge cost of malnutrition, investment in the nutrition sector and in nutrition-related research has been grossly insufficient.

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The research that has been carried out and published has concentrated on obesity and chronic disease with a very limited focus on undernutrition.2 High-income countries have dominated the research agenda while the capacity of African national and regional academic and research institutions to respond to research needs in human nutrition is seriously limited. Recent events including the food price crisis, global recession and climate change are having a profound global influence on hunger, health and agriculture. Future environmental, economic, technological, socio-cultural and political changes are likely to present new challenges in the field of nutrition. Changes in climatic and demographic patterns, water and land availability, the stability of national food reserves, food and oil prices, migration and resettlement patterns, urbanisation, health care systems and emerging conflicts will all affect food and nutritional security in new ways.. Future research needs for malnutrition in Africa may be very different from current research needs and will require the development of new conceptual thinking accompanied by innovative research methods. The nutrition research agenda needs to be aligned with international agreements such as the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action. These agreements emphasise ownership by developing countries of strategies to enhance aid effectiveness. Consensus on the priorities for nutrition research and programming needs to be reached involving institutions inside Africa with support from the outside through international research partnerships and by Northern governments and non-governmental organisations. Finally, the political profile of nutrition needs to be raised and firmly pushed up the political agenda. Despite the devastating consequences of malnutrition and the many government pledges and declarations to reduce all forms of malnutrition, the level of budget support and consolidated action has been depressingly poor. Politicians and policy-makers need to engage with nutrition. The image of the starving child is no longer enough to provoke action. Research findings need to be presented in a way that ‘speaks’ to politicians and demands that attention is paid to reducing malnutrition rates as a humanitarian imperative. General objective To map current nutrition research programmes and activities and to identify research needs to tackle malnutrition in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Specific objectives 1. To map current (academic and applied) nutrition research activities in Africa. 2. To identify the priorities and understand the operating environment for nutrition research

in Africa from the perspective of a wide range of stakeholders. 3. To identify how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in Africa and the

challenges for future 4. To identify and prioritise future nutrition-related research needs in Africa for the next 15

years. 5. To develop a ‘roadmap’ for decision makers and donors that sets out a strategic

framework for nutrition research priorities in Africa, and funding and resource requirements at a regional and international level.

6. To consult widely and disseminate outputs in order to attain the highest level of political engagement

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B 1.2 Quality and effectiveness of the support mechanisms and associated work Plan Mapping the current research activities, challenges and constraints in Africa Currently, there is a lack of consensus on research needs on malnutrition in Africa. There is no single repository or location where recent and current nutrition research activities are documented and there is no single overarching body with responsibility for coordinating research or developing consensus on immediate and long-term research priorities. The recent Lancet series examined nutrition- and food-related research abstracts published and categorised them by nutritional problem and disciplinary knowledge area.7 The findings showed that most studies (73%) originated from high-income countries, and of these only 2% were specifically targeted at low-income or middle-income settings. It also found that only 7% of articles dealt with undernutrition and very few focused on low birth weight, stunting or breastfeeding. With the exception of the Lancet study and a paper assessing scientific publications on public health nutrition in West Africa30, there has been no systematic review of nutrition-related published research being carried out in sub-Saharan Africa. There has certainly been no systematic review of unpublished studies which may be documented in the ‘grey’ literature (such as agency reports or national journals) that are not accessible through scientific databases. Understanding of the operating environment for researchers working in sub-Saharan Africa is likewise limited. There is a general view that African research institutions are under-resourced and lack capacity31, but there has been no systematic examination and analysis of the opportunities and constraints or the external drivers, such as funding mechanisms and institutional arrangements that determine the who, what, where and how of nutrition research. There has been no assessment of the views of African researchers and other stakeholders and the factors that influence their decision-making in terms of nutrition research. Knowledge of nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa is patchy. A clear understanding of the current nutrition research agenda for sub-Saharan Africa and the conditions that govern that agenda, are fundamental before future research needs can be defined.

SUNRAY will map the current research on malnutrition in Africa. This will include mapping of funding mechanisms, the dynamics that define the research agenda, and perceived research priorities. A literature review and web based analysis of publications in the field of nutrition will be undertaken including both peer-reviewed literature available on scientific databases and ‘grey’ literature searches (WP2). Through tapping into existing research and professional networks linked to nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, a database of research institutions will be developed. The database will identify institutions in sub-Saharan Africa that are currently involved in nutrition research, identify individual contacts within those institutions and the areas of research that they are currently working on. From the database, individual African researchers will be selected for interview (face-to-face or by telephone) in order to update the database on current areas of research (WP2).

Identifying and prioritising future nutrition-related research needs The context in which researchers operate needs to be better understood to formulate effective strategies for a future nutrition research agenda. In particular the conditions and requirements for researchers to perform high quality research need to be evaluated. It is imperative to

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understand the relevance, barriers and opportunities of the current research agenda in sub-Saharan Africa for different stakeholders, including the non-nutrition community such as health professionals, policy makers and the commercial sector. The views of a broad range of stakeholders needs to be sought on the relevance of the immediate and longer-term nutrition-related research needs.

SUNRAY will use a novel and powerful technique (multi-criteria mapping) to provide an integrated analysis of the differing perspectives of key stakeholders in seven African countries. A range of priorities and strategies for research will be identified as well as policy approaches that are most likely to be acceptable and effective at meeting research challenges. Local stakeholders will be identified and participate in the mapping process including small and medium size African business in the agro food industry, local policy makers and administrators, health professionals at regional and national level, public interest non-governmental organisations, large non food industrial and commercial organisations (WP3).

Future challenges for malnutrition in Africa Climate change has become a subject for discussion at the highest political level32. Evidence is building up of the effect of climatic change on health12,13, malnutrition15, food production14 and hunger.10,11 There are projections of more environmental challenges ahead. Populations are growing and urbanisation increasing. Competition for land and water is increasingly affecting food production and sanitation. Oil prices will increase in the coming years and oil will become a rare commodity. Economic changes will have profound effects on economic systems and influence the economic policies of low-income countries. Conflicts, which already afflict many of the poorest countries in Africa, may increase in number while the global security situation may deteriorate. All these elements will affect health, access to food and nutritional status. It is imperative to locate nutritional concerns within the context of the challenges that sub-Saharan Africa will face in 10 to 15 years time. These challenges will be instrumental in defining future nutrition problems and nutritionally vulnerable groups.

SUNRAY will build on previous reviews that have focused at a global level, to specifically identify how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa through an evidence based ‘state of the art’ review of environmental challenges and their impact on nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. The Project will commission experts from outside the Consortium and external to the nutrition sector to produce a series of scientific papers that outline future challenges and the factors that will affect malnutrition rates and nutritionally vulnerable populations in sub-Saharan Africa (WP4).

Reaching consensus on nutrition-related research priorities and required structures Currently there is no consensus on nutrition-related research priorities for sub-Saharan Africa. In order to build consensus, it will be important to pull information together from a diverse set of sources, and to incorporate the experience and perceptions of diverse stakeholders. Consensus-building has to involve genuine participation. The voices of those with least resources and capacity need to be heard along with the voices of those with more resources. This means employing innovative methods to ensure a fair balance and build genuine consensus. There are good examples of consensus-building in the nutrition world. The Sphere Project to develop a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian

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assistance which included standards on nutrition and food security is one such example.33

SUNRAY will prepare a revised research agenda and build consensus on nutrition research priorities for sub-Saharan Africa through convening three regional stakeholder workshops in Africa (South, East and West). Regional research and professional networks will be used to identify participants who will include a range of stakeholder groups; researchers, international agencies, commercial institutions, government and non-governmental organisations. The majority of participants will come from sub-Saharan Africa but representation will also be sought from key stakeholders in North African and in Northern countries. The regional workshops will provide a forum to present and discuss the findings from WP2, WP3 and WP4. Innovative participatory methods will be used to reach consensus on research priorities (WP5).

Defining the way forward Currently, there is no agreed strategy for developing and implementing an appropriate research agenda for the future which sets out research priorities, opportunities and requirements in terms of developing capacity and funding. A clear framework is required which sets out the concrete steps that are needed to implement a new nutrition research agenda for policy-makers and donors. Coordination and coherence are priorities to maximise collaboration and networking between African countries and between African and European institutions.

SUNRAY will develop a nutrition research roadmap for the next 15 years. The roadmap will reflect the knowledge gained from WP2, WP3 and WP4 and the consensus on research priorities agreed from WP5. The roadmap will be aimed at policy-makers and donors and will be a clear document that outlines the steps that are needed to implement a new nutrition research agenda for sub-Saharan Africa. The roadmap will set out immediate and long-term research priorities, financial and resource requirements, opportunities for coordination mechanisms and the potential for linking institutions (African and European, private and public sector, research and humanitarian, government and non-governmental) (WP6).

Dissemination and political leverage The political profile of nutrition requires to be raised and decision-makers and politicians engaged in nutrition issues. The importance of investing in a new nutrition research agenda for sub-Saharan Africa has to be presented in a manner that captures the attention of politicians and ensures their ‘buy-in’.

SUNRAY will raise political awareness from the outset through a range of media including an online website and discussion forum, press releases, and presentations during key international scientific meetings. Policy makers and donors, the scientific community and the general public will all be targeted (WP7).

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B.1.3 S/T methodology and associated work plan B.1.3.1 Overall strategy and general description The SUNRAY project involves four African and five European beneficiaries. The strength of the Consortium is in its breadth of expertise and multi-disciplinary approach to tackling current and future challenges of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Our work plan consists of seven work packages that are structured in the following way and illustrated graphically under 1.3.2 below: WP1 project management carried out throughout the life of the project WP2, WP3, WP4 data collection carried out in months 3 to month 17 WP5 analysis and consensus building carried out in months 9 to month 19 WP6 strategy development carried out in months 19 to month 23 WP7 dissemination carried out throughout the life of the project WP1 optimises communication and coordination within the Consortium and with the European Commission. A series of meetings by the Management Committee will ensure that the progress of the project is constantly monitored and that as far as possible consensus is built within the Consortium on next steps. WP2 maps current and past (over the last 10 years) nutrition research activities and has two parts. The first involves a web-based search for published and unpublished research reports. The second involves interviewing a sample of researchers active in sub-Saharan Africa to clarify their current and past research activities, and to examine the opportunities, constraints and operating environment that they face. WP3 analyses the views of stakeholders using the technique of multi-criteria mapping. Up to 70 interviews with stakeholders from a range of disciplines will be carried out and analysed to identify consensus for priority nutrition research options. The stakeholder analysis will be conducted by African institutions in seven African countries. WP4 examines the impact that environmental changes (climatic, economic, political and social) will have on malnutrition rates, nutritionally vulnerable groups and geographic areas at greatest risk of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. A series of scientific, state-of-the-art papers will be produced dealing with different environmental challenges and written by external experts who come from outside the nutrition community. WP5 builds consensus on future research priorities through three regional stakeholder workshops in South, East and West Africa. Presentations from WP2, WP3 and WP4 will be made and working groups convened. The workshop will build consensus on research priorities and examine the opportunities and constraints for research in the region. WP6 develops a strategic framework for future research in the region. A roadmap will set out the steps needed to implement a coherent and coordinated response to identified research priorities both immediate and in the longer-term. The roadmap will represent a consensus view and be of interest to all donors and policy-makers. WP7 supports dissemination of the progress of SUNRAY and its outputs. A variety of media will be used to disseminate information to researchers, policy-makers and the general public.

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B.1.3.2 Timing of work packages and their components

M: Month MS: Milestones WP: Work Package T: Task

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B.1.3.4 Graphical presentation of project components

Analysis and consensus building

WP5 Regional workshops to set the

research agenda (WU)

WP6 Development of the roadmap

(UAC)

Strategy development

Data collection

WP2 Mapping of current research activities

(MUSPH)

WP3 Stakeholder analysis: barriers and

opportunities for research (NWU)

WP4 Scientific reviews of environmental challenges impacting on nutrition in sub Saharan Africa

(OXF)

Impact

WP 1 Project management (ITM)

WP 7 Dissemination (ITM)

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B.1.3.5 Risks and contingency plans Most of the risks relate to participation in the stakeholder analysis. The main tool for data collection is face to face interviews which take around two hours to complete. An estimated 20-30% (as estimated from experience with the PORGROW and POLMARK projects) of key stakeholders identified for interview are expected to either decline the interview or to fail to complete the interview. All stakeholders identified for interview will be invited to participate in one of the regional workshops (as financially supported participants) and to be part of the consultation process. This will act as an incentive to participate in the stakeholder analysis and reduce non-completion of the interview to a minimum. Political instability and insecurity may limit the participation of certain countries in the SUNRAY project. Beneficiaries have been selected from countries with reasonably good communications and a low risk of insecurity. Regional workshops will be held in secure countries with good access to communications and transport. A risk analysis and contingency plan will be developed at the first Management Committee meeting, which sets out the various risk and management responsibilities of the Consortium, as predetermined by the European Commission. In addition, potential risks and/or barriers that may cause delays in the timely progression of the project will be discussed and corrective actions agreed. In accordance with the project’s Consortium Agreement discussed in the plenary session, the Committee will identify go/no-go decisions and decisive points which will be applied to evaluate the continuation of certain tasks. Decision forks will also be defined, in order to evaluate the deliverables’ effect on objectives of the remaining work packages. The Management Committee will produce a Risk Management Strategy report detailing procedures that have been agreed.

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B.1.4 References

1. Muller, A. Chair’s Roundup. SCN News 37:1-2. Sub-Committee on Nutrition. Geneva 2009.

2. Black R, Allen LH, Bhutta Z, Caulfield L, de Onis M, Ezzati M et al. Maternal and child undernutrition 1 - Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. Lancet 2008; 371(9608):243-260

3. Grantham-McGregor S, Cheung YB, Cueto S, Glewwe P, Richter L, Strupp B. Child development in developing countries 1 - Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries. Lancet 2007;369:60-70

4. WHO. Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. WHO Technical Report Series nr 916. WHO Technical Report Series nr 916. 2003. Geneva, World Health Organisation.

5. Mendez M, Monteiro C, Popkin B. Overweight exceeds underweight among women in most developing countries. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005; 81(3):714-721

6. United Nations Children’s Fund. Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition: A survival and development priority. UNICEF, New York, November 2009.

7. Morris, S., Cogill, B. and Uauy, R. Maternal and Child Undernutrition 5: Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress? The Lancet, January 2008.

8. UNU/IUNS workshop on institution building for research and advanced training in food and nutrition in developing countries. Manila 18-25 August 1996 www.iuns.org

9. Department for International Development. The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: Evidence for action. DIFD, London, 2009.

10. Save the Children. Hungry for Change: An eight step, costed plan of action to tackle global hunger. SC UK, London, November 2009.

11. World Food Programme. Climate Change and Hunger: Responding to the challenge. WFP, Rome, 2009.

12. The Lancet. Health and Public Change Series. November 2009. 13. Ramin, B. Editorial: Slums, climate change and human health in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 87:886. 2009. 14. Nelson, G.C, Rosegrant, M.W et al. Climate Change: Impact on agriculture and costs of

adaptation. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, October 2009. 15. Board on Global Health, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Mitigating the

Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis: Workshop Summary. The National Academies Press, Washington DC, 2009.

16. United Nations Conference on Climate Change Copenhagen, 7- 18 December 2009. SCN statement Implications of climate change on undernutrition.

17. Oxfam. Climate Alarm: Disasters increase as climate change bites. Oxfam Briefing Paper 108. Oxfam, Oxford, November 2007.

18. World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common Future, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development. General Assembly Resolution 38/161, August 1987.

19. Lang, T and Heasman, M. Food Wars: The global battle for mouths, minds and markets. Earthscan, 2004.

20. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action 2005/2008.

21. The Lancet. Maternal and Child Undernutrition Series. January 2008. 22. Commission of the European Communities. Communication from the Commission to the

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European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Commission legislative and work programme 2009. Acting now for a better Europe. Com (2008) 712 final Volume 1. 5-11-2008

23. Commission of the European Communities. Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action. COM(2009) 147 final. 1-4-2009

24. Stirling A. ‘Multi-criteria mapping: mitigating the problems of environmental evaluation?’, in J Foster (ed.), Valuing Nature? – ethics, economics and the environment, Routledge, London, 1997, pp. 186-210.

25. Stirling, A and Meyer S, Rethinking Risk, SPRU, 1999, p 2 26. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/1-4-7-1-8.html 27. Brown, K., MacLachlan, M., Cardosa, P., Tchibindat, F and Baker, S. Strengthening

public health nutrition research and training capacities in West Africa: Report of a planning workshop convened in Dakar, Senegal from March 26-29, 2009.

28. F. Pepping, The current capacity for training in public health nutrition in West Africa (background paper 1 for Dakar workshop March 2009, submitted for publication)

29. Standing Committee on Nutrition and European Commission. High Level Nutrition Meeting in Brussels (23-24 November 2009).

30. Grant J. Aaron, Shelby E Wilson, Kenneth H Brown, Assessment of scientific publications concerning public health nutrition in West Africa: bibliographic review of articles published on selected human nutrition topics, 1998 – 2008 (background paper 2 for Dakar workshop March 2009, submitted for publication).

31. UNU/IUNS African Nutrition Leadership Initiative Report. Consultation held in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, June 22-25, 1999.

32. United Nations Climate Change Conference. Copenhagen, Dec 7-Dec 18 2009. 33. The Sphere Project. Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.

2004 Edition. 34. www.biomedexperts.com 35. Stirling A, Multi-Criteria Mapper, Version 2.01, SPRU, 2002 36. Lefevre P, Kolsteren P, De Wael MP, Byekwaso F, Beghin I. Comprehensive

Participatory Planning and Evaluation. Antwerpen, Belgium: IFAD/Belgian Survival Fund, 2001. http://www.ifad.org/pub/index.htm

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B.2. Implementation B.2.1 Management structure and procedures Scientific and technical management The SUNRAY Consortium will be managed according to a hierarchical management structure (see figure below). This will ensure coherence, coordination and maximum participation by Consortium members.

General Coordinator The General Coordinator is Patrick Kolsteren (ITM). He will be responsible for the overall management and co-ordination of the project, and will be the official contact point for the European Commission. The General Coordinator will chair meetings of Management Group and compile the comments of the Advisory Group. Final decisions will be made by the Management Committee after evaluating the advice of the Advisory Group. Patrick Kolsteren has long experience in management and coordination of research projects as well as large multidisciplinary networks. Advisory Group The Advisory Group will be formed of six experts who are external to the Consortium. Each expert has expertise in a particular domain which complements the others. The Advisory Group will consist of the following experts: 1. Mathurin Coffi Nago

President of the National Assembly of Benin, formerly Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Training

2. Anna Taylor Senior Nutrition Advisor, Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom

3. Stuart Gillespie Director, Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods and Food Security Coordinator, Agriculture and Health Research Platform International Food Policy Research Institute

EU Scientific Coordinator

Advisory Group

General Coordinator ITM

Management Committee

MUSPH NWU OXF WU SUA UAC IRD

Steering Group

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(IFPRI), World Health Organisation, Switzerland 4. Peter Hailey

Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office 5. Felicite Tchibindat

Regional Advisor Nutrition, UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office 6. Jeremy Shoham

Director, Emergency Nutrition Network, United Kingdom The terms of reference of the Advisory Group are the following:

- Advice on the content of the thematic papers. - Provide strategic guidance for the entire project - Help identify possible network of researchers - Advice on the creation of a policy network - Provide suggestions for dissemination of the workshop results - Put the findings of the project on the agenda of their particular networks - Peer review the report on the identification of research activities and the stakeholder

analysis - Provide guidance for the development of the roadmap - Help identify key persons and networks for advocacy and help putting the results on the

political agenda Management Committee The Management Committee will be responsible for the administrative and technical (content wise) management of SUNRAY and will comprise the lead person from each of the beneficiaries. Final decisions will be made by this group after consultation of the Advisory Group. Decision will be by simple majority. Five management meetings will take place; three of the management meeting will be followed by a technical meeting. The three technical meetings will be convened at strategic points to coordinate the technical aspects in various WPs.

(i) at the start of the project (ii) before WP5 workshops are convened (iii) after WP5 (regional workshops) have been convened

The technical meetings are followed by a meeting with the Advisory Group that will advice on the proposed action and content of the project. Work packages Each of the seven work packages will be coordinated by a leader who belongs to one of the beneficiaries. Tasks within each work package will be allocated to different beneficiaries under the leadership of the work package leader.

WP1 Project Management Project management will be undertaken by ITM under the General Coordinator, Patrick Kolsteren. Guidance and direction will be given at Management Committee meetings.

WP2 Mapping current research activities Mapping current research will be coordinated by MUSPH while ITM will do the web based literature search. All beneficiaries and members of the Advisory Group will provide

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contacts and links with networks for MUSPH to develop the database of institutions and individuals actively involved in research in sub-Saharan Africa. Interviews with key researchers active in sub-Saharan Africa will be conducted by MUSPH.

WP3 Stakeholder analysis

The stakeholder analysis will be coordinated by NWU. A harmonisation workshop will take place in South Africa attended by individuals from NWU, SUA, UAC and MUSPH. IRD will have technical responsibility for the workshop and NWU will have administrative responsibility.

WP4 Scientific papers of environmental impact on malnutrition OXF will coordinate the production of the scientific papers which will be tendered out and then written by sub-contracted external experts. Oxfam will put together and circulate the tender documents and be in charge of the subcontracting.

WP5 Regional workshops to set the research agenda WU will have responsibility for coordinating the three workshops. Three beneficiaries will take responsibility for organising a regional workshop in their particular region (NWU for Southern Africa, SUA for Eastern Africa and UAC for West Africa). Work package leaders for WP2, WP3 and WP4 will be responsible for producing presentations from the outputs of their work packages and identifying appropriate presenters. WU will provide/organise the methodological support to guide the working groups and facilitate the workshops. Reporting on the workshop results will be the responsibility of the hosting beneficiary (SUA, NWU and UAC) together with the General Coordinator.

WP6 Developing the roadmap The UAC will have responsibility for coordinating production of the roadmap and will produce the first draft. Consultation will be done through the SUNRAY website and through the networks of all beneficiaries. UAC will revise and produce a final document.

WP7 Dissemination ITM will have responsibility for information dissemination. NWU will host the SUNRAY website in French and English. Dissemination of the information generated by the project will be subjected to the regulations as laid out in the Consortium Agreement.

Administrative management The Institute of Tropical Medicine, the Coordinator, will monitor all financial aspects of the project through its external funding office and report all financial aspects of the programme to the European Commission. The Institute of Medicine has long experience of administration of European Commission projects (about 40 projects are currently managed). General management of the project will be performed by a Project Administrator who will be employed expressly for the purpose. He/she will directly assist the General Coordinator and collaborate with the general administration team. The Consortium Administrative Office will support the Consortium by performing the following duties:

i. Management of the legal, contractual, ethical, financial and administrative aspects of the project (compilation of cost statements of the Consortium members, advance payment information, etc.)

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iii. Preparation of the Consortium Agreement iv. Preparation of the risk assessment and risk alleviation plan v. Organisation of Management Committee meetings

The Project Administrator will attend all Management Committee meetings. Past experience has shown that direct contact between the Project Administrator and the beneficiaries is essential to:

(i) Promote easy and long-term communication and (ii) Commit the beneficiaries who are better positioned to dialogue with their respective

administrations with their own specificities. Further communication by e-mail or conference calls will be done with Work Package Leaders and their respective administration, according to a rule that will be decided at the first Management Committee meeting and adapted to each beneficiary, if needed.

Communication and follow-up Periodic meetings will be major instruments for control and follow up. Five management meetings and three technical meetings will be convened at strategic points throughout the Project. The initial and final management and technical meetings will be held in Antwerp. Other meetings will be linked to the regional workshops and so held at different locations in Africa, again to save on travel costs and per diems. Procedures The Management Committee will manage the project. The procedures for this will be specified in the Consortium Agreement. This will be prepared by the Coordinator and presented to the Consortium during the first Management Committee meeting. The Consortium Agreement will deal with:

- Duration and termination of the Consortium Agreement - Organisation of the Management Committee (composition, frequency of meetings,

decision rules) - Confidentiality and publications (co-authorship, agreement of Management Committee

previous to submission) - Intellectual property rights - Distribution of funds at intermediate payments - Assignment - Amendments - Official language - Governing law and jurisdiction (Belgium in present case)

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B. 2.2 Beneficiaries Beneficiary 1. Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Belgium (Patrick Kolsteren, Dominique Roberfroid, Carl Lachat)

Description of the organisation

The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium is one of the world's leading institutes for training, research and services delivery in tropical medicine and health care in developing countries. It is strongly committed to academic excellence and genuine partnership to ensure optimal health for all.

The Institute acknowledges that health development policies are still largely defined in the North and the fact that the many new global health initiatives have their seat and power base in Europe or the United States of America. The principle of this proposal fits into the new ‘switching the poles’ initiative of the Institute. This initiative aims to empower the scientists and institutes in the south to take the lead in the international efforts to improve the health situation in their countries through research, training and policy support.

The Department of Public Health of the Institute of Tropical Medicine has long-standing experience in research on health sector organisation and health care reform in low and middle-income countries. The Department of Public Health at Institute of Tropical Medicine runs a number of highly regarded MSc programmes (MSc in Public Health, Health Systems Management & Policy and MSc in Disease Control and Reproductive Health). The majority of students completing the courses are high level policy developers, programme managers and researchers from low and middle income countries.

The Nutrition and Child Health Unit is one of the four units of the Department. The Unit has participated in a large number of European Commission funded research projects under the INCO calls, INCO-MED and FP6. In recognition of the fact that many low- and middle income countries are facing a double burden of malnutrition, the research activities of the Nutrition and Child Health concentrate on two main areas; persistent undernutrition and the dramatic increase in diet-related chronic diseases and overweight in all age groups. The research agenda of the last ten years has focused on enhancing child growth and health through (i) Improving maternal nutrition, (ii) Improving the nutritional quality and energy density of complementary foods with a particular emphasis on micronutrients (iii) Reducing contamination of complementary foods in particular mycotoxins, (iv) Preventive strategies that health systems can adopt to improve growth and development in children, (v) Nutrition rehabilitation of moderately malnourished children, (vi) Studies in adolescents to describe food habits, physical activity pattern and their determinants in different countries, and (vii) School based strategies to improve diet and physical activity. Studies are currently being conducted in Africa in: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.

Tasks allocated in the project

The Institute of Tropical Medicine will be responsible for the general coordination of the project (WP1) and dissemination of information (WP7). It will contribute to the literature review and web-based needs assessment of ongoing nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa (WP2). It will assist in the review of the commissioned thematic papers on environmental challenges impacting on nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (WP4). The Institute will contribute to the stakeholder analysis (WP3), participate and assist in the organisation of the regional workshops (WP5) and the development of the roadmap (WP6).

Previous experience relevant for those tasks and profile of key staff members

The Institute of Tropical Medicine has a longstanding working experience with various participants in the Consortium. It has an international cooperation programme with Makerere University. The programme embraces training, research and a PhD programme. Makerere University is also the regional partner in its alumni network. The Institute has worked with Sokoine University for more than 12 years supporting an MSc programme and PhD programme on complementary foods in Tanzania. The Institute currently works with the University of Abomey-Calavi on a PhD study investigating dietary habits of adolescents in Cotonou. The General Coordinator has longstanding collaboration with Institut

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de Recherche pour le Développement and Wageningen University through exchange of lecturers and cooperation in research programmes.

The Nutrition and Child Health Unit has participated in three INCO projects including the coordination of two and one coordination action under the FP6 programme. The Unit has conducted a large number of trials in beneficiaries' countries including a recent set of randomised controlled trials coordinated by WHO/UNICEF. The Unit works with a large number of PhD students and MSc students. It collaborates with 12 partner institutions in low and middle income countries including six in sub-Saharan Africa. All its research programmes are conducted in partnership with research institutions in low and middle income countries. The Unit is ideally placed to coordinate SUNRAY because of its long collaboration with research institutions in the region and the fact that English and French are spoken fluently. The Unit is by nature of its mission statement active in low and middle income countries in research and training. The Institute has a network of alumni and as a research institution brings a strong academic expertise to the SUNRAY.

Patrick Kolsteren (MD DTM&H, DTCH, PhD) is the General Coordinator for SUNRAY. He is a medical doctor who worked overseas for nine years before joining the Institute of Tropical Medicine. He worked as a District Medical Officer in Thailand and later as a Paediatrician in Nepal. He joined the Institute of Tropical Medicine in 1989. His work agenda is devoted to research in nutrition in low and middle income countries, teaching and PhD coaching and service delivery. In addition, he participates regularly in consultancies for international organisation and non-governmental organisations, sitting in scientific boards, supports research and teaching networks. He is head of the Nutrition and Child Health of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and holds the Chair of International Nutrition at Ghent University.

Dominique Roberfroid (MD, DTM&H, MSc, Mphil) is a medical doctor trained in epidemiology and anthropology. He joined the Nutrition and Child Health Unit of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in 1999, where he provides technical expertise in study design, interdisciplinary evaluation and data analysis. His other professional skills are health technology assessment and meta-analysis. In the recent years, his field of scientific research has focused on the promotion of foetal growth, particularly through the provision of maternal micronutrient supplements.

Carl Lachat (MSc) is a nutritionist and engineer in tropical agriculture. He has worked on nutrition policy and physical activity and dietary habits of adolescents in developing countries. After working in rural Ethiopia and China, he joined the Nutrition and Child Health Unit of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in 2004. Carl has been a consultant for various international organisations including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Save the Children UK. Key publications 1. Huybregts L, Roberfroid D, Lanou H, Menten J, Meda N, Van Camp J, Kolsteren P. Prenatal food

supplementation fortified with multiple micronutrients increases birth length: a randomized controlled trial in rural Burkina Faso. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009; 90(6):1593-1600.

2. Lachat C, Le NBK, Nguyen CK, Nguyen QD, Nguyen DVA, Roberfroid D, Kolsteren P. Eating out of home in Vietnamese adolescents: socioeconomic factors and dietary associations. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009; 90(6):1648-1655.

3. Kimanya M, De Meulenaer B, Tiisekwa B, Ugullum C, Devlieghere F, Van Camp J, Kolsteren P. Fumonisins exposure from freshly harvested and stored maize and its relationship with traditional agronomic practices in Rombo district, Tanzania. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment 2009; 26(8):1199-1208.

4. Huybregts L, Roberfroid D, Kolsteren P, Van Camp J. Dietary behaviour, food and nutrient intake of pregnant women in a rural community in Burkina Faso. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2009; 5(3):211-222.

5. Kimanya ME, De Meulenaer B, Baert K, Tiisekwa B, Van Camp J, Samapundo S, Lachat C, Kolsteren P. Exposure of infants to fumonisins in maize-based complementary foods in rural Tanzania. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2009; 53(5):667-674.

6. Roberfroid D, Huybregts L, Kolsteren P. Effect of Preventive Supplementation on Young Children in Niger. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association 2009; 301(21):2208.

7. Kimanya M, De Meulenaer B, Tiisekwa B, Ndomondo-Sigonda M, Devlieghere F, Van Camp J, Kolsteren P. Co-occurrence of fumonisins with aflatoxins in home-stored maize for human consumption in rural villages of Tanzania. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk

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Assessment 2008; 25(11):1353-1364. 8. Roberfroid D, Huybregts L, Lanou H, Henry M, Meda N, Menten J, Kolsteren P. Effects of maternal multiple

micronutrient supplementation on fetal growth: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in rural Burkina Faso. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008; 88(5):1330-1340.

9. Lachat C, Verstraeten R, Khanh L, Hagströmer M, Khan NC, Anh N, Dung N, Kolsteren P. Validity of two physical activity questionnaires (IPAQ and PAQA) for Vietnamese adolescents in rural and urban areas. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008; 5.

10. El A, Traissac P, Beji C, Aounallah-Skhiri H, Gaigi S, Kolsteren P et al. Change in nutritional status of adult women in Tunisia from 1996 to 2005: effect of living environment and socio-economic factors. International Journal of Obesity 2008; 32:S215.

11. Roberfroid D, Pelto G, Kolsteren P. Plot and see! Maternal comprehension of growth charts worldwide. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2007; 12(9):1074-1086.

12. Kolsteren P, Roberfroid D, Huybregts L, Lachat C. Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. Lancet 2007; 369(9563):740.

13. Roberfroid D, Lerude MP, Perez-Cueto A, Kolsteren P. Is the 2000 CDC growth reference appropriate for developing countries? Public Health Nutrition 2006; 9(2):266-268.

14. Perez-Cueto F, Naska A, Monterrey J, Almanza-Lopez M, Trichopoulou A, Kolsteren P. Monitoring food and nutrient availability in a nationally representative sample of Bolivian households. British Journal of Nutrition 2006; 95(3):555-567.

15. Lachat C, Van Camp J, Mamiro P, Obuoro Wayua F, Opsomer A, Roberfroid D, Kolsteren P. Processing of complementary food does not increase hair zinc levels and growth of infants in Kilosa district, rural Tanzania. British Journal of Nutrition 2006; 95(1):174-180.

16. Roberfroid D, Kolsteren P, Hoeree T, Maire B. Do growth monitoring and promotion programs answer the performance criteria of a screening program? A critical analysis based on a systematic review. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2005; 10(11):1121-1133.

17. Lachat C, Van Camp J, De Henauw S, Matthys C, Larondelle Y,. Remaut- De Winter AM, Kolsteren P. A concise overview of national nutrition action plans in the European Union Member States. Public Health Nutrition 2005; 8(3):266-274.

18. Perez-Cueto A, Almanza M, Kolsteren P. Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005; 59(1):82-87.

19. Alarcon K, Kolsteren P, Prada AM, Chian A, Velarde R, Pecho IL et al. Effects of separate delivery of zinc or zinc and vitamin A on hemoglobin response, growth, and diarrhea in young Peruvian children receiving iron therapy for anemia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004; 80(5):1276-1282.

20. Tchibindat F, Martin-Prevel Y, Kolsteren P, Maire B, Delpeuch F. Bringing together viewpoints of mothers and health workers to enhance monitoring and promotion of growth and development of children: A case study from the Republic of Congo. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition 2004; 22(1):59-67.

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Beneficiary 2. The International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden (Nathalie Persson-Andrianasitera) Description of the organisation

The International Foundation for Science has longstanding experience in funding research in low and middle income countries and in putting research on the political agenda. It is presently funded by more than 15 donor organisations and has provided over 6,500 grants to researchers in 100 countries. The mission of the International Foundation for Science is to build scientific capacity in low and middle income countries by supporting the research of promising young scientists. Thematically, the funded research covers a wide range of topics including food security, nutrition, biodiversity and environmental change. The International Foundation for Science has substantial expertise to leverage training support for its constituency with limited funds. In 2008, IFS provided support to some 2,500 young scientists in developing countries in the form of research grants, travel grants to scientific meetings and conferences, feedback on research proposals including the rejected applications, assistance in the purchasing of equipment and supplies, arrangement of workshops and training courses, network support and awards for scientific achievement. Two hundred and seventy (270) new research grants were approved and 36 workshops convened in partnership with local research groups. The organisation operates from Stockholm Sweden and from a regional hub in Uganda.


The International Foundation for Science will contribute to mapping the ongoing research in nutrition in Africa (WP2) by assisting in identifying research institutions and researchers active in the field of nutrition. The International Foundation for Science will contribute to understanding the actors, drivers and constraints of the current research agenda, and unmet needs as perceived by African researchers. They will mobilise researchers and assist in the organisation of the regional workshops (WP5). The International Foundation for Science will provide strategic insights for the development of the roadmap (WP6). The International Foundation for Science is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project.


The International Foundation for Science is uniquely placed to help shape the future nutrition research agenda in Africa. For more than 30 years, it has built capacity amongst researchers in Africa. The organisation has a longstanding experience in working with the donor community to support nutrition research in low and middle income countries. The International Foundation for Science organises a number of workshops with scientists in Africa every year and systematically organises an annual meeting in donor assistance deprived countries to discuss strategies for funding for research.

Nathalie Persson-Andrianasitera will be coordinating this project for the International Foundation for Science. She is the Scientific Programme Coordinator of the International Foundation for Science and interacts closely with researchers in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the reality and challenges of carrying out nutrition research in the region.

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Beneficiary 3. Wageningen University (WU), The Netherlands (Fré Pepping, Rudy Rabbinge and Marianne Renkema)


Wageningen University is an international knowledge institution, making essential contributions to the quality of life with pioneering research and innovative teaching programmes in the areas of nutrition, health, sustainable agro-systems, viable environment and processes of social change. The academic part of Wageningen University has around 1,900 staff members, 6,000 students and is divided into five Science groups and 67 Research groups/Laboratories. The Division of Human Nutrition comprises four research groups and focuses its research on factors determining food and nutrient intake and the effects of nutrition on physiological processes, as well as the consequences for health and disease. The Division has 60 PhD students of whom 20 come from Africa, Asia and Latin America. At present the Division has joint programmes with Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, South Africa and Kenya. Through its Interdisciplinary Research Fund the university makes available funds for integrated research programmes in the South. As an example at present the TELFUN (Tailoring food sciences to endogenous patterns of local food supply for future nutrition) project is funded.

In addition to the Division of Human Nutrition the expertise of various other units from within Wageningen University will be made available for this project. The Graduate School VLAG is responsible for PhD education and was involved in establishing several capacity development initiatives in Africa such as the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) and the Programme de Leadership Africain en Nutrition (operating in West Africa for francophone participants). Both the Division of Human Nutrition and the Graduate School VLAG are affiliated with the United Nations University Food & Nutrition Programme. Wageningen University participated extensively in the Capacity Development Initiative for Africa as initiated by International Union for Nutrition Sciences (IUNS) and United Nations University (UNU) from 1999 onwards and was involved in a recent exercise to initiate a regional initiative for public health nutrition research and training in West Africa (lead by UNICEF, West African Health Organisation (WAHO) and Helen Keller International). One of the two background papers for the workshop held in Dakar in March 2009 to start this initiative was prepared by Wageningen University. Moreover they have a longstanding experience in training and research, and have many overseas projects and alumni. They will provide academic support to the project and this support can also be extended to areas other than nutrition (for example environmental sciences) needed for this project. With its broad experience in Africa Wageningen University and the affiliated services (library services, training facilities, research management) can make an effective contribution to various parts of this project.


Wageningen University will be responsible for WP5 and coordinate the organisation of the regional workshops. Wageningen University will contribute to the mapping of current research in nutrition in Africa (WP2) by assisting in the identification of research institutes and researchers in Africa. Wageningen University will contribute to the development of the roadmap (WP6) and is a member of the Management Committee (WP1) contributing to the overall implementation of the project.


All staff involved from Wageningen University has extensive expertise in research activities in Africa. The Division of Human Nutrition is involved in executing several European Commission-funded projects including FONIO (Improving the quality of Fonio for West Africa and European markets) and INSTAPA (Improved nutrition through staple foods in Africa). The Graduate School VLAG initiated the Africa Nutrition Leadership Programme together with North-West University of South Africa (Beneficiary 4) and the Programme de Leadership Africain en Nutrition together with University of Abomey-Calavi (Beneficiary 6).

Through its important role with the United Nations University Food & Nutrition Programme Wageningen University can tap the expertise of parties affiliated with the United Nations University such as Cornell University and the University of California, the University of Nairobi and the

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University of Ghana.

Fré Pepping (PhD) will coordinate this project for Wageningen University. He is the Managing Director of Graduate School VLAG (Food Science, Nutrition, Agro-biotechnology and Health Sciences) Fré Pepping has been responsible for most of the United Nations University –Food and Nutrition Programme at Wageningen University. He initiated and coordinates the African Nutrition Leadership Programme and the Programme de Leadership Africain en Nutrition.

Through Wageningen International the expertise of Wageningen University in operating research and training programmes will be made available for this project and the following persons have confirmed their contribution:

Rudy Rabbinge (PhD), former Member of the Parliament in the Netherlands and now University professor and chairman of the Science Council of the Consultative group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), CGIAR comprises fifteen research organisations worldwide amongst others the African Rice Centre in Cotonou, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, the International Livestock Research (ILRI) centre in Nairobi and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Several CGIAR institutes are involved in numerous nutrition programmes worldwide. Prof. Rabbinge is available to support the Scientific Advisory Group and will provide a link with the CGIAR affiliated institutions.

Marianne Renkema (PhD) from the Central Library of Wageningen University will assist in the tasks as described in WP2. Key publications 1. Pavlovic M, Pepping F, Demes M, Biro L, Szabolcs P, Dimitrovska Z, Duleva V, ParvanC, Hadziomeragic A,

Glibetic M, Oshaug A. Turning dilemmas into opportunities: a UNU/SCN capacity development network in public nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe. Public Health Nutrition 2009; 12(8):1046-1051.

2. Pavlovic M, Witthoft C, Hollman P, Hulshof P, Glibetic M, Porubska J, Pepping F, Oshaug A. Training and capacity building in central and eastern Europe through the EuroFIR and CEE networks. Food Chemistry 2009; 113(3):846-850.

3. Bos HL, Slingerland MA, Elbersen W, Rabbinge R. Beyond agrification: twenty five years of policy and innovation for non-food application of renewable resources in the Netherlands. Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr 2008; 2(4):343-357.

4. Bouma J, Stoorvogel JJ, Quiroz R, Staal S, Herrero M, Immerzeel W et al. Ecoregional research for development. Advances in Agronomy, Vol 93 2007; 93:257-+.

5. Kessel G, Kohl J, Powell J, Rabbinge R, van de Werf W. Modeling spatial characteristics in the biological control of fungi at leaf scale: Competitive substrate colonization by B. cinerea and U. atrum. Phytopathology 2005; 95(6):S52-S53.

6. van Dam J, Klerk-Engels B, Struik PC, Rabbinge R. Securing renewable resource supplies for changing market demands in a bio-based economy. Industrial Crops and Products 2005; 21(1):129-144.

7. Lu C, van Ittersumb MK Rabbinge R. A scenario exploration of strategic land use options for the Loess Plateau in northern China. Agricultural Systems 2004; 79(2):145-170.

8. Lu C, van Ittersum M, Rabbinge R. Quantitative assessment of resource-use efficient cropping systems: a case study for Ansai in the Loess Plateau of China. European Journal of Agronomy 2003; 19(2):311-326.

9. Pepping F, Vandergiezen A, Dejonge K, West C. Food-Consumption of Children with and Without Xerophthalmia in Rural Tanzania. Tropical and Geographical Medicine 1989; 41(1):14-21.

10. Pepping F, Kavishe F, Hackenitz E, West C. Prevalence of Xerophthalmia in Relation to Nutrition and General Health in Preschool-Age Children in 3 Regions of Tanzania. Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 1988; 77(6):895-906.

11. Pepping F, Vencken C, West C. Retinol and Carotene Content of Foods Consumed in East-Africa Determined by High-Performance Liquid-Chromatography. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 1988; 45(4):359-371.

12. Pepping F, Hackenitz E, West C, Duggan M, Franken S. Relationship Between Measles, Malnutrition, and Blindness. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1988; 47(2):341-343.

13. Schultink J, West C, Pepping F. Beta-Carotene Content of Tanzanian Foodstuffs. East African Medical Journal 1987; 64(6):368-372.

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Beneficiary 4. North-West University (NWU), South Africa (Annamarie Kruger and Este Vorster)


The North-West University is a unitary, multi-campus institution with campuses spread across two provinces in South Africa. The SUNRAY project will be administered by the newly established North-West University Institute for Delivery of Food and Nutrition Security. The Institute combines the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) and the Centre of Excellence in Nutrition (CEN) of the North-West University. CEN is actively involved in the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP). The aim of this programme is to assist the development of future leaders in the field of human nutrition in Africa to assist in addressing its nutritional challenges. In 2010, the North-West University will host a series of seminars of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme. The Institute for Delivering Food and Nutrition Security will fill the gap in programme design and planning, coordination, integration, training, implementation and evaluation of food and nutrition security programmes in South Africa. The Institute aims to contribute (i) through research to a better understanding of all factors that influence the success of food and nutrition security programmes, and (ii) through implementation of appropriate programmes to sustainable improvement of food and nutrition security in South Africa and Africa, and therefore also to health, well-being, reduction of poverty and a quality life of African populations.


The Institute will be responsible for the data collection in WP2 and WP3 in South Africa. It will organise the regional workshop to determine the nutrition research agenda for Southern Africa in WP5 and contribute to the development of the roadmap (WP6). The Institute will play an important role in disseminating the information generated by SUNRAY by hosting the website (WP7). The Institute is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project.


The Centre of Excellence in Nutrition focuses on inequities of nutritional status of different population groups, widespread micronutrient malnutrition, the nutrition and health transition during urbanisation, and the co-existence of under- and overnutrition resulting in the double burden of nutrition-diseases, further exacerbated by the HIV and AIDS pandemic. The group holistically examines the relationships between nutrition and health and all relevant factors (from molecules to society) that influence the way individuals, households, communities and populations adapt to their changing environments. Specific skills, expertise and scientific networks to focus in sub-programmes on nutrigenomics, bioavailability of micronutrients, essential nutrients from indigenous foods, nutrition and HIV and AIDS, nutrition and child development, nutrition and risk factors of non-communicable diseases including lipids and haemostasis, clinical intervention trials, activity and sports nutrition, nutrition epidemiology, as well as nutrition policy were developed. The researchers in AUTHeR have been implementing development programmes aimed at poverty alleviation and with a food and nutrition security component for the past ten years, funded from local and international donors. These include (i) The Farm Labour and General Health-project in which women and children are targeted with a number of integrated interventions with the aim of addressing poverty, food and nutrition security and development, (ii) an African Biodiversity and food security project (Kenya, Benin and South Africa), funded by Biodiversity International.

Annamarie Kruger (PhD) will coordinate SUNRAY for the North-West University. She is the Director of the Research Unit “AUTHeR: Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research”, at Faculty of Health Sciences. She will work in collaboration with Este Vorster (DSc), the Director of Research of CEN: Centre of Excellence in Nutrition. Este Vorster is an advisor/consultant for the WHO on nutrition for the low and middle income countries. Key publications 1. Welma Stonehouse, Annamarie Kruger,Cornelius M Smuts, Du Toit Loots, Edelweiss Wentzel-Viljoen, and

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Hester H Vorster. Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and liver enzymes in HIV-infected subjects: the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;91:1-7.

2. Fourie C, Van Rooyen J, Kruger A, Schutte A. Lipid Abnormalities in a Never-Treated HIV-1 Subtype C-Infected African Population. Lipids. 2009 [Epub ahead of print]

3. Oosthuizen W, van Graan A, Kruger A, Vorster H. Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake is adversely related to liver function in HIV-infected subjects: the THUSA study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006;83(5):1193-8.

4. Steenkamp I, Botha K, Kruger A. Exposure to violence, quality of life, and health status in a group of farm workers in South Africa: a preliminary report. Psychological reports. 2005;97(3):696-8.

5. Beauman C, Cannon G, Elmadfa I, Glasauer P, Hoffmann I, Keller M et al. The Giessen declaration. Public Health Nutrition 2005; 8(6A):783-786.

6. Nesamvuni A, Vorster H, Margetts B, Kruger A. Fortification of maize meal improved the nutritional status of 1-3-year-old African children. Public Health Nutrition. 2005;8(5):461-7.

7. Lemke S. Nutrition security, livelihoods and HIV/AIDS: implications for research among farm worker households in South Africa. Public Health Nutrition 2005; 8(7):844-852

8. Vorster H, Kruger A, Margetts B, Venter S, Kruger S, Veldman F, Macintyre U. The nutritional status of asymptomatic HIV-infected Africans: directions for dietary intervention? Public Health Nutrition. 2004;7(8):1055-64.

9. Vorster E. FAO/WHO Launch expert report on diet, nutrition and prevention of chronic diseases - Comment. Public Health Nutrition 2003; 6(4):323-324.

10. Wissing MP, Vorster E. General coping strategies related to probability of contracting HIV infection. International Journal of Psychology 2000; 35(3-4):108.

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Beneficiary 5. Sokoine University (SUA), Tanzania (Joyce Kinabo, Peter Mamiro and John Msuya) Description of the organisation

The main research objective of Sokoine University is to provide leadership in basic and applied research in order to generate science evidence knowledge and innovations that respond to contemporary and emerging societal needs and emphasises that research becomes linked to development and societal issues. Research capacity at Sokoine University is further enhanced through collaborative research projects, which are supported by more than 50 memoranda of understanding. Currently, there are a number of ongoing research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition and related fields. The Department of Food Science and Technology is the only one of its kind in the country. It is involved in teaching, research, consultancy and outreach in food, human nutrition and consumer sciences. In terms of student enrolment, the Department is among the largest in the University. It runs an MSc in Human nutrition and has been admitting students from the region. It is renowned for its excellence in teaching and research as indicated by the very positive feedback from industry and from an inter-disciplinary employment base. The staff and students have achieved national and international recognition from the quality of work demonstrated by the number of research papers or articles published yearly. Major areas of expertise include (i) Community nutrition, (ii) Nutrition assessment, (iii) Nutrition interventions, (iv) Nutrition for special needs, (v) Maternal nutrition, (vi) Infant and child nutrition, (vii) Culture and nutrition, (viii) Nutrition and diet related chronic diseases, (ix) Elderly nutrition, and (x) Nutrition and HIV and AIDS.


Sokoine University will take care of the data collection in WP2 and WP3 in Tanzania. Sokoine University will carry out additional data collection for the stakeholder analysis in Mozambique. It will organise the regional workshop to determine the nutrition research agenda for East Africa in WP5 and contribute to the development of the roadmap (WP6). Sokoine University is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project.

Previous experience relevant for those tasks and profile of key staff

Sokoine University brings an agricultural and food technology perspective to SUNRAY. Joyce Kinabo is the Secretary of the African Nutrition Society. Sokoine has also run a Masters course in nutrition for many years. The University is now becoming one of the leading universities in nutrition and food technology in the region. The department has participated in a number of collaborative research projects. Currently, the department is collaborating with universities and research institutions in high-income countries such as Cornell University, Giessen University in student exchange programmes, Leeds University in research and Wageningen University in implementing short trainings. All these collaboration activities are being coordinated by Joyce Kinabo. Locally, the University is collaborating with local and international organisations including non-governmental organisations in research and advocacy activities.

Joyce Kinabo (PhD) will coordinate this project for Sokoine University. She is a community nutrition expert and a professor of nutrition at Sokoine University. Joyce Kinabo has an experience of 24 years of teaching human nutrition courses to undergraduate and post graduate students. Joyce Kinabo has led several community based projects to develop dietary guidelines and nutrition interventions to improve health and productivity of rural farmers, namely development of dietary guidelines for Morogoro and Iringa regions, Tanzania and the Development of nutrition interventions to improve health and productivity of rural farmers. She has been leading the formulation of the National Food Security Policy of Tanzania and the National Food Security Strategy. In all these assignments participatory methods were employed to identify policy issues, needs and strategies as well as appropriate interventions to address problems of food and nutrition in communities. Joyce has also participated in evaluating food and nutrition programmes in Tanzania, Uganda and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recently, she led a team of experts to assess urban food insecurity in selected four cities and two urban areas of Tanzania. Joyce Kinabo is the current Secretary General of the Federation of African Nutrition Societies.

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Peter Mamiro (PhD) has been at Sokoine University for the last 27 years. His PhD research work at Ghent University was on the influence of complementary food on growth and iron status of infants aged 6-12 months. Peter Mamiro has participated in a number of food and community nutrition related research projects.

John Msuya (PhD) is an Associate Professor at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. He has spent a considerable time of his two-decade career at the university teaching and conducting research. John Msuya is a holder of B.Sc. degree in Agriculture, a Masters degree in Human Nutrition and a PhD in Food Economics. He combines both academic and development expertise in the fight against malnutrition. He has been involved in collaborative research with IFPRI-RENEWAL Food security and HIV and AIDS linkages in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya USAID-funded programme; AVDRC on the role of underutilised indigenous vegetables in improving nutrition; development of food based dietary guidelines; Lake Victoria Basin Research project on Food security in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania jointly with institutions in Kenya and Uganda. He has coordinated a process of formulating the national food security strategy. Key publications 1. Mamiro P, Fweja L, Chove B, Kinabo J, George V, Mtebe K. Physical and chemical characteristics of off-

vine ripened mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruit (Dodo). African Journal of Biotechnology 2007;6(21): 2477–2483.

2. Nyaruhucha C, Msuya J, Ngowi B, Gimbi D. Maternal Weight Gain in Second and Third Trimesters and their relationship with birth weights in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Tanzania Health Research Bulletin 2006;8(1)41– 44.

3. Nyaruhucha C, Msuya J, Mamiro P, Kerengi A. Nutritional status and feeding practices of under-five children in Simanjiro District, Tanzania. Tanzania Health Research Bulletin. 2006; 8(3)162 – 167.

4. Nyaruhucha C, Sigalla E, Msuya J. Assessment of Community Participation in the CSPD Programme in Morogoro, Tanzania. LISHE – Tanzania Food and Nutrition Journal 2006; 2 (1).

5. Kinabo J, Mnkeni A, Nyaruhucha C Msuya J, Haug A, Ishengoma J. Feeding frequency and nutrient content of foods commonly consumed in the Iringa and Morogoro regions in Tanzania. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 2006; 57(1-2):9-17.

6. Nyaruhucha C, Mamiro P, Kerengi A, Shayo N. Nutritional Status of Under Five Children in a Pastoral Community in Simanjiro District, Tanzania. Tanzania Health Research Bulletin 2006;8 (1): 32 – 36.

7. Nyaruhucha C, Msuya J, Mamiro P, Kerengi A.Nutritional Status and Feeding Practices of Under Five Children in Simanjiro District, Tanzania. Tanzania Health Research Bulletin 2006;8 (3): 162 – 167.

8. Mtebe K, Mamiro P, Fweja L. Sensory Attributes, Microbial Quality and Aroma Profiles of Off Vine Ripened Mangoes (Mangifera indica ) Fruit. African Journal of Biotechnology 2006;5(2): 201 – 205.

9. Shayo N, Mamiro P. Nyaruhucha, C, Mamboleo T. Physico-chemical and grain cooking characteristics of selected rice cultivars grown in Morogoro. Tanzania Journal of Science 2006;32(1) 29-35.

10. Kulwa KBM, Kinabo JLD, Modest B. Constraints on good child-care practices and nutritional status in urban Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2006; 27(3):236-244.

11. Lachat C, Van Camp J, Mamiro P, Wayua F, Opsomer A, Roberfroid D, Kolsteren P. Processing of complementary food does not increase hair zinc levels and growth of infants in Kilosa district, rural Tanzania. British Journal of Nutrition 2006; 95(1):174-180.

12. Shirima C, Kinabo J. Nutritional status and birth outcomes of adolescent pregnant girls in Morogoro, Coast, and Dar es Salaam regions, Tanzania. Nutrition 2005; 21(1):32-38.

13. Mamiro P, Kolsteren P, Roberfroid D, Tatala S, Opsomer A, Van Camp J. Feeding practices and factors contributing to wasting, stunting, and iron-deficiency anaemia among 3-23-month old children in Kilosa district, rural Tanzania. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition 2005; 23(3):222-230.

14. Mamiro P, Kolsteren P, Van Camp J, Roberfroid D, Tatala S, Opsomer A. Processed complementary food does not improve growth of hemoglobin status of rural Tanzanian infants from 6-12 months of age in Kilosa District, Tanzania. Journal of Nutrition 2004; 134(5):1084-1090.

15. Kimanya M, Mamiro P, Van Camp J, Devlieghere F, Opsomer A, Kolsteren P, Debevere J. Growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus during germination and drying of finger millet and kidney beans. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2003; 38(2):119-125.

16. Mbithi-Mwikya S, Van Camp J, Mamiro P, Ooghe W, Kolsteren P, Huyghebaert A. Evaluation of the nutritional characteristics of a finger millet based complementary food. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2002; 50(10):3030-3036.

17. Mamiro P, Van Camp J, Mwikya S, Huyghebaert A. In vitro extractability of calcium, iron, and zinc in finger millet and kidney beans during processing. Journal of Food Science 2001; 66(9):1271-1275.

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Beneficiary 6. University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin (Dossa Romain Anselme Marc, Mitchikpè Comlan Evariste, Nago Eunice Sorel)


The University of Abomey-Calavi is a public institution involved in the present project through its Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. The overall aim of the Faculty is to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of rural households and the prevention of food insecurity and malnutrition in the population. The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences focuses on the training of agronomists, research activities and consultancy. The Faculty was created in 1970 and is composed of five departments including the Department of Human Nutrition and Food Sciences whose main area of research is human nutrition, food technology and food sciences. Several research projects are currently underway involving about 10 permanent staff members who have PhDs, MSc or who are PhD fellows. In the recent past, the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences has been involved in several projects such as INCO-YAM, INCO-FONIO, ENRECA, AVAL, NECTAR- NATURA and INSTAPA with funding largely from the EU.


The University of Abomey-Calavi will coordinate WP6. The specific task of the University of Abomey-Calavi will be to ensure that the recommendations for a sustainable research agenda for nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa are translated into a strategic framework that is useful for policy makers and donors. The University of Abomey-Calavi will carry out data collection in WP2 and WP3. It will carry out the stakeholder analysis in Togo as well. It will additionally organise a regional workshop for francophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa (WP5). The University of Abomey-Calavi is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project.


The University of Abomey-Calavi is primarily French-speaking and an important research centre for Francophone countries in West Africa. The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences has participated in a number of collaborative EU funded research studies. It has a focus on agriculture and food technology and is actively involved in the African Nutrition Leadership Programme. The University will coordinate the development of the roadmap to put the new research agenda on the policy level (WP6).

Dossa Romain Anselme Marc (PhD) will coordinate this project for the University of Abomey-Calavi. He is a nutritionist with a longstanding expertise in the area of community nutrition with a focus on nutritional status of vulnerable groups, mainly children and women of childbearing age. He is currently head of the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and head of the Laboratory of Physiology of Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Abomey-Calavi. His work and research activities are becoming more oriented in the area of policy implication and research in sub-Saharan Africa. He is a member of several national committees in the field of human nutrition. He is also currently involved in several international nutrition projects and international nutrition research programs.

Mitchikpè Comlan Evariste (PhD) is a nutritionist and head of the nutrition section of the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi. He has made a considerable contribution to nutritional sciences through several research projects of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, mainly on food based approaches to alleviate malnutrition in vulnerable groups in sub-Saharan African countries.

Nago Eunice Sorel (Ir.) is an agronomist and research Assistant at the Regional Centre for Applied Nutrition and Food Science of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. She is currently doing her PhD research in human nutrition on the prevention of overweight and obesity among school adolescents in urban Benin, with a focus on the nutritional contribution and quality of out-of-home prepared foods. She has previously worked on the dietary vitamin A intake of preschool children in Beninese rural areas.

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Key publications 1. Mitchikpe C, Dossa R, Ategbo E, van Raaij J, Kok F. Seasonal variation in food pattern but not in energy and

nutrient intakes of rural Beninese school-age children. Public Health Nutrition 2009;12:414-422. 2. Nago ES, Lachat C, Huybregts L, Roberfroid D, Dossa R and Kolsteren P. Food, energy and macronutrient

contribution of out-of-home foods in school-going adolescents in Cotonou, Benin. British Journal of Nutrition 2009 [Epub ahead of print]

3. Mitchikpe C, Dossa R, Ategbo E, van Raaij J, Hulshof P, Kok F. The supply of bioavailable iron and zinc may be affected by phytate in Beninese children. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2008;21: 17-25.

4. Alaofe H, Zee J, Dossa R, O'Brien HT. Intestinal parasitic infections in adolescent girls from two boarding schools in southern Benin. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; 2008.

5. Alaofe H, Zee J, Dossa R, O'Brien HT. Iron status of adolescent girls from two boarding schools in southern Benin. Public Health Nutrition 2008; 11(7):737-746.

6. Dossa R, Ategbo E-A, van Raaij J, de Graaf C, Hautvast J. An appropriate tool for appetite testing and evaluation in young Beninese children. Appetite 2002;38(2): 99-109.

7. Dossa R, Ategbo E-A, MA van Raaij J, de Graaf C, Hautvast J. Effect of Multivitamin-multimineral supplementation on appetite and growth of young stunted Beninese children. Appetite 2002;39: 111-117.

8. Dossa R, Ategbo E-A, de Koning F, van Raaij J, Hautvast J. Impact of iron supplementation and deworming on growth performance in preschool Beninese children. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001;55: 223-228.

9. Dossa R, Ategbo E-A, MA van Raaij J, de Graaf C, Hautvast J. Multivitamin-multimineral and iron supplementation did not improve appetite and growth of young stunted and anaemic Beninese children. Journal of Nutrition 2001;131: 2874-2879.

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Beneficiary 7. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France (Michelle Holdsworth)


The Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) is a French public research institute working for the development of countries in the global south. It reports to the Ministries responsible for research and overseas development. The Institute has had a role in managing research, consultancy and capacity building activities in low and middle income countries for over 60 years. The Institute aims to build technical capacity and support for Southern scientific communities through various pathways. Its researchers work on issues of major global importance today: global warming, emerging diseases, biodiversity, access to water, migration, poverty and world hunger. For its programmes in the South, research is focused on six general themes: (i) Natural hazards and climate, (ii) Sustainable management of Southern ecosystems, (iii) Water resources and access to water (iv) Food security (v) Public health and health policy, and (vi) Development and globalisation.

The Institute conducts research on malnutrition in Africa. For example, The University of Ouagadougou has been involved in field research on food security led by the IRD since 1999, and even longer in work generally on malnutrition. Since the health situation is beginning to change in urban Africa as the epidemiological transition kicks in, the Institute also studies diseases traditionally associated with high-income countries, such as obesity, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. With regard to research on development and globalisation, the activities of the Institute cover three major themes: public policy to combat poverty and inequality; international migration; and governance for sustainable development. The institute has 6 sites in west and central Africa and 4 sites in east and southern Africa.


The IRD will coordinate the stakeholder analysis (WP3). It will ensure the quality of the data collected by the African beneficiaries and coordinate the data analysis. The IRD will attend the regional workshops (WP5) and contribute to the development of the Roadmap (WP6). The IRD is part of the management committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of SUNRAY.


The IRD participated in the FP6 EU PORGROW project (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/1-4-7-1-8.html) that investigated stakeholder views of policy options for the prevention of obesity in Europe, and more recently in the EU funded POLMARK project (http://polmarkproject.net/) that explored stakeholder views of advertising controls to children for food and beverages.

Michelle Holdsworth (RPHNutr, PhD) will coordinate this project for the IRD. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Health and Society. Her current research and expertise is geared at (i) Investigating the determinants of health at an individual level, e.g. psycho-social determinants of health behaviour, particularly diet, physical activity and healthy body weight, (ii) Exploring societal and ecological determinants of health (social, cultural, economic) particularly those that influence dietary and physical activity behaviour and healthy body weight, and (iii) Linking research, policy and practice, including how evidence of the individual and societal determinants of health feed into the development of policy and public health action. Key publications 1. Holdsworth M, Delpeuch F, Kameli Y, Lobstein T, Millstone E. The acceptability to stakeholders of

mandatory nutritional labelling in France and the UK. Journal of human nutrition and dietetics. 2009 [Epub ahead of print].

2. Gonzalez-Zapata Li, Alvarez-Dardet C, Millstone E, Clemente V, Holdsworth M, Ortiz-Moncada R, Lobstein T, Sarri K, De Marchi B, Horvath Z. The potential role of taxes and subsidies on food in the prevention of obesity in Europe. Journal of epidemiology and community health. 14th oct. 2009 [Epub ahead of print].

3. Pettinger C, Holdsworth M, Gerber M. 'all under one roof?' Differences in food availability and shopping patterns in southern France and central England. European journal of public health 2008; 18(2):109-114.

4. Holdsworth M, Delpeuch F, Landais E, Gartner A, Eymard-Duvernay S, Maire B. knowledge of dietary and behaviour-related determinants of non-communicable disease in urban Senegalese women. Public health

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nutrition 2006; 9(8):975-981. 5. Holdsworth M, Gartner A, Landais E, Maire B, Delpeuch F. Perceptions of healthy and desirable body size in

urban Senegalese women. International Journal of Obesity 2004; 28(12):1561-1568. 6. Gonzalez-Zapata Li, Alvarez-Dardet C, Ortiz-Moncada R, Clemente V, Millstone E, Holdsworth M Et Al.

policy options for obesity in Europe: a comparison of public health specialists with other stakeholders. Public health nutrition 2009; 12(7):896-908.

7. Holdsworth M, Kameli Y, Delpeuch F. Stakeholder views on policy options for responding to the growing challenge from obesity in France: findings from the PORGROW project. Obesity reviews 2007; 8:53-61.

8. Tlili F, Mahjoub A, Lefevre P, Bellaj T, Ben Romdhane H, Eymard-Duvernay S, Holdsworth M. Tunisian women's perceptions of desirable body size and chronic disease risk. Ecology Of Food and Nutrition 2008; 47(4):399-414.

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Beneficiary 8. Makerere University (MUSPH), Uganda (Christopher Garimoi Orach, Henry Wamani, Elizabeth Nabiwemba) Description of the organisation

Makerere University was established in 1923. The Faculty of Medicine was transformed into a College of Health Sciences with four schools in 2009. Makerere University School of Public Health, one of the four schools in the College, is primarily involved in training in public health, research and service delivery. Makerere University runs several under and graduate programmes including bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery, master of public health and doctoral training programmes. The School of Public Health has four Departments including the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences that carries out training in various disciplines including public health nutrition, reproductive health, social sciences and determinants of health. The department of community health and behavioural sciences currently runs a master of public health nutrition programme. Makerere University School of Public Health has been involved in several collaborative research projects with Universities in the North including the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Karolinska Institute, Columbia, Harvard, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Case Western Reserve University, Swiss Tropical Institute and other reputable institutions around the world. Makerere University School of Public Health has vast experience in conducting epidemiological, clinical and of policy-relevant researches. The main domains of the studies conducted include nutrition, health systems, reproductive health, health services for displaced persons - refugees and internally displaced persons in emergencies and post emergencies and on various diseases of public health importance including HIV and AIDs, malaria, tuberculosis.


Makerere University is responsible for coordinating the analysis of ongoing research in nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (WP2). It will carry out data collection and analysis for WP3 in both Uganda and Rwanda. The latter will serve as a case study country which has received less donor assistance in the field of nutrition. Makerere University will participate in the regional workshops (WP5). Makerere University is part of the management committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project.


Makerere University brings an emergency and Public Health focus to the SUNRAY Consortium and strength in capacity development and research.

Christopher Garimoi Orach (MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD) is Senior Lecturer with a doctorate in public health focussing on reproductive health. He is head of the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences at the Makerere University School of Public Health. Christopher teaches reproductive health and health care services organisation for populations living in emergency settings. Christopher has extensive research experience in the areas of reproductive health including in emergency and non emergency settings. He was field coordinator for a EU funded project on policy issues on refugee in sub-Saharan Africa 1996-2000. He is currently implementing a three year USAID funded project on disaster risk reduction under PERI in 10 universities in Africa. He has undertaken several studies in the areas of maternal and child health and unmet obstetric needs in Uganda.

Henry Wamani (MB ChB, MPhil, PhD) is currently a Lecturer of Public Health Nutrition at Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala. A medical doctor, PhD 2005, University of Bergen, Norway, Henry has a wealth of experience having worked with different institutions including the Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation and USAID. Henry is the Coordinator of the newly established two year Master of Public Health Nutrition program, and has vast experience in child health and nutrition research. Currently he is Co-Investigator on the PROMISE study team involved in two clinical trails. First, Promise EBF, a community randomised trial on use of peer counsellors to improve exclusive breasting and complementary feeding practices. Second, Promise PEP, a clinical trial to study HIV peri-exposure prophylaxis for HIV negative infants born to HIV positive mothers. Henry is also co-Investigator on NIH funded clinical trial on study on the efficacy of micronutrient supplementation

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on HIV clients on HAART. In addition, Henry has carried out many surveys and other local studies in Uganda.

Elizabeth Nabiwemba (MB ChB, DPH, MMedPH) is a medical doctor with a Master of Medicine in Public Health. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in community based care of neonates and low birth weight newborns. Elizabeth is an Assistant Lecturer at Makerere University School of Public Health, where she teaches maternal and child health, community health, health communication and health promotion. She has undertaken research in areas of child health, maternal health and reproductive health. She has been involved in multi-country projects like the Multi Country Evaluation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses Strategy; evaluation of maternal health services and anaemia control in pregnancy and in children. Key publications 1. Nattabi B, Li J, Thompson SC, Orach C, Earnest J. A Systematic Review of Factors Influencing Fertility

Desires and Intentions Among People Living with HIV/AIDS: Implications for Policy and Service Delivery. Aids and Behavior 2009; 13(5):949-968.

2. Fadnes L, Engebretsen I, Wamani H, Semiyaga N, Tylleskär T, Tumwine J. Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda. BMC Public Health. 2009:7;9:124.

3. Olwedo M, Mworozi E, Bachou H, Orach C. Factors associated with malnutrition among children in internally displaced person's camps, northern Uganda. African Health Sciences 2008; 8(4):244-252.

4. Akello B, Nabiwemba E, Zirabamuzaale C, Orach GC. Risk factors for perinatal mortality in Arua Regional Referral Hospital, West Nile, Uganda. East Afr J Public Health 2008 Dec; 5(3): 180-5.

5. Wamani H, Åstrøm A, Peterson S, Tumwine J, Tylleskär T . Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys. BMC Pediatrics 2007, 7:1710 April 2007.

6. Orach CG Dubourg D, De Brouwere V. Costs and coverage of reproductive health interventions in three rural refugee-affected districts, Uganda. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2007; 12(3):459-469.

7. Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen, Wamani H, Karamagi C, Semiyaga N, Tumwine J, Tylleskär T. Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall. BMC Pediatrics 2007, 7:10 1 March 2007.

8. Orach C, De Brouwere V. Integrating refugee and host health services in West Nile districts, Uganda. Health Policy and Planning 2006; 21(1):53-64.

9. Wamani H, Arstrøm A, Peterson S, Tylleskar T, Tumwined J, Infant and Young Child Feeding in Western Uganda: Knowledge, Practices and Socio-economic Correlates, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics [Epub June 9, 2005].

10. Wamani H, Tylleskär T, Åstrøm A, Tumwine J, Peterson S. Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda. International Journal for Equity in Health 2004, 3:9, 13 October 2004.

11. Orach C, De Brouwere V. Postemergency health services for refugee and host populations in Uganda, 1999-2002. Lancet 2004; 364(9434):611-612.

12. Wamani H, Tylleskar T, Arstrøm AN, Tumwine J, Peterson S. Mothers’ education but not fathers’education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda. Int J Equity Health 2004; 3: 9.

13. Orach C, Kolsteren P. Outpatient care for severely malnourished children. Lancet 2002; 360(9348):1800-1801.

14. Orach C. Maternal mortality estimated using the Sisterhood method in Gulu district, Uganda. Tropical Doctor 2000; 30(2):72-74.

15. Orach C. Refugee-assistance programme in Guinea. Lancet 1998; 352(9124):327.

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Beneficiary 9. Intermon - Oxfam Spain (OXF), (Teresa Cavero Description of the organisation

Intermon-Oxfam Spain, is a development non-governmental organisation that works to address the causes and consequences of poverty. To improve the efficacy and the results of their work Intermon Oxfam Spain joined the Oxfam International alliance in 1997. Intermon-Oxfam Spain works in an integrated way in more than 50 countries in Africa, America and Asia. It currently has more than 500 development and humanitarian programmes. It promotes fair trade and develops campaigns for popular mobilisation and sensitisation.

Intermon-Oxfam Spain represents 243,570 members and donors, 81,850 collaborators in its campaigns, 274,010 consumers of fair trade products, 1,829 volunteers who regularly make up our team along with the 807 contracted staff (483 in Spain and 324 in countries in the South).

In 2008, Intermon-Oxfam Spain had 7 regional offices, 41 local committees and 47 fair trade shops. In the period 2007-2008, Intermon-Oxfam Spain’s total income increased by 6% and exceeded 79 million Euros. This increase has been particularly significant in the area of public income, which accounts for 33% of the total, compared to 67% from private sources.

Intermon-Oxfam Spain adopts the following strategic axes (i) Defending economic justice. To achieve this, it monitors the Economic Partnership Agreements and has also included in their demands the fight against climate change. At the same time, Intermon-Oxfam Spain has facilitated access to the international market in fair and equal conditions. (ii) Demanding quality essential services. Through implementation of programmes aimed at improving access to and quality of drinking water, hygiene and basic education for the poorest people. (iii) Taking a rights approach in humanitarian crises, (iv) Propelling women’s rights. In 2008, Intermon-Oxfam Spain implemented five specific programmes aimed at strengthening women’s political rights and is making progress in the implementation of a gender approach in the Sustainable Livelihoods and Education Programmes, and (v) Promoting global citizenship.


Intermon-Oxfam Spain will be responsible for WP4. It will coordinate the preparation of the thematic papers and, in partnership with the Institute of Medicine safeguard the quality of the work. The papers will present thematic studies outlining how different environmental changes are expected to impact on nutrition in Africa. The preparation of the papers will be subcontracted to sectoral experts groups. In addition Intermon-Oxfam Spain will participate in the development of the roadmap (WP6). Intermon-Oxfam Spain is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project. Intermon-Oxfam Spain will carry out the work in collaboration with Oxfam America.


With regard to agriculture, climate change and food security, Intermon-Oxfam Spain is developing national, regional and international campaign work on Economic Justice, which aims to secure sustainable livelihoods to poor farmers, and builds on three pillars: agriculture, climate change and trade. From January 2010, 24 developing countries – including Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mauritania, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania - are developing national campaigns to influence their governments in order to guarantee sustainable agricultural policies that strengthen resilience to climate change and other challenges, in order to attain sustainable livelihoods and guaranteed food security. This campaign runs at the international arena influencing processes such as the United Nations climate change negotiations to achieve a fair global deal post-Kyoto, or the reform of the Committee for World Food Security at FAO, or the UN High Level Task Force for Food security and Agriculture.

Teresa Cavero (MSc) will coordinate this project for Intermon-Oxfam Spain. She is an agronomist and holds MSc in International Development from Harvard University. She is a senior policy researcher at Oxfam International and head of research at the Campaigns and Research Department in Intermon-Oxfam Spain. Among other publications, she has authored “Double-Edged Prices: Lessons from the

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food price crisis: 10 actions developing countries should take” She has commissioned and supervised “Bridging the Divide: The reform of global food security governance”, as well as “Harnessing Agriculture for Development”. Key publications 1. Bridging the Divide The reform of global food security governance. Oxfam Briefing Note. Oxfam

International. 2009. http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bridging-the-divide-en-0911.pdf 2. Harnessing Agriculture for Development. Oxfam Research Report. Oxfam International. 2009

http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bp-harnessing-agriculture-250909.pdf 3. Double-Edged Prices: Lessons from the food price crisis: 10 actions developing countries should take. Oxfam

Briefing paper 121; Oxfam International, 2008. http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bp121-double-edged-prices-lessons-from-food-price-crisis-0810.pdf

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B. 2.3 The Consortium as a whole The Consortium has four African and five European beneficiaries. Together they have a good geographical spread in sub-Saharan Africa and include both French and English speaking (the major languages in sub-Saharan Africa) countries. Beneficiaries have been selected on the basis of particular areas of expertise or qualities that complement one another. These are: - Academic excellence and quality of their teaching; - Links with networks of researchers and other agencies active in nutrition in sub-Saharan

Africa; - Involvement in running nutrition and nutrition-related courses for undergraduates and

graduates; - Experience with setting and supporting research studies in sub-Saharan Africa; - Knowledge of emergency issues relating to nutrition, health and food security; - Expertise in a range of subject areas related to nutrition from a public health, agricultural,

food technology and other perspectives; - Knowledge about programming challenges on the ground; - Capacity to link research, policy and action, and - Experience in linking with consumer groups, professional associations etc. Beneficiaries Beneficiary 1: The Institute of Tropical Medicine (Belgium) will be responsible for the overall coordination and management of SUNRAY (WP1) and for information dissemination (WP7). It will provide active support to all other work packages (WP2, WP3, WP4, WP5 and WP6). Beneficiary 2: International Foundation for Science (Sweden) will contribute to a number of work packages including mapping the ongoing research in nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (WP2) by assisting in identifying research institutions and researchers active in the field of nutrition. The Foundation will mobilise African researchers to attend the regional workshops (WP5) and provide strategic insights for the development of the roadmap (WP6). The International Foundation for Science is a member of the Management Committee (WP1). Beneficiary 3: Wageningen University (The Netherlands) will be responsible for coordination of the regional workshops (WP5). It will contribute to the mapping of current research in nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (WP2) by assisting in the identification of research institutes and researchers and to the development of the roadmap (WP6). Wageningen University is a member of the Management Committee (WP1). Beneficiary 4: The North-West University (South Africa) represents the southern region of Africa and will be responsible for the stakeholder analysis (WP2). It will contribute to data collection in South Africa (WP2 and WP3) and will organise the regional workshop to determine the nutrition research agenda for Southern Africa (WP5). It will contribute to the development of the Roadmap (WP6). The North-West University will play an important role to disseminate the information generated by the Project by hosting the website (WP7). The North-West University Institute is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project. Beneficiary 5: Sokoine University (Tanzania) represents the eastern region of Africa. The University will contribute to data collection in Tanzania (WP2 and WP3) and will carry out additional data collection for the stakeholder analysis in Mozambique. It will organise the

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regional workshop to determine the nutrition research agenda for East Africa (WP5) and contribute to the development of the Roadmap (WP6). Sokoine University is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project. Beneficiary 6: The University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin) represents the western region of Africa and will be responsible for production of the roadmap (WP6). It will organise the regional workshop to determine the nutrition research agenda for West Africa (WP5) and contribute to data collection in Benin (WP2 and WP3). It will also carry out additional data collection for the stakeholder analysis in Togo. The University of Abomey-Calavi is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project. Beneficiary 7: The Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) of France will coordinate the stakeholder analysis (WP3). It will contribute to all the other work packages especially to the regional workshop in Francophone West Africa (WP5) and provide strategic insights for the development of the roadmap (WP6). The IRD is a member of the Management Committee (WP1). Beneficiary 8: Makerere University is responsible for coordinating the mapping of ongoing nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa (WP2). It will carry out data collection and analysis for WP3 in both Uganda and Rwanda. Makerere University will participate in the regional workshops (WP5). Makerere University is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project. Beneficiary 9: Intermon-Oxfam Spain is coordinating the production of the scientific thematic papers and, in partnership with the Institute of Tropical Medicine will guarantee the quality of the papers (WP4). The preparation of the papers will be subcontracted to sectoral experts groups. In addition they will participate in the development of the Roadmap (WP6). Intermon-Oxfam Spain is part of the Management Committee (WP1) and will contribute to the overall implementation of the project. The balanced partnership is reflected in shared costs distribution. All the beneficiaries of this Consortium are experienced, and all of them are aware, that long lasting scientific relationships are based upon shared responsibilities. In this specific proposal there is no accessory partnership. Deliverables and scientific knowledge require the contribution of each beneficiary. The project foresees opportunities for capacity development, skill sharing, and further development of partnerships through joint participation in all the work packages. The complementarity between the beneficiaries in terms of technical strengths in nutrition-related areas is summarised in the table below.

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Assets ITM IFS WU NWU SUA UAC IRD MUSPH OXFPublic health perspective √ √ HIV and AIDS perspective √ √ Food and agriculture perspective √ √ √ Emergency nutrition perspective √ √ Holistic approach to nutritional issues in Africa √ √ √ Network for nutrition researchers in Africa √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Region wide capacity building experience √ √ √ Political leverage √ √

Research and professional networks SUNRAY will tap into existing networks of researchers and professionals to identify appropriate stakeholders to participate in the project. African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) The aim of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (www.africanutritionleadership.org) is to assist the development of future leaders in the field of human nutrition in Africa. The Graduate School VLAG of Wageningen University was involved in establishing the African Nutrition Leadership Programme and the Programme de Leadership African en Nutrition. VLAG is coordinated by Fré Pepping who will administer SUNRAY for the Wageningen University. The ANLP is organised in partnership with African universities. The North-West University of South Africa is the driving force behind the organisation of the annual African Nutrition Leadership Programme. The programme has been running for eight years and trains 30 participants (predominantly from sub-Saharan Africa) per year. Its is supported by North-West University, Netherlands Fellowship Programme, the Nestlé Foundation, United Nations University, Unilever Health Institute and the International Nutrition Foundation. Nutrition researchers funded by International Foundation of Science For over 30 years, the International Foundation of Science has built capacity amongst researchers in sub-Saharan Africa. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided more than 6,500 grants to researchers in 100 countries. The majority of the grants are allocated to researchers in sub-Saharan Africa. MSc and PhD alumni networks Institute of Tropical Medicine The Nutrition and Child Health Unit is involved in running an MSc in Public Health and MSc in Disease Control and Reproductive Health. The majority of students completing the courses are high level policy developers, programme managers and researchers from low and middle income countries. The Institute alumni network comprises around 310 alumni from the Masters of Disease Control 470 from the Master in Public Health, Health Systems Management & Policy. The network circulates newsletters regularly and organises an annual alumni meeting in a low and middle income country.

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The General Coordinator of SUNRAY is also the Chair of International Nutrition at Ghent University. Since 1970, nutritionists in sub-Saharan Africa have been trained in a post graduate and MSc in Nutrition and Rural Development (www.nutritioncourse.ugent.be). The course currently trains around 35 MSc students in nutrition per year of whom the majority are from sub-Saharan Africa. Wageningen University The Division of Human Nutrition of Wageningen University has 60 PhD students of which 20 come from Africa, Asia and Latin America. At present the Division has joint programmes with Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, South Africa and Kenya. North-West University Since 1993, post graduate training in nutrition is organised at different levels at North-West University: Honours (three-year undergraduate), MSc. (two year duration) and PhD (three year duration). Nutrition research and post-graduate training is organised at Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University. It aims to build scientific capacity ‘in Africa for Africa’ in a multi- and trans-disciplinary way. The team has an extensive national and international network and collaborates with scientists from all over the world. University of Abomey-Calavi The Regional Institute of Public Health (IRSP) at the University of Abomey-Calavi has an MSc course in epidemiology and another in health and nutrition. The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, has recently established a professional licence course in nutrition and human dietetics (3 years), a DEA (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies) (MSc level) in Nutrition and Food Sciences (1 year) and a PhD course in Nutrition and Food Science (3 years). Since 1992, the University also organises an annual International Training in Food Science and Nutrition (FINSA) short programme that serves as a short term training course for the francophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa Makerere University The university recently started to run an MSc in Nutrition, which opens a potential network of alumni. Sokoine University Sokoine University organises an MSc in Human Nutrition. The university has participated for more than 10 years in an inter-university collaboration project and is now becoming one of the leading universities in nutrition and food technology in the region. Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS) Joyce Kinabo (who will administer this project for Sokoine University) is the secretary of the Federation of African Nutrition Societies (www.africanutrition.org). FANUS brings together national professional Nutrition Societies of countries in Africa and represents the African voice in the International Union of Nutrition Societies (IUNS). B.2.3.1 Sub-contracting The scientific thematic papers to be produced in WP4 will be sub-contracted as each of the papers requires technical expertise which falls outside the scope of SUNRAY. The papers will be subcontracted using the appropriate tendering procedure as requested for projects in FP7. The final selection of authors to produce a paper will be based on the candidate’s curriculum vitae, publication track record, experiences in presenting the analysis to a large and diverse audience and cost. Per subcontract, a maximum of 15.000€ is foreseen to cover writing time

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and participating in three regional workshops. Travel costs are included in the fees. The selection of authors, will be done by consulting all Consortium members at the outset of the project under the lead of Intermon-Oxfam. - Thematic paper 1: Climate change and its effect on malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa - Thematic paper2: Trends at the international agro-food market and their effect on

malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from an analysis of the global agro-food market, the paper will outline how the market for natural resources (i.e. oil and fossil fuels) is expected to impact on malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Thematic paper 3: Water availability and accessibility and effects on malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Thematic paper 4: Rural development and trends in agricultural production and markets and their effect on malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Thematic paper 5: Demographic changes and their effect on malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. The thematic paper will deal, inter alia with population pressure, urbanisation and migration.

- Thematic paper 6: Trends in ecosystems and biodiversity and their effect on malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa

The scientific quality and comprehensiveness of the papers will be carefully reviewed by the project. Prior to the subcontracting, the project will prepare Terms of Reference for the studies, outlining the methodology, scope and main objectives of the work. The total amount foreseen for the subcontracting is 90.000 Euros. B. 2.3.2 Third parties There are no third parties involved in SUNRAY. B.2.4 Resources to be committed Adequacy of the overall financial plan Our total requested budget is 968,463 Euros for the SUNRAY project which will be carried out over a period of 24 months. This budget will be divided between four African beneficiaries and five European beneficiaries. The Southern / Northern balance (managed funds) is 48% versus 52%. The slightly larger percentage going to the North reflects the fact that the Institute of Tropical Medicine will lead the Consortium and will therefore be allocated part of the budget for management, which comprises 64% of the ITM’s budget(see table below).

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Participant no./short name

Organisation country

Requested EU contribution

% of budget

1 ITM Belgium 232,500 24.8 2 IFS Sweden 37,359 3,8 3 WU The Netherlands 46,989 4,8 4 NWU South Africa 160,564 16,5 5 SUA Tanzania 117,711 12.5 6 UAC Benin 117,711 12.5 7 IRD France 63,360 6,5 8 MUSPH Uganda 61,808 6.4 9 OXF Spain 130,462 13,4

Existing resources The beneficiaries all have adequate qualified personnel and technical skills to carry out the work plan as shown in the table above. A total of 92 permanent researchers are working in nutrition research in the participating units of the beneficiaries involved in SUNRAY and 60% of them have a PhD degree. There is a significant critical mass to ensure that high quality project outputs are delivered. Integration of resources in a coherent way Personnel: Just half of the budged is allocated to covering personnel costs to ensure that work package outputs and deliverables are produced in a timely manner and to provide adequate resources for the preparation and implementation of the three regional meetings. Working costs: These are covered by the overheads. Equipment: Most of the equipment needed for the project, such as computers, is already available through the beneficiaries' institutions. A relatively small proportion of the budget (<1%) will be allocated to buying PCs in the south, printers and audio equipment for African beneficiaries involved in the stakeholder analysis. 10.000 Euros will be used for dissemination so that modern techniques related to e-learning platforms can be put in place. Travel: The budget for travel and participation at the workshops represents one third of the budget. Meetings will also be held at the end of regional meetings to avoid duplication of travel. Management cost: These relate to the specific personnel costs for managing the Consortium and amount to 9 % of the total budget. Sub-contracting: In WP4 led by Intermon-Oxfam Spain, an estimated six scientific papers will be produced. These will be sub-contracted out to external experts through a tendering process. The budget allocated to Intermon-Oxfam Spain incorporates the subcontracting for an amount of 90000 Euros. This amounts to 10% of the budget. The subcontractors will also present their findings at the workshops.

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B.3. Impact B.3.1 Expected impacts Establishing priorities SUNRAY will establish priorities for tackling malnutrition by setting out a new, sustainable nutrition research agenda for sub-Saharan Africa. Priorities will be identified for a wide range of nutrition technical areas with an emphasis on undernutrition but also covering obesity and nutrition-related HIV and AIDS concerns. Priorities will be set for:

- Immediate and longer-term research - Basic (fundamental or pure) research and applied research - Development and emergency-prone contexts - universal (for whole of sub-Saharan Africa) and regionally specific (for some countries)

SUNRAY will not be prescriptive about research priorities, rather it will ensure that research priorities are based on the information gathered during the data collection and analysis phase of the project. Immediate research needs will be linked to the current challenges of malnutrition identified through the stakeholder analysis (WP3) while future research needs will be linked to the future challenges of malnutrition identified through the production of scientific, thematic papers (WP4). Research needs will be prioritised by participants at the three regional workshops (WP4). Consensus for priorities will be built through widespread consultation (WP7) and the agreed priorities will be clearly spelt out in the roadmap (WP6). Strengthening commitment SUNRAY will strengthen commitment for tackling malnutrition both among African stakeholders and at a political level. One of five concepts of SUNRAY is support for an African centre of gravity and ownership by Africans to develop solutions to their nutritional problems. The SUNRAY Consortium will work with four African institutions and actively seek African stakeholders to participate in the mapping exercise (WP2), stakeholder analysis (WP3) and regional workshops (WP4). Understanding about current and future malnutrition challenges will be increased as a result of the outputs of these three work packages. Political engagement is another of the five SUNRAY concepts and members of the Advisory Group have been specifically selected for their ability to influence agenda at a high political level. Governments, bi-lateral donors, United Nations agencies, international institutions and non-governmental agencies are all represented in the Consortium. Production of the roadmap that sets out a strategic framework for a new, sustainable research agenda (WP6) will be an important tool to lobby political and donor interest in tackling malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. SUNRAY’s ambitious dissemination plan (WP7) will ensure continuous updating of knowledge in relation to malnutrition in Africa through a variety of media and aimed at a varied audience (scientists, the nutrition community and the general public). With knowledge comes power and an increased will to fight malnutrition, which has such a profound effect on the human, social and economic development of African nations. Identifying needs for resources, synergies and coordinated research efforts SUNRAY will identify needs for resources, synergies and coordination to support a new nutrition research agenda for sub-Saharan Africa in the roadmap (WP6). The roadmap will outline a strategic framework for the future that is globally relevant and useful for a range of

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policy-makers and donors. The roadmap will specifically cover the following: - Requirements for resource (human capacity needs, equipment) and funding support - Synergies with existing initiatives. This will include opportunities for inserting

nutritional considerations into research initiatives being conducted by other sectors and is in keeping with the SUNRAY concept of recognising that nutrition does not exist in a vacuum and must seek sustainable solutions beyond the short-term technical fix or treatment approach to address longer-term cross-cutting problems.

- Coordination between African institutions, and between African and Northern institutions. The need for an overarching body to coordinate nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa will be considered.

All beneficiaries in the SUNRAY Consortium are involved in long-standing collaborative research projects. The Northern institutions all have links with a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa through their networks and on-going research studies. In addition to consolidating existing partnerships, SUNRAY has started the process of broadening partnerships to prepare for future nutrition challenges. This is in keeping with the SUNRAY concept that underlines the importance of broad stakeholder involvement in responding to the complex, multi-sectoral nature of malnutrition. For this reason Oxfam has specifically been invited to join the Consortium because of its multi-disciplinary approach to development. European added value The added European value lies in the complementarity of expertise in the Consortium, both technical and non-technical (covering research, policy-development and advocacy). The experience of the European beneficiaries in working with African institutions is also an advantage. The European beneficiaries have given long-standing support for capacity development through training, research partnerships and developing networks. The roadmap for a new, nutrition research agenda in sub-Saharan Africa gives a strategic advantage to the EU in supporting future nutrition research more effectively. Eradicating malnutrition The ultimate aim of SUNRAY is to contribute to the eradication of malnutrition and to the human, social, and economic development of African nations. Through identifying new areas of priority research based on the perceptions of needs of a wide range of stakeholders (WP3) and on the identified future challenges brought by environmental, economic and political change (WP4) SUNRAY will contribute to tackling malnutrition and poverty. The active involvement of African institutions in SUNRAY will, in a small way, help to enhance human, social and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. Account taken of other national or international research activities Beneficiaries and Advisory Group members represent all of the major stakeholder groups for nutrition research in Africa. Therefore, the Consortium is likely to be aware of any relevant national and international research activities and will seek to include relevant institutions and/or individuals in the project process, including other projects funded under the Africa call. The SUNRAY project is flexible and inclusive. New research initiatives or institutions that are deemed relevant will be invited to participate in the workshops (WP4) and join the website discussion forum (WP7). The use of multiple media and links with professional and research

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networks will maximise communication and coordination. Assumptions and external factors that may determine whether the impacts will be achieved The success of SUNRAY will ultimately depend on whether the political and policy environment is ready to support and provide resources for a new, nutrition research agenda in sub-Saharan Africa. There are indications that nutrition is rising on the political agenda and that some donor Governments are increasing resources to tackle malnutrition. The global financial crisis has led to cuts in development spending and there is a risk that expenditure for nutrition-related research may suffer. Given the recognition that many of the MDGs are unlikely to be met in sub-Saharan Africa and the resurgence of interest in nutrition, funding for priority nutrition research may be protected. B. 3.2 Spreading excellence, exploiting results, disseminating knowledge The Project will raise awareness about the urgent need for a revised nutrition agenda in Africa from the outset, through an online website and discussion forum, press releases, and presentations during key international scientific meetings. The website will be used to upload outputs in the form of written documents and audio-visual material and will be an important forum for consultation to collect feedback on outputs. In addition to the innovative audio-visual features of the website, SUNRAY will ensure that essential information is accessible for users with a poor internet connection as well. Dissemination of results is a specific work package and focuses on three levels: operational targeting of policy makers and donors; academic targeting of the scientific community; and public target the general public. Operational: The involvement of the Advisory Group in the project will facilitate dissemination of the SUNRAY objectives, focus and outcomes to a broad audience of policy makers and the donor community. Advisory Group members have links with African Governments, European and other Northern Governments and with important international agencies. Advisory Group members will follow the progress of the project and will be involved in technical meetings. They will be encouraged to share information concerning SUNRAY and its outputs in international fora attended by high-level policy-makers and donors. Academic: The outputs of the mapping exercise (WP2), stakeholder analysis (WP3), and scientific thematic papers (WP4) will be used to produce a series of academic papers and summary updates. Dissemination of these outputs will be achieved through (i) publication in peer-reviewed journals, (ii) press releases (iii) presentations of the project and its results at international scientific meetings. Regional publications will be an important means of dissemination given the restricted access to some international publications. Whenever possible, open access journals will be targeted. Public: The general public will be able to access the SUNRAY website and the online discussion forum. The website will be a state of the art reference point for all scientific and non scientific stakeholders who aim to keep abreast of developments regarding the environmental challenges and malnutrition in Africa. The website will act as an electronic reference database and discussion forum for the regional networks in Africa as identified and established in WP2.

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Management of knowledge The webpage created for the project will have a public section for disseminating information about the Consortium in general and the published results of the project. In addition there will be a password-protected section for use by the beneficiaries to access databases and for communicating about on-going work packages. Beneficiaries will have the right to input data to the database, but will not able to change data submitted by other beneficiaries. The Consortium is encouraged to make publicly available the results of the Project. The writing of a series of commissioned position papers is foreseen in the work plan. Papers relating to the project can be written at any time. However, before any beneficiary submits a paper or abstract for publication or intends to publicly disclose information written or orally data of scientific significance of the Project (the “Publishing Party“), the Publishing Party shall send the Management Committee the document to be published for review. The Management Committee will respond to the request within four weeks. If the Management Committee makes suggestions to change the content of the paper, the submitting authors will revise the publication accordingly. Given the size of the Consortium, an authorship Consortium referred to as “the SUNRAY group” will be established comprising the beneficiaries. Every scientific paper will end with “for the SUNRAY group”. Initiatives to write a paper can be made by any member of the Consortium and will be circulated as in the form of an invitation to participate and form a writing group. The names of writing group members will be included on the paper followed by “for the SUNRAY group”. Authorship rules will be agreed upon as part of the Consortium Agreement. Management of IP The Consortium Agreement will outline the management of intellectual properties, access rights to information and use of background and foreground knowledge. It will specifically elaborate on:

- Background Knowledge needed for carrying out the Project Each beneficiary in SUNRAY will warrant and represent that it has identified its background knowledge to which such he/she may grant Access Rights (under a number of conditions to be specified in the Consortium Agreement) as any other beneficiary may need to carry out its own work under the Project (without breaching any obligations it may have to third parties).

- Background knowledge excluded from the Project

Each beneficiary in SUNRAY will warrant and represent that it has identified the background knowledge which each he/she respectively wishes to exclude from the requirement to grant Access Rights and any limitations in relation to the grant of Access Rights to the background knowledge of the beneficiary.

- Access Rights on the Background Knowledge and on the Knowledge needed for

carrying out the Project. The beneficiaries agree that the Access Rights on the Background needed for carrying out the SUNRAY shall be granted on a royalty-free basis. However the beneficiary concerned may decide, before signature of the Consortium Agreement, to agree otherwise and to grant such Access Rights against payment of fees, especially in the

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case where the “exchanges” are unbalanced. Each beneficiary agrees with every other beneficiary that it shall not use such beneficiary's background knowledge for Commercial Purposes without its consent.

Intellectual property will be held by the beneficiaries from whom it arose. In cases where division of work is necessary, intellectual property will be shared in order to avoid unnecessary competition and foster collaboration. Those who did perform the work will have authorship priority. If intellectual property arises from the collective of one or more work packages, then all intervening beneficiaries will hold it.

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B.4. Ethical issues 4.1 Informed consent and data protection WP3 involves interviews with individual stakeholders while participants will be involved in group work during the regional workshops (WP4). For these activities, participants will be asked for informed consent. An explanation of the reasons for questions and liberty to withdraw at any stage will be provided. Only persons aged 18 years and above will be interviewed. All information gathered from individuals will be treated anonymously. Ethical approval will be sought from the ethical committees from South Africa (The Ethical committee of the North-West University, Institutional office (Building C1) North-West University Potchefstroom), Tanzania (Tanzania Medical Research Coordinating Committee, National Institute for Medical 2448, P.O.BOX 9653, Dar es salaam), Benin (Comité National Provisoire d'Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé, Ministère de la Santé, Contonou) and Uganda (Institutional Review Board, School of Public Health, P. O. Box 7072, Makerere University) for the stakeholder interviews. All protocols will also be submitted to the Institutional Review Board of ITM. A detailed protocol will be developed under the lead of IRD for submission to the ethical committees. Personal data will include the name and function of the interviewee. Questionnaires will be coded for identity and the analysis will be done on anonymised data.

4.2 Use of animals This project will not involve either experiments on humans and animals or genetic modification of animals or plants. WP2 involves a literature review and web-based analysis of publications on nutrition topics in low-income countries. Human trials selected for review will be those which obtained informed consent from study participants, a follow-up of attrition, and complied with national and international legislation and the internationally accepted guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration (in its latest version). 4.3 Impact in low-income countries This project does not aim to provide an immediate direct benefit to communities in sub-Saharan Africa. However, at the end of the project a network of regional researchers will have been reinforced and a dialogue started between stakeholders. New insight in priorities will have been gained. Possible benefits over time are: - strengthening of African research networks, - countries develop their own research agenda and prioritise research in nutrition - research needs are addressed and more and high quality research is implemented Beneficiaries of the present Consortium all fully respect the legal and ethical (inter)national requirements and codes of practice.

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ETHICAL ISSUES TABLE

(Note: Research involving activities marked with an asterisk in the left column in the table below will be referred automatically to Ethical Review)

Research on Human Embryo/ Foetus YES Page * Does the proposed research involve human Embryos? * Does the proposed research involve human Foetal Tissues/ Cells? * Does the proposed research involve human Embryonic Stem Cells * Does the proposed research on human Embryonic Stem Cells involve

cells in culture?

* Does the proposed research on Human Embryonic Stem Cells involve the derivation of cells from Embryos?

I CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES APPLY TO MY PROPOSAL

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Research on Humans YES Page * Does the proposed research involve children? * Does the proposed research involve patients? * Does the proposed research involve persons not able to give consent? * Does the proposed research involve adult healthy volunteers? Does the proposed research involve Human genetic material? Does the proposed research involve Human biological samples? Does the proposed research involve Human data collection? I CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES APPLY TO MY

PROPOSAL X

Privacy YES Page 1 Does the proposed research involve processing of genetic information

or personal data (e.g. health, sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion, religious or philosophical conviction)?

Does the proposed research involve tracking the location or observation of people? I CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES APPLY TO MY PROPOSAL

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Research on Animals YES Page Does the proposed research involve research on animals? Are those animals transgenic small laboratory animals? Are those animals transgenic farm animals? * Are those animals non-human primates? Are those animals cloned farm animals?


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Research Involving Developing Countries YES Page 1 Does the proposed research involve the use of local resources (genetic,

animal, plant, etc)?

Is the proposed research of benefit to local communities (e.g. capacity building, access to healthcare, education, etc)?


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Dual Use YES Page | Research having direct military use Research having the potential for terrorist abuse

I CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES APPLY TO MY

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B.5. Consideration of gender aspects Gender aspects will be integrated into all projects stages and a person will be appointed to coordinate, supervise and maintain gender equality.

Gender balance in the project consortium

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity in the recruitment of project members. Female project members are equally represented compared to male project members. Moreover, women are given equally responsible tasks so that responsibilities are fairly distributed across both genders. Women in the Management Committee have been appointed management tasks. It will be ensured that there is equity in the allocation of resources and contract durations. Actions to include more women into the project will be undertaken. Female scientists and students will be motivated and encouraged to join the project members’ teams. Their participation in this collaborative research, which will have high impact on nutrition research in Africa, will improve their career profiles.

Project members Total Male Female

Beneficiary Leads 9 4 5

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Raising awareness within the consortium

The Consortium’s awareness of the importance of gender equality will be increased by means of collecting and disseminating gender statistics on the workforce employed by the consortium.

Measures to help reconcile work and private life

Different family-friendly policies will be taken into account. All participating project institutions will provide women and men the opportunity to work on a part-time basis. Moreover, fathers and mothers will be able to take paternity and maternity leave.

Promotion of gender equality at the regional workshops

Regional female scientists will be encouraged to attend the regional workshops. The workshops will include presentations on gender-related topics to raise awareness about the need to increase gender equality and to highlight its relevance. The topics will also discuss role models, i.e. to be a senior scientist and also a woman, and mentoring, i.e. to provide younger scientists with a senior female scientist for support.

Measures for encouraging women nutrition scientists

Women scientists will be encouraged to take part in the identified nutrition research agenda activities in sub-Saharan Africa. The roadmap action plans will therefore be disseminated to schools and universities to attract motivated scientists. Young female students will also be invited to pay a visit to nutrition laboratories with a view to increasing society’s understanding of science. Special research funds will be made available for women who wish to start or finish their PhD in an identified nutrition research field.

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Appendix I Logical Framework Table I

Overall objective To map current nutrition research programmes and activities and to identify research needs to tackle malnutrition in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Specific objective(s)

Final Deliverables

Sources of verification

Assumptions/Contingency plan

To map current (academic and applied) research activities in Africa.

D1.1 Risk management strategy.

-Minutes of Management Committee meetings; -Internal section of the SUNRAY website where confidential material is shared

A: The management committee reaches a consensus on the identified risks and actions to be taken C: Further consultation through teleconferencing is used to reach agreement. If a consensus cannot be reached, simple majority voting is used to take a decision on the risk management strategy

To identify the priorities and understand the operating environment for nutrition research in Africa from the perspective of a wide range of stakeholders.

D2.3 Current research areas and operating environment

-Correspondence with the SUNRAY beneficiaries and research networks involved -Protocol of the review as shared between the partners

A: Enough researchers accept to participate to the interviews in order to identify the key issues C: Alternative ways (local contacts, peers and collaborators not directly involved in SUNRAY) are used to mobilise networks of researchers

To identify the priorities and understand the operating environment for nutrition research in Africa from the perspective of a wide range of stakeholders.

D3.1 Findings and viewpoints over the nutrition research agenda in sub-Saharan Africa

-outline of interviews' questions and transcripts of the transcripts -Minutes of the Steering Group meetings

A: The stakeholder analysis methodology is comparable between the countries and allow harmonisation of the results C: We will reinforce communication between the partners by organising a conference calls and video conferencing. If the assessment is not comparable, additional interviews will be conducted after new training of interviewers

To identify how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in Africa and the challenges for future research through the commissioning of six state of the art review papers.

D4.1 Environmental challenges and research needs for nutrition researchers

-International tendering procedure is launched; -Email correspondence -Signed contracts;

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-Minutes of Management committee meetings where the papers were discussed

To identify and prioritise future nutrition-related research needs in Africa for the next 15 years.

D5.1 -5.3 Regional workshops

- List of attendees of the regional meetings - presentations and minutes on website -Correspondence and invoices of the organisation of the first regional meeting

A: The regional workshops are organised timely, appropriate logistical support is available and the context (e.g. security situation or climatic conditions) is suitable to hold a workshop. C: Regional workshops are organised first in the region in which conditions are stable; if needed the others regional workshops are rescheduled in that region in a different location

To develop a ‘roadmap’ for decision makers and donors that sets out a strategic framework for nutrition research priorities in Africa, and funding and resource requirements at a regional and international level.

D6.1 Roadmap for nutrition research in Africa

-Minutes of the technical meetings -Minutes of workshops of WP5

A: Necessary fora and target audience are reached through the Roadmap C: Roadmap approach and Communication efforts are intensified i.e. through hiring contracting of expert groups or professional lobby organisation with subsequent budget reallocations

To consult widely and disseminate outputs through the website and online fora.

D7.5 Second press statement

- drafts discussed in the technical meetings - minutes -Email correspondence to press and EC

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Table II WP 1: Project Management

Specific objective(s) To manage the project

WP objective(s)

Tasks Effort* (PM) Expenses** Deliverables Sources of

verification Assumptions/Contingency plan

1. Coordinate and manage the project at scientific, technical levels 2. Coordinate and manage the project at administrative level

T1.1 Administrative management T1.2 Risk management

ITM: 8.6 IFS : 0 .5 WU :0.5

NWU :0.5 SUA :0.5 UAC :0.5 IRD :0.5

MUSPH:0.5OXF :0.5

ITM: 1

IFS : 0.5 WU : 0.5

NWU : 0.5 SUA : 0.5 UAC : 0.5 IRD : 0.5

MUSPH :0.5OXF : 0.5

ITM:76 IFS : 9 WU :8

NWU :8 SUA :8 UAC 8 IRD :8

MUSPH:8 OXF :7

ITM: 5 IFS : 3 WU :3 NWU:1 SUA :1 UAC :1 IRD :3

MUSPH :1 OXF :2

D1.1 Risk management strategy

-Minutes of Management Committee meetings; -Internal section of the SUNRAY website where confidential material is shared

A: The management committee reaches a consensus on the identified risks and actions to be taken C: Further consultation through teleconferencing is used to reach agreement. If a consensus cannot be reached, simple majority voting is used to take a decision on the risk management strategy

*Total Person Months (PM) allocated to task, ** Salaries and consumables. Amounts in kEuro, 1 million Euro ~ 1000 kEuro



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Table II WP 2: Mapping of current research activities

Specific objective(s) To identify the priorities and understand the operating environment for nutrition research in Africa from the perspective of a wide range of stakeholders

WP objective(s)

Tasks Effort*

(PM) Expenses** Deliverables Sources of verification Assumptions/Contingency plan

1. Identify main lines of research and main research actors in the field of malnutrition in Africa in the last 10 years. 2. Understand drivers and constraints of the current research agenda, and unmet needs as perceived by African researchers.

T2.1 Mapping of published research in the last 10 years T2.2 Mapping of current nutrition research in sub-Saharan Africa T2.3 Interviews with key informant researchers active in sub-Saharan Africa

ITM:3

ITM:0.5 IFS : 0.5 WU :1 NWU:2 SUA :2 UAC :2 IRD :0

MUSPH :2OXF :1

ITM:0.5 IFS : 0 WU :0

NWU :5 SUA :5 UAC :5

ITM:20

ITM:3 IFS : 3 WU :6

NWU :5 SUA :4 UAC :4 IRD :0

MUSPH:4 OXF :4

ITM:3 IFS : 0 WU :0

NWU:13 SUA :10 UAC :10

D2.1 Final matrix of current and past academic and applied research areas D2.2 Final database of current nutrition research institutions, contact persons and activities D2.3 Current research areas and operating environment

-Correspondence with the SUNRAY beneficiaries and research networks involved -Protocol of the review as shared between the partners -Internal section of the SUNRAY website where confidential material is shared -Paper submitted for publication to a journal -Internal section of the SUNRAY website where confidential material is shared

A: The WebCrawler yields the expected findings and web atlas. The published research contains the information needed for the mapping C: The web search is carried out manually. All beneficiaries assist in retrieving the information needed for the mapping (e.g. contact of researchers for additional questions etc.). A: The website server supports hosting databases. C: The database will not operation on line but will be available for download in a standard format (e.g. MS Access). An alternative server is found to host the database online A: Enough researchers accept to participate to the interviews in order to identify the key issues C: Alternative ways (local contacts, peers and collaborators not directly involved in SUNRAY) are used to mobilise networks of



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IRD :0 MUSPH :5

OXF :1

IRD :0 MUSPH:11

OXF :4

researchers




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Table II WP 3: Stakeholder analysis

Specific objective(s) To identify the priorities and understand the operating environment for nutrition research in Africa from the perspective of a wide range of stakeholders

WP objective(s) Tasks Effort*


Evaluate the relevance of the current nutrition research agenda from the perspective of different stakeholders in seven countries of Africa. Identify a range of research options that are acceptable to key stakeholder groups.

T3.1 Identification of stakeholder groups and priority areas for interviews T3.2 Harmonisation workshop T3.3 Data collection T3.4 Data analysis T3.5 Stakeholder

ITM:1 NWU:1 SUA :1 UAC :1

MUSPH:1 OXF :1

NWU :0.25 SUA :0.25 UAC :0.25 IRD :0.5

MUSPH:0.25


MUSPH :4

NWU :2 .75 SUA :2.75 UAC :2.75 IRD :1 ?5

MUSPH :2.75

NWU :1 SUA :1

ITM:11 NWU:4 SUA :5 UAC :5

MUSPH:5 OXF :4

NWU :10 SUA :0.5 UAC :0.5

IRD :5 MUSPH :0.5


MUSPH :9


MUSPH:6

NWU :3 SUA :2

D3.1 Findings and viewpoints over the nutrition research agenda in sub-Saharan Africa

-Outline of interviews' questions and transcripts of the transcripts -Minutes of the Steering Group meetings,

A: Stakeholders accept to participate. The stakeholder analysis methodology is comparable between the countries and allow harmonisation of the results C: An additional stakeholder mapping will be carried out to identify alternative participants. We will reinforce communication between the partners by organising conference calls and video conferencing. If the assessment is not comparable, additional interviews will be conducted after new training of interviewers



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analysis report UAC :1 IRD :1

MUSPH:1

UAC :2 IRD :6

MUSPH:2 *Total Person Months (PM) allocated to task, ** Salaries and consumables. Amounts in kEuro, 1 million Euro ~ 1000 kEuro



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Table II WP 4: Scientific papers of environmental impact on nutrition

Specific objective(s) To identify how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in Africa and the challenges for future research through the commissioning of six state of the art review papers.

WP objective(s)

Tasks Effort*


1. Assess how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in Africa 2. Identify emerging research challenges for the nutrition community

T4.1 Commission state-of-the-art scientific papers on environmental challenges T4.2 Delivery of state state-of-the art scientific papers on environmental challenges

ITM:0.5 OXF :0.5

ITM:0.5 OXF :0.5

ITM:3 OXF : 2

ITM:3 OXF :92

D4.1 Environmental challenges and research needs for nutrition researchers

-International tendering procedure is launched; -Email correspondence -Signed contracts; -Minutes of Management committee meetings where the papers were discussed

A: Quality and focus of the papers is as requested C: Review an extended outline as part of the contract, additional reviews are conducted to provide the required input




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Table II WP 5: Regional stakeholder workshops to set the research agenda

Specific objective(s) To build consensus on future research priorities through three regional workshops

WP objective(s)

Tasks Effort* (PM) Expenses** Deliverables Sources of verification Assumptions/Contingency plan

1. Identify and prioritise current and future nutrition-related research needs for Africa through convening three regional stakeholder workshops in South, East and Western Africa. 2. Examine the operating environment for research and identify the opportunities, obstacles and structures that currently exist

T5.1 Planning for regional stakeholder workshops T5.2 Conducting the regional stakeholder workshops T5.3

ITM:0.5 IFS : 0.25 WU :1.25 NWU :2 SUA :2 UAC :2

IRD :0.25 MUSPH :0.25

OXF :0.25

ITM:2 IFS : 0.75 WU :0.75 NWU :2 SUA :2 UAC :2

IRD :0.75 MUSPH :0.75

OXF :0.75

ITM:1.5

ITM:3 IFS : 1.6 WU :8 NWU:5 SUA :4 UAC :4 IRD :1.6

MUSPH:0.5OXF :1


NWU:54 SUA :54 UAC :54 IRD :9

MUSPH :6 OXF :6

ITM:10

D5.1 First regional workshop D5.2 Second regional workshop D5.3 Third

-List of attendees of the first regional meeting; - presentations and minutes of theworkshop on website-Correspondence and invoices of the organisation of the first regional meeting - List of attendees of the first regional meeting - presentations and minutes of theworkshop on website-Correspondence and invoices of the organisation of the second regional meeting - List of attendees of the first

A: The first regional workshop is organised timely appropriate logistical support is available and the context (e.g. security situation or climatic conditions) is suitable to hold a workshop. The workshop format yields the expected outcomes C: The second or third regional workshops is organised first while the first regional workshop is rescheduled in that region. Post workshop communication efforts with the workshop attendees will be carried out to obtain the outputs needed. A: The first regional workshop is organised timely, appropriate logistical support is available and the context (e.g. security situation or climatic conditions) is suitable to hold a workshop. The workshop format yields the expected outcomes C: The second or third regional workshops is organised first while the first regional workshop is rescheduled in that region. Post workshop communication efforts with the workshop attendees will be carried out to obtain the outputs needed. A: The first regional workshop is organised



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Preparing workshop reports



regional workshop

regional meeting – - presentations and minutes of theworkshop on websiteCorrespondence and invoices of the organisation of the third regional meeting

timely, appropriate logistical support is available and the context (e.g. security situation or climatic conditions) is suitable to hold a workshop. The workshop format yields the expected outcomes C: The second or third regional workshops is organised first while the first regional workshop is rescheduled in that region. Post workshop communication efforts with the workshop attendees will be carried out to obtain the outputs needed.




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Table II WP 6: Developing the roadmap

Specific objective(s) To develop a ‘roadmap’ for decision makers and donors that sets out a strategic framework for nutrition research priorities in Africa, and funding and resource requirements at a regional and international level.

WP objective(s)

Tasks Effort*


Translate the new nutrition research agenda into strategy through developing a ‘roadmap’ setting out research priorities, funding and resource requirements at regional and international level

T6.1 Production of the roadmap T6.2 Consultation and reporting

ITM:1.5 IFS : 0.5 WU :0.5

NWU :0.5 SUA :0.5 UAC :0.5 IRD :0.5

MUSPH :0.5OXF :0.5

ITM:0.5 IFS : 0.5 WU :0.5

NWU :0.5 SUA :0.5 UAC :0.5 IRD :0.5

MUSPH :0.5OXF :0.5



MUSPH :1 OXF :2

ITM:3 IFS : 3 WU :3


MUSPH :1 OXF :2

D6.1 Roadmap for nutrition research in Africa

-Minutes of the technical meeting -Minutes of workshops of WP5

A: Necessary fora and target audience are reached through the Roadmap C: Roadmap approach and Communication efforts are intensified i.e. through hiring contracting of expert groups or professional lobby organisation with subsequent budget reallocations




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Table II WP 7: Dissemination

Specific objective(s) To consult widely and disseminate outputs through the website and online fora.

WP objective(s)

Tasks Effort*


1. Publicise the objectives and progress of the project 2. Disseminate the outputs of the project 3. Raise the profile of the revised nutrition research agenda in Africa

T7.1 Setting up and maintaining a website and discussion forum T7.2 Recording presentations T7.3 Press releases

ITM:2 NWU :2

ITM:1 NWU :1

ITM:2

ITM:13 NWU :15

ITM:6 NWU :3

ITM:13

D7.1 First press statement D7.2 Website of project outputs and online discussion forum D7.3 Assessment of dissemination performance of the website D7.4 Advocacy strategy for policy makers and the donor community

- drafts discussed in the technical meetings - minutes-Email correspondence to press and EC -Registration of domain name at DNS provider -Registration log of the website of the web analytics provider -Minutes of the management committee meeting-Beneficiary section of the SUNRAY website where the documents are shared - drafts discussed in the technical meetings - minutes -Email correspondence to press and EC

A: Press releases reach the stakeholders; C: Alternative channels are used to disseminate the information: workshops, international meetings, Advisory Group members will act as advocates A: A server can be found and remain functional C: a backup alternative in the north is organised) A: website will deliver on its dissemination role C: Communication of the website address will be reinforced in SUNRAY presentations; alternative communication media will be used A: The management committee reaches a consensus on the identified actions to be taken C: Further consultation through teleconferencing is used to reach agreement. A: Press releases reach the stakeholders; C: Alternative channels are used to



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D7.5 Second press statement

disseminate the information: workshops, international meetings, Advisory Group members will act as advocates


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