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Guiding Group Meeting – Minutes
Date: 26-27 February 2019 Location: Lebanon Room, FAO HQ, Rome Present: see list of participants in Annex 2 Facilitator: Fritz Schneider, Chair Minutes of Meeting: Anna Grun, AST Rome, 12 April 2019
Table of Contents 1. Welcome – Chair .............................................................................................................................................. 3
2. Approval of the agenda and GG meeting minutes of 2-3 October 2018 – Chair.............................................. 3
3. Global Agenda progress report, including finances – Chair, Eduardo .............................................................. 3
4. Presentation GASL Progress Report 2018 and discussion - Anna ..................................................................... 6
5. GASL Action Plan 2019-2021 - Eduardo ............................................................................................................ 6
6. Workplan and budget of GASL for 2019 – Eduardo.......................................................................................... 9
7. Update on 9th GASL MSP in Kansas – Tim, Chair ............................................................................................ 12
8. Registration fee for the 9th GASL MSP in Kansas – Chair ................................................................................ 14
9. Update on GASL 10th MSP 2020 and GASL 11th MSP 2021 – Chair ................................................................. 15
10. GASL Reaction to EAT-Lancet Report – Chair, Anna ................................................................................... 16
11. Gender and Livestock in GASL – Felix ......................................................................................................... 17
12. Update on Cluster and Action Network Activities...................................................................................... 18
13. Synergies between Clusters and Action Networks: Brazil Project – Alexandre, Rogerio ........................... 18
14. Fund raising activities 2019 – Chair ............................................................................................................ 19
15. Any other business ..................................................................................................................................... 20
ANNEX 1: Detailed Meeting Agenda and next steps, 26/27 Feb 2019, FAO, Rome ................................................ 21
ANNEX 2: List of participants ................................................................................................................................... 24
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ACRONYMS
AGA: Animal Production and Health Division
AN(s): Action Network(s)
AP: Action Plan
APO: Associate Professional Officer
ASSA: Swiss Association for Animal Sciences
AST: Global Agenda Technical Support Team (Secretariat)
AWAN: Animal Welfare Action Network
CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International
CFS: Committee on World Food Security, foremost intergovernmental and international platform dealing with food security and
nutrition (FAO-IFAD-WFP)
COAG: FAO Committee on Agriculture
COP 22: 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference
COP 23: 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference
DSA: Daily Subsistence Allowance
EAAP: European Association of Animal Production
FOAG: Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture
FRI: Fondation Rurale Interjurassienne
GASL: Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock
GG: Guiding Group of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock
GNSPS: Global Network on Silvopastoral Systems
GRSB: Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
HLPE: High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition, created as part of the reform of the international governance
of food security to advise the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
HLPF: High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, main United Nations platform dealing with sustainable
development
IDF: International Dairy Federation
ILRI: International Livestock Research Institute
INTA: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Argentina
LEAP: Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership
KSU: Kansas State University
MSP: Multi-stakeholder Partnership
NGO: Non-governmental organization
OED: Office of Evaluation
OIE: World Organization for Animal Health
OSP: Office of Strategy, Planning and Resources Management
SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development
USD: United States Dollar(s)
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
SPS: Silvopastoral Systems
TOR: Terms of Reference
WFP: World Food Program
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1. Welcome – Chair The Chair welcomes all Guiding Group members and observers. All participants introduce themselves briefly.
2. Approval of the agenda and GG meeting minutes of 2-3 October 2018 – Chair The agenda and the minutes of the last GG meeting on 2-3 October are approved.
3. Global Agenda progress report, including finances – Chair, Eduardo Traffic light evaluation of 2-3 October 2018, Rome, Italy
The following Traffic Light Agenda reflects the items of the last GG meeting with corresponding actions. The
colours indicate if actions have been fulfilled (green), are in progress (yellow) or have not yet been undertaken
(red) as of 26 February 2019.
Ag.
Nr.
Agenda Topic Supporting
Documents
Task What: Who, by State of affairs, state of
completion
1. Welcome (quorum,
new members,
observers)
Attendees list,
GG members
and observers
I Chair As per list in Annex 2 of the
minutes. Henning Steinfeld
announces that he will resign
from FAO and GASL early 2019.
Henning since has withdrawn
his resignation and will
continue. Welcome back!
2. Approval of the
agenda
GG M 2-3Oct. 2018
GG meeting minutes
15 June 2018
Doc. 1.: Agenda
GG meeting
2-3 Oct.2018
Doc. 2.: GG
meeting
minutes 15
June 2018
I, A Agenda of GG meeting 2-
3-Oct. 2018 approved,
Minutes of GG meeting of
15 June 2018 approved
GG Agenda of GG meeting 2-3-Oct.
2018 approved,
Minutes of GG meeting of 15
June 2018 approved
3. Global Agenda
Progress Report
including finances
Doc. 3: Traffic
Light Evaluation
Doc. 4:
Financial Tables
as per
31.12.2018
I Work for fund raising
portfolio of AP 2019-2021
is in progress
Chair, AST Fund raising activities are work
in progress. Financial situation
and fundraising activities will
be discussed again in the GG
meeting in Feb. 2019, see
Agenda Item
4. 8th MSP Meeting
Report
Doc. 5: 8th MSP
Report
I, D Make workshop
presentations and the
report of Peter Ballantyne
online accessible; include
MSP report in the GASL
Progress Report 2018
AST Report has been updated with
the report of Peter Ballantine
and is available on the
webpage. The presentations of
the meeting are available on
the webpage. MSP report is
part of Progress Report 2018
5. GASL external
evaluation, final
report, presentation
elements of a
management
response
Discussion and
Conclusions for the
GASL AP 2019-21
Doc. 6: External
Evaluation,
final report
I, D Management response of
FAO (AGA & DPS) and
including GASL elements
(done by consultation) The
evaluation requires a
management response of
FAO.
Henning
Steinfeld,
Chair, AST
Evaluation report and
management response are
online.
6. Proposal to merge
AN Closing the
Efficiency GAP with
AN Silvopastoral
Network
Doc. 7: Written
proposal from
Ernesto
I, D, A Nucleus team in charge of
building a task force for
the AN Closing the
efficiency gap
Ernesto
Reyes,
Caroline
Emond,
Camillo De
Work in progress, so far no
proposal received by AST
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Camillis,
Julian Chara
7. Rebecca Doyle, New
Coordinator of AN
Animal Welfare
I Establish communication
amongst the group; write
a paper on Animal Welfare
and SDGs; identifying
activities for students and
interns; satellite meeting
around a GASL meeting in
2019 or 2020
Rebecca
Doyle
Work in progress. A progress
report 2018 of the AN Animal
welfare is available.
8. Action Plan GASL
2019 – 2021
1. Introduction
2. Presentation
(Logical Framework)
3. Discussion
Doc. 8:
Advanced Draft
AP GASL 2019-
2021
Doc 9: PP
I, D The AST is going to update
the AP by including the
recommendations of the
GG; the GG has time for
feedback until 5 Nov 2018.
An editor will be hired.
AST, GG
members
The AST has received > 250
comments to the draft
discussed in October.
Comments have been
incorporated, new version for
discussion in the GG meeting
26-27 Feb 2019
4. Financial
Management and
Funding Mechanism
I, D Meeting with FAO Legal
Services to explore the
possibility of a foundation.
Present a proposal for
member contributions.
AST,
Emanuel
Coste
Chair, AST
Meeting initiative about GASL
foundation cancelled. Instead,
Emmanuel suggested to
consult with FAO through the
AST if certain target European
foundations would be
acceptable to donate to GASL.
Two found-options were
consulted and FAO approved
them as potential donors to
GASL: Roullier Group
Foundation and RTE Reseau et
Transport Energy Foundation.
The foundations have not been
contacted yet.
5. Governance I The governance rules &
regulations will stay the
same for the next three
years.
Chair, AST Rules and Regulations are
annexed in the AP 2019-2021
6. Formal decision of
GG for an extension
of GASL
A In order for FAO to extend
the GASL project, the GG
expresses its will to
continue GASL without any
vote against.
AST done
9. MSPs: Decision for
2019. Proposals for
2021; Update 2020
Doc. 10:
Proposal for
9th MSP in the
USA
(available for
GG meeting
only)
I, D, A Decide on venue, visit
university, build a task
force
Chair, AST,
Donald
Moore
On track. AST and Chair have
visited Kansas State University
in November. Work in
Progress. See also Agenda item
in the GG meeting 26-27 Feb.
2019
10. Communication
strategy for Action
Plan 2019-2021
Doc. 8:
Advanced Draft
AP GASL 2019-
2021
I, D Update strategy for the AP
and develop plan of
implementation
AST done, implementation ongoing
11. Update on Action
networks (6 x 7
minutes)
I Upload presentations on
website
AST done
12. Next GG Meeting,
any other business
I Define dates for GG
Meetings in 2019:
AST GG meting 26-27 Feb 2019 at
FAO in Rome.
GG meeting 13 Sep 2019 in
Kansas after the 9th MSP
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1. February, back
to back with
LEAP
2. June (maybe)
3. September,
during MSP
Meeting, USA
GG meeting in Feb to decide
whether we need a third
meeting between Feb and Sep
2019.
13. Evaluation of tools
and cases
I Tools & Cases: Pablo
Manzano has signed a
contract as a consultant at
FAO and has started the
work
AST and
editorial
group
Due to personal issues Pablo
Manzano is behind schedule.
Negotiations to finish it in one
month are under way.
COAG side Event
“AMR in Livestock:
Innovation and the
role of GASL”
I successfully done
The Guiding Group (GG) expresses the wish to be informed about concrete deadlines to achieve actions, which are
not fulfilled yet (yellow/red) for future Traffic Light Evaluations.
Finances
At the Guiding Group Meeting in March 2018, the AST and Chair pointed out a substantial financial deficit for 2018.
The AST subsequently reduced budget lines that were not essential for the basic operation of GASL. As a result, the
year finished with balanced and even positive accounts. The deficit was also offset by sponsors for the MSP
meeting in Mongolia, which was the main expense of the year. The Mongolian government offered substantial
support for GASL’s MSP 2018. Unfortunately, GASL could not sponsor as many stakeholders as usual. This
imbalance in participation will be avoided in the future.
Table 1: 2018 detailed expenses and 2019 draft budget, USD
Items Expenses 2018 Draft Budget 2019 %
Global Agenda secretariat 278 193 435 817 34 %
MSP process 306 482 320 000 25 %
Travel 82 000 210 000 16 %
Action Networks 128 860 235 000 18 %
Practice and Policy Change 18 000 -
FAO fee 7% 56 947 81 607 07 %
TOTAL 870 482 1 282 424 100 %
Table 2: Donor contributions 2018 and pledges for 2019, USD
Contributions 2018 2019 Pledges
To core budget 828 350 979 258
Balance previous year 266 405 85 258
Switzerland 160 005 250 000
the Netherlands 123 000 125 000
Swiss Development Coop. 50 000
Ireland 0 51 000
Global Dairy Platform 34 000
CNE (Conf. Nat. Elevage) 17 490 18 000
France 5 700
Contr. Venue Govt. MSP Meeting 111 250 -
Other Sponsorships MSP Meeting 60 500 200 000*
New donors (Gates Foundation)
250 000*
To Action Networks: 127 390 -
France 57 390
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Global Dairy Platform 70 000
TOTAL 955 740 979 258
*The Gates Foundation contribution has been confirmed already and the initial sponsorship pledges obtained for the MSP meeting are
consistent with the budgeted amount of 200,000 USD
Table 3: Financial situation of GASL as per February 2019, USD
Donor % 2019 2020 2021 Total Pledged % 2019-21
Existing donors
Switzerland
Netherlands
Others (Ireland, GDP, CNE)
20 %
10 %
10 %
250 000
125 000
125 000
250 000
125 000
125 000
250 000
125 000
125 000
750 000
375 000
375 000
750 000
375 000
69 000
20 %
10 %
2 %
Subtotal existing donors 40 % 500 000 500 000 500 000 1 500 000 1 194 000 32 %
Other sources
New public donors 04 % 50 000 50 000 50 000 150 000 0 0 %
Major new donors, private and
foundations
30 % 375 000 375 000 375 000 1 125 000 750 000 20 %
Sponsoring MSP Meetings 16 % 200 000 200 000 200 000 600 000 350 000 10 %
Contributions of GASL members to
AN through GASL
10 % 125 000 125 000 125 000 375 000 0 0 %
Balance from 2018
0 85 000 2 %
Subtotal other sources 60 % 750 000 750 000 750 000 2 250 000 1 185 000 32 %
Total 100 % 1 250 000 1 250 000 1 250 000 3 750 000 2 379 000 64 %
The AST and Chair are progressing well with the Gates Foundation (BMGF), which is pledging 750,000 USD for 3 ½
years. The next step is to submit a revised proposal on 7 March 2019.1
Some traditional donors have not offered pledges yet. Work is in progress. The Global Dairy Platform (GDP) is
paying the sponsoring drive in the US, funds are expected. France has not stabilised its budget yet but will continue
the financial contribution at the same level as in previous years.
4. Presentation GASL Progress Report 2018 and discussion - Anna The Progress Report 2018 was published 25 February 2019. It is foreseen to publish a progress report every year
around the same time. The report is available on the GASL website.2 If there are comments or small corrections,
the GG can offer them until the end of March. The AST apologizes for not having included Cluster and AN reports in
the annex due to incompleteness. It is planned to include these reports in future progress reports. A specific effort
has to be made by Clusters and ANs, possibly supported by the AST.
The GG, especially the Donor Cluster, is happy with this summary of activities. It is a helpful document to share
with partners or new people interested in the work done by GASL. AN and Cluster reports would be very welcome.
5. GASL Action Plan 2019-2021 - Eduardo Feedback and suggestions During the last GG meeting in October 2018, the AP 2019-2021 has been discussed. The GG members offered
suggestions as well as written revisions and edits later on. The AST subsequently proceeded as follows:
1. Remarked synergies between Clusters and Action Networks
2. Adjusted and synthetized key messages
3. Integrated Action Networks in the Ways we Work
4. Incorporated gender and indigenous peoples
5. Included Consensus Document text and the Rules and Procedures
1 The proposal was submitted. BMGF confirmed its donation to GASL on 27 March 2019. 2 http://www.livestockdialogue.org/fileadmin/templates/res_livestock/docs/Progress_Report/GASL_Progress_Report_2018.pdf
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6. Fostered ANs to prepare policy briefs derived from their research
7. Harmonized detailed budget in the text with budget in Annex 4
8. Incorporated changes to sustainability domains’ names
9. Remarked inward looking achievements
10. Revised goal, vision, mission, objective
11. Revised outcomes, outputs, activities, their indicators and time line
12. Edited the text
Strategic framework: Priority Sustainability Domains and The Ways we Work In response to the evaluation of GASL in 2018, the AST is now studying how to establish a theory of change with a
monitoring, evaluation and learning system in order to draw on experiences and measure the causal relationship
between what GASL is fostering and changes in the livestock sector around the world. Donors such as the BMGF
are very interested to show how initiatives like GASL are influencing change. Therefore, it is not enough to report
meetings, publications, debates, research etc. It has to become visible how those products change the livestock
sector. The GG suggests to have a description of «The ways we work» in the main text. The AST will revise table 3
on page 23.
The way in which impact can be measured and presented opens a discussion in the GG. The following ideas are
mentioned:
Create different levels of communication outputs: for general people, farmers, donors etc.
Collect local practices, e.g. how to store carbon to react to climate change.
A task force could collect all information and put together some proposals.
Since most donors are focused on how activities contribute to the SDGs, include a description in the
annual report to link GASL activities with SDGs.
The GG emphasizes again that the main work is done by ANs and therefore the matrix and Annex 2 of the AP are
not enough to show the connections between the sustainability domains and the work done by ANs. There should
be a synthetic table or graph that positions the ANs and shows what they are working on. The AST will develop a
summary table of Annex 2 and incorporate it in the main text.
As in former GG meetings, the GG mentions that it is very difficult for Clusters and ANs to meet and interact except
at the annual MSP Meeting. GASL needs to provide a way to offer interaction. The AST and the Chair do not see
the MSP Meeting as the main place for ANs and Clusters to meet but rather through direct communication during
the year. The AP includes the goal to link ANs and Clusters and partners better through a system of
communication. This is not going to be done by the AST alone but it is part of the communication strategy.
At MSP meetings, there should be presentations of outcomes, which have been developed throughout the year.
The experience from Mongolia shows that publications are well received. The GG suggests to have AN
presentations not in parallel sessions but in the plenary. One hour and ten minutes should be devoted to this in
order to give an overview. Papers could then be presented in parallel sessions where participants can ask more
technical questions. Poster sessions could be grouped by ANs to allow a better representation.
Annex 11 was foreseen to comprise AN and Cluster plans but many are missing or incomplete (same problem as in
the GASL Progress Report 2018).
Draft budget 2019-2021
Budget item 2019 2020 2021 Total
1. Secretariat 435 817 405 337 405 337 1 246 491
- Chair 60 960 60 960 60 960 182 880
- Project Manager 199 800 199 800 199 800 599 400
- Livestock Information Analyst 14 226 14 226 14 226 42 678
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- Communication consultants 64 800 64 800 64 800 194 400
- Operations clerk, graphic designer, editor 24 051 24 051 24 051 72 153
- Theory of Change/Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning System Consultancy
30 480 30 480
- Other: Comm. mat., equipment & reserve 41 500 41 500 41 500 124 500
2. MSP Process 320 000 320 000 320 000 960 000
- MSP process global 200 000 200 000 200 000 600 000
- MSP process regional and national 60 000 60 000 60 000 180 000
- Governance, Guiding Group, Task Forces 20 000 20 000 20 000 60 000
- Editorial Committee 20 000 20 000 20 000 60 000
- Interpretation/translation in Rome 20 000 20 000 20 000 60 000
3. MSP Travel 210 000 210 000 210 000 630 000
- Sponsorships MSP participants 120 000 120 000 120 000 360 000
- Sponsorships Guiding Group 30 000 30 000 30 000 90 000
- GASL representation in World Events 18 000 18 000 18 000 54 000
- AST and Chair 42 000 42 000 42 000 126 000
4. Action Networks’ Seed Capital 200 000 200 000 200 000 600 000
- Good practices identification 40 000 40 000 40 000 120 000
- Good practices systematization and guidelines 40 000 40 000 40 000 120 000
- Validation, implementation and scaling–up 40 000 40 000 40 000 120 000
- Publications support 40 000 40 000 40 000 120 000
- Lessons learnt and capacity building 40 000 40 000 40 000 120 000
5. Technical Support Services 57 000 57 000
- Final Evaluation and report 57 000 57 000
FAO project support costs (7%) 81 607 79 474 83 464 244 544
Total 1 247 424 1 214 811 1 275 801 3 738 035
1. Secretariat: The GG remarks that the budget has doubled in comparison to the years of 2016-2018. Eduardo
explains that the Chair is a consultant in FAO, working 120 days per year at a professional rate of 550 USD
per day (Category A consultant), 8% of the salary has to be added for the support of FAO. The manager,
Eduardo, is not a consultant any more but staff. However, the increase is mainly due to additional activities,
which require consultancies for communication and the Theory of Change, as well as a reserve budget. If this
money is not available, these additional activities will not be implemented.
2. MSP Process: 2019 is covered partially, GASL doesn’t have the 200,000 USD yet. The major donors, including
BMGF, will finance the MSP process.
3. MSP Travel: GASL plans to sponsor about 30 participants, which haven’t enough money to join the MSP
meeting in Kansas. Each person costs around 4,000 USD including Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA). GASL
also sponsors some people of the GG. Additionally, the Chair and AST participate in certain events. Also GG
members can represent GASL in different occasions with financial support.
4. Action Networks’ Seed Capital: Some GG members suggest to have more direct funding for the ANs instead
of the GASL core budget. The Chair and AST explain that ANs are expected to be self-sustained. GASL is only
helping with seed capital. If ANs have proposals based on Annex 2 and these activities are considered key to
achieve the goals of GASL, GASL can financially support these activities. Nevertheless, the Chair highlights
that it’s not the first priority to find funds for ANs, they have to do this themselves because GASL’s main
mandate is the implementation of the MSP process.
In order to avoid the impression that ANs are inactive, the GG suggests to mention in a footnote in the 2019-2021
Action Plan that ANs are mainly self-funded and have a lot of in-kind contribution.
In the budget of the GASL 2019 work plan, the 1.25 million USD are not yet available in full, so far only 900,000
USD. The spending will be reduced. The emphasis is made on the MSP process. This is also what the donors
require. The AST needs some flexibility to adapt to circumstances.
In general, the GG appreciates the transparency of the AST and the Chair.
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Annex 11: Action Networks’ and Clusters’ work plans Cluster and AN reports have to be completed. The budget for each AN and Cluster should be included in the work
plan. The AST will provide a format to complete the reports. It should be finalized until 30 April. In case Annex 11
should not be complete, the existing AN and Cluster reports will still be presented.
The GG approved the 2019-2021 Action Plan with the following suggestions for the AST:
1. Include an AN summary in the main text from Annex 2
2. Revise table 3 on page 23, complementing it with ways in which Action Networks and Clusters can
enhance their communication during MSP meetings
3. Include APO donor contributions in the budget
4. Provide a format to ANs and Clusters for them to complete their work plans by 31 March 2019 and
incorporate them in Annex 11 of the 2019-2021 Action Plan
5. Include any other suggestions received by 31 March ( no other suggestions were received)
6. GASL workplan and budget for 2019 – Eduardo The following table shows how the theoretical budget for 2019 has been adapted to the real received funds,
together with outputs to expect.
2019 DETAILED
BUDGET
Action Plan
Budget for
2019
Adjusted-to-
Pledges
Budget for
2019
13-02-2019
Main work plan elements in 2019
SECRETARIAT USD USD
FAO Project Staff 198,164 198,164
Project Manager 184,992 184,992
Coordinates day to day GASL Secretariat activities and interactions between partners and stakeholders
Coordinates organization of the global, regional and national MSP meetings with the Chair and involved parties in Rome, Kansas, South America and Mongolia, March-September
Other (AGA Livestock
Inf. Analyst) 13,172 13,172 Supports GASL communications in what relates to FAO
Consultants 166,905 94,905
Chair 56,445 56,445
Leads and facilitates the GASL Guiding Group and the MSP
GASL Chair commissions the development of a mapping tool with the necessary criteria to identify key actors, organizations and agendas in the livestock sector, March-August 2019
Communication
Consultants 60,000 -
Sector analyst (Swiss
APO in Rome) - -
Coordinates communications and publications of GASL, January-December
GASL is registered under the UN SDG 17 initiative and under the Framework of Sustainable consumption and Production, March-July
Organizes workshop on models designed to facilitate dialogue to communicate with clusters on how to engage (including participants who have negative views of livestock), September-December3
Action Network GASL
Support in Mongolia
(German APO)
- - Supports the organization of a Mongolian Agenda for Sustainable Livestock
national MSP meeting (March-May) and the Dairy Asia Action Network, March-December
Graphic designer 7,200 7,200 Supports communications as needed during the year
Operations clerk 12,000 -
English Editor 3,060 3,060 Supports communications as needed during the year
3 The list was completed afterwards with the following tasks: Progress Report 2018, March 2019; Implementation of the GASL communication strategy, as of March 2019; TORs for mapping tool for key actors in livestock, as of May 2019; GASL Progress Report 2019
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Other Consultants 28,200 28,200 Theory of Change and Evaluation System consultancy for GASL, July- December
Subtotal Personnel 365,069 293,069
8% Icrue Fee 29,205.55 23,445.55
Subtotal Personnel +
ICRUE 394,275 316,515
Other 41,500 11,500
Comm. and comm.
mat. (GASL Annual
Report, other)
20,000 10,000 Contracts that support communications as needed during the year
Office Equipment
(laptops/ screens) 1,500 1,500 Office equipment for supporting the work as needed
Contingency 20,000 -
SUBTOTAL
SECRETARIAT 435,775 328,015
DETAILED BUDGET
Action Plan
Budget for
2019
Adjusted-to-
Pledges
Budget for
2019
13-02-2019
Main work plan elements in 2019
MSP PROCESS USD USD
GASL Support to
Global MSP Meeting 200,000 90,000
September 2019, Kansas. Input papers for policy fora produced before the
meeting.
GASL Support to
Regional MSP Meeting 40,000 40,000
June 2019, South America, regional livestock sustainability assessment produced
before the meeting, logistics and participant travel supported
GASL Support to
National MSP Meeting 20,000 20,000
February-May 2019, Mongolia (MASL investors forum). MASL Action Plan
revised before the meeting.
Editorial Committee
Support (meetings,
reviewers)
20,000 10,000 Five reviewed documents along the year
GG Meetings logistics,
governance and task
force meetings
20,000 20,000 Two GG meetings during the year and cluster dev. plans meetings to produce
plans by July 2019
Transl/Interpret in
Rome 20,000 10,000 Translation for 1 Winter and 1 Fall meeting in Rome a year
SUBTOTAL MSP
PROCESS 320,000 190,000
TRAVEL USD USD
Sponsorships MSP
Meetings Participants 120,000 120,000
30 participants sponsored, destination: Manhattan, Kansas, Global GASL MSP
Meeting, 08 -13 September
Sponsorships Guiding
Group Meetings 30,000 15,000 February (Rome) and September (Kansas)
Representation by
GASL members in
World Events
18,000 18,000 During the year, yet to be confirmed
AST and Chair 42,000 42,000 During the year: Rome, Kansas, Dublin, Ulaanbaatar, South America, others yet
to be confirmed
SUBTOTAL TRAVEL 210,000 195,000
ANs USD USD
Workshops and
meetings to share
good practices and
emerging themes
40,000 40,000
One workshop to discuss consensus notes on “Criteria to identify research topics of MSP nature to be addressed by GASL” and on “Identifying and promoting valid evidence for GASL to contribute to the SDGs”, September-December
Other support to be confirmed
AN research support:
identification of good
practices
40,000 40,000
Development of a consensus note on “Criteria to identify research topics of MSP nature to be addressed by GASL” and a consensus note on “Identifying and promoting valid evidence for GASL to contribute to the SDGs”, March-August
Other support to be confirmed
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AN Incubation: Good
practices
systematization and
guidelines
40,000 40,000 First draft of a GASL proposal for general sustainability guidelines, March-
December
Other support to be confirmed
AN Validation,
implementation and
scaling up
40,000 40,000
Consensus note regarding how ANs can report linkages between livestock and the SDGs that contribute to the UN Agenda 2030, March-December
Development of a presentation on how ANs can report linkages between livestock and the SDGs that contribute to the UN Agenda 2030, March-December
Other support to be confirmed
Publication Support 40,000 40,000 4 papers published with ANs over the year
SUBTOTAL ANs 200,000 200,000
EVALUATION USD USD
Evaluation - -
TOTAL 1,165,775 913,015
7% Project Cost Fee 81,604 63,911
GRAND TOTAL 1,247,379 976,926 21% reduction to adjust to current pledges
The budget was reduced by 21% from 1,247,379 USD to 976,926 USD. APOs will be included (about 160,000 USD
per year per APO).
Communication: ILRI offers to support communication during the MSP Meeting.
National MSP Meeting in Mongolia: Mongolia has developed a Mongolian Agenda for Sustainable Livestock
(MASL). GASL will contribute 20,000 USD in 2019 to organize an investor’s forum to gather support for MASL.
Regional MSP Meeting: A few members of the GG wonder whether GASL can afford this and would like to have
more information about the decisions. Eduardo explains that the AST considers the chosen meetings as valuable
and they already have budget content. Every partner of GASL can ask for support to organize such a meeting. If the
topic and the programme are fine, GASL will agree and spread the MSP spirit and principles. Regional and national
processes were already part of the GASL goals in the AP 2016-2018. The GG agrees to the value of these meetings
but would not sponsor more than the first event for a region or a country. The independent continuation can be
seen as an indicator of interest. The GG stresses the need of following-up and much more communication about
these events.
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:
1. Regional Meeting of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2019: The meeting was
proposed by the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), a partner of GASL. Since South America is one of
the most important regions in terms of beef production, the goal of this meeting is to address sustainability issues,
which are relevant for the beef sector. It is an opportunity of having a multistakeholder conversation. GASL will not
organize it from scratch because of time and budget restrictions, but will support its MSP nature. It will be a two-
day meeting with one additional day of field trips. The proposal came from Ruaraidh Petri, Executive Director of
the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
The Chair was invited to the biannual meeting of GRSB in Ireland in 2018. The European Roundtable for Beef
Sustainability was founded during this meeting and is hosted by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) in
Geneva. GASL is now in discussion with SAI to become a member. SAI has a dairy working group, which invited the
Chair to their meeting in Dublin, April 2019, in order to present GASL and convince them to become a member.
Since this is a way of enlarging the network of GASL, the Chair will participate.
A few members of the GG point out that there are already many representatives in the public sector and projects
happening in South America. And if GASL creates forums without feedback and follow-up, there will be a dilution
of the MSP spirit. Furthermore, why is GASL sponsoring this meeting when the Global Roundtable for Sustainable
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Beef has partners from the private sector such as McDonalds. GASL should not be giving money to the private
sector. Eduardo confirms that the money will only be spent to sponsor participants to have an MSP representation.
Brazil is interested in being kept updated. Renata Negrelli offers to check with the secretariat of the Brazilian
government. She would like to be informed about how conversations are progressing. Renata agrees to be the
focal point.
Pablo Frere offers to join the preparation process for this meeting.
2. Meeting of the SAI Dairy Working Group in Dublin, April 2019: The Chair is invited to present GASL. He
accepted this invitation in the budget frame of travel days.
3. All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture in Ghana, 29 July-2 August 2019: Cost effective opportunity. The
Chair is in touch with ILRI and will probably join this conference.
4. Regional Meeting in Morocco, 2020: Offer by Niek Schelling from the Netherlands, planned together with Kim
van Seeters for 2020.
5. Regional Meeting in Ukraine, April 2018: The outcome was a document where it is proposed that this meeting
should be repeated. It was also said that a group will develop a report, which has been received by GASL as a draft
a few weeks ago. It is a big document about the analysis of the livestock sector in the 13 participating countries.
The document will be made available to the GG.
The GG would like to better understand the process of assessment and the decision where regional meetings will
be organised and supported by GASL. Eduardo explains that the AST receives a proposal, shares it and decides if
GASL should support the suggested meeting or not. The GG prefers to have a mechanism established to process
these proposals, clear criteria and TORs. The GG could get involved in the assessment. Feedback on regional and
national MSP meetings could be included in the Progress Report to be sure to have the feedbacks shown in a
document.4
A ‘communication kit’ would be useful to have for GG members in order to represent GASL at events.
The AST and Chair will:
develop a process to consult the GG on future regional and national MSP meetings;
adapt the work plan for 2019 with these comments.
7. Update on 9th GASL MSP in Kansas – Tim, Chair
Update on the planning process and sponsoring – Tim
The theme is structured around the four sustainability domains. Authors are identified to write a background
paper. One representative of each writing team is participating in the preparatory workshop to engage in a
discussion and finalize the content and structure of these papers.
Authors:
Food and Nutrition Security: 2 authors from Florida State University, part of Feed the Future (USDA
initiative)
Livelihood and Economic growth: Shirley Tarawali
Animal health and welfare: Ulf Magnusson
Climate and natural resource use: Kyle Davis and Mario Herrero5
4 GASL is already doing this in its progress reports. 5 It was decided later on that the leader of this group is Henning Steinfeld with Kyle Davis and Carolyn Opio.
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Tim Robinson has sent out guidelines for the preparation of these papers. The writing groups still have to be
formed. Kansas State University would like to be involved as well. The original idea was to have a global set of
papers and a separate set of papers looking at specific issues to North America. This was not favoured by the
Kansas group. Therefore, there will only be global papers providing the general framework to look at specific issues
in the host region. The papers will be drafted before the meeting and presented on the science day on Monday, 9
September accompanied with group discussions around the four sustainability issues. These inputs feed back into
the policy day on Tuesday. The idea is to have science influencing policy. The third day will be a field visit. The
fourth day is a GASL day, where the GASL technical groups and Clusters commit and respond with specific and
concrete actions to the policy panels. The title will be “innovation and sustainable livestock” to reflect the different
dimensions of technical and institutional change that have enabled the livestock sector to make progress in various
areas. There have also been discussions to bring in the trade dimension since Kansas and the US are large net
exporters of many agriculture commodities, livestock products and feed. This could prepare the perspective of
international trade more general given of China is on the horizon as possible venue in 2021.
The parallel programme will be similar as in the Mongolian MSP Meeting. There will be a call for proposals for ANs
and others. The feedback was very good on this. Additionally, there will be a poster session.
Plenary sessions for ANs will be incorporated in the programme. The GG suggests to have very short presentations
of each AN right after a presentation of GASL in the very beginning of the meeting. This will be in plenary instead of
parallel sessions in order to inform all participants.
France doesn’t want to have new topics developed under GASL, such as trade, because there are already ongoing
topics under the ANs. France is also part of other international organizations, especially the OECD, where there are
many discussions about innovation and technology in agriculture (biotechnology and GMOs). The US is not at all on
the same line as France or generally Europe. The consensus and the positions of the OECD should not be reopened
in the MSP meeting. The Chair can’t guarantee to avoid these topics. GASL, as a multistakeholder platform, is on a
more open level than between governments. GASL can’t censure what to discuss and what not. In conclusion, the
GG considers it possible to discuss about trade but being careful not to turn it into a political discussion.
Keynote speakers should be informed in their TORs about the global diversity. If they talk about trade, they should
focus on the big interactions between different parts of the world.
The GG stresses that innovation should not only be technology but a complementarity between technology and
traditional knowledge. The question is how to merge these in a broader sense. The word “science” should be used
with conscience.
The NGO Cluster does not fully agree on the way innovations are described in the programme. It is too much a top
down approach. With “role of technology” it is already suggested which type of innovation the talk is about. GASL
should also keep in mind to include contributions of smallholder livestock keepers, pastoralists, local knowledge,
agroecologist etc. It should not only be profit driven innovation but also be open for different drivers of innovation.
Mario Herrero, one of the keynote authors, is part of the EAT Lancet commission. This circumstance makes him not
optimal for this role in the view of some GG members. Others think that he should particularly be part of the
dialogue to provide diversity. Including critical voices could increase GASL’s credibility. The guidelines about what
should be covered and what not are very clear: no advocacy piece, only facts. Mario Herrero announced that he is
happy to take this on with collaborators.
MSP preparatory workshop 5 and 6 March - Chair
GASL MSP TASK FORCE (content): Fritz Schneider, Shirley Tarawali, Ulf Magnusson, Marcelo González, Pablo Frere, Rogerio Mauricio, Julian Chara, Eduardo ArceDiaz, Tim Robinson, Martha Hirpa
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (logistics): Susan Metzger (KSU), Nina Lilja, (KSU), Jim Butler (consultant), Donald Moore (GDP), Eduardo ArceDiaz, Henning Steinfeld, Tim Robinson, Fritz Schneider, Anna Grun
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The members of these teams will be actively involved. In addition, there will be more participants from Kansas
State University, Columbia University, USDA, USAID, University of Florida, etc. A meeting of the organizing
committee will take place before and after the workshop.
8. Registration fee for the 9th GASL MSP in Kansas – Chair The local organizing committee of the 9th MSP of GASL in Kansas, guided by members of the Kansas State
University, supported by AST, Chair, Donald Moore and Jim Butler, strongly recommends to introduce a
registration fee for all MSP participants. Participants in US conferences normally expect a registration fee to cover
at least a part of the organizing costs as well as to cover a part of coffee, food, receptions. The organizing
committee is expecting many participants registering from Kansas and the US if there was no registration fee.
Being aware that GASL would have to introduce quotas to ensure a balanced multistakeholder participation – GASL
is therefore sponsoring up to 30 people – the Organizing Committee (via the Chair) is proposing to the Guiding
Group to approve the introduction of a registration fee for the 9th MSP in Kansas.
If the GG accepts the principle of a registration fee, the amount has to be fixed. With an expected number of
participants of maximum 350 persons, the fee would yield a revenue of:
Registration fee Revenue
US$ 100.00 US$ 35,000.00
US$ 150.00 US$ 52,500.00
US$ 200.00 US$ 70,000.00
The organizers recommend a registration fee of at least US$ 150.00 per person.
Sponsored people would not be charged the fee. The NGO Cluster would like to be exempted so that NGOs and
civil society could have complimentary registrations.
France is completely opposed to the charge of a fee. Participating in a platform like GASL, the overall aim is to
disseminate knowledge with free discussion between participants. As donor of GASL, France has contributed to the
organization of the MSP meeting. Furthermore, not all participants belong to an organization and people from
developing countries could not be able to attend the meeting. A registration fee could limit the dynamics and the
diversity of perspectives.
Switzerland highlights that whatever amount is charged, it should be invested to cover the costs of the meeting
and not to make profit. GASL was very generous in the past with offering food so people stay together and have an
exchange. If the food can’t be covered due to a missing registration fee, there will be a loss of dynamics. The Chair
confirms that the revenue of registration fees will only be part of the expenses for food and beverages.
The GG suggests to have fees only for observers. People presenting work, results or outputs, should not be
charged. Nevertheless, a distinction between observers and members could give a negative impression. Another
option is to have a list of invitees and only people who are not invited will have to pay. But for individual invitations
criteria and categories are necessary, which would be violating the principles of GASL. GASL should accept the local
conditions and customs.
KSU is worried about having the meeting without a fee.
The Chair concludes that there is no consensus in the GG. Solutions will have to be discussed and sorted out during
the preparation workshop in Kansas. The Chair expresses a regret about the GG’s rejection of proposed fundraising
options in the last three years.
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9. Update on GASL 10th MSP 2020 and GASL 11th MSP 2021 – Chair 10th Multistakeholder Partnership Meeting – Delémont, Switzerland, 15 to 21 June 2020
The conference location is Delémont with 12,000 inhabitants, the capital of the Republic and Canton of Jura. Forty
five minutes from the international airport in Basel and 1 hour 40 minutes from Zurich, Delémont benefits from
excellent accessibility by public transport (about four hours from Paris with the TGV train).
Delémont is close to the French border, the Jura region includes Switzerland and France. There is potential for
collaboration with France and the French Jura. There are different agriculture policies in place: the European based
support of marginal areas in France and the direct payments in Switzerland. This allows comparison. It will be an
excellent case to have a regional policy forum. Most probably, it will have a European focus.
The meeting will be hosted by the Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture (FOAG, the main donor of GASL since 2011)
together with the Republic and Canton of Jura. The Fondation Rurale Interjurassienne (FRI) will be the local partner
of GASL. FRI is a centre for education, advice and research in the field of agriculture for the Canton of Jura and the
Bernese Jura. A large number of innovative, sustainable projects in the field of agriculture and farming has been
developed together with France (www.frij.ch).
Major theme Local and regional focus Global focus Field visits (options)
“Potentials and
challenges for
livestock-oriented
value chains in
marginal areas”
• Multi-functionality
• Focus on bio-diversity,
conservation of marginal
areas.
• Tourism, etc.
• Livelihoods in marginal areas
• Role of direct payments,
Switzerland and EU
• Comparisons of policies in the
Swiss and French Jura
• Livestock in arid areas
in Africa and Asia.
• Multi-functionality.
• Role of livestock in
fragile states.
• Livelihoods in marginal
areas
• Policy debate
• Alpine systems
• Jura
• Multi-
functionality,
biodiversity
• Nexus livestock-
wildlife. E.g. Bear,
Lynx, Wolf
The Swiss government (FOAG) is supporting GASL and LEAP. The FOAG has set up the condition for financing the
MSP to link it with the European Association of Animal Production (EAAP) meeting, which will take place in 2021 in
Davos, Switzerland. The Swiss Association for Animal Sciences (ASSA) is the local organizer of this event. Both
organizations are dealing with themes closely related to some topics covered also during EAAP meetings. There is
the unique chance of thematically linking the MSP 2020 and the EAAP 2021 meetings. This idea has been
presented to the EAAP president and secretary general and received a supporting letter (dated 01.12.2017). A
Swiss delegation of ASSA, GASL and FOAG visited FAO on 2 May 2018 to discuss. The FAO Animal Production and
Health Division and GASL welcome these plans. To establish the links, the delegations will probably come to the
Kansas MSP Meeting and GASL will join the EAAP meeting in Davos in 2021. The Animal Task Force of the EAAP is a
member of GASL.
To develop and implement the thematic links between the two meetings, the following measures are proposed:
• The secretary general of ASSA will be part of both local organizing committees.
• Involvement of ASSA as well as EAAP in MSP 2020 (details to be discussed)
• MSP 2020 will take place before EAAP 2020 in Porto in order to feed in themes for 2021 during EAAP 2020
meetings.
• The Chair of GASL should participate at EAAP 2020.
• Aim is to give visibility to GASL and LEAP during EAAP 2021 by dedicated sessions in the plenary.
Next Steps:
• The Guiding Group of GASL was informed on the planning progress for the 10th MSP of GASL 2020 in
Switzerland during the GG meeting 26-27 Feb 2019 in Rome.
• The local organizing committee, including the GASL Chair and Nancy Bourgeois, will meet on 1 March
2019 to discuss:
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Sponsoring concept for Swiss and international sponsoring: So far there is 75’000 USD from FOAG
(over and above to general GASL funds) and 75’000 USD from the Canton of Jura;
Steps to be taken to involve the French Jura;
Coordination with the EAAP 2021 in Davos, Switzerland;
Potential programs for field visits;
Potential of synergies between the MSP and the national organic livestock day (planned by the
Canton of Jura during the GASL MSP meeting: one afternoon and evening, part of the
programme).
• The specific work on the major theme will be taken up only after the results of the 9th MSP of GASL in
Kansas USA in September 2019.
The venue has a big conference room and a whole complex of small cinemas with about hundred seats each, there
would be a potential to show videos and movies. There could be film screenings instead of parallel sessions.
Delémont is an international city despite its small size. There is a centre of CABI that is dealing with biotechnology.
They have projects in grassland restoration and could be linked with GASL. This will be one of the issues at the
meeting of 1 March.
France announces its support to the border cooperation between France and Switzerland, organize field trips in
both countries and show systems of the region. France will contribute by in-kind contributions and maybe also by
investments in the MSP meeting.
The French meat and milk organizations would like to sponsor, for example, some meals to support the MSP
meeting and to collaborate between the two countries in the production and labelling of good products.
The GASL GG approves both the venue (Delémont, Switzerland) and the dates (15 to 21 June 2020) for the 10th
MSP meeting of GASL.
11th Multistakeholder Partnership Meeting – China, late spring 2021
The MSP meeting will be around May, probably in Beijing, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
(CAAS). A small delegation of the academy visited FAO in early November. They offered to host the MSP meeting in
2021. They are not a member yet of GASL but intend to join and bring in other stakeholders of China. The issues
they would like to discuss are mostly related to the intensification of livestock production in China, including
dependence on soy, alternative protein sources, antimicrobial resistance, animal welfare, pollution issues etc. –
typical issues associated with dense monogastric production to feed millions of people in densely populated areas.
The offer hasn’t been formalized yet. The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences will submit a proposal to the
government. By the end of March, they intend to confirm if the government has accepted or not. The approval of
the government is needed.
A member of the GG remarks that China has a very serious African swine fever situation. Unfortunately, it’s not
getting better and has even spread to Vietnam; many people are losing their livelihoods.
10. GASL Reaction to EAT-Lancet Report – Chair, Anna Anna has compiled a summary of reactions and a possible statement of GASL.
The GG perceives the GASL statement as a bit too defensive. It will not be a fruitful discussion with the EAT Lancet
to talk about meat consumption, rather highlighting the positive nutritional contributions that meat makes to diets
around the world. There is too much emphasis on smallholders in developing countries, it should be more global.
The IMS has shared its note with the AST and will be happy to make it accessible for the whole GG.
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GASL should point out what exactly can be done and what can be harnessed in support of healthy sustainable diets
(but pointing out that these are much more diverse than described by EAT Lancet). GASL should not be too
reactive, but still take the initiative.
ILRI explains its own approach: being directly reactive, highlighting issues, which are not well addressed (through
OP-Ed from Ethiopia and Kenia, academic blog, launch event in Geneva, etc.) and trying to reach out for people of
the 37 members commission to discuss how ILRI can be part and make a truly global assessment. The raised issues
are important, but it should capture better the diversity of the livestock sector. Engaging is important.
The steering committee of LEAP decided that there should be a response but not a technical one from LEAP.
The statement of GASL should not be posted on the GLAD platform because GASL is supposed to be neutral and
not advocating livestock, but sustainable livestock. There are media outlets of FAO that GASL could use, or it can
simply be a release on the GASL website and referred to it. The strongest way to respond would be a letter to the
Lancet and presenting an alternative view of GASL. Some GG members worry though that a direct response would
just give publicity to the Lancet with little benefit for GASL. A letter from the Chair could be published on the GASL
website.
The Chair proposes to improve the document together with the AST and FAO and to highlight the role of livestock
in sustainable diets and sustainable food production systems. The GG will have one week to respond. After
finalizing, it will be published on the website. The AST, Chair and FAO will draft the new response.
11. Gender and Livestock in GASL – Felix The 2018 GASL evaluation by FAO suggested to have a more explicit incorporation of gender in the activities of
GASL.
Felix Njeumi was requested to share possible areas where GASL can contribute to an advanced global agenda for
gender and livestock. Felix is an officer in the Animal Production and Health Division at FAO coordinating the global
rinderpest programme and focal point within the division for gender and livestock. He presents the work FAO is
doing on gender and livestock.6 Women represent two thirds of poor livestock keepers. Main areas to reach
gender equality are decent employment, cultural development and markets, shaping laws, policies and programs,
governing and accessing land, improved technologies, services and infrastructure, animal diseases, especially
zoonotic diseases, vaccination, AMR, etc. FAO is organizing trainings. Gender is a crosscutting issue.
To what GASL can contribute: dissemination of information, specifically also to women, collaboration between
organizations, capacity building through regional/national trainings, budget allocation (for example for a gender
specialist in GASL), precise studies on gender disaggregated household data, designing projects and programmes.
The AST suggests that all ANs and Clusters have focal points for gender.
The GG remarks that as a cross-cutting issue it could dilute – not all ANs are properly equipped to do something
meaningful – whereas it would be always reminding people if there is a focal group. Some intellectual based
leadership would help. Another option is to have a new AN on gender equality. But the risk is that other ANs and
Clusters would not feel the need anymore to include gender aspects in their work. Mainstreaming is a more
difficult way, but would be more efficient. It is much more a cross-cutting issue for GASL. As a solution, the GG
proposes to have a focal person or group, which can explore how gender can be taken into account in ANs,
Clusters and other activities of GASL.
6 The presentation is available under http://www.livestockdialogue.org/events/events/others/guiding-group-meeting-fao-rome-italy-26-27-february-2019/en/
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The NGO Cluster has a strong focus on gender equality and tries to implement and show good practices. Within
the NGO Cluster, there is a lot of interest in this topic and eventually in taking part of a focal group.
Having gender as a cross cutting issue is the only way to deliver on the ambitions for sustainable development. ILRI
has a strong gender team. Nicoline de Haan will be happy to engage. There are two things that ILRI has in place
and could be useful: 1. Tools for capacity development in terms of helping the science team to mainstream gender.
This can be shared. 2. The women’s empowerment in livestock index – a way of measuring with a set of indicators.
The AN Livestock for Social Development has included SDG 5, gender equality, in its research activities. They can be
asked as well.
Another idea of the GG is to use this theme for an annual MSP meeting in order to look at all perspectives.
The Chair suggests that ANs and Clusters include a section on how to approach gender in their work plans. The
evaluation would like to have focal points in each ANs and Clusters. If this is not feasible yet, a small group could
analyse the way in which GASL can address the gender issues. Instead of working on it individually, a group should
be coordinating the best ways for GASL as a whole to address these issues.
The GG agrees on two lines of actions:
1. Clusters and ANs will create a section on each work plan on how to approach gender equality.
2. The AST will ask ILRI, the NGO Cluster and the AN Livestock for Social Development for a proposal how to
best tackle this issue.
12. Update on Cluster and Action Network Activities Presentations are accessible on the GASL website:
http://www.livestockdialogue.org/events/events/others/guiding-group-meeting-fao-rome-italy-26-27-february-
2019/en/
13. Synergies between Clusters and Action Networks: Brazil Project – Alexandre,
Rogerio Opportunities through interaction between Clusters and ANs:
• Develop a collective vision of the different pathways to Sustainable Livestock
• Develop constructive and evidence based conversations through the ability of Clusters to express their
challenges, views and solutions through GASL (e.g. EAT Lancet response)
• Identify priority themes and activities to fill in the knowledge, organizational and institutional gaps to
inform constructive conversations and action
• Enable behaviour change through sharing best practice from existing and new livestock innovation
systems
How to better interact between Clusters and ANS?
• Insure good representation of Clusters within ANs: AN need to inform about what they are doing and
make the different stakeholders of GASL work within the ANs
• At GG meeting identify how Clusters want to work with ANs and what value do they see in the interaction
• Create a space at GG and MSP meetings for clusters to share their views, challenges and solutions with
ANs and for ANs to identify where they could interact and add evidence or enable change
• Before MSP Meetings, ask Clusters and ANs to prepare their priorities (needs for information and
knowledge, hot topics, actions, themes, etc.) and look to synthesize down to a few hot topics
• During the first day of the MSP Meeting, give room for Clusters and ANs for short communication (10 min)
in plenary to express their views and priorities (“the demand”) so that all attendant can be aware of
• During MSP Meeting (following days), give room for specific Cluster and ANs Meetings to analyse demand
and define future priorities (actions, products, themes)
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Demonstrating the power of integration across Action Networks and Clusters through a Brazilian case
The Brazil project is an example of the cooperation of ANs and Clusters. The following parties have participated in
this project:
• Institutions: agri benchmark, Federal University of Sao Joao, Global Network on SPS, Brazilian Center for
Sustainable Livestock
• ANs: Restoring Value to Grassland, Closing the Efficiency Gap, Global Network on Silvopastoral Systems
• Clusters: Academia & Research (credibility), Social Movements (evidence & impact of livestock)
The presentation is available online: http://www.livestockdialogue.org/events/events/others/guiding-group-
meeting-fao-rome-italy-26-27-february-2019/en/
14. Fund raising activities 2019 – Chair Existing Donors
• The existing donors will continue to contribute a solid base of the GASL funds. The expectations are to
receive 40 percent of the necessary funds throughout the Action Plan period 2019–2021 from existing
donors (presently 32 %). The GG has decided to include also the budget for APOs, the budget of donors is
therefore higher than indicated in these figures.
Exploring the potential of a GASL foundation
• The GG in October 2018 has decided against the idea of a GASL foundation.
• Emmanuel Coste from CNE suggested to consult with FAO through the AST if certain target European
foundations would be acceptable to donate to GASL. Two foundations were consulted and FAO approved
them as potential donors to GASL: Roullier Group Foundation and RTE Reseau et Transport Energy
Foundation
• These foundations have not been contacted yet. Work in progress, will be taken up by Fundraising Task
Force, AST and Chair.
• Additional European Foundations will be contacted in the course of 2019. Expectations are to source 30 %
of the entire funds through these channels (presently 20 %)
Negotiations with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
• A formal request for core funds for GASL has been submitted in Oct. 2018
• The proposal has passed Gate 1 and Gate 2 clearance.
• A full proposal has been submitted to BMGF 11 Feb. 2019. The amount discussed for a 3 ½ year period is
US$ 750,000.00.
• A decision is expected in mid. 2019.
• The next revised version of the proposal will be submitted 28 Feb. 2019.
• The BMGF has some conditions to finance GASL: They would like to see impact. GASL has to indicate how
to achieve, monitor and evaluate impact. Nevertheless, they understand the way GASL is working and
that the process is as important as the results, so GASL does not have to change strategies.
Sponsoring of GASL for annual MSP Meetings
• GASL will continue to source funds for the annual MSP meetings from sponsors inside and outside the
GASL membership.
• This strategy has been very successful in Mongolia. Will be followed in 2019 in the USA and in 2020 in
Switzerland. Expected contribution is 16 % (presently 10 %).
Contributions of GASL members to Action Networks
• To support the activities of the Action Networks, GASL members will have to contribute financially and to
become active in sourcing funds from their specific networks.
• Expected contribution to the overall budget of GASL is 10 % (presently 0 %).
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Registration Fee for the 9th MSP Meeting of GASL in Kansas 2019
• The local organizing committee of the 9th MSP of GASL in Kansas, guided by members of the Kansas State
University, supported by AST, Chair, Donald Moore and Jim Butler, strongly recommend to introduce a
registration fee for all MSP participants (see Issue Nr. 7 and Doc Nr. 8 of the Agenda of the GG meeting
26-27 February 2019)
The GG thanks for the tremendous amount of effort of the task force.
15. Any other business
Location change for GG meetings
The Chair and AST proposed to have the GG meeting in Kansas together with the preparatory workshop. The GG
did not agree, as it would have been too complicated and expensive. Having it back-to-back with LEAP would have
been difficult.
The Chair would like to know if GG meetings always have to be in Rome. The GG is open to have the GG meeting
somewhere else but it has to be convenient and cheap to reach. It will be decided case by case.
Next GG Meeting
The Chair suggests having no GG meeting until September. The one after would be in February in Rome. The GG
agrees. There can be other communication mechanism in the meanwhile. In general, GASL should develop a good
communication system to keep contact. The GG should still be proactive.
The next GG meeting will consequently be in Kansas. The GG expresses the wish to have the supporting documents
at least 15 days or more in advance. This time, the AST was two days late with sending out the documents because
they were not ready. The documents could be available on a site where GG members can access them. As soon as
they are ready, they will be uploaded (for example, on Dropbox or Google Drive). Anna will find the best solution.
Annual policy brief of NGO Cluster
The NGO Cluster would like to start publishing a policy brief every year, feeding the MSP meeting with more or less
the same topic. This is indicated in the NGO Action Plan. A contribution from GASL is possible, for example for
layout and publishing. More information is needed about the procedure in GASL (criteria and timeline).
Donor cluster representative for Editorial Committee
Emanuel Coste will represent the Donor Cluster in the Editorial Committee.
TASK FORCE FOR FUNDRAISING: Chair, Kim van Seeters, Alwin Kopse, Emanuel Coste
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ANNEX 1: Detailed Meeting Agenda and next steps, 26/27 Feb 2019, FAO, Rome
Agenda
Point
Agenda Topic Presenter, resp. Supporting Documents I,D,
A
Next Steps
What: Who: By:
1. Welcome (quorum,
welcome to new members)
Chair
I
2. Approval of the agenda
15 June 2018 GG meeting
minutes
Chair, Eduardo Doc. 1.: Agenda GG meeting 26, 27
Feb.2019
Doc. 2.: GG meeting minutes 2-3
October 2018
I, A Agenda and minutes Oct 2018 approved GG done
3. Global Agenda progress
report including finances
Chair,
Eduardo
Doc. 3: Traffic Light Evaluation
Doc. 4: Financial Tables as per
31.12.2018
I Submit a revised proposal to BMGF Chair, AST 7 March7
4. GASL Progress Report 2018
and discussion
Anna Doc. 5: Progress Report 2018 I Incorporate adjustments of the GG
Final print
Anna 31 March
Beginning of May
5. GASL Action Plan 2019-2021
Presentation
Discussion
Approval by GG
Chair, Eduardo
all
all
Doc: 6: Final version GASL Action
Plan 2019-2021
I, D The GG approved the 2019-2021 Action
Plan with the following suggestions,
which will be implemented by the AST:
Include AN summary in the main
text from Annex 2
Revise table 3 on page 23,
complementing it with ways in
which Action Networks and Clusters
can enhance their communication
during MSP meetings
Include APO donor contributions in
the budget
Provide a format to ANs and
Clusters for them to complete their
work plans by 31 March 2019 and
incorporate them in Annex 11
Include any other suggestions
received by 31 March ( no other
suggestions were received)
Additional comments from the GG
Final distribution to the GG
Chair, AST End of April
End of March
Early May
7 The proposal was submitted. BMGF confirmed its donation to GASL on 27 March 2019.
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6. Workplan and budget of
GASL for 2019
Presentation
Discussion
Approval by GG
Eduardo
all
all
Doc. 7: GASL Work Plan and Budget
2019
I, D,
A develop a process to consult the GG
on future regional and national MSP
meetings
adopt the work plan for 2019
present a projection of work plan
2020 with proposed meetings
Chair, AST Until next GG
meeting
7. Update on 9th GASL MSP in
Kansas
Update on planning process and sponsoring
Preparatory workshop 5 and 6 March
Preliminary program
of 9th MSP Meeting
Tim, Chair Doc. 8: Concept Note on 9th MSP of
GASL and outline for the preparatory
workshop
5 and 6 March in Manhattan, Kansas
I, D Preparatory workshop
Consultation on programme progress
Final programme
Selection of parallel sessions
GASL MSP task
force
Mach 2019
End of April
End of May
Mid-June
8. Registration fee for the 9th
GASL MSP in Kansas
Discussion and decision on
the proposal of the
Organizing Committee of
the 9th MSP in Kansas and
the Chair to introduce a
registration fee.
Chair Doc. 9: Proposal to introduce a
registration fee for the 9th MSP of
GASL in Kansas
I, A Finding solution at the preparatory
workshop in Kansas
GASL MSP task
force
March 2019
9. Update on GASL 10th MSP
2020 and GASL 11th MSP
2021
Chair, Henning Doc. 10: Concept Note Delémont
Switzerland
Information on expression of interest
by China for the 11th GASL MSP in
2021 in China
I Organizing committee work in progress,
update to the GG on both meetings at the
GG Meeting in Sept.
Chair, Nancy
ongoing
10. GASL Reaction to EAT-
Lancet Report. Discussion
and clearance for
publication on the GASL
webpage
Chair, Eduardo,
Henning, Anna
Doc. 11: GASL statement and
summary of reactions to the EAT
Lancet report
I, D,
A
Draft a new GASL statement
Distribution and consultation with the
GG, allow 2 weeks to reply
Upload statement on the website
Chair, AST April 2019
April 2019
May 2019
11. Gender and Livestock in
GASL
Presentation
Discussion
Felix Njeumi Doc. 12: Presentation FAO (available
only during meeting
I, D,
A
Include gender in work plans
Contact and build a focal group: NGO
cluster, ILRI, AN Livestock for Social
Development
Clusters, ANs
AST, Chair
End of April
End of May 2019
12. Update on Cluster and
Action Network Activities
(continued)
Short presentations
Short discussions
Moderation
Eduardo
Cluster and AN
Coordinators
Short power point presentations I Create a work plan template
Submit work plans
AST;
ANs and
Cluster
Mid-March;
End of April
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13. Synergies between Clusters
and Action Networks.
Brazil Project
Alexandre,
Rogerio
Doc. 13: Presentation (only available
during meeting)
I Information Alexandre,
Rogerio
done
14. Fund raising activities 2019 Chair
Fundraising Task
Force
Doc. 14: Chair’s report and proposal I Fundraising activities Task force for
fundraising
ongoing
15. Any other business
15.1. Location change for GG meetings 15.2. Donor cluster
representative to
Editorial Committee
15.3. Annual policy
brief of NGO Cluster
15.4. Virtual platform
all I, D,
A
15.1. Location change is possible, will be
decided case by case
15.2. Emanuel Coste joins the committee
15.3. Information and follow up with AST
15.4. Create a virtual platform for
communication and documents
GG
GG
NGO Cluster
Anna
Done
Done
Done
Until next GG
meeting
End of Meeting
I = Information; D = Discussion; A = Approval, Decision
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ANNEX 2: List of participants Chair:
Fritz Schneider, [email protected]
Public Sector:
Jambaltseren Tumur-Uya, [email protected], [email protected]; Director General of State
Administration and Management Department, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry MoFALI;
Robin Mbae, [email protected]; Deputy Director Livestock Production (Climate Change), Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya
Private Sector:
Maria Sánchez Mainar, [email protected]; Technical communication manager, IDF
Hsin Huang, [email protected]; Secretary General, International Meat Secretariat (Cluster Coordinator)
Marília Rangel, [email protected]; Secretary General, International Poultry Council
Academia / Research:
Alexandre Ickowicz, [email protected]; Director Research Unit, CIRAD
Nancy Bourgeois [email protected]; Lecturer & researcher, Bern University of Applied Science (Cluster
Coordinator)
Ulf Magnusson, [email protected]; Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Donors:
Emmanuel Coste, [email protected]; Délégué CNE, France
Lionel Launois, [email protected]; Policy Officer, Ministry of Agriculture of France
Francois Pythoud, [email protected]; Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to
UNFAO, IFAD and WFP, Rome
NGOs:
Margherita Gomarasca, [email protected]; Coordinator, Veterinaries Sans Frontiers (VSF)
Social Movements:
Pablo Frere, [email protected]; Focal Point, Redes Chaco, WAMIP, Argentina (Cluster Coordinator)
Intergovernmental and Multilateral:
Berhe Tekola, [email protected]; Director, Animal Production and Health Division, FAO (Cluster Coordinator)
Shirley Tarawali, [email protected]; Assistant Director General, ILRI (connected by Skype)
Agenda Support Team (AST):
Henning Steinfeld, [email protected]; Coordinator AGAL, FAO
Eduardo Arce Diaz, [email protected], Manager GASL, FAO
Anna Grun, [email protected], Communication Coordinator GASL, FAO
Observers:
Anne Mottet (AGAS), [email protected]; Livestock Development Officer, FAO
Camillo DeCamillis (AGAL), [email protected]; Manager, LEAP, FAO
Carolyn Opio (AGAL), [email protected]; Livestock Policy Officer, LEAP, FAO
Fernando Ruy Gil, [email protected], INAC, Urugay
Henk Ormel (AGAH), [email protected]; Senior Veterinary Policy Advisor, FAO
Julian Chara, [email protected]; Research Coordinator, CIPAV (connected by Skype)
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Renata Negrelly Nogueira, [email protected], Alternate Permanent Representative of Brazil to
FAO, WFP and IFAD, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
Tim Robinson (AGAL), [email protected]; Livestock Policy Officer, FAO
Christelle Noël, INAC, Urugay
Manuelle Miller, VSF International
Rogerio Maurico, [email protected] (connected by Skype)
ANNEX 3: Table of events 2019 GLOBAL EVENTS OF INTEREST TO THE GLOBAL AGENDA (as of 26/06/2019)
DATES EVENT ATTENDEES
17-19 January Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2019, Berlin Chair, Eduardo
26-27 February GG Meeting, Rome GG
28 February LEAP Annual Meeting, Rome
5/6 March MSP preparatory workshop, Manhattan, Kansas MSP task force
9-11 April Meeting of the SAI Dairy Working Group, Dublin Chair
22-23 May GRSB Communication Summit, Chicago, Illinois
24 June 23rd meeting of the LEAP Steering Committee (audioconference)
9-11 July Regional Meeting of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Chair, Eduardo
29 July-2 August All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Accra, Ghana
8-13 September GASL MSP Meeting, Manhattan, Kansas
26-27 September X International Congress on Silvopastoral Systems, Asunción, Paraguay
23-26 September IDF World Dairy Summit, Istanbul, Turkey