1. 1. Identify challenges and opportunities using questions that reference the six research for development themes defined in the AAS Program Proposal. This will confirm the development challenges and the capacity of the program to address them. TASKS FOR THE SCOPING TEAM Aquatic Agricultural Systems Scoping Study, 22-28 May 2012

2. 2. Begin to build the intervention matrix. The team should collect basic descriptive information on the interventions.intervention matrix. Aquatic Agricultural Systems Scoping Study, 22-28 May 2012

3. 3. Identify potential links with ongoing and future investments. This will also identify partners to participate in the inception workshops. Aquatic Agricultural Systems Scoping Study, 22-28 May 2012

4. 4. Identify existing data suitable for baseline information for performance monitoring and impact assessment. Aquatic Agricultural Systems Scoping Study, 22-28 May 2012

5. 5. Recommend a potential set of target areas. Considerations include: representativeness of relevant stratifications of the program research for development themes such as agro- ecology, market access, farming system, food, nutrition and health, and policy or governance environment. Aquatic Agricultural Systems Scoping Study, 22-28 May 2012

6. 6. From within the target areas, the scoping team should recommend priority communities. What is a community? Aquatic Agricultural Systems Scoping Study, 22-28 May 2012