1. Embrapa’s International Action focus on MKTPlace 02 to 28 February 2014

2. Missions Eastern Africa: – 02 to 15 February, 4 countries: Ethiopia – Addis Abeba; Tanzania – Dar es Salaam; Kenya – Nairobi; Uganda – Entebbe e Kampala. Western Africa: – 15 to 28 February, 4 countries: Ghana – Accra; Nigeria – Abuja; Benin – Cotonou e Mali – Bamako.

3. Mission objective and scope Scope: special Project – “Strengthening of Embrapa's Internationalization”; Objective: raise information, opinions and perceptions of R&D, gov. and IDA institutions in scientific exchange and technical cooperation with Embrapa. ! ! – It was neither an individual evaluation of the projects, nor a collection of demands for future cooperation projects.

4. Activities 53 meetings, 6 per country approximately 22 individual interviews from 30 MKTPlace projects

5. MKTPlace Projects ILRI, Ethiopia Introduction of Napier Grass elite lines for stunt resistance

6. MKTPlace – Species identification of root-knot nematodes NARS - IITA Tanzania

7. MKTPlace - Application of DNA-markers for development of drought tolerant potato germplasm – KARI - Kenya Activity: Embrapa Model system for drought tolerance study Activity: Construction of hydroponic system for drought tolerance study Activity: DNA Extraction from potato leaves

8. Utilization of Hydraulic Ram Pumps for promoting small scale irrigation MKTPlace Projects NARO - Uganda

9. Enhancing rice and maize production by small-holders using bacteria-plant extract biopesticide MKTPlace Projects Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako - Mali

10. Some personal views “Marketplace develops projects that fill gaps of major problems.” “Small projects are really effective”; “It is a partnership more than resources only”

11. Highlights In general, achievement of the expected results Scientific quality and Embrapa's experience; Partnership with Embrapa makes it easier to obtain funds from other organisms/institutions/agencies; Peer to peer cooperation; Networking  closing the gap between african research institutions and Embrapa; and Brazilian technology is adaptable to local realities.

12. Points for Improvement Language barrier; Delay to send genetic material; Little dissemination  the project knowledge is just among the researchers and the team at the institution; Difficulty to find Brazilian partners through the MKTPlace website; Project duration is too short; Complex pre-proposal selection process

13. Suggestions A final workshop to articulate and facilitate the elaboration of new projects; Associate field visits with the Fora and increase staff visits; Improve communication of the results within institutions in the countries; Improve the 'matchmaking' mechanism; Provide documents in other languages, including african ones  automatic translation software

14. Thank you! Maya Takagi Researcher Secretariat for International Affairs maya.takagi@embrapa.br Adriana Bueno International Cooperation Analyst Secretariat for International Affairs adriana.bueno@embrapa.br