When we started the CoP, we were few. At that time it was not clear what the CoP was supposed to do. We agreed on certain principles that have guided us through this first year of existence. We need to understand clearly what our function as a community is going to be and what value we are going to add into the entire sweetpotato research system. This is now emerging. I wouldn’t say that we have done it perfectly, but we are learning. (Clesensio Tizikara, M&E Specialist – Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana)