Corbeels reality check for CA in Africa Project Breadbasket field workshop in Brazil 10 07_2011

www.CA2Africa.eu Marc Corbeels, Researcher - CIRAD ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The underlying problem - poor soil fertility

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major constraints for adoption/challenges for research and development with CA in Africa

Source: Rusinamhodzi, Corbeels, van Wijk, Rufino, Nyamangara and Giller (2010) Agronomy for Sustainable Development (in review) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1. Yield benefits in the long term: meta-analysis

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2. Strong trade-offs of implementing CA

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2. Strong trade-offs of implementing CA Source: Siziba (2008) PhD thesis, University of Hohenheim Zimuto, Zimbabwe Shamva, Zimbabwe

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3. Poor functioning of markets

4. Knowledge-intensive nature of implementing CA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Yield/ Conservation agriculture: knowledge intensive CA Source: TSBF

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5. Need for tailoring CA

Farm(er)s are not all the same! Resource-rich farm Resource-poor farm

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Likelihood of adoption by farmers? 5. Need for tailoring CA: framework for ‘ideotyping’

CA, a complex innovation process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: Wall, Ekboir, and Hobbs (2002) International Workshop on Conservation Agriculture Uzbekistan. ,[object Object],CA, a complex innovation process

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CA in the world and in Africa ,[object Object],[object Object],Source: Kassam, Friedrich, Shaxson and Pretty (2009) International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 7(4) 292-320

CA2Africa scales of implementation and QAToCA Coverage Source : adapted from Corbeels et al (2009) CA2Africa DoW QAToCA

Objectives of QAToCA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Further use of outcomes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Origin and development of QAToCA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

List of reviewed theories and concepts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Structure of QAToCA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Object of Adoption (CA) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

B Capacity of implementing organization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

C Attributes of Scaling up ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

D Political/Institutional framework at regional level ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

E Political/Institutional framework at village level ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

F Economic Conditions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

G Community’s attitude towards CA ,[object Object],[object Object]

Phase Selected diffusion theories Selected conceptual models Review of literature on CA adoption ScalA Tool: GTZ, Sustainet, ZALF 1 1 2 3 Conceptual background and philosophy Question classification and result aggregation Analysis and visualisation of results Thematic Qualitative Assessment of CA Oobject of Adoption (CA) Capacity of implementing Institution Attributes of dissemination strategy Political/Institutional framework VL Regional Leve l Political/Institutional framework RL CA products & inputs Market cond. Perception of community A B C D E F G 2 Phase ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Results table Visualisation 3 Phase QAToCA Qualitative expert Assessment Tool for CA Adoption ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evaluation Scale for QAToCA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Decision rule ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example Step 1 Step 2 Step 5 2 Step 6 Step 3 Step 4

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Target group for QAToCA

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Target group for QAToCA

Legend: +Supporting factor; - Hindering factor Some results from East-Africa

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