Innovation Systems approach for agricultural transformation Ranjitha Puskur Presented to the Oromiya BoARD 26 July 2007 Addis Ababa

AIS

Example of innovation processes and partnerships Banana Metema

Forage development in Alamata – Actors in 2005

Forage development – Now..

From Extension to Extension-plus From To Form/content Tech dissemination Supporting rural livelihoods Improving farm productivity Improving farm and non-farm income Forming farmer groups Building networks Providing services Enabling farmers to access services from other agencies Market information Market development M&E Input & output targets Learning Planning & Implementation Doing it alone Partnerships Sources of innovation in extension Centrally generated Locally evolved (through experimentation)

From Extension to Extension-plus From To Approaches Fixed/uniform Evolving/diverse Staff capacity development Training Learning by doing, facilitated experimentation Capacity dev of extension system Personnel and infrastructure Dev of linkages and networks Policy approach Prescriptive/blue prints Facilitating evolution of locally relevant approaches Introducing new working practices Staff training Changing organisational culture through action learning Underpinning paradigm Technology transfer Innovation system