Livestock CRP capacity needs assessment
Summary of 2017 country needs assessments (CAN) conducted in
Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda
Leah Symekher, Edwin Kangethe, Mamusha Woldegiorgis, Phil Sambati
and Iddo Dror
21 February 2018

Outline
1. Livestock CRP CNA - an introduction
2. CNA methodology
3. Key findings
4. Recommendations
Outline

1. Livestock CRP CNA – introduction and purpose

Livestock CRP CNA – introduction and purpose
The capacity needs assessment (CNA) looked at the gap between where
capacities stand and where they need to be to scale.
The CNA looked at capacities across the CRP as a whole and within the 5
flagships - Animal genetics, Animal Health, environment, feeds and
forages, and Livelihoods and Agri-food Systems.
Assessments were conducted in 5 Livestock CRP countries: Ethiopia,
Nicaragua, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda.
1. Livestock CRP CNA – introduction and purpose

2. Methodology

Methods and process
Methodology and tools: Developed and tested
methodology and data collection tools
(framework, FGD & KII instruments) with Africa
RISING in Mali, & Ethiopia
Process: ILRI CapDev team conducted country
assessments in Uganda, Ethiopia & Tanzania. Data
collection done by CIAT in Nicaragua and ICARDA
in Tunisia.
Methodology

Methods and process
Interviews: A total of 103 people were interviewed;
34 key informant interviews and 17 FGDs were
conducted across the five countries
Reports: Individual country reports for the five
countries, one consolidated report for the Livestock
CRP and a Livestock CRP Capacity Development
Strategy document.
Methodology (continued)

Methodology: Process cycle
Capacity
performance
Current capacity
Capacity gaps
identified
Desired
performance
Improved
capacity
Capacity gaps
Resolved
Capacity
development
solutions
designed and
implemented to
address root
causes of
capacity gaps
Monitoring and evaluation to measure changes in performance
and capacity
performance and
capacity gaps

Methodology: Process cycle
Capacity gaps
identified
Capacity
development
solutions
designed and
implemented to
address root
causes of
capacity gaps

3. Key findings

Key Findings
• Limited policy awareness and participation by partners.
• Poor policy coordination and implementation (dissemination, enforcement,
regulation)
• Need for better application of training methodology and learning principles.
• Limited capacity for process-oriented learning and knowledge capturing
• Limited access to relevant knowledge by partners and government
especially at the lower levels.
Key findings

Key Findings (continued)
• Limited partnership skills of Livestock CRP and partners. Partnership structures
are inconsistent, and projects don’t document and learn from their experiences
as much as they could.
• Limited project management skills (planning, implementation, financial and
data management) at the implementation level
• Limited government resources for extension activities
• Limited skills of extension staff in analyzing socio-cultural factors hindering
engagement (communication, participation, adoption) by farmers
Key findings (continued)

4 Recommendations

1. Develop training methodology capacity
2. Develop partnership management capacity (support to the ongoing partnership work).
3. Develop capacity of extension workers to overcome barriers to communicating with farmers / pastoralists
4. Develop digital extension solutions to enhance current (low) extension capacities.
5. Develop and disseminate targeted advocacy messages (linked to the GLAD work)
6. Training on project management skills targeting implementation level staff
Recommendations Summary

• Develop training methodology capacity
• Developing partnership management capacity in collaboration with Helen
(partnership)
• Develop capacity of extension workers to overcome barriers to
communicating with farmers / pastoralists
• Develop digital extension as a solution for inadequate resources by
government
• Develop targeted advocacy messages on policy awareness
• Training on project management skills targeting implementation level staff
Recommendations (part 1)

Developing partnership management capacity in collaboration with
Helen
• Develop a partnership management training manual and support
for project/programme management level and implementation
level
• Develop and facilitate training workshop on partnership design and
management
• Develop tools/ guides and facilitate mentorship programme on
partnerships
Recommendations (part 2)

Develop capacity of extension workers to overcome barriers to
communicating with farmers / pastoralists
• Train frontline staff on contextualisation of materials/content to
specific target groups e.g., low literacy groups, gender roles
consideration, cultural dynamics, geolocation etc.
Recommendations (part 3)

Develop digital extension
• Introduce ICT/mobile learning training e.g. IVR, offline first mobile
content, web based learning resources
• Introduce SMS solutions for wide scale information delivery e.g.
TextIt
• Introduce mobile solutions to improve
data collection e.g. crowdsourcing SMS tools for disease
surveillance tools
Recommendations (part 4)

Develop targeted advocacy messages on policy awareness
• Policy mapping to draw out specific messages targeting the
various policy actors – govt enforcement agencies, veterinary
officers, farmers, inputs and services providers etc.
• Develop audience specific policy awareness messages and align
the messages with effective delivery mediums e.g. SMS pocket
book, radio, social media content
Recommendations (part 5)

Training on project management skills targeting implementation level
staff
• Develop blended learning content with performance support to
improve project management skills specific to various target
audience
• Provide access to appropriate project management self study
materials such open educational resources
Recommendations (part 6)

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