The document outlines the objectives and achievements of the PAEPARD initiative, which fosters partnerships between African and European stakeholders in agricultural research and development (ARD) to contribute to the MDGs and SDGs. It highlights successful user-led processes that have resulted in innovations such as extended shelf life for soybean milk and improved crop yields through capacity building and participatory approaches. Key lessons and recommendations emphasize the importance of trust-building, funding, and ongoing capacity strengthening for sustainable multi-stakeholder partnerships.

1. The Users’ Led Process: Instrument to
develop and sustain research and
innovation for greater impact
by
Jonas Mugabe
Kampala, 14th September 2017
EAFF CONGRESS

2. Overall objective of
PAEPARD
Build joint African-
European multi-
stakeholder partnerships
in ARD contributing to
achieving the MDGs
(SDGs)
Specific objective
Enhanced, more equitable,
more demand-driven;
and mutually beneficial
collaboration of Africa
and Europe on ARD with
the aim of attaining the
MDGs (SDGs).

3. 19 consortia in 17
African countries
+
5 ULP
Demand-led research (needs of
users)
One example : the issue beef value chain
in extensive livestock

4. Users-Led Process (ULP): a participatory collective
learning & owned brokering mechanism
Users-
Led
Process
Federating
Theme
1
Desk
review
2
Induction
Workshop
3
MSHRQ
Workshop
4
Concept
Note
Development
5
Full Proposal
Development
6

5. t
FOUR INSTRUMENTS/MECHANISMS GENERATED BY PAEPARD
Users Led
Process for
Consortia
Incentive
Funds for
Consortia
Competitive
Funds
Communication
and Capacity
strengthening

6. Women Processors and researchers have co-created
technology that prolongs the shelf life of soybean milk
Soybean milk in Benin
1 DAY 6 MONTHS
CRF

7. Compost enriched with
Trichoderma in Burkina Faso
• 30% increase of tomato, onion and Irish potato yields
• 25% increase of farmer’s incomes
• Becoming a business in rural communities
empowering women
CRF

8. Building capacity of farmers to produce
potato seeds of quality using the public-
private partnership model
Consor-
tiumAccess to improved potato seeds

9. From a constraint (the fruit fly damages) to multiple
sources of profits: Cosmetics, Animal Feeding, Bio-Energy
ULPAdding value to mango non-food
use in West-Africa

10. organizations have engaged different actors (policy
makers, scientists, NGOs etc. ) in dialogue around
different value chains.
ULPBuilding national and regional
policy dialogue

11. Lessons learnt from the Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
1. The multi-stakeholder partnerships takes time to build trust and
confidence among partners of different backgrounds
2. Funding is also one of enabling factors without which a consortium will
work properly. Hence time should be allocated to resource mobilization.
Some consortia succeeded while others did not
3. Capacity of actors is important to make the MSP work. Inception
workshops, write-shops and other types of training are key for the
sustainability of the MSP. Capacity strengthening should go hand in hand
with communication.

12. Recommendations from the
end term review
• A possible no extra-cost extension:
• Documenting processes and disseminating the products to funders and
policy-makers and other stakeholders both nationally and internationally
• Completing the projects and sustaining the regional dialogues FO-Research
• Capitalising on the experience and assessing the impacts
• Specific training on Intellectual Property Rights in the context of stronger PPP
• Designing a new era through relevant analyses and a smooth transition
strategy:
• A new era of PAEPARD

13. Visit us!
www.paepard.org