The document discusses participatory knowledge management in upland agriculture. It provides an overview of ACARE, its divisions including the Participatory Knowledge Management Division (PKMD). PKMD aims to improve knowledge sharing and transfer of agricultural knowledge to farmers. It offers courses in extension education and conducts research on topics like integrated farming systems and technology adoption. PKMD's activities involve organizing farmers, providing training on technologies, conducting surveys, product identification, and motivation training to empower farmers.

1. Participatory Knowledge Management
in Upland Agriculture
Dr. Shwe Mar Than
PKMD-ACARE, YAUNovotel Hotel, 20.11.18

2. Outline
• Knowledge Management
• About ACARE
• About PKMD
• Education in PKMD
• Research in PKMD
• Extension in PKMD

3. Knowledge Management
• Knowledge?
• Management?
• Knowledge Management?
• Participatory Knowledge Management?

4. Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management is the process of creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and
information of an organization.
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5. Knowledge Management (KM)
Knowledge
Assets of the
organization
• Research
Outputs
Creation of
Value
• Purpose
• Organize
Strategic
requirements
• Meet tactical
requirements
Enhance
Assessment
• Sharing
• Refining
• Creation
KM is the process through which organizations generate
value from their intellectual and knowledge-based assets.

6. Key Words in KM

7. ACARE

8. GENESIS
• immediate need for strengthening agricultural
research, education and extension in Myanmar
• Professor M.S. Swaminathan visited Myanmar during
July 2011.
• The team proposed establishment of an Advanced
Centre for Agricultural Research and Education
(ACARE) in Myanmar
• To promote strong collaboration between leading
agricultural institutions in India and Myanmar

9. Mandate of ACARE
• To develop, adopt and disseminate suitable
technologies for enhancement of agricultural
production, productivity, post-harvest loss
reduction, value addition, human resource
development and employment generation through
agrarian skill development for sustainable food,
nutritional and livelihood security of Myanmar.

10. Divisions in ACARE
• Division of New Genetics (NG)
• Division of Postharvest Technology (PHT)
• Division of Participatory Knowledge
Management (PKM)
• Division of Capacity Building (CB)

11. Vision of PKMD
• To create a world class knowledge-sharing
culture and environment striving to improve
the ability of individuals and organizations to
capture, adapt, transfer and reuse
knowledge assets to enhance better
performance and innovation in agriculture
and agribusiness.

12. Mandate
• To carry out basic and strategic research in the areas of extension
education.
• To carry out advanced education programs leading to PhD degree in
agricultural extension to meet the trained man-power requirements.
• To carry out advanced training programs to impart knowledge, skill and
desired orientation to the persons engaged in teaching, re-search and
transfer of technology
• To empower the farmers through capacity building to enable them to
assume the roles of model farmers
• To render expertise support, advisory and consultancy services in
technology information dissemination

13. Courses Offered
Code Couse Title Credits
AEE-601* Fundamentals Of Extension Education 3L+0P
AEE-602* Fundamentals Of Communication 2L+1P
AEE-603* Diffusion And Adoption Of Innovations 2L+1P
AEE-604* Methods Of Social Research 2L+1P
AEE-605 Fundamentals of Management in Extension 3L+0P
AEE-606 Rural Sociology 3L+0P
AEE-607 E- Extension 2L+1P
AEE-608 Participatory Methods for Technology
Development and Transfer
2L+1P
AEE-624 Entrepreneurship Development 2L+1P

14. Master Researches
• Impact of Integrated Farming System on Rural
Livelihoods in Hakha Township, Chin State
• KnowledgeAssessment for Development of Elephant
Foot Yam Value added enterprises in Hakha Township
• Constraints for adoption of soil erosion management
• GAP in Mango Production in Kyaukse Township
• ICT in Agricultural Extension in Central Myanmar
• Land use

15. @The Beginning

16. Organizing Farmers

17. Seed-cum-fertilizer
Drill Handling Training

18. Organizing for being Co-op Members

19. @ Gon Min Kwin Village

20. Seed and Fertilizer Drill Demonstration

21. @ Tharyar Kone Village

22. @ Tharyar Kone Village

23. Rice Seeder Demo

24. Rice Seeder Demo

25. Howtechnologiesand
informationdisseminate

26. How rich their IK is !

27. A Visit to Farmer Channel Studio

28. Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Survey

29. AVisittoMAF

30. Product
Identification for
VAAC

31. Tomato Paste Making
(Women SHG)

32. Tomato Paste Making
(Women SHG)

33. Tomato Paste Making
(Women SHG)

34. AchievementMotivation
Training

35. Proper Use of Fertilizers
for better profits
@Zeyarthiri, Tatkon and
Taungoo

36. Farming as a Business 4
Chin and Kayah

37. Farming as a Business 4
Maubin and Nyaungdone Tsp

38. Farming as a Business 4
Maubin and Nyaungdone Tsp

39. Pilot Survey @ Hakha