Presented at the 2nd Annual International Conference on Global Food Security. October 14, 2015. By Miguel Gomez, Benjamin Mueller, and Mary Kate Wheeler
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, Value for MoneyCGIAR
CGIAR is a global partnership that works to ensure food security. This document discusses the work of PIM, one of CGIAR's research programs. PIM focuses on improving policies, institutions, and markets related to agriculture. It has 7 flagship projects that examine issues like foresight modeling, science policy, sustainable intensification, and more. These projects provide research to help partners strengthen programs, policies, and institutions to better support smallholder farmers and sustainable agricultural growth. The document outlines lessons learned from PIM's work, opportunities to expand collaboration and integration of activities, and how PIM addresses gender in agricultural research.
Agricultural extension and rural advisory services: From research to actionIFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar, 11 November 2021 // Presentation of innovative interventions that can be applied and adapted to enhance extension performance // Summary of agricultural extension research supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
Event page (full recording): https://bit.ly/3jRTRWy
See more on www.pim.cgiar.org
Rhiannon Pyburn, Anouka van Eerdewij, Vivian Polar, Iliana Monterroso Ibarra and Cynthia McDougall
BOOK LAUNCH
Advancing Gender Equality through Agricultural and Environmental Research: Past, Present, and Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
NOV 23, 2021 - 09:00 AM TO 10:15 AM EST
Volunteer farmer trainers (VFTs) are an effective extension approach for reaching and empowering farmers. On average, VFTs had trained 54 farmers in the previous month. Women trained as many farmers as men, though within a more limited area. Organizations that use the VFT approach achieve a 30% higher proportion of women farmer trainers than in their regular extension staff. The main reasons farmers become VFTs are to access knowledge and from altruism. Providing incentives like badges, certificates, and recognition can make VFT programs more effective and sustainable. Adoption of the VFT approach helps development organizations reach more farmers and empower them as change agents, especially women if organizations recruit more women as train
Strengthening developing-country seed systems and markets. Policy trade-offs,...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by David Spielman (IFPRI) at the PIM Webinar held on 25 October 2017. See more here: http://pim.cgiar.org/2017/09/29/webinar-strengthening-developing-country-seed-systems-and-markets-policy-trade-offs-unintended-consequences-and-operational-realities/
The document discusses global foresight modeling to guide sustainable intensification for smallholder systems. It describes the CGIAR's Global Futures and Strategic Foresight project which uses quantitative modeling to project global agriculture and assess technology and policy options. While useful at a macro scale, the models have limitations for smallholders due to their focus on international trade and lack of farm-level details. The new BioSight project aims to improve on this by combining biophysical and economic analysis using household data to directly model crop-livestock intensification strategies and tradeoffs.
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, Value for MoneyCGIAR
CGIAR is a global partnership that works to ensure food security. This document discusses the work of PIM, one of CGIAR's research programs. PIM focuses on improving policies, institutions, and markets related to agriculture. It has 7 flagship projects that examine issues like foresight modeling, science policy, sustainable intensification, and more. These projects provide research to help partners strengthen programs, policies, and institutions to better support smallholder farmers and sustainable agricultural growth. The document outlines lessons learned from PIM's work, opportunities to expand collaboration and integration of activities, and how PIM addresses gender in agricultural research.
Agricultural extension and rural advisory services: From research to actionIFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar, 11 November 2021 // Presentation of innovative interventions that can be applied and adapted to enhance extension performance // Summary of agricultural extension research supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
Event page (full recording): https://bit.ly/3jRTRWy
See more on www.pim.cgiar.org
Rhiannon Pyburn, Anouka van Eerdewij, Vivian Polar, Iliana Monterroso Ibarra and Cynthia McDougall
BOOK LAUNCH
Advancing Gender Equality through Agricultural and Environmental Research: Past, Present, and Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
NOV 23, 2021 - 09:00 AM TO 10:15 AM EST
Volunteer farmer trainers (VFTs) are an effective extension approach for reaching and empowering farmers. On average, VFTs had trained 54 farmers in the previous month. Women trained as many farmers as men, though within a more limited area. Organizations that use the VFT approach achieve a 30% higher proportion of women farmer trainers than in their regular extension staff. The main reasons farmers become VFTs are to access knowledge and from altruism. Providing incentives like badges, certificates, and recognition can make VFT programs more effective and sustainable. Adoption of the VFT approach helps development organizations reach more farmers and empower them as change agents, especially women if organizations recruit more women as train
Strengthening developing-country seed systems and markets. Policy trade-offs,...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by David Spielman (IFPRI) at the PIM Webinar held on 25 October 2017. See more here: http://pim.cgiar.org/2017/09/29/webinar-strengthening-developing-country-seed-systems-and-markets-policy-trade-offs-unintended-consequences-and-operational-realities/
The document discusses global foresight modeling to guide sustainable intensification for smallholder systems. It describes the CGIAR's Global Futures and Strategic Foresight project which uses quantitative modeling to project global agriculture and assess technology and policy options. While useful at a macro scale, the models have limitations for smallholders due to their focus on international trade and lack of farm-level details. The new BioSight project aims to improve on this by combining biophysical and economic analysis using household data to directly model crop-livestock intensification strategies and tradeoffs.
A presentation given at the MEAS Private-Public Extension Event during the 2015 MEAS Symposium, by Miguel Gomez, Benjamin Mueller, and Mary Kate Wheeler
This document discusses the challenge of translating scientific research into practical applications that influence decision-making. It argues that partnerships are key to creating "information chains" between researchers, boundary organizations, and decision-makers. Effective partnerships require communication, trust, and incentives. The example is given of collaboration between crop modelers, weather scientists, producer organizations, and farmers in Colombia that has led to improved crop forecasts. For partnerships to succeed, resources must be jointly committed, external processes engaged with, and co-learning and capacity building invested in over the long term.
This document summarizes agricultural extension policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that most countries lack formalized extension policies. Where policies do exist, they take the form of provisional policies or decrees rather than legislated policies passed by parliament. The document reviews extension models and policies in various countries, finding inconsistencies in coverage and goals due to a lack of comprehensive policy. It outlines the typical process for formulating extension policy and recommends countries adopt legislated policies to make extension services more effective for food security and rural development.
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation an...SUN_Movement
Uganda has made progress in strengthening multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition through implementing its Nutrition Action Plan. Key accomplishments include orienting district-level coordination committees, developing nutrition strategies and guidelines, and integrating nutrition into development plans. Regular coordination occurs across sectors led by the Prime Minister's Office. However, challenges remain around sustaining coordination mechanisms long-term given resource needs, maintaining functional capacities as personnel change, documenting evidence of impact, and improving transparency among partners.
By Andrea Bohn
June 1, 2015
INGENAES stands for Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services. INGENAES focuses on innovating women farmers with better education about good nutrition practices, increased access to appropriate technologies and inputs, and improved access to information and training.
Day 1 - Johnson - Update on Gender in CGIAR Intermediate Development Outcomes...Ag4HealthNutrition
This document summarizes discussions around defining gender-related intermediate development outcomes (IDOs) for the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF). It outlines the rationale and proposed indicators for a new gender IDO focusing on women's control over resources and participation in decision-making. Specifically, it discusses measuring women's participation in decisions around their own labor, income, and group organizations. The document also provides an update on integrating gender considerations more broadly throughout the SRF and calls for further input on priorities for international agricultural research.
1) The document discusses findings from field studies in several countries on enhancing the sustainability of development programs. It examines dimensions of sustainability like institutional sustainability, household resilience, environmental sustainability, and structural change.
2) Key factors for sustainability identified include appropriate development models, infrastructure, microcredit, community-driven approaches, and clear exit strategies.
3) Successful elements in some countries included early sustainability strategies, community participation in design, capacity building, and diversifying livelihoods. Specific challenges to sustainability in sectors like environment, infrastructure and agriculture were also noted.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving coordination on nutrition issues across different sectors and partners in various country contexts. It identifies issues such as inadequate participation in coordination meetings, lack of common agendas and transparency around resource allocation. It emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing, developing joint accountability mechanisms like resource tracking, and providing leadership to build trust between stakeholders.
Kristin Davis
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Elizabeth Bryan
POLICY SEMINAR
Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI, The Nature Conservancy, PATH, and Duke University
OCT 23, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Sarah Mshiu, Economist Office of the Prime Minister TanzaniaSUN_Movement
This document describes Tanzania's experience with using different platforms to share knowledge on nutrition issues. It outlines the various government, CSO, donor, and business platforms that facilitate both intra- and cross-platform knowledge sharing. The platforms ensure multisectoral collaboration and allow for planning, implementation, and monitoring of nutrition interventions. They also enable sharing of information, best practices, and research findings to support nutrition programs in Tanzania. Challenges include insufficient priority on nutrition, coordination difficulties, weak information management, and lack of resources, but the platforms provide benefits like communicating nutrition messages and improving program quality.
David Pelletier, Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy Division of Nutritio...SUN_Movement
This document discusses building multisectoral nutrition systems in Africa through the African Nutrition Security Partnership (ANSP). It provides an overview of ANSP's objectives to reduce stunting through policy development, capacity building, information systems, and scaling up interventions. It then discusses conceptualizing multisectoral nutrition as a complex system and presents tools and strategies for building functional multisectoral nutrition structures, including sensitizing concepts, knowledge brokering, and lessons learned across countries.
Gladys Mugambi, SUN Focal Point and Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Unit Mini...SUN_Movement
This document provides demographic and nutrition data for Kenya. It outlines the membership and coordination structure for nutrition partnerships in Kenya led by the Ministry of Health. Key achievements include launching a food security and nutrition policy and plan of action for joint planning. Challenges include weak linkages between sectors and sub-national coordination. Lessons learned are that coordination has enhanced partnerships and accountability.
Suresh Babu
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Dairy hubs in East Africa: Lessons from the East Africa Dairy Development pro...ILRI
Presentation by Isabelle Baltenweck and Gerald Mutinda at a 'livestock live' talk held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus on 26 June 2013.
Margaret Najjingo Mangheni
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Freddie Mubanga, SUN National Coordinator National Food and Nutrition Commiss...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes Zambia's efforts to scale up nutrition through its multisectoral platform and SUN networks. It notes that Zambia joined SUN in 2010 and formed its multisectoral platform in 2012, which is housed under the National Food and Nutrition Commission and includes representatives from five key ministries and other stakeholders. All six of Zambia's SUN networks - government partners, UN, civil society, donors, business, and technical community - are reported to be fully or partially active. The document outlines accomplishments around networks collaborating according to government priorities. It also discusses challenges around institutionalizing coordination structures and some ministries implementing "in silos," but notes the food and nutrition act is being revised and
This course will inform, engage, and prepare participants who are considering the feasibility and benefits of adding health to microfinance. The training will provide experience-based examples, lessons learned, cost information, and discussion about addressing the link between poverty and ill health without taking MFIs off-track or incurring undue expenses.
This PPT: intro to integrated health and microfinance
The document summarizes the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa. The program aims to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods through better access to information on sustainable agriculture innovations. It does this through a network of information channels including a website, magazine, radio show, and call center. The program works with partners to disseminate research-based information to farmers and provide training through learning centers. Its goal is to transition subsistence farmers to more productive and commercial agriculture.
The document discusses policy alternatives for managing the finances of public universities in Indonesia. It analyzes 6 alternatives: 1) Partnerships with other educational institutions, 2) Increased government subsidies, 3) International cooperation, 4) Improved education quality standards, 5) Reduced tuition rates at public universities, 6) Policy monitoring. It recommends reduced tuition to improve access to education while increasing funding and strict cost controls to minimize financial impacts. Restoring the status of public universities may not be easy and must be reviewed carefully with stakeholders.
The document summarizes the status of extension and advisory services in Kenya. It discusses the evolution of Kenya's agricultural policy environment from a centralized government system to a more pluralistic model. It also examines tools and approaches used in extension, including engaging local languages and establishing information centers. While capacity development in agricultural education and training has increased, funding challenges remain, as the agricultural budget has declined as a percentage of the national budget. Overall, the document outlines both successes of plural extension providers but also ongoing challenges in Kenya's agricultural advisory system.
A presentation given at the MEAS Private-Public Extension Event during the 2015 MEAS Symposium, by Miguel Gomez, Benjamin Mueller, and Mary Kate Wheeler
This document discusses the challenge of translating scientific research into practical applications that influence decision-making. It argues that partnerships are key to creating "information chains" between researchers, boundary organizations, and decision-makers. Effective partnerships require communication, trust, and incentives. The example is given of collaboration between crop modelers, weather scientists, producer organizations, and farmers in Colombia that has led to improved crop forecasts. For partnerships to succeed, resources must be jointly committed, external processes engaged with, and co-learning and capacity building invested in over the long term.
This document summarizes agricultural extension policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that most countries lack formalized extension policies. Where policies do exist, they take the form of provisional policies or decrees rather than legislated policies passed by parliament. The document reviews extension models and policies in various countries, finding inconsistencies in coverage and goals due to a lack of comprehensive policy. It outlines the typical process for formulating extension policy and recommends countries adopt legislated policies to make extension services more effective for food security and rural development.
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation an...SUN_Movement
Uganda has made progress in strengthening multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition through implementing its Nutrition Action Plan. Key accomplishments include orienting district-level coordination committees, developing nutrition strategies and guidelines, and integrating nutrition into development plans. Regular coordination occurs across sectors led by the Prime Minister's Office. However, challenges remain around sustaining coordination mechanisms long-term given resource needs, maintaining functional capacities as personnel change, documenting evidence of impact, and improving transparency among partners.
By Andrea Bohn
June 1, 2015
INGENAES stands for Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services. INGENAES focuses on innovating women farmers with better education about good nutrition practices, increased access to appropriate technologies and inputs, and improved access to information and training.
Day 1 - Johnson - Update on Gender in CGIAR Intermediate Development Outcomes...Ag4HealthNutrition
This document summarizes discussions around defining gender-related intermediate development outcomes (IDOs) for the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF). It outlines the rationale and proposed indicators for a new gender IDO focusing on women's control over resources and participation in decision-making. Specifically, it discusses measuring women's participation in decisions around their own labor, income, and group organizations. The document also provides an update on integrating gender considerations more broadly throughout the SRF and calls for further input on priorities for international agricultural research.
1) The document discusses findings from field studies in several countries on enhancing the sustainability of development programs. It examines dimensions of sustainability like institutional sustainability, household resilience, environmental sustainability, and structural change.
2) Key factors for sustainability identified include appropriate development models, infrastructure, microcredit, community-driven approaches, and clear exit strategies.
3) Successful elements in some countries included early sustainability strategies, community participation in design, capacity building, and diversifying livelihoods. Specific challenges to sustainability in sectors like environment, infrastructure and agriculture were also noted.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving coordination on nutrition issues across different sectors and partners in various country contexts. It identifies issues such as inadequate participation in coordination meetings, lack of common agendas and transparency around resource allocation. It emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing, developing joint accountability mechanisms like resource tracking, and providing leadership to build trust between stakeholders.
Kristin Davis
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Elizabeth Bryan
POLICY SEMINAR
Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI, The Nature Conservancy, PATH, and Duke University
OCT 23, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Sarah Mshiu, Economist Office of the Prime Minister TanzaniaSUN_Movement
This document describes Tanzania's experience with using different platforms to share knowledge on nutrition issues. It outlines the various government, CSO, donor, and business platforms that facilitate both intra- and cross-platform knowledge sharing. The platforms ensure multisectoral collaboration and allow for planning, implementation, and monitoring of nutrition interventions. They also enable sharing of information, best practices, and research findings to support nutrition programs in Tanzania. Challenges include insufficient priority on nutrition, coordination difficulties, weak information management, and lack of resources, but the platforms provide benefits like communicating nutrition messages and improving program quality.
David Pelletier, Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy Division of Nutritio...SUN_Movement
This document discusses building multisectoral nutrition systems in Africa through the African Nutrition Security Partnership (ANSP). It provides an overview of ANSP's objectives to reduce stunting through policy development, capacity building, information systems, and scaling up interventions. It then discusses conceptualizing multisectoral nutrition as a complex system and presents tools and strategies for building functional multisectoral nutrition structures, including sensitizing concepts, knowledge brokering, and lessons learned across countries.
Gladys Mugambi, SUN Focal Point and Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Unit Mini...SUN_Movement
This document provides demographic and nutrition data for Kenya. It outlines the membership and coordination structure for nutrition partnerships in Kenya led by the Ministry of Health. Key achievements include launching a food security and nutrition policy and plan of action for joint planning. Challenges include weak linkages between sectors and sub-national coordination. Lessons learned are that coordination has enhanced partnerships and accountability.
Suresh Babu
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Dairy hubs in East Africa: Lessons from the East Africa Dairy Development pro...ILRI
Presentation by Isabelle Baltenweck and Gerald Mutinda at a 'livestock live' talk held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus on 26 June 2013.
Margaret Najjingo Mangheni
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Freddie Mubanga, SUN National Coordinator National Food and Nutrition Commiss...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes Zambia's efforts to scale up nutrition through its multisectoral platform and SUN networks. It notes that Zambia joined SUN in 2010 and formed its multisectoral platform in 2012, which is housed under the National Food and Nutrition Commission and includes representatives from five key ministries and other stakeholders. All six of Zambia's SUN networks - government partners, UN, civil society, donors, business, and technical community - are reported to be fully or partially active. The document outlines accomplishments around networks collaborating according to government priorities. It also discusses challenges around institutionalizing coordination structures and some ministries implementing "in silos," but notes the food and nutrition act is being revised and
This course will inform, engage, and prepare participants who are considering the feasibility and benefits of adding health to microfinance. The training will provide experience-based examples, lessons learned, cost information, and discussion about addressing the link between poverty and ill health without taking MFIs off-track or incurring undue expenses.
This PPT: intro to integrated health and microfinance
The document summarizes the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa. The program aims to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods through better access to information on sustainable agriculture innovations. It does this through a network of information channels including a website, magazine, radio show, and call center. The program works with partners to disseminate research-based information to farmers and provide training through learning centers. Its goal is to transition subsistence farmers to more productive and commercial agriculture.
The document discusses policy alternatives for managing the finances of public universities in Indonesia. It analyzes 6 alternatives: 1) Partnerships with other educational institutions, 2) Increased government subsidies, 3) International cooperation, 4) Improved education quality standards, 5) Reduced tuition rates at public universities, 6) Policy monitoring. It recommends reduced tuition to improve access to education while increasing funding and strict cost controls to minimize financial impacts. Restoring the status of public universities may not be easy and must be reviewed carefully with stakeholders.
The document summarizes the status of extension and advisory services in Kenya. It discusses the evolution of Kenya's agricultural policy environment from a centralized government system to a more pluralistic model. It also examines tools and approaches used in extension, including engaging local languages and establishing information centers. While capacity development in agricultural education and training has increased, funding challenges remain, as the agricultural budget has declined as a percentage of the national budget. Overall, the document outlines both successes of plural extension providers but also ongoing challenges in Kenya's agricultural advisory system.
Presentation by : Stephen Kibet Rono, Information Management Officer, AIRCState Department of Agriculture, MOALF, Kenya
Session: Implementation of ICT for Development Strategies in Agriculture
on 5 Nov 2013
ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda
Mary Kamau - Extension Policy, Kenya
Presentation given at the GFRAS side event on Rural Extension Policy, Manila 2012_09_25. More info at http://www.meas-extension.org/meas-offers/best-practice/policy
This document provides information and guidance for establishing or enhancing a Community of Practice (CoP) through eXtension. It outlines the agenda, defines key terms like CoP and Community of Interest (CoI), describes the review criteria and process, and offers tips for success and common mistakes to avoid in the application. The overall goal is to leverage eXtension's online platform to expand Extension's reach and impact through virtual CoPs that serve identified CoIs with research-based educational content and programs.
The document discusses current projects, opportunities, and challenges for digitalGREEN in the Karnataka region. Current projects include a non-funding BAIF project, a pilot with ICRISAT in 2 districts and 30 villages, and Vodafone trials in 8 stores and 16 villages. Opportunities include expanding ICRISAT projects to more districts and villages, upscaling the Vodafone project, and partnering with MKSP and NRLM. Challenges include delays in data entry threatening sustainability, issues expanding the ICRISAT project to a larger scale, upscaling challenges with Vodafone, and difficulties partnering directly with Karnataka SLRM.
The document summarizes the history and development of agricultural extension systems in the United States and Japan. It describes how the land-grant college system was established in 1862 in the US to teach agriculture. In 1914, the Smith-Lever Act created the nationwide Cooperative Extension Service partnership between government, land-grant colleges, and local communities. The extension system aims to disseminate information to help farmers. Japan also began extension work in the late 1800s through agricultural societies and demonstration farms. After World War 2, Japan revitalized its agriculture sector by training farmers through extension programs run by the central and prefectural governments. The document compares indicators of research-extension linkages between the two countries.
This document summarizes BAIF's experience using mobile technology in their agricultural extension programs. It discusses their initial attempts using bulky devices with limited functionality. Subsequently, they tried using Palm OS devices which had issues with displays, batteries, and storage capacity. In 2008, they developed a custom mobile application using Windows OS smartphones which allowed for real-time data entry, monitoring, and reporting across hundreds of livestock centers. The mobile system provided benefits like time savings, improved data quality, and monitoring metrics. Moving forward, BAIF aims to explore web-based and online systems, while addressing issues like connectivity, security, and cost-effectiveness.
The document discusses farming systems research and extension (FSR/E). It defines FSR/E as an approach that views the entire farm as a system and considers interactions within it. Key features include taking a holistic, interdisciplinary, farmer participatory approach to problem solving. The goal is to develop sustainable farm household systems. Some challenges to implementing FSR/E include institutional conflicts, defining homogenous client groups, lack of flexible resources and qualified staff, and higher costs.
- Early agricultural extension work in Japan was led by farmer organizations and later the government. After World War 2, an extension system based on the American model was introduced.
- Japan's extension system is organized nationally by the Ministry of Agriculture and locally by prefectural governments. It involves subject matter specialists, farm advisors, research stations, and farmer participation.
- Over time, Japan has increasingly incorporated information technologies like computer networks, the internet, and individual farm websites to improve information sharing between researchers, extension agents, and farmers. However, challenges remain in engaging stakeholders and maintaining some older systems.
Bangladesh has a long history of agricultural extension services to support its smallholder farmers. The agricultural extension system in Bangladesh aims to improve food security and farm incomes through increasing productivity, diversifying crops, and linking farmers to markets. It utilizes a pluralistic, decentralized approach involving public agencies, NGOs, private providers and farmer groups. The national extension policy focuses on location-specific strategies and targeting marginalized smallholders through integrated approaches, value chain development, and capacity building of extension agents. The goals are to sustainably increase production and farm incomes while addressing poverty, nutrition, and climate challenges facing Bangladeshi agriculture.
New leadership in the digital age: Chief Digital Officer, Community Managers and Change Agents and Activists. Based on data from recent digital workplace survey by Jane McConnell.
The document discusses leadership in the digital age and presents strategies for building self-confidence and leadership skills. Some key points covered include embracing one's worth through daily affirmation, owning one's personal brand and story by sharing it publicly, acting with courage to pursue passions and dreams, and making an impact through brave actions and networking using hashtags. The overall message is about developing leadership skills that allow one to make an "epic impact."
Development and Engagement in the Age of Social Media Paul Brown
Originally presented to the professional staff at the University of Dayton in January of 2016. Reviews aspects of college student development online and how to engage college students.
Scaling up of Agricultural Technology in MalawiIFPRIMaSSP
On October 2, 2018, IFPRI Malawi hosted a research seminar, "Scaling up of Agricultural Technology in Malawi: A study of approaches used by agricultural research and development organizations," led by Frank Place, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets. The seminar offered findings from a recent study conducted of agricultural research and development organizations in Malawi, aiming to determine which agricultural technologies and associated scaling up approaches are most widely used and/or successful.
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Staff International Food Policy Research In...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes key points from a paper on creating enabling environments to reduce malnutrition. It discusses three vital factors: 1) Framing, generating, and communicating knowledge and evidence through narratives, advocacy, and research on what works and impact. 2) Political economy of actors, ideas, and interests through multisectoral coordination, accountability, civil society engagement, and private sector contributions. 3) Capacity and financing through leadership, systemic capacity, understanding financing needs, prioritization, and scaling up programs. Case studies highlight the need for evidence, coordination across sectors, capacity building, and leveraging multiple resources to turn commitment into impact on nutrition. Leadership is important at all levels to create momentum and scale up effective actions.
The document summarizes research on rural advisory services and farmer-to-farmer dissemination. Key findings include:
1) Farmer-to-farmer dissemination is an effective way to spread innovations, with a few motivated farmers responsible for disseminating to many others.
2) Volunteer farmer trainers supported by outside organizations can help spread new agricultural practices, though the most effective trainers are not always technical experts.
3) Cost-benefit analyses show volunteer farmer trainer programs provide high returns to projects, trainers, and farmer trainees, with incentives for entrepreneurs to become trainers.
Kristin Davis, Guush Berhane, Catherine Mthinda, Ephraim Nkonya
WEBINAR
East Africa Perspectives on the Book: Agricultural Extension – Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
OCT 28, 2020 - 03:30 PM TO 05:00 PM SAST
This document discusses fostering research for policy and practitioners through cohort and longitudinal studies. It provides an overview of CIFF's mission and strategic priority areas. CIFF seeks transformational impact through a systematic approach across sectors like education, nutrition, health, and climate change. CIFF currently has a portfolio of 57 investments totaling $560 million spread across innovation, pilot programs, delivery at scale, and systems change. The document discusses challenges in achieving scale and uptake of research findings, and how CIFF is approaching these challenges through clear theories of change, cost evaluations, communication of evidence, and partnerships.
1) Extension remains a key link between agricultural innovation and productivity gains for smallholder farmers but faces new challenges with the transformation of food systems and the emergence of private sector extension.
2) Extension policies and programs need to be tailored to countries' stages of agricultural development and transformation from agriculture-based to transformed economies.
3) Building the value case for extension requires assessing factors like relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, impact and equity at the individual, organizational, and systems levels.
Benchmarking Australian aid: Results from the 2013 Australian aid stakeholder...Devpolicycentre
In July and August of 2013 the Development Policy Centre surveyed 356 stakeholders in the Australian aid program. The survey asked them what they thought about the Australian aid program, what they liked, what they didn’t like, and what needed to be done to improve our aid. And now the results are in. This is a recording of the presentation Stephen Howes, lead author of the report and Director of the Development Policy Centre, delivered at the reports launch
This document summarizes an assessment of the impact of initiatives by the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation (NDPI) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. The assessment uses innovative approaches, including a maturity model and rate of adoption calculations, to evaluate progress toward systemic change. Key findings include positive impacts of PIND-supported innovations in aquaculture, cassava, and peacebuilding. The assessment also provides recommendations to further increase impacts, enhance PIND's operations, and share lessons with other development organizations.
Dissemination of new agricultural technologies in africa making extension workWorld Agroforestry (ICRAF)
This document summarizes a research project that aims to evaluate the impacts of a farmer trainer program providing agricultural extension services to dairy farmers in Uganda. The project will use a randomized controlled trial to compare outcomes for farmers receiving the extension services to a control group. It will also test variations of the original program, such as providing incentives to farmer trainers or customizing the content, to understand what improves effectiveness. The results are intended to provide evidence on the impacts of different extension approaches and inform extension policies more broadly.
Three challenges for innovators in rural developmentJacqueline Ashby
Innovation Asia Pacific Symposium J Ashby May 4 2009 Presentation. Discusses three challenges for innovators in rural development in relation to shortcomings of innovation systems theory and the need for engagement with policy.power relations and politics.
Gender in the East Africa Dairy Development ProjectILRI
Presented by Isabelle Baltenweck and Gerald Mutinda at the Livestock and Fish Gender Working Group Workshop and Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14-18 October 2013
The document discusses key elements for effectively scaling up nutrition programs to have a greater impact. It identifies 9 critical elements: 1) a clear vision and goals, 2) defining what is being scaled up, 3) understanding the enabling environment and context, 4) identifying drivers and barriers, 5) developing a scaling up strategy, 6) building capacity, 7) establishing governance structures, 8) securing adequate and flexible financing, and 9) conducting monitoring, evaluation and learning. The document argues that these elements must be coordinated to scale up both nutrition-specific interventions and enable broader enabling environments and policies to maximize nutrition impact.
From evidence to actions: How can we use evidence to better inform investment...ILRI
Presented by Isabelle Baltenweck, Peter Ballantyne and Michael Victor at the Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) Virtual workshop for sustainable livestock champions, 19–21 May 2020
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Examining Actors in Privately-led Extension in Developing Countries
1. Examining actors in privately led
agricultural extension in
developing countries
Samyuktha Kannan (Dyson School of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University)
Work with: Mary-Kate Wheeler and
Miguel I Gomez (Cornell University)
Ben Mueller (University of Illinois and MEAS)
Presentation at the 2nd International Conference
on Global Food Security Oct 14th 2015
We acknowledge the support of MEAS, USAID in funding this project
2. 2
I. Context : Trends in Agricultural Extension
II. Research objective : A survey of the nature and practices of
private actors in agricultural extension
III. Discussion of preliminary findings
IV. Summary of findings
V. Scope for further research
Contents :
3. 3
Context : The Privatization Debate
• Role in facilitating agricultural growth by aiding the transition
from resource-based to technology-based cultivation.
• Importance of public provision of extension
• Public Good
• Externalities
• Infant industry
• Information asymmetry
• Importance of traditional extension functions
• Training and Visit Methodology
• Staple crops
• Un-sustainability of traditional models of resource transfer
• Inadequate funding, incentives and low response rates, coordination with
research
4. 4
• Trends influencing the shift in models of extension delivery:
Source: Swanson, FAO 2008
Context : The Privatization Debate
5. 5
• An analysis of organizational characteristics can help us
answer the following questions:
• What are the organization’s incentives for undertaking extension?
• What are their extension objectives and methods? Are they
different from traditional extension?
• Who is the target audience?
• What is the content of information transferred?
• What is the relationship between these trends and macro variables
like the socio-economic, political and natural environment?
Context : The Privatization Debate
6. 6
• We examine organizations involved in privately-led extension
systems in order to understand various extension strategies and
the determinants of performance
• Survey of 101 respondents from 4 continents (primarily Africa)
• Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS)
workshop – June 2015
• Survey Sections (1) Organizational structure
(2) Partnerships
(3) Extension Activities
(4) Extension Educator Training
(5) Objectives and Outcomes
(6) Best Practices
Research Objective :
7. 7
Preliminary Findings
Organization
Type
Implementation
and Funding
Position on the
Value Chain
Source of
income
Geographic
Region
Private (For
Profit)
Majority Private Upstream Farmer fee Africa
NGO Majority NGO Downstream Membership fee Latin and Central
America
FBO – Farmer
Based
Organization
Shared Support Private Business
Operation
Asia and Pacific
Social Enterprise Producer Public Revenue North America
Research
Institution
NGO fundraising
Public
Organization
Direct Donations
Other
Table 1. Organizational Characteristics Studies
8. 8
45%
37%
7%
5%
5%
1%
Organizational Type
Private Business
Non-profit
Organization
Farmer Based
Organization
Social Enterprise
Research
Institution
Public
Organization
Private
(For
Profit)
NGO Other
Upstream 52% 38% 10%
Downstream 68% 21% 11%
Support 57% 31% 11%
Producer 47% 37% 16%
Profile of Organizations in the Study
Table 1a. Organization type by Value
Chain Position
53% organizations reported having
more than one position of influence on
the value chain
9. 9
Profile of Organizations in the Study
Funding
Majority Private Majority NGO Shared
Implementation
Majority Private 10% 1% 4%
Majority NGO 3% 2% 5%
Shared 18% 9% 30%
Majority of the organizations had equitably shared funding and implementation
across multiple actors
11. 11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Field Demos Farmer Field
Schools
Lead Farmer
Approach
Provision of
inputs
Participatory
Research
F2F network F2B network Producer
Groups
Contract
Farming
Financial
Services
Linking
farmers to
markets
Business
development
ICTs
Proportionoforganizationsinvolved
Fig 2. Extension Methods Used by Organization Type
Private NGO Total
However, businesses tend to adopt more non-conventional tactics
Analysis of extension strategies: Extension Methods
12. 12
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Targets smallholder
farmers (<5a)
Targets women and
youth
Targets leaders and
educators
Targets owners of
livestock
Targets staple crops Targets international
markets only
Proportionoforganizationsinvolved
Fig 4. Selected Inclusiveness Indicators by Organization Type
Private
NGO
Other
Total
There are no major differences in selected inclusiveness
Analysis of extension strategies: Inclusiveness
13. 13
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Increase
productivity
Improve
product
quality
Increase
market access
Provide
reliable
supply
Improve
quality of life
for farmer
Better
environmental
management
Better farm
business
management
Technology
adoption
Reduce
poverty
Improvements
for
marginalized
groups
Successful
Overall
Proportionoforganizationswithverygoodsuccess
Fig 5. Self Reported Performance by Organization Type
Private NGO Total
Private businesses report higher instances of achievement of extension targets but
the proportion of these conducting external evaluations is much lower than among
NGOs
Analysis of extension strategies: Performance
14. 14
Stated Goal/Outcome Basis of differences:
Increase productivity
- Majority Private funding, + Majority Private
Implementation
Improve product quality
+ Downstream, ++ Majority Private
Implementation
Increase market access
- - Majority NGO Implementation
Provide reliable supply
++ Majority Private Implementation
Improve quality of life for farmer
+ Support
Table 2. Other areas where statistically significant differences occur in performance
Analysis of extension strategies: Performance
15. 15
Stated Goal/Outcome Basis of differences:
Better environmental management
- Majority NGO Implementation
Better farm business management
- Shared Implementation, - Majority NGO
Funding
Technology adoption
+ Upstream, + Majority NGO Implementation
Reduce poverty
+ Majority Private Implementation,
Improvements for marginalized groups
+ Shared Implementation, ++ Majority NGO
funding,
Successful Overall (very good
performance in more than 50% of
targets)
- Producer, + Support
Analysis of extension strategies: Performance
Table 2. Contd
16. 16
Private Business
Control
• Prime Strengths
• Use of non-traditional
extension methods
• Use of ICTs
• Prime Weaknesses
• Little external
evaluation
NGO Control
• Prime Strengths
• Broader extension
objectives
• Prime Weaknesses
• Lagging behind in use
of newer methods
Partnerships and
shared control
• Prime Strengths
• Traditional extension
with better
performance
• Prime Weaknesses
• Need to broaden
extension objectives
to keep up with
NGOs
Summary of Findings
17. 17
Scope for Further Research
• Determinants of performance
• Econometric Model
• Use of objective rather than self reported measures of performance
and impact
• Hypotheses for future research:
• Lack of support for the inclusiveness argument
• NGO extension pitfalls – similarity to public extension
• Influence on input/product/crop choice of farmers – potential
impacts on nutrition and ecology
• Suggestions based on preliminary findings
• External evaluation of private extension
• The need for regulating and developing NGO potential
• The case for collaboration in agricultural extension systems
• Target livestock, educators