This document discusses the research process of FoodAfrica to maximize impact. It focuses on understanding stakeholder needs, including research communities, policymakers, educators, extension workers, and farmers. FoodAfrica aims to transform education systems and promote entrepreneurship. It has worked with universities to develop new curricula and textbooks. The research also seeks to create jobs and wealth by making results available to the business community and potential entrepreneurs through networks like the African Agribusiness Incubation Network.

1. FoodAfrica:
Process of Research for Impact
Innovations from the Operational
Environment
Dr Eija Laitinen
Peter Kuria Githinji
12.4.2016

2. Understanding the Needs and
Demands within the Research and
Process of Research:
The forces of interaction are a platform for innovation:
What is the intended impact? Where will sustainability
come from?
• Research community
• Policy makers
• Education: HEI and VET
• Extension
• Farmers: women, men, youth
• Private community

3. Learning beyond Media facilitated
dissemination and Communication:
• Videos: WPs & WP7
• Extension, education, farmers
• New media
Pathways for impactful communication:
Small players in the operational ecosystem are the
catalysts for change:
• Reason/motivation for change (value proposition;
services)

4. Education: Transforming the
thinking and systems of delivery
• Through Food Africa- The Learn as You Earn Model has been adopted
by JKUAT as a model of learning and creating incubated
entreprenuers
• African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry & Natural
Resourc Education, ANAFE http://anafe-africa.org/
• Textbooks (2)
• Training sessions: Communicating to end-users
• Cooperation with SASACID (Strengthening Africa’s Strategic Agricultural
Capacity For Impact on Development): risk management &
entrepreneurship in curricula

5. Jobs and wealth through
entrepreneurship
• African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN)
http://www.africaain.org/ (FARA)
• Pan-African network of 80 agri-business incubators
and support organisations
• Research process & results available for business
community & potential entrenpreneurs