Role of innovation networks to support the livestock extension systems of Pakistan

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This presentation was given by Hassan Mahmood Warriach (The University of Melbourne), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/

ROLE OF INNOVATION NETWORKS TO
SUPPORT THE LIVESTOCK EXTENSION
SYSTEMS OF PAKISTAN
Hassan Mahmood Warriach
Postdoctoral Fellow
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Importance
• Pakistan is the largest milk producer
• 9 million smallholder dairy farmers
• About 30-35 million people engaged
Incentive free model:
 Improving farm productivity
 Entrepreneurship models
 Market linkages
 Consumer awareness

Technical Whole Farming
Social Mobilization
Innovative extension tools
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ASLP Dairy
Project
Capacity
Building
Technical Social
Universities & Research
InstitutionsInnovation
Broker
Extension
Workers
Farmer Family
On-farm
Impacts
Feedback
Feedback
Whole Family Extension Approach

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Extension Message/Recommendation
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Traditional

Baluchistan
Sindh
KPK
GB
Punjab
Replicating our extension model
Dairy-Beef Project

WFEA
To promote whole-family extension approaches and assess the
organisational uptake and their impact on smallholder farmers
Objective
What are the constraints and
opportunities for collaboration
amongst organizations with a role
(or potential role) in providing
extension services to smallholder
dairy and beef farmers?
What are the governance and
institutional arrangements for
agricultural extension related to
smallholder dairy and beef farming in
Pakistan?
What skills, knowledge, capacity
building and learning support is
required to integrate the WFEA
within the current dairy-beef value
chain in Pakistan?
Research
Questions
???

Findings:
Challenges of Pakistani extension system
Adapting
attitudes and
practices
Capacity
building for
extension
officers
Building and
maintaining
trust
Meeting
diverse farmer
needs
Funding
consistency
Supporting
access to
markets
Connecting
research to farm
practice change
Supporting
women
extension
officers
Evaluating
impact of
extension

Findings:
Multiple functions of extension
• Knowledge transfer and
education
• Provision of information &
technology
• Capacity building for
practice change
• Improving livelihoods
…in the case of Pakistan, the role of
extension worker is very important.
S/He is the tool who can educate our
poor communities to improve their
milk production. Improve the quality
of milk and ultimately improve their
income, so by improving their income
they can improve their lifestyle.

Findings:
Opportunities for the Pakistani extension system
 Organisations sharing expertise,
knowledge and resources for
enhanced extension service
delivery
 Utilising the influence of social
mobilisers, community leaders
and other change agents
 Collaboration for capacity
building of extension staff
 Collaboration for meeting
diverse needs of farmers
 Engagement and empowerment
of women
I think every organisation has
its own expertise and we
need to synergise by working
with other people … So,
when we all work with each
other, it’s going to add to the
synergy of our main aim of
extension and development.

Findings:
Benefits of the WFEA so far
• Capacity building for extension
officers (men and women)
• Support for farm practice
change through farmer
capacity building
• Engagement of women farmers

Conclusion !!!
Organisations having both male and female
extension workers in the field are observing
greater impact and on-farm benefits to
smallholder dairy farmers and their families

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This document summarizes a presentation on lessons learned from recent extension policy experiences. It discusses the importance of defining extension policy, ensuring policy alignment between agricultural and extension policies, and engaging private stakeholders in the policy process. It also notes key questions around policy implementation, evaluation, and linking policy to improved extension effectiveness. The presentation aims to facilitate discussion on developing effective, sustainable extension policies that improve people's lives.

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