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Making AR4D Partnerships Work at Scale: Innovation platforms engaging local actors NAME www.ciat.cgiar.org Since 1967 / Science to cultivate change R. Buruchara

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Page 1: Making ar4 d_partnerships_work_at_scale

Making AR4D Partnerships Work at Scale:

Innovation platforms engaging local actors 

NAME

www.ciat.cgiar.orgSince 1967 / Science to cultivate change

R. Buruchara

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IAR4D Concept (Context of SSACP)• The IAR4D concept appraises agriculture as a system that is 

made of many sub‐systems that must work together to foster development

• Uses both the system and the commodity approach• Uses Innovation Platform (IP) as its operational instrument.• The IP is a forum for a group of relevant actors along the value 

chains of specific commodity or system of production that influence the chain to interact and provide solutions to jointly identified constraints on the platform. 

• The actors include those;– Along the value chains: Farmers, traders, processors  consumers– External actors like:  researchers, extension agents, policy makers, 

service providers (financial) insurance, regulators.– Organizations and institutions involved in the development of 

agricultural sector

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Implementation Since 2004, the SSACP implemented in three phases:

• Inception phase (2005‐07): • Appraisals & planning

• Research Phase (2008‐10):• Proof of IAR4D concept

• Research Extension Phase (2011‐2013):• Complete unfinished aspects of proof of concept, • Initiate scaling–up activities 

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Some IAR4D Elements 

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Alliance Partners (Lake Kivu PLS)1.Private Sector• ‐URWIBUTSO Entreprise, Rwanda,‐Pharmakina s.c.a.r.l., DR Congo• ‐Botanical East Africa (U) Ltd, Uganda, CAPMER2. Farmers’ Organisations• ‐FOPAC, Imbaraga, SYDIP 3. Non Governmental Organizations • ‐Africare Uganda Food Security Initiative, Uganda  • ‐Plateform Diobass, BAIR  Rwanda• ‐Send A Cow, Heifer project International4. National Agricultural Research Systems• ‐NARO, INERA, ISAR  • ‐National University of Rwanda, Rwanda  5.International Agricultural Research Centres • ‐CIAT, ICIPE, ICRISAT, IFPRI6. ASARECA Network: • ‐African Highlands Initiative‐AHI; 7. Wageningen University and Research (WUR)

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ICT Service Providers

ICT4D

Innovation Platform

Agricultural Knowledge & Information system Hub

Development partners

Extension (Govt. and NGOs)

(e.g. NAADS

Value Chain ActorsOutput market-traders

Input market-agro-input dealers

Umbrella organizations-NOGAMU

Financial credit institutions (MECREGO),

JOLO invest.Transporters

Farmers

Formal EducationUniversities (e.g. RUFORUM),

Colleges, Secondary and Primary schools

Research InstitutionsCGIARs-CIAT, ICRISAT,

IFPRI, CIP, ICIPE, NARO, ASARECA FARA.

Government(e.g. NPA, Sectoral

ministries)

Approach to attain common goal:Innovation Platform

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Networks among critical actors in IPs

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Dynamics in IP Alliance • Drivers:

– Common issue / challenge  of interest – Opportunity (markets) 

• Analysis of alliance partners – roles at different stages 

• Facilitation • Capacity building  • M&E are a critical component to assessing the IP establishment, functioning, outcomes and extent to which IP’s are practicing IAR4D, farmer field processes, and replicability

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Process • Problem Identification

Facilitation Research

Baseline Survey

Empowerment Foster Learning Alliance

Building Synergy SK&

IK

Linking farmers to market

Exposure visitsCapacity building, P&ME Policy NRM Productivity

Issues / Interface

Achievements:IMMEDIATE EFFECTS

END LINE SURVEY

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Some Lessons learnt

• Market led processes catalysed innovations• Innovation capacity increased with number of multi‐stakeholders

• Innovation is influenced by the quality of facilitation

• Win‐win scenarios  enhanced involvement• Policy support is very useful

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Research and scaling Process (HT)

1. Baseline Situation Analysis leading to identified entry points for integrated production systems research

2. Assemble, test and refine systems interventions through participatory research processes,

3. Champion new farm opportunities through R4D Platforms as pathways to adoptability and impacts,

4. Link these platforms to partner development initiatives and programs (scaling), 

5. Produce Global Synthesis on key outcomes as International Global Products. 

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Scaling up Scenarios

• Multiplicity of IPs 

• Enlarging of IPs: Bubare

• Institutionalization of IAR4D: Institutions adopt the use of the IAR4D concept.

• Increasing the number of enterprises within the IPs   

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Sorghum value  chain

Honey value  chain

Potato

Sorghum

Bee keeping

Potato minimally processed

chips

Potato crisps

PotatoFlour

PotatoStarch

Malted sorghum /flour

Non- malted sorghum/ flour

Weaning foods

Mamera

Propolis

Royal jelly

Honey

Pollen

Growth  & Linkages of Enterprises at IPs

Potato value chain

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Interactions at Innovation Platform - CPU