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=Feedback on the work plans= | =Feedback on the work plans= | ||
==Ghana team== | ==Ghana team== | ||
| − | The connective tissue for the Ghana team is the theme 1 on socioeconomics, partnerships and platforms... | + | The connective tissue for the Ghana team is the theme 1 on socioeconomics, partnerships and platforms... |
| − | Theme 2 on crops. Connection with theme 1 on training and adoption. We need to address these issues in theme 1. | + | Theme 2 on crops. Connection with theme 1 on training and adoption. We need to address these issues in theme 1. |
| − | Theme 3 on fodder/livestock | + | Theme 3 on fodder/livestock |
| − | Theme 4 on land, soil and water management | + | Theme 4 on land, soil and water management |
| − | Theme 5 on nutrition, post harvest and mycotoxin management | + | Theme 5 on nutrition, post harvest and mycotoxin management |
| − | + | Under theme 1 are pathways of making change. | |
| − | Under theme 1 are pathways of making change. | + | The themes 3 & 4 anre connected around nutrients, irrigation and outreach/education. |
| − | The themes 3 & 4 anre connected around nutrients, irrigation and outreach/education. | + | We discussed how to make things happen on the ground. E.g. during field experiments we need to wonder where are key connections e.g. when doing irrigation work or soil & water conservation. |
| − | We discussed how to make things happen on the ground. E.g. during field experiments we need to wonder where are key connections e.g. when doing irrigation work or soil & water conservation. | ||
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12 points that came up consistently: Platforms, adoption constraints, gender, communication and farmer feedback, training and capacity building, cost-benefit analysis, partnerships, farming systems (WUR), common protocols, needs assessment, Involve community leaders, traditional challenges. | 12 points that came up consistently: Platforms, adoption constraints, gender, communication and farmer feedback, training and capacity building, cost-benefit analysis, partnerships, farming systems (WUR), common protocols, needs assessment, Involve community leaders, traditional challenges. | ||
| − | We are not doing enough on e.g. cost-benefit analysis (how much would it cost a farmer to use technology xyz as opposed to another one). Functional partnerships allow you to address issues of mechanization, unfriendly/expensive technology, needs assessment to do a lot of outreach, training etc. and get feedback. | + | We are not doing enough on e.g. cost-benefit analysis (how much would it cost a farmer to use technology xyz as opposed to another one). Functional partnerships allow you to address issues of mechanization, unfriendly/expensive technology, needs assessment to do a lot of outreach, training etc. and get feedback. |
| − | + | <u>Comments / Q&A</u>: | |
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* Congratulations on this mind map. | * Congratulations on this mind map. | ||
* Cross-cutting issues come up again and again but have you developed activities to address these issues? E.g. on gender | * Cross-cutting issues come up again and again but have you developed activities to address these issues? E.g. on gender | ||
| − | + | ''' Yes. E.g. we discussed partners in terms of their ability to address key concerns. | |
| − | + | ''' On gender, we brainstormed specific gender issues or key ideas that Gundula Fischer can add on to. | |
| − | *On adoption: What are you adopting? Where is the technology? | + | * <span style="line-height: 1.5;">On adoption: What are you adopting? Where is the technology?</span> |
| − | : | + | ''' <span style="line-height: 1.5;">For each of these specific technology approaches/practices - which we'd like to sell to farmers etc. - we realize that there's a lot that hasn't been taken up. This is a key research theme that questions why a technology wasn't taken up. We have to think sequentially about this. There are technology parks under investigation and their M&E looks into ease of use, affordability etc. and once that assessment is done the technology can go on the shelf and onto scaling.</span> |
| − | : | + | ''' <span style="line-height: 1.5;">For example one adoption constraint would be when there's no difference in price depending on the season... </span> |
| − | : | + | '''* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">But what about a package/system that combines all of this? We shouldn't go for single component... </span> |
| − | : | + | ''' <span style="line-height: 1.5;">We expect technology to be adopted but at the very beginning, we have to think about potential constraints for technology development. It's a research question. How to make the technologies attractive ahead of time, not just at the end of the day (it's not about adoption studies). This is a cross-cutting issue.</span> |
| − | + | ''' <span style="line-height: 1.5;">If you look at the draft work plan, there are various packages that form combinations. </span> | |
| − | + | '''* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">The technology is not on the desk!</span> | |
| − | + | '''* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">The crux is how the technology packs (how do farmers modify these packs into niches)? We have to look at how these are modified... </span> | |
| − | < | + | ''' I wouldn't want to see Africa RISING ignore/dismiss other technologies that others have developed strictly because they are not a novel product by Africa RISING. One of our novel approaches is to consider how existing technologies can be adopted differently etc. |
| − | If you look at the draft work plan, there are various packages that form combinations. < | + | ''' This framework we've presented serves as a unique selling point of combining all components. |
| − | The technology is not on the desk!< | + | * From your experience, how practical is it to ??? |
| − | The crux is how the technology packs (how do farmers modify these packs into niches)? We have to look at how these are modified..< | + | ''' We hinted a lot at internal comms and planning to think about planning when to be in the field with experiments and running it + having someone on the ground to ensure this framework is effectively applied on the ground from the onset. The communication about when activities should start is really important. Internal communication is essential because land preparation is our starting point. If we have specific issues around mulching etc. we have to get together and ensure it's done. The minimum we can do is to ensure we're on the ground to execute our plans. That's the catalyst to make sure this plans. |
| − | + | '''* >> Perhaps you could have research assistants on the ground e.g. AVRDC agreed to have two research assistants on the ground planning things together and these assistants are collecting data. This has seriously improved their outputs. | |
| − | + | '''''' >> Yes, and we do have research assistants now. | |
| − | I wouldn't want to see Africa RISING ignore/dismiss other technologies that others have developed strictly because they are not a novel product by Africa RISING. One of our novel approaches is to consider how existing technologies can be adopted differently etc. | + | * If we share our experimental designs, we'll see experiments feed into work - using common protocols before (e.g. next month) for each theme - we'll have a useful approach. |
| − | This framework we've presented serves as a unique selling point of combining all components. | + | ''' Yes, good idea, all can upload the protocols onto the wiki page '''by 20 April'''. |
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| − | ''' Yes, good idea, all can upload the protocols onto the wiki page '''by 20 April'''. | ||
==Mali team== | ==Mali team== | ||
