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Innovation Platforms for Technology Adoption Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa Northern Zone Agricultural Research and Development Institute Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa Innovation Platforms for Technology Adoption Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa Lydia Kimenye and Margaret McEwan Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa 2014 Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa © 2014 Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa Correct citation Kimenye L, and McEwan M (eds). 2014. Scaling up, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa. ASARECA (Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa), Entebbe. Fair use policy This publication may be reproduced with the intention of increasing its availability to those who need it. ASARECA encourages fair use of reproduced material. Proper citation is requested. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) Plot 5, Mpigi Road PO Box 765 Entebbe, Uganda tel: +256 414 320212/320556/321885 fax: +256 414 321126/322593 email: [email protected] website: www.asareca.org Designer: Timothy Maleche, ImageMate, Nairobi, Kenya BARCODE: 9789970484058 ISBN: 978-9970-484-05-8 DISCLAIMER “This document has been produced with funds provided by the African Development Bank,through the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, to ASARECA. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of ASARECA and her implementing partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the African Development Bank.” Innovation Platforms for Technology Adoption Table of Contents Abbreviations and acronyms.......................................................................................................................... v Acknowledgements......................................................................................................................................... viii Foreword......................................................................................................................................................... ix Introduction............................................................................ 1 1.1 Background to the DONATA project.......................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Organization of the book........................................................................................................................... 3 PART 1: Approach and Processes............................................. 5 2. Innovation Platform for Technology Adoption (IPTA): Approach and Processes...................................... 6 2.1. An innovation system: theoretical contributions.......................................................................... 6 2.2 The IPTAs: initial concepts and approach...................................................................................... 9 2.3 How the crop technologies influence the nature of value chain................................................... 12 2.3.1 The influence of the nutritional characteristics of the crops on formation of the platforms........................................................................................... 12 2.4 Formation of the IPTAs............................................................................................................................ 13 2.4.1 Drivers influencing IPTA formation..................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Identification of value chain constraints............................................................................ 14 2.4.3 IPTA composition, governance and management.............................................................. 14 2.5 Uptake pathways..................................................................................................................................... 15 PART II: Country Experiences................................................... 17 Theme 1: Seed Systems....................................................................... 18 Introduction: Key Constraints and Issues in the Seed Systems for QPM and OFSP......................................... 18 Sweet potato Seed Multiplication Systems in Western Kenya: Use of Innovation Platforms....................................................................................................................................... 21 Clean planting material production and dissemination of orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties in Southern Ethiopia........................................................................................................................................... 29 The Role of Seed Systems in Improving Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Production and Dissemination: Using the IPTA Approach in the Lake Zone of Tanzania................................................... 35 Quality protein maize (QPM) seed system in Tanzania under DONATA project.............................................. 44 Experiences on use of formal and informal seed system to facilitate increased access to quality protein maize in Northern Uganda...................................................................................... 52 Theme 2: Grain and Roots Production................................................. 58 Introduction to key constraints and issues in the grain and root production systems for QPM and OFSP............................................................................................................................. 58 Scaling out technologies for improved production of orange-fleshed sweet potato under the DONATA project in Kenya............................................................................................................... 60 iii Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa Promotion of Orange-fleshed Sweet potato Production and Consumption in Northern Uganda........................................................................................................................................................... 68 Improved quality protein maize dissemination and production in medium and low altitude ecologies of Kenya............................................................................................................................ 75 The production of quality protein maize (QPM) grain in the Democratic Republic of Congo............................................................................................................................................................. 81 Promotion of Quality Protein Maize in Northern Uganda: Experiences in the Dissemination of New Agricultural Technologies in Africa (DONATA) using Innovation Platforms for Technology Adoption (IPTA)........................................................................................................................... 86 Theme 3: Product Transformation, Marketing and Income.................. 91 Introduction to how the IPTA approach was used to promote value addition and marketing of QPM and OFSP for improved incomes...................................................................................... 91 Sweet potato marketing initiatives under innovation platforms in eastern and central Africa........................................................................................................................................... 93 Marketing of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Kenya under the DONATA project.......................................... 107 Processing and transforming sweet potato into different products: a case for Lira District, Northern Uganda.............................................................................................................................. 116 Marketing Strategies for Orange-fleshed Sweet potato Products in the Lake Zone of Tanzania............................................................................................................................................ 120 Identifying markets and potential markets for QPM-based products in Kenya.............................................. 126 QPM Product transformation in Tanzania under DONATA Project................................................................. 132 Theme 4: Nutrition and Health.......................................................... 137 Introduction to the key constraints and issues in nutrition and health for QPM and OFSP......................................................................................................................................................... 137 Unleashing the potential of OFSP for nutrition and health: experiences from Northern Uganda........................................................................................................................................... 139 The utilization of Quality Protein Maize and its impact on health in Democratic Republic of Congo.......................................................................................................................................... 147 Sweet Potato in Rwanda: for Utilization, Health and Incomes under different IPTAs.................................... 156 PART III: Analytical Synthesis................................................. 163 Analytical Synthesis, lessons learned and guiding principles......................................................................... 164 Technical Support to the Platforms................................................................................................................ 180 Emerging guiding principles........................................................................................................................... 184 iv Innovation Platforms for Technology Adoption Abbreviations and acronyms ACKWRCCS Anglican Church of Kenya, Western Region Christian Community Services ACMD African Cassava Mosaic Disease ADP Area Development Programme (World Vision) AEASA Agricultural Economist Association of South Africa AIC African Inland Church AFANET Aboke Farmer Field School Network AFRST Agency for Sustainable Rural Transformation AfDB African Development Bank AIS Agricultural innovation systems AKIS Agricultural Knowledge Information Systems AMPV Projet d’Appui à l’Amelioration de la Production Vegetale APSKO Association des Producteurs de Semences du Kasai Oriental APVC Agricultural Product Value Chain ARD Agricultural Research Development ARDAP Appropriate Rural Development Agricultural Programmes ASA Agricultural Seed Agency ASS Appui au Secteur Semencier ASARECA Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa BDS Business Development Services BMI Body Mass Index CBO Community Based Organization CBSD Cassava Brown Streak Disease CDM Catholic Diocese of Muranga CENADEFRUC Centre National de Developpement de la femme rurale au Congo CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center CIP International Potato Centre CML CIMMYT Maize Line CGIAR Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research CGIFD Camkwoki Grassroots Initiative for Development CREADIS Community Research in Environment and Development Initiatives CRS Catholic Relief Service DALDOs District Agricultural and Livestock Development Officers DED District Executive Director DETREC Development Training and Research Centre DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DONATA Dissemination of New Agricultural Technologies in Africa ECA Eastern and Central Africa FARA Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT Food and Agricultural Organization Statistics FCI Farm Concern International FFS Farmer Field School FPPM Food Production, Processing and Marketing FTC Farmer Training Centre GAP Good Agricultural Practices GFE Grain and Flour Enterprises GOK Government of Kenya v Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa GM Genetically Modified GMO Genetically Modified Organism Ha Hectare HEFO Health Foods HKI Helen Keller International IAR4D Integrated Agriculture Research for Development INERA Institut National pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques IP Innovation Platform IPTA Innovation Platform for Technology Adoption I.S.E.A Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques ISTM Institut Supérieur des Techniques Medicales KACE Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange KARI Kenya Agricultural Research Institute KEPHIS Kenya Plant Health Inspection Service KH Kenya Hybrid KHCP Kenya Horticultural Competitiveness Project KIWAMMU Kikundi cha Wakulimawa Mbegu Muheza KST Kolping Society of Tanzania LZARDI Lake Zone Agricultural Research and Development Institutes M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAHUDE Majasio Human Development MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey MNPSCL Mid-North Private Sector Company Limited MOA Ministry of Agriculture MoH Ministry of Health MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRHP Mwanza Rural Housing Programme MSME Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Consult MT Metric Tonne MMA Medium Mid-Altitude MNPSCL Mid North private Sector Company Ltd. MoAL&F Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries NAAPE Nen Anyim Agro Processor’s Entrepreneur NARIs National Agricultural Research Institutes NARO National Agricultural Research organization NARS National Agricultural Research Stations NCPB National Cereals and Producer Board NEHCIP Nabwabini Environmental Health care intervention project NFFSN Ngetta Farmer Field School Network NgeZARDI Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute NGO Non-Governmental Organisations OFSP Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato OPV Open Pollinated Varieties PALWECO Programme for Agriculture and Livelihood in Western Communities PMCA Participatory Market Chain Approach PRESAR Projet de Réhabilitation du Secteur Agricole et Rural PS Primary School PMS Primary Multiplication Site PSTAD Promotion of Science and Technology for Agricultural Development PVS Participatory Variety Selection QDS Quality Declared Seed vi Innovation Platforms for Technology Adoption QPM Quality Protein Maize RAB Rwanda Agriculture Board RAILS Regional Agricultural Information and Learning Systems RDA Recommended Daily Allowance REFSO Rural Energy and Food Security Organization RUCEC Rural Community Empowerment Centre RFA Radio Free Africa RTNC Radio Télévision Nationale du Congo SENASEM Service National des Semences SIDO Small Industry Development Organization SLEM Support to Local Economy in Mwanza SMS Secondary Multiplication Sites SPVD Sweet Potato Virus Disease SROs Sub-regional Research Organizations SSACP Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme TAHEA Tanzania Home Economics Association TBS Tanzania Bureau of Standards TCRS Tanzania Catholic Refugee Services TFDA Tanzania Food and Drug Authority TMS Tertiary Multiplication Sites TOSCI: Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute ToT Trainers of Trainers TRAC-MINISANTE Treatment and Research on Aids, Malaria, Tuberculosis and other epidemics URCS Uganda Red Cross Society URCSL Uganda Red Cross Society Lira Branch USAID United States of America International Development VC Value Chains VITA Vitamin A for Africa VAD Vitamin A Deficiency WHO World Health Organization WS Western Seed WV World Vision vii Scaling up Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies using Innovation Platforms—Lessons from Eastern and Central Africa Acknowledgements This publication is an output of a joint effort between the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern (ASARECA), scientists from the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and their local partners from six countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and others from the International Potato Centre (CIP) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) who provided technical backstopping inputs to the NARS teams. The publication would not have been possible without their inputs and support from several other individuals and organizations. The authors deeply appreciate the coordination and administrative support from the ASARECA Secretariat, which led to the successful implementation of the DONATA project and documentation of the experiences and lessons presented in this book. Special thanks go to Dr Lydia Kimenye, Programme Manager, Knowledge Management and Upscaling (KMUS), for her technical guidance and leadership throughout the implementation of the project and production of the book. Many thanks to the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) for the coordination and technical support provided throughout implementation of DONATA. Especially, the authors are grateful for the elaboration and insights on the IPTA approach, which they gained during regional experience sharing events convened by FARA. The authors are deeply indebted to the stakeholders, farmers and other value chain actors engaged in the orange-fleshed sweet potato and quality protein maize commodities, NGOs, schools, health and nutrition centres among other actors from the various IPTAs who provided information including testimonies shared during platform experience-sharing events and through other channels. They are very grateful to Dr. Geoffrey Tusiime who guided the authors in the early stages of developing the countries’ papers through internal reviews. Many thanks go to Barry Pound, a Visiting Fellow, University of Greenwich (Natural Resources Institute), UK for an excellent review of the book. They are grateful for the editorial support by Nichola Knight. However, the authors bear full responsibility for the content. DONATA is part of the broader Africa-wide project known as the “Promotion of Science and Technology for Agricultural Development (PSTAD)”, which was supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The book has been produced with funding from the AfDB and administered through FARA. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of ASARECA and her implementing partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the AfDB. Lydia Kimenye Programme Manager, Knowledge Management and Upscaling, ASARECA viii

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