Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems

Autores
Frank, Markus Immanuel; Kaufmann, Brigitte; Easdale, Marcos Horacio; Christinck, Anja
Año de publicación
2016
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versión publicada
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Multi-stakeholder innovation approaches for on-farm experimentation, demonstration, moni- toring and evaluation are widely used by AR&D institutions in the development of smallholder agriculture. Application of such approaches is highly dependent on site-specific conditions and frameworks. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse existing approaches and methods within their specific context of application, in order to assess their suitability to trigger self-driven change in practice and to derive relevant factors for improvements. Objectives of this study were to exam- ine a multi-stakeholder demonstration farm approach for on-farm experimentation, monitoring, evaluation and diffusion of innovations, implemented by the National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA) in smallholder low-external input livestock production systems of northern Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina, and to assess the collaboration processes and out- comes, based on the participants’ perceptions in three selected cases of collaboration between livestock keepers‘ organisations, extension officers and researchers. A qualitative research ap- proach was employed to gain insights into different perceptions of stakeholder interactions and activities for learning and innovation, emphasising i.) understanding of roles, ii.) expectations, iii.) costs and benefits, iv.) weaknesses and strengths, and vi.) ideas for improvements. During a four month field research stay (2014), semi-structured and narrative interviews were carried out, supported by visual tools as well as participant and activity observation. Collected material was examined and analysed by using qualitative content analysis. Results provide a detailed examination of the approach and methods used, indicating the predetermination of activities and methods by INTA, thus implementation of participatory principles for shaping collabora- tion processes, contents and outcomes were hardly found. The participants’ assessment eluci- dates differentiated perceptions of livestock keepers, extension officers and researchers on the collaborative activities and proposed innovations. It was shown that livestock keepers’ contex- tual knowledge and perceptions of innovations unfold substantial constraints and potentials for implementing innovations in restricted systems, which the employed monitoring system was not able to capture. The study highlights the importance of systematic integration of different knowledge systems and participatory construction of new knowledge in multi-stakeholder in- novation approaches to open up multi-perspective views and shared understanding on context- specific problems, constraints and potential real-world solutions.
Fil: Frank, Markus Immanuel. German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture; Alemania
Fil: Kaufmann, Brigitte. German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture; Alemania
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Christinck, Anja. Seeds 4 Change; Alemania
Tropentag 2016: International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development: Solidarity in a competing world - fair use of resources
Vienna
Austria
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Materia
Collaborative learning
Demonstration farms
Monitoring and evaluation
On-farm experimentation
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Objectives of this study were to exam- ine a multi-stakeholder demonstration farm approach for on-farm experimentation, monitoring, evaluation and diffusion of innovations, implemented by the National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA) in smallholder low-external input livestock production systems of northern Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina, and to assess the collaboration processes and out- comes, based on the participants’ perceptions in three selected cases of collaboration between livestock keepers‘ organisations, extension officers and researchers. A qualitative research ap- proach was employed to gain insights into different perceptions of stakeholder interactions and activities for learning and innovation, emphasising i.) understanding of roles, ii.) expectations, iii.) costs and benefits, iv.) weaknesses and strengths, and vi.) ideas for improvements. During a four month field research stay (2014), semi-structured and narrative interviews were carried out, supported by visual tools as well as participant and activity observation. Collected material was examined and analysed by using qualitative content analysis. Results provide a detailed examination of the approach and methods used, indicating the predetermination of activities and methods by INTA, thus implementation of participatory principles for shaping collabora- tion processes, contents and outcomes were hardly found. The participants’ assessment eluci- dates differentiated perceptions of livestock keepers, extension officers and researchers on the collaborative activities and proposed innovations. It was shown that livestock keepers’ contex- tual knowledge and perceptions of innovations unfold substantial constraints and potentials for implementing innovations in restricted systems, which the employed monitoring system was not able to capture. The study highlights the importance of systematic integration of different knowledge systems and participatory construction of new knowledge in multi-stakeholder in- novation approaches to open up multi-perspective views and shared understanding on context- specific problems, constraints and potential real-world solutions.Fil: Frank, Markus Immanuel. German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture; AlemaniaFil: Kaufmann, Brigitte. German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture; AlemaniaFil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Christinck, Anja. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
title Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
spellingShingle Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
Frank, Markus Immanuel
Collaborative learning
Demonstration farms
Monitoring and evaluation
On-farm experimentation
title_short Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
title_full Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
title_fullStr Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
title_full_unstemmed Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
title_sort Multi-stakeholder on-farm experimentation and demonstration for innovation in Argentinean smallholder livestock production systems
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Frank, Markus Immanuel
Kaufmann, Brigitte
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Christinck, Anja
author Frank, Markus Immanuel
author_facet Frank, Markus Immanuel
Kaufmann, Brigitte
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Christinck, Anja
author_role author
author2 Kaufmann, Brigitte
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Christinck, Anja
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Freyer, Bernhard
Tielkes, Eric
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Collaborative learning
Demonstration farms
Monitoring and evaluation
On-farm experimentation
topic Collaborative learning
Demonstration farms
Monitoring and evaluation
On-farm experimentation
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Multi-stakeholder innovation approaches for on-farm experimentation, demonstration, moni- toring and evaluation are widely used by AR&D institutions in the development of smallholder agriculture. Application of such approaches is highly dependent on site-specific conditions and frameworks. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse existing approaches and methods within their specific context of application, in order to assess their suitability to trigger self-driven change in practice and to derive relevant factors for improvements. Objectives of this study were to exam- ine a multi-stakeholder demonstration farm approach for on-farm experimentation, monitoring, evaluation and diffusion of innovations, implemented by the National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA) in smallholder low-external input livestock production systems of northern Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina, and to assess the collaboration processes and out- comes, based on the participants’ perceptions in three selected cases of collaboration between livestock keepers‘ organisations, extension officers and researchers. A qualitative research ap- proach was employed to gain insights into different perceptions of stakeholder interactions and activities for learning and innovation, emphasising i.) understanding of roles, ii.) expectations, iii.) costs and benefits, iv.) weaknesses and strengths, and vi.) ideas for improvements. During a four month field research stay (2014), semi-structured and narrative interviews were carried out, supported by visual tools as well as participant and activity observation. Collected material was examined and analysed by using qualitative content analysis. Results provide a detailed examination of the approach and methods used, indicating the predetermination of activities and methods by INTA, thus implementation of participatory principles for shaping collabora- tion processes, contents and outcomes were hardly found. The participants’ assessment eluci- dates differentiated perceptions of livestock keepers, extension officers and researchers on the collaborative activities and proposed innovations. It was shown that livestock keepers’ contex- tual knowledge and perceptions of innovations unfold substantial constraints and potentials for implementing innovations in restricted systems, which the employed monitoring system was not able to capture. The study highlights the importance of systematic integration of different knowledge systems and participatory construction of new knowledge in multi-stakeholder in- novation approaches to open up multi-perspective views and shared understanding on context- specific problems, constraints and potential real-world solutions.
Fil: Frank, Markus Immanuel. German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture; Alemania
Fil: Kaufmann, Brigitte. German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture; Alemania
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Christinck, Anja. Seeds 4 Change; Alemania
Tropentag 2016: International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development: Solidarity in a competing world - fair use of resources
Vienna
Austria
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
description Multi-stakeholder innovation approaches for on-farm experimentation, demonstration, moni- toring and evaluation are widely used by AR&D institutions in the development of smallholder agriculture. Application of such approaches is highly dependent on site-specific conditions and frameworks. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse existing approaches and methods within their specific context of application, in order to assess their suitability to trigger self-driven change in practice and to derive relevant factors for improvements. Objectives of this study were to exam- ine a multi-stakeholder demonstration farm approach for on-farm experimentation, monitoring, evaluation and diffusion of innovations, implemented by the National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA) in smallholder low-external input livestock production systems of northern Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina, and to assess the collaboration processes and out- comes, based on the participants’ perceptions in three selected cases of collaboration between livestock keepers‘ organisations, extension officers and researchers. A qualitative research ap- proach was employed to gain insights into different perceptions of stakeholder interactions and activities for learning and innovation, emphasising i.) understanding of roles, ii.) expectations, iii.) costs and benefits, iv.) weaknesses and strengths, and vi.) ideas for improvements. During a four month field research stay (2014), semi-structured and narrative interviews were carried out, supported by visual tools as well as participant and activity observation. Collected material was examined and analysed by using qualitative content analysis. Results provide a detailed examination of the approach and methods used, indicating the predetermination of activities and methods by INTA, thus implementation of participatory principles for shaping collabora- tion processes, contents and outcomes were hardly found. The participants’ assessment eluci- dates differentiated perceptions of livestock keepers, extension officers and researchers on the collaborative activities and proposed innovations. It was shown that livestock keepers’ contex- tual knowledge and perceptions of innovations unfold substantial constraints and potentials for implementing innovations in restricted systems, which the employed monitoring system was not able to capture. The study highlights the importance of systematic integration of different knowledge systems and participatory construction of new knowledge in multi-stakeholder in- novation approaches to open up multi-perspective views and shared understanding on context- specific problems, constraints and potential real-world solutions.
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