Multi-stakeholder (MS) platforms, such as innovation platforms (IP), public-private partnerships (PPP) are becoming more common but what they can achieve in innovation and scaling is limited and depends on different factors. This poster and the broader research paper provide evidence what MS platforms can and cannot achieve in their early phases and give insights about effectiveness and efficiency of Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) interventions such as CGIAR research programs (CRPs) in low and middle income countries. Through social network analysis and logistic modeling of the multi-stakeholder innovation networks, o not necessarily create larger and denser collaboration in innovation networks it show that multi-stakeholder Platforms 1. might lead to centralization of collaboration, decrease the chances of farmers and stakeholders in local levels to continue collaboration 2 . can create larger and denser knowledge networks if the initial knowledge network do not include competing innovations. Knowledge exchange in innovation networks might decrease when there is a group of stakeholders supporting other innovations. It argues that AR4D interventions with platforms can improve their effectiveness and efficiency through 1. investigation of initial network configurations in innovation networks 2. prioritizing key functional gaps hindering innovation and scaling 3. using organization and event based financial incentives
TAP and its partners carried out regional surveys in Asia, Africa and Central America to assess priorities, capacities and needs in national agricultural innovation systems. This document provides a Regional synthesis report on capacity needs assessment for agricultural innovation in Africa. FARA was...
Cette étude a été menée dans le cadre du projet PAEPARD ou Plateforme pour un partenariat Afrique-Europe dans le domaine de la recherche agricole pour le développement, projet financé à 80% par la Commission européenne avec pour objectif de consolider...
The Guidance Note on Operationalization provides a brief recap of the conceptual underpinnings and principles of the TAP Common Framework as well as a more detailed guide to operationalization of the proposed dual pathways approach. It offers also a strategy for monitoring and evaluation as well as a toolbox...
The paper takes a critical look at two key interventions identified to deliver the PAEPARD capacity strengthening strategy. Firstly, the training of a pool of agricultural innovation facilitators (AIF) to broker relations between relevant stakeholders for the consolidation of effective...
One option for practically applying innovation systems thinking involves the establishment of innovation platforms (IPs). Such platforms are designed to bring together a variety of different stakeholders to exchange knowledge and resources and take action to solve common problems. Yet...