Seed potato quality innovations for small scale farmers in Burundi
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Seed potato quality innovations for small scale farmers in Burundi
A user-led research and development innovation
CAPAD (leader, farmer based ), ISABU (Research), ITEC(private for profit), Wageningen University Astère Bararyenya, Annick Sezibera, Pierre-Claver Nahayo, Anicet Nduwimana, Pierre Niyonzima, Déo Nyawakira, Jean-Pierre Sindihebura, Ernest Vyizigiro, Vital Ndayishimiye, Anton J. Haverkort
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} Potato is an important and a cash crop for farmers where it is grown and seed quality is their greatest concern
} There is a need to develop demand-driven research and innovation partnerships
} End-users need not be seen as the “study-object” but as the co-owner of R&D
} Co-creation with end-users delivers assures addressing right problem and applicable results
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Through partnering (PPP), why?
} To complement own experiences, skills and capacities;
} To create “synergies‟ through the complementary golden triangle business-government-science
} To build and develop skills and knowledge in partners that can be sustained
} To leverage resources of growers and their fields, scientist and their innovations, extensionists, policymakers and funding agencies
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Address the central problem of what “farmers” and “researchers” know
Places more reliance on the myriad actions of farmers screening and diffusing locally adapted seed materials.
Supervised learning: Breeders know what works, and the aim is then to increase adoption superior genotypes)
Unsupervised learning: The “farmer first” approach. May be superior in complex networks for the exchange and utilization of genetic information
the idea that Knowledge acquisition process is distributed across a network of actors
Model of learning
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Valuing different sources of knowledge including local knowledge
Bringing together of “multiple perspectives, multiple realities‟ through dialogue, joint analysis, reflective learning
Developing trust- With farmers, private sector? - Local innovations becoming always an entry point for building partnerships
- Relevant innovation
- Success story
Model of learning cont’
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Assumption: Proper technology, farmer based knowledge and efficient knowledge governance
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Treatment Results
New variety 20 % yield increase**
Improved seed 80 %, increase***
Early harvest 30 % lower yield* but less BW**
Early harvested seedreplanted
Drastic increase BW**, not expected
Seed from DLS 30 % yield increase*
Chemical fertilizer use 50 % yield increase***
Fungicide sprays 60 % yield increase***
Results highlights from 580 on-farm plots
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Full season training, training of trainers, mother plots with farmers, extension services and administrative officers
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Low cost but very effective facilities
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Document Success stories
Flyers, posters, Brochures and one
scientific peer reviewed paper in Potato Research
On-farm experiments on improved propagation material and cultural practices of potato in BurundiAstère Bararyenya1, Pierre-Claver Nahayo2, AnicetNduwimana2, Pierre Niyonzima1, DéoNyawakira1, Jean-Pierre Sindihebura3, Ernest Vyizigiro1, Vital Ndayishimiye3Anton J.Haverkort4.5
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- Production is not an end,- Market and quality of
produce are challenging
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} Maintaining consortium dynamic (motivation of technical teams, funding mechanisms and their sustainability, coordination, …)
} How do we deal with power relationships in multi-stakeholder partnerships?
} How do we make partnerships more representative (farmers, gender, private sector, policy, etc)?
} How are we monitoring and evaluating our partnerships, what tools and methods?
} How do we foster institutional change processes within our partnerships?
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