GFRAS Global Good Practice (GGP)

Initiative

By Hlami Ngwenya

Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS)

Eastern Africa Policy Dialogue, Kampala, Uganda 16-18 June 2015

Global Good Practices – The Idea Behind

1. Challenge to find globally relevant approaches

-Search for global best practices by different stakeholders

But: No such thing as best practice –> highly dependent on environmental, economic, socio-cultural, political context

2. Challenge of access to knowledge and experiences

-A lot of information and knowledge on approaches and innovation available

But: Scattered in different online and physical libraries, platforms, fora, and often presented in difficult language (e.g. scientific)

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Global Good Practices – The Idea Behind

Addressing challenge 1:

-Present systematic description of extension approaches, • Outlining their philosophy, strengths and weaknesses,

• Best-fit considerations (e.g. requirements for the approach to work in terms of context and capacities etc),

• Implementation steps, costs implications, etc.

Addressing challenge 2

-Present approaches in easy-to-understand, • Short, practical, and easy to access (online, no costs)

formats,

• Using simple language for everyone to understand

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Global Good Practices Note - Coverage of Topics

Workshops and exchanges for priority setting

5 main dimensions/ Thematic areas

•Governance Structure

•Policy Environment

•Management and capacity strengthening

•Advisory Methods

•Cross-cutting factorsEnsures balance of topics

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Global Good Practices – Preparation and implementation

2013: Preparatory phase

•Idea discussed and refined with donor representatives from BMGF, GIZ, and with experts from CGIAR, MEAS, GFRAS, FAO, Central Agricultural University (India).

Advisory group to define database on how

to structure approaches, define formats,

and processes

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First set of GGP publications2014: Publication of first three notes

•Innovation Platforms,

•Farmer Field Schools,

•Mobile-based “bundled” services: Example of Agri-Fin Mobile

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Global Good Practices Note Quality Assurance in Development process

1. Advisory group to select proposals (in consultation with regions), and follow the process, including all stages of notes’ development

1. Three review/feedback rounds by Advisory Group (proposal and outline), and 2-3 external reviewers, not coming from the same sector, per note(draft note)

1. Layout and editing by internationally recognised editing organisation

2. Appropriate honorarium to enable authors to provide quality products, without creating financial incentives for authors

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Global Good Practices – going to scale

Important funding from GIZ

1st call

2nd call

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Current GGP notes• Currently 20 notes in elaboration,

• Planned to be published by the 6th GFRAS Annual Meeting in Kyrgyzstan

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Extension paradigms overview

Farmer to Farmer Extension

Enabling Rural Innovation

Video for RAS

Integrating Gender into RAS

Nutrition and RASManagement Advice for Family Farms

The Role of Producer Organisations in RAS

Mobile phones for RAS

Webportals

for RAS

Agricultural Innovation

System ICT4RAS

Rural Resource Centers

Cooperatives ¨for

participation in high

value chain

Value chain oriented RAS

Community workers initiative

Radio for RAS

Social Media for RAS

For more details

Access the callhttp://www.g-fras.org/en/ggp-home.html

Send the proposal to ggp@g-fras.org.

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Thank you for listening

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