technology platform: research and tools with sub-regional and national partners

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMResearch & Tools with SRO/National PartnersWORKSTREAM 1 UPDATE30 September 2016 / Washington, D.C.

JAWOO KOOIFPRI

What is the Technology Platform? TP is a data and

analytics partnership between IFPRI and partners for assessing the role of technology investments.

TP aims to strengthenself-assessment capacity in partner organizations to support technology adoption at sub-regional and national levels.

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TP & IP: PurposeTECHNOLOGY PLATFORM (TP) and INNOVATION PLATFORM (IP)

TP IP

Multi-stakeholder

collaboration

Informed investmentplanning &

policy making

Scaling-up adoption of innovations

TP & IP: InnovationTECHNOLOGY PLATFORM (TP) and INNOVATION PLATFORM (IP)

TP IP


Specific technology

& innovation

Suite of decision support tools &

data

TP & IP: UsersTECHNOLOGY PLATFORM (TP) and INNOVATION PLATFORM (IP)

TP IP


VC actors:farmers, extension

Policy makers,analysts,

think tanks

Activities in 2016OBJECTIVETo provide data and analytical research support for the Ministry of Agriculture in study countries to strengthen their technical self-assessment capacity for better targeting of agricultural technology investments toward the Malabo targets.

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Activities in 20161. Desktop Study: IFPRI & Partners

Baseline and Targets: Current yields of major crops at subnational level and their recent trends

Feasibility Assessment: Assessing potential yield increases from known technologies and their economics at HH level

Adoption Target: Define the required level of technology adoption for the targets and compare the technology adoption assumptions with actual adoption data surveyed from case studies

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Activities in 20162. Self-Assessment Support: Partners

Technical partnership to establish engagement with in-country technical capacity for the participatory review and country buy-in.

Facilitation of the self-assessment process and scoping for support demands

Alignment with other related technical support activities in region and country

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ASARECA (Moses Odeke)Improved maize variety in Uganda1. Maize yield gap and trend analysis for

Malabo target2. Identifying the maize intervention area

(hotspot) in Uganda (e.g., high potential, large gaps in yield and nutrition)

3. Profile a potential technology suitable for the hotspot area and assess current and target adoption levels

4. Ex-ante bioeconomic analyses for the technology’s potential contribution to the Malabo goal

5. Communicate preliminary analyses with Ministry of Agriculture, review/revise for further self-assessments with ASARECA

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM: PILOT STUDIES

CORAF (Kodjo Kondo)Improved rice variety in Senegal1. Rice yield gap and trend analysis for

Malabo target2. Identifying the rice intervention area

(hotspot) in Senegal (e.g., high potential, large yield gap)


4. Ex-ante bioeconomic analyses for the technology’s potential contribution to the Malabo goal

5. Communicate preliminary analyses with Ministry of Agriculture, review/revise for further self-assessments with CORAF


CCARDESA (Baitsi Podisi)Small ruminant technology in Namibia1. Small ruminant production trend analysis

relevant for Malabo target2. Identifying the small ruminant intervention

area in Namibia (e.g., high potential, large constraints)


4. Ex-ante bioeconomic analyses for the technologies’ potential contribution to the Malabo goal

5. Communicate preliminary analyses with Ministry of Agriculture, review/revise for further self-assessments with CCARDESA


Example: Yield Gap and Trend Analysis in Tanzania

Excel-based tool to analyze the sub-national crop yield trends and compute the required yield growth rates to

meet the Malabo target of doubling productivity by 2025.

Example: Quality Protein Maize Diffusion in DR Congo and Tanzania

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Example: Maize Yield Potential Assessments in Southern Highlands in Tanzania

S3: Agronomy

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Local Hybrid

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Sub-optimum density,Sub-optimum window

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1.6K1.9K

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2.9K3.1K

0.4K0.5K

1.7K1.9K

1.0K1.1K

3.3K3.7K

Aggregated over time, area-weighted average across the maize growing areas in Songea. Red bars indicate average yields simulated as less than 3 t/ha.

Example: Fertilizer Profitability in East and Central Africa Countries

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM: TIMELINE

Pilot Studies Timeline (Sep. 2016) Aug-Sep Technology and hotspots being

identified Sep-Oct Yield gap/target analyses being

developed Oct-Nov Technology profiles and adoption

analyses. (Data collection for adoption mapping to be

carried out subject to secondary data availability)

Nov-Dec Engagement with Ministry of Agriculture

Jan-Mar Technology Briefs to be developed Apr Outputs presented at the final

workshop

The Beginning (2012-2013)

CAADP/Dublin

Process

G8/New Alliance

AUC-CGIAR MoU

Three major initiatives called for a Platform to support scaling-up technology adoption

African Agricultural Technology Platform (Proposed, 2013-2014)

technology platform: research and tools with sub-regional and national partners

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