WORK PACKAGE 3: Requirements for uptake and out-scaling of shallow

groundwater irrigation

Enhancing uptake and socio-economic benefits of shallow groundwater irrigation in the

White Volta Basin

Innovations must be adapted to specific local conditions (incl. different perceptions and interests) to lead to long-term sustainable

developmental impacts:

How can this process be strengthened?

RESEARCH INTO USE

(i) Determine extrapolation domains that are homogeneous with respect to several variables ;

(ii) Together with farmers and other key actors, determine critical success factors, conditions and drivers for adoption;

(iii) Assess and articulate institutional arrangements, support systems and policy requirements at different scales that enable adoption.

Sustainable out-scaling and up-

scaling of shallow groundwater

irrigation

OBJECTIVES

(1) Platform/ (2) Extrapolation

Learning alliance domains

(3) Strategies/Approaches

for up and out-scaling

Work packages 1 and 2

Biophysical, economic, GIS data

Stakeholder & institutional mapping

ACTIVITIES/METHODS

What is a Learning Alliance (LA)?

Partnership of researchers, implementing agencies, private sector, policy makers and farmers who work and learn together to solve practical development problems.

How do they bring the innovation process to scale?

- Complementary insights and capabilities

- Stakeholders at all levels – linked platforms

- Facilitation to overcome horizontal and vertical barriers to communication and interaction

(1) LEARNING ALLIANCE

Establishing successful Learning Alliances:

- Vertical and horizontal representation

- Shared vision of objectives, roles and capacities of each partner

- All must benefit and share responsibilities and costs

- Effective communication between platforms at different levels

- Action research / Learning for change

- Document the process as well as the results

- Dissemination and sharing: double-loop process

(1) LEARNING ALLIANCE

Challenges:

- Who should facilitate?

- Weak government decentralization

- Adapt project management, delivery and thinking

- Costs of horizontal and vertical integration

- Separation of science and process

- Realistic time planning and resistance to change

- Monitoring

(1) LEARNING ALLIANCE

Method: Bayesian Modelling

Data: bio-physical, socio-economic, GIS data layers, and survey data from LA.

Expected output: Report on probabilities of adoption success for shallow groundwater irrigation within and beyond the initial CP65 study focal areas

(2) EXTRAPOLATION DOMAINS

Collation, analysis and synthesis of outputs and recommendations from the 3 different packages

(3) STRATEGIES/APPROACHES FOR UP- AND OUT-SCALING OF SGI