Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Market Linkages for South and Southeast Asia

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1 Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Market Linkages for South and Southeast Asia Takashi Takahatake, CAPSA ESCAP 27 October 2014, Malaysia

2 Constraints to sustainable agriculture Lack of suitable technologies Low productivity growth Lack of effective knowledge transfer

3 Current Organization of Knowledge

4 Desired Organization of Knowledge SATNET Asia

5 Innovation Network for Food Security and Poverty Reduction Strengthening South-South dialogue and intraregional learning on sustainable agriculture technologies and trade facilitation to address food insecurity. Increasing and accelerating the rate of adoption of agricultural technologies that are sustainable, productivity-enhancing and suitable to the poorest and most vulnerable people of South and Southeast Asia

6 TARGET Group & Final Beneficiaries Target group: Change agents and innovators along domestic and regional value chains incl. policymakers, public sector, farmer organisations, universities, NGOs, private sector & traders Final beneficiaries: Landless poor, smallholder farmers, small-scale entrepreneurs & traders, urban consumers etc., especially women 10 target countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan

7 Knowledge partnership people directly involved or receiving information about SATNET Asia Placeholder for your own sub headline All phrases can be replaced with your own text. Government (various levels) NGOs (research & extension) Private sector Research institutes Others Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) Other network participants Associates Partners Coordination Subscribers to SATNET Asia Newsletters Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) Trade and Investment Division (TID), ESCAP The World Vegetable Centre (AVRDC) Food Security Center (FSC), University of Hohenheim

8 Management & Administration (CAPSA) Focus Areas (Work Packages) Engagement Network Coordination (CAPSA) Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC) Learning Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID) Sharing Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA)

9 Management & Administration (CAPSA) Focus Areas (Work Packages) Network coordination (CAPSA) Network Coordination (CAPSA) The network is growing (from 25 to people) Reaching various stakeholders - webpage, updates, social media Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC) Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID) Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA)

10 Network Coordination Strengthening the network (online & face-to-face) Discussion on key issues (LinkedIn) Raising awareness about the network & its activities (FB & Twitter) Providing short real-time activity reports (Blog) Development of portal and social hub

11 Management & Administration (CAPSA) Focus Areas (Work Packages) Network Coordination (CAPSA) Development of a portfolio of best practices for Development agricultural technologies of a portfolio (FSC) of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC) Analytical framework for assessing sustainability of technologies Multiple calls for sustainable agricultural technologies Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID) Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA)

12 Development of portfolio of best practices Analytical Framework developed to assess whether technologies are sustainable, productivity-enhancing & suitable to the poorest & most vulnerable people Covers social, economic, environmental & technical criteria Weights assigned to different criteria to calculate composite index Collection of technologies Literature review Call for applications for examples of best practices in sustainable agriculture Assessment as per Analytical Framework Validation Studies Online database and factsheets Validation Study in Nepal

13 Examples - Technologies collected by SATNET Asia Technology type Input technologies Production system technologies Post-harvest technologies Seed treatment Composting Bio-fertilizers Irrigation and water management Cereal farming techniques Vegetable farming techniques Examples Integrated pest management Nurseries Grafting techniques Natural resource management techniques Storage, processing (e.g. threshing, grading, drying), livestock

14 Management & Administration (CAPSA) Focus Areas (Work Packages) Network Coordination (CAPSA) Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC) Identification of options & measures for trade Identification facilitation (TID) of options measures for trade facilitation (TID) Diagnostic studies at country level Stakeholder consultations Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA)

15 Options and measures for trade facilitation UNNExT Business Process Analysis for Trade Facilitation Diagnostic studies conducted in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal National stakeholder consultations held from February to May 2013 to verify findings of draft studies and develop recommendations Final studies available at:

16 Management & Administration (CAPSA) Focus Areas (Work Packages) Network Coordination (CAPSA) Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC) Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID) Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA) Innovative Capacity building knowledge (technical sharing & process (APCTT, oriented) AVRDC, CAPSA) Policy Dialogues Intraregional visits for small holders

17 Innovative Knowledge Sharing & Capacity Building Regional & in-country workshops on R4D & trade facilitation topics for value chain actors Writeshops for scientists and practitioners to bridge researchextension gap Intraregional exchange visits for farmers Policy dialogues with practitioners, scientists and senior officials and policy makers

18 Examples trainings & consultations Regional Climate Resilient Smallholder Agricultural Farming Systems in South Asia Electronic Traceability and Market Access for Agricultural Trade Facilitation Regional Vegetable Training Course Expert-consultation on research to extension linkages High-Level Policy Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Smallholder Farmers Visits to farmer fields In-country Postharvest Technology and Marketing Systems for Small-scale Farmers Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems Integrated pest management Bio-intensive pest control Translating research findings into knowledge accessible and understandable by farmers Cost-benefit analysis Identifying sustainable technologies

19 Intraregional farmer-to-farmer learning Intra-regional field visits exposed smallholder farmers to innovative practices in neighbouring countries Mother tongues may differ, but smallholders all speak the language of farming Farmers interested in trying out technologies on their own farms Floating cultivation in India IPM for bean farming in Cambodia

20 Lessons learned SATNET is a matchmaker match demand and supply for technologies and for capacity building on technologies Very high degree of interest by NARS (co-funding) Demand for trainings that: Introduce new technologies Improve the process of technology transfer (assessment of sustainability, how to undertake cost-benefit analysis of technologies, improve communication, how to enhance technology transfer) Give space for in-country knowledge exchange and platform for networking across stakeholder groups for specific problems

21 Lessons learned from training participants Desire for learning and sharing Happy with the network and this training is first time for me. I need to share the invaluable techniques and knowledge I learned from here to the communities using extension tools I learned from this training. (Myanmar) Awareness raising Vegetables was not really of my interest before, but because of this training, I realized how important it is and how important my role is in its development. (Myanmar) Demand for more and longer trainings I would like to have this kind of workshops in future and continue to attend (Pakistan) Extend period or duration of the course. More time for discussion. (Afghanistan, Indonesia)

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