Establishing effective livelihood research partnerships for impact at scale

Patrick Dugan

Four Issues

• Focus on scale• Importance of

partnerships• Our approach• Challenges &

Next steps

• Focus on scale• Importance of

partnerships• Our approach• Challenges &

Next steps

Scale and the system CRPs

Number of rural poor (millions) (<US$1.25 per day)

4 issues

Innovation• Gender• MEIA• Nutrition• Partnerships

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”Albert Einstein

Partnerships and scale

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb

Key Partnerships - Zambia

Types of partners Examples Role in scaling

Core institutions

Provincial and National Policy

Key implementing partners

Provincial and National Capacity (research and development)

Integration of learning into development programs – landscape and national

BRE

UNZA

With bilateral and multilateral agencies supporting locally and scaling nationallyWith bilateral and multilateral agencies supporting locally and scaling nationally

Senanga Farmers Assoc.

Wider partnershipsLocal: AAS partnership network in Western

Province

Challenges

• What knowledge and capacities are needed? (IPGs?)

• What mechanisms work best where & for whom?

• Evolving CGIAR role of broker and catalyst?

Next steps

• Expand engagement with partners at all levels

• Foster Dialogue • Learn from past experience

and emerging innovations• Strengthen capacity within

partner networks

Thank you!