Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa RISING?

Concepts and approach

Developing a Research for Development framework for Africa RISING'

Consultation and Writing Workshop, 13-14 September 2012

Jens A. Andersson

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

demand-led R4D

livelihoods diversity

typologies

sustainable intensification

food security

women

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

Research for development / R4D ?

• Research for Development

• (Agricultural) Research and Development

• Participatory Research and Development

• Participatory Action Research and Development

• Participatory Research and Development

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

• Demand-driven R&D: Whose demand?

• Livelihoods focus: Context (of farming practices)

• Diversity: Differentiated demand/options

Key concepts

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

Farmer

directed

Researcher

directed

Whose demand? (who defines demand?)

prolinnova

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

(in)formal social structures

(trust, groups membership,...)

Human

Social Natural

Financial Physical

Access to land, water, natural resources

infrastructure, shelter, markets,

...

knowledge, health, ability to work...

possessions (livestock, money), regular flows (wages, pensions),

insurance, credit

• generally well-developed in livelihood analyses (base-line surveys)

• result: household typologies (wealth-ranking)

Livelihoods

focus

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

Sustainable livelihood framework

(Scoones cs/DFID,

1999)

• shocks

• trends

• seasonality

livelihood assets

transforming structures & processes

livelihood

strategies

livelihood

outcomes

> income

> well-being

< vulnerability

> food security

> sustainable

resource use

laws culture

policies Institutions

PROCESSES

STRUCTURES

levels of govt. private sector

influence & access

H

S

P F

N

vulnerability context

livelihood assets

livelihood

strategy A

livelihood

strategy C

livelihood

strategy B

livelihood

strategy D

livelihood

strategy E

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

Diversity

•••

• System perspective

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

• Demand-driven R4D: Whose demand?

• Livelihoods focus: Context (of farming practices)

• Diversity: Differentiated demand/options (for SI)

Key Concepts & Approach

• Participatory approach

• System perspective

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

• Demand-driven R4D: Whose demand?

• Livelihoods focus: Context (of farming practices)

• Diversity: Differentiated demand/options (for SI)

Key Concepts & Approach

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

• to focus stakeholder networks on weaker actors (vulnerable farmers, women)

• as strategy to link Research to Development (action-oriented)

• beyond researcher-identified diversity/problem

identification/options (livelihood strategy focus)

• Engaging with farmers and other stakeholders

Why a participatory R&D?

Why and how to implement an R&D framework for Africa

RISING?

Research for development - R4D ?

• Research for Development

• (Agricultural) Research and Development

• Participatory Research and Development

• Participatory Action Research and Development