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An Operational Framework for Innovation and Youth Employment at Large Scale - OVERVIEW 18.4.2019

An Operational Framework for Innovation and Youth Employment at Large Scale - OVERVIEW 18.4.2019 Marc Bernard. Genesis. The past: A long history of projects 1989 to 2000 : University of Hohenheim /INRAB/IITA (DFG) Adapted Agriculture in West Africa (SFB308)

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An Operational Framework for Innovation and Youth Employment at Large Scale - OVERVIEW 18.4.2019

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  1. An Operational Framework for Innovation and Youth Employment at Large Scale - OVERVIEW 18.4.2019 Marc Bernard

  2. Genesis The past: A long history of projects 1989 to 2000: University of Hohenheim /INRAB/IITA (DFG)Adapted Agriculture in West Africa (SFB308) 2000 to 2003: BLE/BMELV (ex.ZADI) – (BMBF)Expo Hannover 2000 - The Rural Universe Network (RUN) 2004 to 2008: BLE/BMELV (CTA/EU)Further development and piloting in Benin, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Jamaica, South Africa and Ethiopia 2009 to 2013: BLE/FARA (AfDB)Regional Innovation and Learning System (eRAILS) 2015 to 2017: AfricaRice (ITAACC/BMZ)Catalyze the adoption of Scalable Technologies in Africa (CAUSA) 2016 to 2018: – AfricaRice/ProCIVA (SEWoH/BMZ)The AfricaRice Green Innovation Centre in Benin The future: African Innovation Services - AFRIS (NGO)

  3. Genesis: Projects from 2015 to 2018 Catalyze the adoption of Scalable Technologies in Africa (CAUSA) Strengthening the agricultural innovation system in Benin (GIAE1) Business coaching to drive agricultural innovation in Benin (GIAE3)

  4. Problem Low adoption of innovative technologies and poor prospects for young people

  5. Key factors determining adoption rates Potential benefit Farm size Effect of scale Subjective risk Objective risks Level of education Practical training Workforce Financial services Land tenure Access to inputs Professional services Simplicity … Objective Put in place a mechanism accelerating the adoption of innovative technologies in order to increase their development impact Adoption rate Objective Poverty is the most important hindering factor !! Time

  6. Strategy Toolkit

  7. Phase 1 - Networking • Outputs • 21 Centers for Professional Agriculture (CPA) • 21 district web site with agricultural profile • 173 municipalities • 1.521 groups with 24.146 producers • 309 collaborating groups • 201 trained service providers • 137 local experts (CPA relays) in municipalities • 59 national experts • 9 web sites of agricultural colleges • 2 web sites of agricultural universities • 12 innovation manuals for key economic activities • Modalities for documentation and M&E • Development of course material and e-learning courses • Information system configured for decentralized and SYSTEMATIC content development and sharing • ….. Activities • Link actors and build trust • Establish a network of district teams • National experts • Agricultural colleges and universities • Farmer groups • Capture system understanding and baseline • District web site • Information exchange service • Develop innovation guides • Define the modalities for monitoring and evaluation • Configure the information system • Develop training material

  8. Outputs • > 200 young service providers trained • 32 groups of poultry production field schools • 187 crop production field schools • 90 food processing field schools • 8,294 actively collaborating farmers • 50,000 beneficiaries directly reached • > 100 datasets that meet requirements of international standards • A knowledge base with over 200,000 items • Reports and publications • … • Returns on investment into innovations • rice 70% • soybean 174% • maize 9% Phase 2 - Innovation Activities • Select and train young service providers • Support producers in adopting promising technologies • Document the entire process in real time • Analyze the performance of technologies • Formulate recommendation for research, extension, business and policy

  9. Phase 3 - Business Activities Enterprise • Promote the adoption of beneficial technologies • Promote better resource management Enabling environment • Promote entrepreneurship to strengthen value chains • Networking, advice and advocacy • Management of the commons Outputs 132 agricultural innovation days with 12.774 visitors 176 demonstration fields for soybean InfoPrix – Weekly Market Information Service 12,302 beneficiaries of the Question and Answer Service Business development of youth Sales of their personal economic activities increased by 63% on average Average number of people they employed in their own economic activities increased by on 98% average

  10. Key concepts and instruments Strategic and technical councilto facilitate institutional integration and promote the sustainability of the developed solutions The RUN service delivery system to engage local organizations and enable inter-institutional collaboration Innovation Fund for on-farm training, to enable the experience of success and for the development of the factor capital at target group level Broadening skill sets of local communities by assisting college graduates and out-of-school youth to develop their economic activities filling VC-gaps State-of-the-art Information system for effective networking collaboration, complete documentation and real-time monitoring In context capacity development through on the job vocational training Proximityto assure access to timely advice and assistance For more detailed information visit https://wiki.afris.org/display/AGN/2018/10/03/2018-09-23+An+Operational+Framework+for+Innovation+and+Youth+Employment+at+Large+Scale

  11. Accompanying measures Vocational training • E-learning • Face-2-Face • Field Experience • Supervision • Business Coaching • Peer-2-Peer Science based advisory services • Analyze the performance of technologies • Provide advice for improved targeting • Identify business opportunities • Assess investment risks • Make recommendations • Update the systems understanding and innovation guides • Disseminate information products • Question & Answer service and InfoPrix • Monitor key development indicators Formoredetailedinformationvisithttps://wiki.afris.org/display/AGN/2018/10/03/2018-09-23+An+Operational+Framework+for+Innovation+and+Youth+Employment+at+Large+Scale

  12. African Innovation Services https://www.afris.org

  13. What it is AFRIS … AFRIS is an association of diverse stakeholders in rural development who acknowledge the need for an independent and impartial mechanism for improved inter-institutional collaboration in order to reach development goals. AFRIS provides a well-developed and practical toolkit for improved collaboration for people and organisations who engage in development. Core values of AFRIS are independence, transparency, accountability und objectivity. AFRIS is result oriented and functions democratically in the interest of marginalised people and sustainable natural resources management. To be very clear, AFRIS is not doing the development work but helps partners who are investing into development to be more relevant, effective, efficient and visible and assists them to engage in trustworthy, fruitful partnerships. … and what it is NOT

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