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Motivation of Study

Cross-Country Synthesis of the Generic Design Issues of First- and Second-Generation Agricultural Market Information Models Dr. Andrew Muganga Kizito Department of Statistical Methods and Actuarial Science Makerere University September 15, 2011. Motivation of Study.

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Motivation of Study

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  1. Cross-Country Synthesis of the Generic Design Issues of First- and Second-Generation Agricultural Market Information ModelsDr. Andrew Muganga KizitoDepartment of Statistical Methods and Actuarial ScienceMakerere UniversitySeptember 15, 2011

  2. Motivation of Study Problems of Early Generation MIS (1980s-1990s) • Did not meet user needs • Were not financially sustainable Environment • Change in government policies • Evolution of markets • Spread of ICT • Emergence of many MIS models • What MIS models to invest in Contribution of Study • No systematic framework for analysis of MIS models

  3. Key Questions • What evidence supports the premises that new MIS models are likely to meet user needs and become financially sustainable in comparison to the first-generation MIS models? • How have different MIS models tried to address the generic design issues and what are the relative advantages in addressing those issues? • What are the implications for stakeholders in terms of promoting and supporting different types of MIS?

  4. Sources of Information and Methods • Literature review of MIS in USA, Asia, and Africa • Case studies of MIS in Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Zambia • E-survey of MIS practitioners in Africa and Asia (India) in collaboration with CIRAD and INRA in France. • World Bank world development indicators • Meetings and a workshop on MIS in France in March 2010 • Past experience from working on MIS in the East Africa

  5. Cross-Country Synthesis of the Generic Design Issues of Emerging and Traditional MIS Models Key structural design issues / premises • Perceived Mandate • Institutional home, organization, and coordination • Nature of commodities covered Key conduct design issues / premises 1. Information Provided and Frequency 2. ICT used in transmission and diffusion 3. Funding Strategies 4. Data collection methods used 5. Quality control methods 6. Feedback mechanisms used

  6. Types and Number of MIS in Study

  7. Structure: MIS perceived mandate (Aims and Objectives and Clientele)

  8. Structure: Provision of complementary services

  9. Structure: Designing incentives for MIS staff Non-government MIS face more “high-power incentives” than public MIS to deal with poor incentive problems such as: • Low staff salaries (e.g., SIMA Mozambique, AMIC-Zambia) • Fixed staff salaries • Excessive bureaucracy • Reliance on behavioral monitoring instead of output-based monitoring

  10. Geographical Coverage, Centralization /Decentralization and Nature of commodities covered

  11. Conduct: Information Provided and Frequency

  12. Conduct: ICT used in Dissemination of Information

  13. Conduct: Data Collection Methods

  14. Conduct: MIS Funding Strategies

  15. Conduct: Quality Control Methods and Feedback Mechanisms Used

  16. Implications for MIS design • Environment in which they operate matters for all MIS types • Great heterogeneity among MIS in terms of design issues • No explanatory value in government- vs. non-government MIS • Designing Incentives for MIS Staff • Increasing wages • Autonomy and residual claimancy • Hiring locally • From behavioral to output monitoring • Training MIS staff

  17. Implications for MIS design 5. Based on information provided and needs of users • Provision of price and quantity forecasts • Specialization in the Production of MIS Products 6. Providing information subsidies to poor users

  18. The End Thank You Comments and Questions Are Welcome

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