Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique

Inclusive co-design of system innovations incorporates diverse perspectives and bodies of knowledge that can generate solutions that fit well in a local context and over time influence the socio-technical regime. In operationalizing system transformation-oriented co-design processes, research and de...

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Main Authors: Falk, Thomas, Kee-Tui, Sabine Homann, Hauser, Michael, Sixpence, Claudio, Quembo, Carlos João
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139439
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author Falk, Thomas
Kee-Tui, Sabine Homann
Hauser, Michael
Sixpence, Claudio
Quembo, Carlos João
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Hauser, Michael
Kee-Tui, Sabine Homann
Quembo, Carlos João
Sixpence, Claudio
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Hauser, Michael
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Quembo, Carlos João
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description Inclusive co-design of system innovations incorporates diverse perspectives and bodies of knowledge that can generate solutions that fit well in a local context and over time influence the socio-technical regime. In operationalizing system transformation-oriented co-design processes, research and development actors have experimented in recent decades with the role of multistakeholder approaches. A specific application of such approaches in the agrifood system context are Agricultural Innovation Platforms (AIPs). Despite the growing application of AIPs and similar approaches, documentation of AIP achievements and assessment of their outcomes beyond the lifetime of the program are rare. We present an approach for integrating the logic of outcome harvesting into the process of AIP facilitation. We also document the outcomes from an AIP approach implemented in a mixed crop-livestock farming system in central Mozambique, using a mixed-methods approach. Our results indicate likely changes in behavior and behavioral drivers associated with the AIP approach. We also share experiences on methodological challenges in assessing outcomes of AIP processes. We hope that our results increase development actors’ confidence in applying AIPs at a larger scale.
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spelling CGSpace1394392025-12-08T09:54:28Z Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique Falk, Thomas Kee-Tui, Sabine Homann Hauser, Michael Sixpence, Claudio Quembo, Carlos João capacity development agriculture mixed farming integrated crop-livestock systems social networks innovation platforms Inclusive co-design of system innovations incorporates diverse perspectives and bodies of knowledge that can generate solutions that fit well in a local context and over time influence the socio-technical regime. In operationalizing system transformation-oriented co-design processes, research and development actors have experimented in recent decades with the role of multistakeholder approaches. A specific application of such approaches in the agrifood system context are Agricultural Innovation Platforms (AIPs). Despite the growing application of AIPs and similar approaches, documentation of AIP achievements and assessment of their outcomes beyond the lifetime of the program are rare. We present an approach for integrating the logic of outcome harvesting into the process of AIP facilitation. We also document the outcomes from an AIP approach implemented in a mixed crop-livestock farming system in central Mozambique, using a mixed-methods approach. Our results indicate likely changes in behavior and behavioral drivers associated with the AIP approach. We also share experiences on methodological challenges in assessing outcomes of AIP processes. We hope that our results increase development actors’ confidence in applying AIPs at a larger scale. 2023-12-31 2024-02-15T20:11:04Z 2024-02-15T20:11:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139439 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Falk, Thomas; Kee-Tui, Sabine Homann; Hauser, Michael; Sixpence, Claudio; and Quembo, Carlos João. 2023. Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2233. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137087.
spellingShingle capacity development
agriculture
mixed farming
integrated crop-livestock systems
social networks
innovation platforms
Falk, Thomas
Kee-Tui, Sabine Homann
Hauser, Michael
Sixpence, Claudio
Quembo, Carlos João
Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique
title Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique
title_full Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique
title_fullStr Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique
title_full_unstemmed Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique
title_short Intervening in complex agrifood systems: Assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central Mozambique
title_sort intervening in complex agrifood systems assessing outcomes of a multistakeholder approach in central mozambique
topic capacity development
agriculture
mixed farming
integrated crop-livestock systems
social networks
innovation platforms
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139439
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