Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis

Multi-stakeholder platforms offer a promising approach for sharing agricultural innovation, reducing transaction costs, and catalyzing development by stimulating stakeholder engagement in the innovation process to accelerate food systems transformation. Agriculture-related multi stakeholder platform...

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Main Authors: Blum, Helen, Tibebe, Degefie, Mockshell, Jonathan, Bergamini, Nadia
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151659
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author Blum, Helen
Tibebe, Degefie
Mockshell, Jonathan
Bergamini, Nadia
author_browse Bergamini, Nadia
Blum, Helen
Mockshell, Jonathan
Tibebe, Degefie
author_facet Blum, Helen
Tibebe, Degefie
Mockshell, Jonathan
Bergamini, Nadia
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description Multi-stakeholder platforms offer a promising approach for sharing agricultural innovation, reducing transaction costs, and catalyzing development by stimulating stakeholder engagement in the innovation process to accelerate food systems transformation. Agriculture-related multi stakeholder platforms (AMSPs) are major players within agricultural development programs’ intervention strategies. However, AMSPs face multiple challenges that limit and negatively impact their functions. This study aims to map the AMSP landscape, examine their operational activities, and provide recommendations for strengthening private- and public-sector engagement to support long-term agricultural sustainability in Ethiopia. The study used a three-step qualitative research approach to identify AMSPs and subsequently collected secondary and primary data. Results reveal five types of AMSPs classified from 29 identified platforms: (i) development organization-led; (ii) civil society organization (CSO)-led; (iii) government-led; (iv) government and development organizations (GDO) co-led; and (v) one private sector-led platform. The AMSPs’ main characteristics were then investigated according to the four basic pillars of organizational theory: structural, contextual, operational, and relational. Next, the study analyzed the influence of each AMSP type on agricultural policies and practices, including those integrating agroecological approaches. The study then examined each AMSP’s achievements and challenges related to AMSP impact and sustainability, together with the constraints related to private- and public-sector engagement, and incentives and investment in agroecological transition. This landscape analysis has identified various mechanisms and possibilities for the Agroecological TRANSITIONS Program — and other related sustainable approaches projects — to engage with the existing AMSPs. This collaboration will stimulate a process for the co-design and co-creation of innovative incentive mechanisms to leverage investment, support the use of holistic traceability tools, and scale out agroecological practices in wheat value chains in Ethiopia.
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spelling CGSpace1516592025-11-05T12:44:15Z Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis Blum, Helen Tibebe, Degefie Mockshell, Jonathan Bergamini, Nadia agroecology agroecología value chains cadenas de valor multi-stakeholder processes análisis de las partes interesadas incentives wheat landscape approaches trigo incentivo Multi-stakeholder platforms offer a promising approach for sharing agricultural innovation, reducing transaction costs, and catalyzing development by stimulating stakeholder engagement in the innovation process to accelerate food systems transformation. Agriculture-related multi stakeholder platforms (AMSPs) are major players within agricultural development programs’ intervention strategies. However, AMSPs face multiple challenges that limit and negatively impact their functions. This study aims to map the AMSP landscape, examine their operational activities, and provide recommendations for strengthening private- and public-sector engagement to support long-term agricultural sustainability in Ethiopia. The study used a three-step qualitative research approach to identify AMSPs and subsequently collected secondary and primary data. Results reveal five types of AMSPs classified from 29 identified platforms: (i) development organization-led; (ii) civil society organization (CSO)-led; (iii) government-led; (iv) government and development organizations (GDO) co-led; and (v) one private sector-led platform. The AMSPs’ main characteristics were then investigated according to the four basic pillars of organizational theory: structural, contextual, operational, and relational. Next, the study analyzed the influence of each AMSP type on agricultural policies and practices, including those integrating agroecological approaches. The study then examined each AMSP’s achievements and challenges related to AMSP impact and sustainability, together with the constraints related to private- and public-sector engagement, and incentives and investment in agroecological transition. This landscape analysis has identified various mechanisms and possibilities for the Agroecological TRANSITIONS Program — and other related sustainable approaches projects — to engage with the existing AMSPs. This collaboration will stimulate a process for the co-design and co-creation of innovative incentive mechanisms to leverage investment, support the use of holistic traceability tools, and scale out agroecological practices in wheat value chains in Ethiopia. 2024-08-07 2024-08-12T19:45:21Z 2024-08-12T19:45:21Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151659 en Open Access application/pdf Blum, H.; Tibebe, D.; Mockshell, J.; Bergamini, N. (2024) Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis. Agroecological Transitions Program: Private Sector Incentives and Investments (PSii). (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia: Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. 44 p.
spellingShingle agroecology
agroecología
value chains
cadenas de valor
multi-stakeholder processes
análisis de las partes interesadas
incentives
wheat
landscape approaches
trigo
incentivo
Blum, Helen
Tibebe, Degefie
Mockshell, Jonathan
Bergamini, Nadia
Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis
title Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis
title_full Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis
title_fullStr Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis
title_short Strengthening multi-stakeholder agroecology platforms in Ethiopia: A landscape analysis
title_sort strengthening multi stakeholder agroecology platforms in ethiopia a landscape analysis
topic agroecology
agroecología
value chains
cadenas de valor
multi-stakeholder processes
análisis de las partes interesadas
incentives
wheat
landscape approaches
trigo
incentivo
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151659
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