From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations
Although social innovations are recognized as important to enabling technology use, when implemented, they are often considered as an afterthought or rarely co-designed with beneficiaries. The study used data collected from 783 farmers in three counties of Kenya to assess effectiveness co-designed s...
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| author | Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia Dessalegn Molla Ketema Eileen Bogweh Nchanji |
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| description | Although social innovations are recognized as important to enabling technology use, when implemented, they are often considered as an afterthought or rarely co-designed with beneficiaries. The study used data collected from 783 farmers in three counties of Kenya to assess effectiveness co-designed socio-technical innovation bundles (conservation agriculture practices and inclusive, gender-sensitive, and policy-supported innovations) in enhancing climate resilience and productivity. Results indicate significantly higher resilience capacities among users of sociotechnical innovation bundles than non-users. Significant differences in agricultural output were reported, with users demonstrating higher productivity in maize (545 kg/acre vs. 398 kg/acre) and beans (237 kg/acre vs 187 kg/acre) under climate change. The effect of bundles on productivity was higher when co-designed for both crops – maize (556 kg/acre vs 520 kg/acre) and beans (240 kg/acre vs. 231 kg/acre). However, no significant differences were reported regarding the effect of co-designed socio-technical innovation bundles on farming households’ capacity to obtain support from community/local groups in times of climate-related shocks. These findings underscore the importance of co-designing and integrating socio-technical innovations into agricultural programs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1593952025-08-15T13:21:47Z From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia Dessalegn Molla Ketema Eileen Bogweh Nchanji socio-technical innovation climate resilience resilient capacities co-design adaptation Although social innovations are recognized as important to enabling technology use, when implemented, they are often considered as an afterthought or rarely co-designed with beneficiaries. The study used data collected from 783 farmers in three counties of Kenya to assess effectiveness co-designed socio-technical innovation bundles (conservation agriculture practices and inclusive, gender-sensitive, and policy-supported innovations) in enhancing climate resilience and productivity. Results indicate significantly higher resilience capacities among users of sociotechnical innovation bundles than non-users. Significant differences in agricultural output were reported, with users demonstrating higher productivity in maize (545 kg/acre vs. 398 kg/acre) and beans (237 kg/acre vs 187 kg/acre) under climate change. The effect of bundles on productivity was higher when co-designed for both crops – maize (556 kg/acre vs 520 kg/acre) and beans (240 kg/acre vs. 231 kg/acre). However, no significant differences were reported regarding the effect of co-designed socio-technical innovation bundles on farming households’ capacity to obtain support from community/local groups in times of climate-related shocks. These findings underscore the importance of co-designing and integrating socio-technical innovations into agricultural programs. 2024-09 2024-11-07T15:17:57Z 2024-11-07T15:17:57Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159395 en Open Access CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality Nchanji, E., Lutomia,C.,Ketema,D. 2024.From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations. conference. Tropentag 2024 |
| spellingShingle | socio-technical innovation climate resilience resilient capacities co-design adaptation Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia Dessalegn Molla Ketema Eileen Bogweh Nchanji From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations |
| title | From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations |
| title_full | From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations |
| title_fullStr | From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations |
| title_short | From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations |
| title_sort | from afterthought to forefront transforming agricultural resilience through codesigned socio technical innovations |
| topic | socio-technical innovation climate resilience resilient capacities co-design adaptation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159395 |
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