Bayoko, A.

Binam, Joachim N.

Dembele, C.

Diakite, A.

Sogoba, Bougouna

Zemadim, Birhanu

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Stakeholders mapping, analysis and engagement in Southern MaliJoachim Nyemeck Binam1, Bougouna SOGOBA2, Birhanu Zemadim Catherine Dembele1, Arouna Bayoko2 and Adama Diakite11World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)2Association Malienne d’Eveil au Development Durable (AMEDD)3International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Corresponding author email: j.binam@cgiar.orgKey research activitieso Conduct a stakeholder mapping and analysis to identify appropriate actors to be engaged in the R4D platforms o Set up operational and inclusive R4D platforms o Assess the potential of R4D platforms in facilitating co-learning and co-evolution through intensive interactions among actorso Assess the potential of R4D platforms in promoting and improving adoption of improved technologies and practices in Southern MaliImplications of the research for generating development outcomesResults and main findingso Critical actors to be engaged in the R4D platforms in intervention sites identified through network and power analysis approacheso Baseline measures of the roles of R4D members that can be monitored over time and evaluated for change assessedo Four R4D operational platforms including two-district levels and two-village levels were established in Koutiala, Bougouni, Flola and M’pessoba.o Increased interaction, knowledge/information sharing among stakeholders (including farmers, research and development partners) in villages exposed to the R4D platforms (see network map 1)o Identifying and engaging the right actors in the R4D platforms help to foster co-learning and co-evolution of technical, institutional and organizational innovationso Intensifying interactions and increasing exposure to integrated knowledge and technologies help small-holder farming households sustainably increase the overall   productivity of their farms, and thus their agricultural output, and improve nutrition and welfare especially young children and mothers.o The R4D related work was beneficial since it allowed to not only identify critical actors to be engaged in the platforms, but also, depict the role played by R4D platforms in intensifying interactions and knowledge/information sharing among actors.o Taking the analysis ahead in phase 2 will help to identify Non-involved, prominent, influential and bonding actors/stakeholders at different stages of product value chains and develop a proper engagement and management plan to get them involved in the scaling up and out efforts.How this work would continue in Africa RISING phase 2The Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program comprises three research-for-development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development as part of the U.S. government’s Feed the Future initiative. Through action research and development partnerships, Africa RISING will create opportunities for smallholder farm households to move out of hunger and poverty through sustainably intensified farming systems that improve food, nutrition, and income security, particularly for women and children, and conserve or enhance the natural resource base.The three projects are led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (in West Africa and East and Southern Africa) and the International Livestock Research Institute (in the Ethiopian Highlands). The International Food Policy Research Institute leads an associated project on monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment.www.africa-rising.net o A number of CG partner institutions, NARS, national and international NGOs including AMEDD, AMASSA, MOBIOM, UCPTC, CCPAM, ULCFBV, BACIR, COFPROSOTRANS among others are actually engaged in the R4D platforms within Africa RISING action sites.o These partnerships can be diversified and strengthened  for up/out-scaling purposesCurrent partnerships and future engagements for out scalingNetwork map 1: Perception of Interaction among R4D partners and farmers in the IP-exposed village villages

Stakeholders mapping, analysis and engagement in southern Mali

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Stakeholders mapping, analysis and engagement in southern Mali

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