In the beginning of June, we - Wageningen University (WUR) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) - tested ‘Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping’ (FCM) in two Humidtropics Innovation Platforms in Uganda. FCM is a semi-quantitative model approach, which allows stakeholders to visualise the strength of interactions between components of a system. In a next step, the FCM-software FuzzyDANCES calculates the impact of changes on the system. A nice aspect of FCM is that it can include both problems and opportunities, while taking into account feedback mechanisms. In general, … [Read more...]
Understanding, Facilitating and Monitoring Agricultural Innovation
Between April 29 and May 2, the first Humidtropics Capacity Development Workshop was organised by ILRI, Wageningen University and IITA in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop brought together R4D and Innovation Platform Facilitators, Action Area Coordinators and other key players of Humidtropics from all over the globe. The topics covered include different approaches to agricultural innovation, designing and implementing multi-stakeholder platforms, capturing knowledge and learning in platforms, and reflexive monitoring and evaluating of platforms. The workshop’s interactive methods stimulated … [Read more...]
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