Humidtropics uses Innovation Platforms (IPs) as one approach to achieve its agricultural research for development (R4D) objectives. IPs aim for innovations that can respond to site-specific constraints, through a process of participatory decision-making in which a variety of stakeholders collaborate. Stakeholders involved in the process are farmers, scientists and representatives from public and private sector. This far, IPs mostly concentrate on initiating the multi-stakeholder process, agreeing upon entry points for innovation and Natural Resource Management (NRM) experiments. Much less … [Read more...]
Vegetable Innovation Platform in Vietnam Bears Fruit – and Vegetables!
With suitable agroclimatic conditions, low labor costs, and good infrastructure, the Northwestern uplands of Vietnam have the potential to move from the production of low value staple crops into the production of high value fruit and vegetables. Vegetable production in the area is increasing, albeit slowly. The change in production systems requires coordinated action on the part of farmers, input suppliers, government agencies, and vegetable traders. In 2014, Humidtropics set up an Innovation Platform on vegetables to promote this process, enhance collaboration, and build trust among the … [Read more...]
Scaling Development Results through Nicaragua’s Territorial Learning Alliances
Humidtropics held the Forum of the Three Territorial Learning Alliances on March 3, 2016 in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The objectives of the event were to share the advancements of nine research for development projects led by various members of the Alliances through Humidtropics’ guidance in the Nicanorte Action Site, promote collective learning among organizations from different territories, and define next steps to ensure the continuity of these research processes beyond 2016. Strengthening Collaboration and Learning Spaces The Territorial Learning Alliances are comprised of 41 members … [Read more...]