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Overview of EPINAV
Prepared by:
Directorate of Research and
Postgraduate studies
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Presentation outline
 Conceptual framework of
EPINAV
 Programme Strategy
 Programme goal
 Purpose
 Programme components
 Programme Outputs
 Programme activities
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Presentation outline
 Programme components (3)
 Programme Outputs (15).....OVIs
 Programme activities(......) ..... Results
 Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
 Programme co-ordination and
administration
 Programme budget
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PROGRAMME
CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK
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Addressing challenge of upscaling
and outscaling of agricultural
innovations
 Success stories from PANTIL and previous
SUA researches are visible in project
villages and sites
 Limited evidence of upscaling of best
practices and proven technologies to entire
villages and districts
 SUA cannot achieve upscaling working
alone
 Partnerships required
 Change in approaches required
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The Agricultural innovation system
Informal institutions, practices, behaviours;
e.g. organizational culture, learning orientation, communication practices
 Is made up of
three main
components:
 The knowledge
and education
domain
 The Business
and enterprise
domain
 The Bridging
institutions that
facilitate the
transfer of
knowledge
between the
two domains
(Arnold & Bell,
4/13/2015 2001)
Agricultural Research
and Education System
Agricultural
Education system
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Primary
Secondary
Post secondary
Vocational
University
Bridging
institutions
Agricultural Value
chain actors &
their Organisations
Political
channels
Consumers
Stakeholder
platforms
Processing,
distribution,
retailing
Agricultural
extension
system
Agricultural
producers of
various types
 Public sector
 Private sector
 Civil Society
Agricultural
Research System
 Public sector
 Private sector
 Civil Society
Input suppliers
Co-operatives
Contracts and
other
arrangements
Agricultural innovation policies & investments
Linkages to
science &
technology
policies
Linkages to
international
actors
General agricultural policies &
investments
Linkages to other
economic actors
Source: Spielman and Birner, 2008, adapted from Arnold and Bell, 2001
Linkages to
political system
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The Agricultural innovation
system …
 Governing the three
domains are social
economic institutions
that influence
innovation processes
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4/13/2015
Regulatory
functions, rules
(both formal and
informal) and
practices that
influence how
individuals and
organizations within
each domain
behave and
interact as
competitors or allies
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The Agricultural innovations
system …
 It is in this
complex realm
that research
works to influence
uptake of
innovations by
various value chain
role players
including
innovative policies
by policy makers
4/13/2015
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Livelihood, Innovation systems and
value chain approaches under EPINAV
Innovation
VULNERABILITY CONTEXT
SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
LIVELIHOOD
CAPITAL ASSETS
Market services
Shocks
Extension services
-Human
Trends
-Natural
- Food prices increases
-Physical
- Fuel price increases
-Social
Seasonality
- Unpredictable weather
changes
-Pests and diseases
Financial services
Inputs
- Drought
- Pests and Diseases
Research and Development
Land
Climate change induced
LIVELIHOOD
STRATEGIES
Information
-Financial
Culture
Standards
Values
Regulations
Codes of Practice
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
-Crop farming
and livestock
husbandry
practices
-Environmental
and natural
resources
management
Agricultural value chain
CORE FUNCTIONS
Policies
Improved:
-Capital
accumulation
and saving
-Non farm
income
generation
activities
LIVELIHOOD
OUTCOMES
-More
Income
-Improved
food security
-Reduced
vulnerability
-Improved
social
wellbeing
-Environmen
tal
sustainability
Non-timber
forestry
products
Innovation
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Programme Goal (Development
Objective)
 Increased contribution of SUA to
the national goal of poverty
reduction and improved social
well being through promotion of
innovation in the Agricultural
and Natural resources sectors
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Programme Purpose
(Immediate Objective);
 Enhanced productivity,
livelihood security and human
capacity of target groups to
utilise pro-poor and climate
change adapted innovations in
agricultural and natural
resources value chains.
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Programme Components
 Component 1: Strategic Research
and Interventions (SRI)
 Innovation systems research thrust
 Farmer empowerment and market
linkages thrust
 Research Communication and
Dissemination thrust
 Impact Assessment thrust
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Programme components ...
 Capacity Building and
Institutional Collaboration
(CBIC)
 Human Resources capacity
improvement thrust
 Selected infrastructure thrust
 Gender focus thrust
 Institutional collaboration thrust
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Programme components ...
 Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation (PM&E)
 Monitoring and Evaluation
(subcomponent)
 Impact assessment
(subcomponent)
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Programme Outputs (Under SRI
component)...
 Output I: Innovation Systems
Research in Agriculture and Natural
Resources undertaken.
 Output II: Research on Climate
Change Adaptation for Agriculture
and Natural resources undertaken
 Output III: Research on Policy,
Analysis and Good Governance
undertaken
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Programme Outputs ( Six Under
SRI component)...
 Output IV: Farmer empowerment,
market and credit linkages
strengthened
 Output V: Innovative
communication and knowledge
dissemination pathways
improved
 Output VI: Impact assessment
carried out
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Programme Outputs (Under
CBIC component)...
 Output VII: Human Resource
Capacity Improved
 Output VIII: Selected
infrastructure improved
 Output IX: Institutional
collaboration strengthened
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Programme Outputs (Under
CBIC component)...
 Output X: SUA’s institutional
capacity in management of cross
cutting issues strengthened
 Output XI: Community advisory
and development services in
agriculture and natural resources
undertaken
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Programme Outputs (Under
CBIC component)...
 Output XII: Learning centres for
transfer of best
practices/technologies/innovations
established
 Output XIII: Private sector
partnership fund put in place to
address value chain constraints
through research
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Programme Outputs ( Eight
Under CBIC component)...
 Output XIV:
Entrepreneurship capacity
of SUA graduates improved
 Output XV: Monitoring and
Evaluation conducted (under
PM&E Component)
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Programme Outputs (under
PM&E Component)...
 Output XV: Monitoring and
Evaluation conducted
 Output XVI: Impact
assessment conducted
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PROGRAMME RESEARCH
THEMES
 Theme 1: Innovation systems research
to address key knowledge gaps and upscale
proven technologies to wider audience and
to the national level
 Theme 2: Pathways for adaptation of
agriculture and natural resources to
Climate change
 Theme 3: Policy research and analysis
 Theme 4:Innovative communication
pathways for promoting knowledge
dissemination and market linkages of
smallholder farmers
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Theme 1:Innovations systems
research
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Category I: Participatory
action research involving
smallholder farmers ,
commercial farmers,
industrialists and other
actors as co-researchers
(30% of research effort)
Category II: Applied onfarm research for validation
of new knowledge and
development of new
products and processes
(20% of research effort)
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Theme 1:Innovations systems
research (contd)..
 Category III: Basic research critical for
generation of new knowledge on key
aspects of Tanzania’s agriculture such as
application of modern tools for genetic
improvement, manipulation and
conservation (10% of research effort?)
 Innovation challenge fund under category I
research
 Postgraduate Student research fund under
category II & III
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Theme 2: Adaptation of agriculture and
natural resources to Climate change
 20% of the research effort
 Evaluation and testing crops and plants
for drought and disease resistance
 Crop livestock interactions
 Watershed management
 Rainwater harvesting and irrigation
techniques suitable for conserving water
 Use of renewable energy sources
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Climate change research
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Climate change research
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Theme 3: Policy research and
Analysis
 10% of research effort
 Land policy and land use
systems
 Domestic Crop and
Livestock marketing
policies
 Regional and international
trade policies and impacts
 Extension services policies
and practices
 Informing policy
formulation processes
through research evidence
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Theme 4: Innovative communication
pathways for promoting knowledge
dissemination and market linkages
 Communication and knowledge sharing
strategy
 Use of ICT ( internet, radio, tv, mobile
phones, sms multimedia, drama, digital
pen?)
 Print media
 Streamlining use of agricultural
information systems in regional, zonal and
national innovations systems; ward
resource centres under KILIMO KWANZA?
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STRATEGIC
INTERVENTIONS
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Farmer Empowerment focus
 Strengthening farmers’ organisations
and institutions and participation in
innovation systems clusters
 Promote market and credit linkages
 Strategic interventions for
demonstration of best practices based
on sound criteria:
 Economic relevance and potential for
poverty reduction
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Farmer Empowerment focus…
 Competence of SUA researchers
and their partners
 Strong partnerships especially
with private sector (critical for
sustainability and scaling up)
 Multidisciplinary
 Norwegian competence and
interest
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Demonstration centres for best
practices
 Demonstration centers/
best practice centers at
SUA
 Demonstration/best
practice centers on farmers’
fields
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Market opportunities and credit
linkages
 Identifying sustainable
market outlets
 Farmer and other stakeholder
organisation strengthening
 Strengthening of savings and
credit organisations and
partnerships
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CAPACITY BUILDING AND
INSTITUTIONAL
COLLABORATION (CBIC)
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Capacity building and institutional
collaboration (CBIC)
 Enhancement of SUA’s capacity to
generate and disseminate new
knowledge in Agriculture and Natural
Resources
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Human resources capacity building
Infrastructure for teaching and research,
Gender mainstreaming
HIV/AIDS prevention and care
Institutional collaboration
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Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
Develop Programme implementation manual
Develop M&E System
Develop gender sensitive M&E indicators and tools
Develop M&E plan
Develop programme communication strategy and
plan
 Conduct annual programme review and planning
workshops
 Conduct semi-annual programme monitoring and
evaluation
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Impact assessment
 Carry out :
 Ex-ante baseline studies on target
communities and innovation cluster
mapping
 Mid term impact studies and
outcome mapping of target
communities
 Ex-post impact study
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Programme paradigm shifts
 Innovation systems approach
 Market/value chain approaches
 Building partnerships and innovation
clusters of various value chain actors,
service providers and R & D institutions
(NARs)
 Graduate entrepreneurship challenge fund
 Innovation partnership fund (for advisory
services & short term research)
 Postgraduate research fund
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ANNUAL MEETING
Chair- PS Ministry of Education
and Vocational Training
STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair- SUA VC
PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION
COMMITTEE
Chair, Director, RPGS
PROGRAMME
MONITORING &
EVALUATION
CAPACITY BUILDING AND
INSTITUTIONAL
COLLABORATION (CBIC)
RESEARCH AND
STRATEGIC
INTERVENTIONS (RSI)
RSI Coordinator
Research Dissemination and
Communication
Farmer Empowerment
Target
Beneficiaries
Target
Beneficiaries
CBIC Coordinator
COLLABORATORS (LGA, NGOs, CBOs, BMOs, Service
Providers, Private Sector)
Demand Driven Strategic
Research and Interventions
PEER REVIEW, M&E and IMPACT ASSEMENT
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Programme co-ordination and
Admin.
Human Capacity Building
and Institutional
Collaboration
Infrastructure Capacity
Building
Gender Focus and Cross
Cutting Issues
Target
Beneficiaries
Figure 1: Programme administrative structure
Target
Beneficiaries
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Tentative Budget
Tentative budget
Component
(NOK x 106)
1. Research & Strategic interventions
33.148000
2. capacity building and institutional collaboration21.113044
3. Programme Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation 3.220000
4. Programme management &Administration
6.642000
5. Others
8.15
Total
72.273044
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