Multi-stakeholder process strengthens agricultural innovations and sustainable livelihoods of farmers in Southern Nigeria |
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| Authors: | D H B Bisseleua L Idrissou P Olurotimi A Ogunniyi D Mignouna S A Bamire |
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| Institution: | 1. World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya;2. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria;3. Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | Purpose: In this paper, we explore the strategic role of Multi-stakeholder processes (MSP) in agricultural innovations and how it has impacted livelihood assets’ (LAs) capital dynamics of stakeholders in platforms in West Africa.Design/Methodology/Approach: We demonstrate how LA capitals and socio-economic dynamics induced by MSP can enhance cassava production efficiency but also create opportunities and challenges that influence platform dynamics and impacts. We use a multistage sampling procedure and sustainable livelihood model (e.g. stochastic frontier functions and Tobit regression) to analyse LA capital dynamics of the stakeholders.Findings: We showed that the LA of the MSP participants (0.72) was found to be significantly higher (χ2?=?3.732, p?Practical implications: We recommend the institutionalization of MSP in the Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) with more extension follow-up services so as to adequately and appropriately unleash the potentials in social capital networks that enable the development, effective dissemination and adoption of agricultural innovations.Theoretical implications: This study suggests that soft-transfer of technologies seems to dominate at MSP inception. But at maturity, the results of the struggle between researchers and farmers would lead to co-reaction and community-based research. Consequently, the knowledge and power dynamics that take place within the MSP should be considered the centre of co-construction and platform dynamics.Originality/Values: The study provided a practical experience on how MSP can be institutionalized in the AR4D programmes to support agricultural innovation systems and foster pro-poor growth and livelihoods. |
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| Keywords: | Agricultural innovation systems livelihood asset capitals demand-driven research innovation system thinking CGIAR research programme on integrated systems for the humid tropics (Humidtropics) |
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