Capacity development for scaling conservation agriculture in smallholder farming systems in Latin America, South Asia, and Southern Africa: exposing the hidden levels

dc.creatorWoltering, L.
dc.creatorBoa, M.
dc.creatorStahl, J.
dc.creatorVan Loon, J.
dc.creatorOrtiz Hernández, E.
dc.creatorBrown, B.
dc.creatorGathala, M.K.
dc.creatorThierfelder, C.
dc.date2022-10-20T00:25:13Z
dc.date2022-10-20T00:25:13Z
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:09:40Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:09:40Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22245
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7514002
dc.descriptionCapacity development is a major pathway for research for development projects to scale innovations. However, both successful scaling and capacity development are held back by a persistent simplistic focus on ‘reaching more end-users’ and training at the individual level, respectively. This study provides examples of the other levels of capacity development: the organizational, cooperation and enabling environment levels. Drawing on four projects implemented by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) to scale conservation agriculture practices to smallholder farmers, we discovered that these three other levels are less understood, appreciated and reported on than individual training. Trainings are popular to report on because they are simple to plan, quantify, verify, and budget, and success in most projects is measured by the number of individuals reached and trained. There is little awareness and guidance on how to intentionally design and implement projects to address the other capacity development levels. Using a modified framework with clear examples of various types of capacity development activities, project leaders were able to identify and uncover activities that pertain to each of the four levels of capacity development. We argue that project teams must be aware, able, and empowered to invest in the development of capacities of local organizations and the system they operate in. They must be more explicit about the different levels of capacity development, what they mean in their context, and how to create synergies between them. The framework proposed in this paper can serve as a model for initiatives that aim to identify and address capacities at all four levels in order to contribute to large-scale sustainable change.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherKM4Dev
dc.relationNutrition, health & food security
dc.relationClimate adaptation & mitigation
dc.relationEnvironmental health & biodiversity
dc.relationGender equality, youth & social inclusion
dc.relationTransforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia
dc.relationDiversification in East and Southern Africa
dc.relationResilient Agrifood Systems
dc.relationFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
dc.relationCGIAR Trust Fund
dc.relationUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125133
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceIn press
dc.source1871-6342
dc.sourceKnowledge Management for Development Journal
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSCALING UP
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectSustainable Agrifood Systems
dc.titleCapacity development for scaling conservation agriculture in smallholder farming systems in Latin America, South Asia, and Southern Africa: exposing the hidden levels
dc.typeArticle
dc.typePublished Version
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageSouth Asia
dc.coverageSouthern Africa
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