Delivering the goods: scaling out results of natural resource management research.

Harrington, L.; White, J. A.; Grace, Paul; Hodson, Dave; Hartkamp, A.D.; Vaughan, Catherine; Meisner, Craig

doi:10.1079/9780851997315.0139

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“…The corollary is that without competent and committed staff who can execute a well-facilitated learning process, it is unlikely that technologies requiring systems change will travel very far (Harrington et al 2001;Anderson et al 2006).…”

Section: Facilitation Of Farmer Learning By Competent Extension Staffmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…If scientists are unaware of the subtle social, cultural, and environmental differences between communities then negative impacts from interventions can occur (Harrington et al 2001;Snapp and Heong 2003). Numerous cases exist of social inequities, environmental degradation, and loss of cultural connections arising from inappropriate technologies and scaling out processes (Pretty 2002;Anderson et al 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Agricultural scientists and development specialists often face difficulties in moving beyond trialing technologies with farmers on a small scale, to enabling livelihood impacts across larger numbers of households, villages and districts (Harrington et al 2001;Snapp and Heong 2003). In the past, the assumption was that if technologies or practices proved useful to farmers, then technology diffusion would occur naturally via peers, family members or farmer associations (i.e., it would scale out by itself).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Strategies for scaling out impacts from agricultural systems change: the case of forages and livestock production in Laos

Millar

Connell²

2009

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Scaling out and up are terms increasingly being used to describe a desired expansion of beneficial impacts from agricultural research and rural development. This paper explores strategies for scaling out production and livelihood impacts from proven technologies. We draw on a case study of forages and livestock production in Laos, a Southeast Asian country undergoing rapid economic and agricultural change. A facilitated learning environment stimulated farmers to adapt forages, livestock housing, and animal health practices to their own situations (scaling out). Regular follow-up visits and on-the-job mentoring for extension staff provided institutional support (scaling up). Within 5 years, the number of villages and households using forages and fattening livestock had increased six fold, with a 50% reduction in the time required for farmers to get significant benefits. The paper concludes that scaling out positive impacts from systems change requires field tested and proven technologies, evidence of significant livelihood impacts, fostering of local innovation, competent field staff, effective peer learning, and ongoing institutional support.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Strategies for scaling out impacts from agricultural systems change: the case of forages and livestock production in Laos

Millar

Connell²

2009

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“…For this reason the conceptualization, implementation, and interpretation of NRM research require integration of different levels of biophysical, socioeconomic and political organization within defined geographical areas (Harrington et al, 2001;Sayer and Campbell, 2004). Two major trends emerge in addressing regional-level NRM for agricultural development: (i) towards more integrated and ecologically oriented agriculture, and (ii) towards the need for increased institutional cooperation (Bouma et al, 1995).…”

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Combining top-down and bottom-up modelling approaches of land use/cover change to support public policies: Application to sustainable management of natural resources in northern Vietnam

Castella

Kam

Quang³

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Land Use Policy

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“…It depends on identifying sites with similar circumstances, followed by extension. Harrington et al (2001) provides examples of tools that can help in this process. These include site similarity analysis through GIS, the use of farmer and land type taxonomies, and simulation models.…”

Section: Scaling-outmentioning

confidence: 99%

The question of scale in integrated natural resource management.

Lovell¹,

Mandondo²,

Moriarty³

2003

Integrated Natural Resources Management: Linking Productivity, the Environment and Development

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Delivering the goods: scaling out results of natural resource management research.

Cited by 5 publications

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Strategies for scaling out impacts from agricultural systems change: the case of forages and livestock production in Laos

Strategies for scaling out impacts from agricultural systems change: the case of forages and livestock production in Laos

Combining top-down and bottom-up modelling approaches of land use/cover change to support public policies: Application to sustainable management of natural resources in northern Vietnam

The question of scale in integrated natural resource management.

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