Multi stakeholder analysis NIPOFERD: success for knowledge transfer
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The document discusses the importance of stakeholder analysis for successful project management, particularly in the context of agricultural extension and advisory services. It emphasizes that identifying key stakeholders, understanding their interests, and engaging them effectively can significantly enhance project outcomes. Additionally, it highlights the role of agricultural extension in knowledge transfer to improve agricultural productivity and food security in developing countries.
Multi stakeholder analysis NIPOFERD: success for knowledge transfer
- 1. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS/PLATFORMS: THE NUCLEUS OF NIPOFERD SUCCESS FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER Dr. Chikaire, Jonadab Ubochioma Department of Agricultural Extension, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State
- 2. The success of a project can ultimately depend on your ability to develop the support of, and manage the expectations of key people. The successful management of stakeholders can have a substantial and immediate impact – satisfied stakeholders can greatly improve the progress and relevance of a project and ultimately contribute significantly to its success. Stakeholder analysis can be an important first step in managing the human and social capital resources in your project.
- 3. Stakeholder analysis is the identification of a project's key stakeholders, an assessment of their interests, and the ways in which those interests affect project riskiness and viability. It contributes to project design by identifying the goals and roles of different groups, and by helping to formulate appropriate forms of engagement with these groups or institutions with interests in a policy, programme or project.
- 4. Why Stakeholder Analysis Is Important A stakeholder analysis can help a project or programme identify: • The interests of all stakeholders who may affect or be affected by the programme/project; • Potential conflicts or risks that could jeopardise the initiative; • Opportunities and relationships that can be built on during implementation; • Groups that should be encouraged to participate in different stages of the project; • Appropriate strategies and approaches for stakeholder engagement; and • Ways to reduce negative impacts on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
- 5. Characteristics of Multi-Stakeholder Analysis A multi-stakeholder process has the following characteristics: • Involvement of stakeholders in the learning process • Stakeholders work towards a common goal • Work involves different sectors and scale • The objective is focused to bring about change • Deal with structural changes • Agreements are created based on cooperation • Stakeholders deal with power and conflict consciously • Bottom-up and top-down strategies are integrated in governance and policy making
- 6. Steps of a Stakeholder Analysis 1. Identifying major stakeholder groups 2. Determining interests, importance and influence 3. Establishing strategies for involvement 4. Engagement 5. Monitor
- 7. KNOWLEDGE IS NO GOOD UNLESS IT CAN BE USED BY THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM IT. ANY DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECT THAT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE END-USERS IS BOUND TO FAIL
- 8. Concept of Knowledge Transfer/Sharing and the role of Extension The developing countries are facing low agricultural productivity, limited access to advanced technologies and food insecurity. This gap needs to be bridged by an actor who can intervene and link farmers with new technologies and practices. Knowledge gained from research or from others' experience must be communicated to farmers in a practical, helpful and useable way. Such communication of information is known as "knowledge transfer".
- 9. Knowledge sharing is a tool that can be used to promote evidence-based practice and decision making, and also to promote exchange and dialogue among researchers, policymakers, and service providers. That actor is agricultural extension and advisory services. Agricultural extension and advisory services can interpret and explain the language of modern technology to farmers, fishers and ranchers transform the agriculture sector positively and sustainably. Extension workers have some common roles: educating farmers and producers so that the farmers/producers can help themselves.
- 10. These extension workers can serve as information brokers, community organizers, facilitators and change agents. Above all, they are the link between agricultural policy, agricultural research, agricultural education and training, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), farmer organizations and private sector stakeholders.
- 11. Figure 1. Extension workers serve as the bridge between the community and agricultural stakeholders
- 12. Good Practice Tools for Participatory Program Planning • Tool 1: Conduct Needs Assessments • Tool 2: Prioritize Needs and Problems In setting priorities, you need to consider two factors; The importance of the need The feasibility of meeting the need.
- 13. • Tool 3: Identify Stakeholders and Engage them in Extension Programs • Tool 4: Acquire and Allocate Resources (Resource Mobilization) • Tool 5: Conduct the Nominal Group Technique • Tool 6: Conduct Community Forums
- 14. • Tool 7: Conduct Brainstorming Exercises • Tool 8: Identify Market Opportunities • Tool 9: Design Services Based on Gender Analysis • Tool 10: Develop a Work Plan • Tool 11: Develop a Grant Proposal
- 15. Conclusion Knowledge and application of extension education principles help in determining farmers' needs, constraints, priorities and opportunities; teaching farmers the value of improved agriculture. It is also helpful in raising farmers' involvement in project identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Farmers act on the advice and suggestions of a person they know and like, and whose knowledge they respect.
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