ACAI Scaling and dissemination for AKILIMO

1. Strategies for
SCALING

2. ACAI strategy for scaling AKILIMO
• Entry point: Mobilized committed partners with existing dissemination
strategies
• Demand driven/ownership: Agreed to models for dissemination through
partners’ platforms
• Regular feedback: Ensured the products are ready and accepted by
beneficiaries and end-users by evaluating relevant components
• Continuous learning: Data collection and feedback system in place with
integration of learnings by partners. This assists continuous acceptance due to
feedback loop
• Agreement of formats/means: Paper, video, IVR, USSD, radio, demo, field
day etc.

3. ACAI scaling pathway
Co-development of
DSTs with partners
Appropriate
decision support
tools
Outscaling with
potential private or
public partners
Engaging with
secondary partners
Primary partners
engagement in both
countries
Innovations for
dissemination
Upscaling by
involving secondary
partners
Addressing
bottlenecks and
upscaling
ACAI primary
partners buy-in in
both countries
AKILIMO DST USE
ME&L
ME&L ME&L ME&L

4. Sustaining continued dissemination
ACAI SCALING PATHWAY
National agricultural research VALUE CHAIN ACTORSBridging institutions
Alignment with value chain actors, working
beyond production segment
Develop DSTs with co-investment by private sector
and engagement with government
Integrate non-technological innovations through
relevant value chain actors
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH
Linkage to national research systems
Linkage to private sector
Linkage to value chain actors and supporters involved in
resolving business environment-related issues
VALIDATION:
FUNAAB, NRCRI, FUAM, TARI, ZARI
DISSEMINATION:
FJS, TFNC, YARA, MEDA, Minjingu,
OYSCGA, SG2000, CAVA-II, Psaltry/2Scale,
OYSADEP, NOTORE, JDPM,…
CONSUMERS
PROCESSORS,RETAILERS AND
DISTRIBUTORS
AGGREGATORS
PRODUCERS
INPUT SUPPLIERS
POLITICAL CHANNELS
COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE
STAKEHOLDER PLATFORMS
FEPSAN, ICSAN,…
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
PUBLIC / PRIVATE / NGO

5. Achieving sustainability
Key elements in ACAI scaling strategy
• Support resource team of partners to ensure scalability
• Ensure relevant dissemination approaches are supported effectively
• Apply effective ME&L framework for consistent feedback from partners
• Focus on sustainability of user organization, ensure they are the drivers
• Follow up with partners and leverage on existing opportunities and platforms
for dissemination
• Focus on environmental and institutional constraints to scaling and
opportunities / mitigation measures to address them

6. Value chain analysis

7. Network analysis

8. Bottlenecks inhibiting use at scale
At value chain level: Engage secondary partners
• Access to market  Eagleson, Crest Agro, Promise Point,...
• Limited access to credit facilities  Growsel, NIRSAL, Agri-Wallet,…
• Limited knowledge on cooperative management  CIA-GED,…
• Limited coverage of radio stations  Farm Radio International,…
• Adulterated herbicides/chemicals  SARO, BAYER,…
• Processor EAs are very busy  Matna Foods,…
• Fluctuation of cassava prices  IDH, Nestle, 2Scale, UNILEVER,…
At project level: Solve within primary partnership in 2020
• Language barrier
• Limited promotion materials
• Cost of printing paper-based DST
• Limited training tools
• Insufficient SP yield/table/ha/state
• Content of SP and IC needs simplification
• Content of radio program to attract audience
SOLUTIONS

9. Questions for the discussion
1. What are your experiences? Can you share some feedback?
2. What are the challenges and difficulties with the tools and approaches
used?
3. Do you have suggestions for improvements? What solutions are
needed?