Poster prepared by P. Muchunguzi , R. Bakadde, M. Tenywa, A. Sole, P. Van Asten, J. Wandera, R. Kamugisha, B. Ekesa, A. Birungi, I. Mugisa, R. Gaseka, P. Lusembo, C. Muyanja and D. Pezo for the Capacity Development Workshop of the CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics, Nairobi, 29 April–2 May 2014

1. Overview of the Kiboga-Kyankwanzi platform
in the Lake Victoria Crescent Uganda
P. Muchunguzi , R. Bakadde, M. Tenywa, A. Sole, P. Van Asten, J. Wandera, R. Kamugisha, B. Ekesa, A.
Birungi, I. Mugisa, R. Gaseka, P. Lusembo, C. Muyanja, D. Pezo
Context and background
 Kiboga-Kyankwanzi platform was first one in
Uganda Lake Victoria Crescent action site.
 Area is both crop and livestock dominated.
Entry points selected were: Maize soybean
rotation within banana-agroforestry
systems for human consumption, animal
feed and manure-crop dominated zone and
Improved productivity and profitability
Milk/dairy cows- livestock dominated area.
Opportunities and constraints
Opportunities:
 The interactions between different
stakeholders encouraging
 Introduction of soybean: soil improvement,
human and animal nutrition, income
generation and cropping diversification
 Added value from planning and working
and thus learning together.
Constraints:
 Limited involvement of the private sector
 Limited knowledge and market access for
soybean
 Group/self interests at different levels and
business as usual
 Lack of sustainability and independence
Pictures
Conclusions and ways forward
 An exciting as well as challenging process with some actors
already reaping from the interactions at the platform, ‘…Life
project is working much better ever since we started platform
meetings’, Annet, World Vision. How do we track/quantify such
changes?
 Need for regular guided meetings to define the agenda right
from the start and strengthen participatory monitoring and
mutual learning.
 Need for capacity building on Systems as well as Humidtropics
approach.
 The process is as exciting as it is challenging
Progress
 Inception meeting-22nd August 2013 after a series of
consultation meetings with key local stakeholders
 Platform initiated on 6th February 2014
 Monthly platform meetings
 Stakeholder analysis, 38 farmer participatory trials initiated
 Post harvest and marketing strategies being discussed
 ICRAF- promoting agroforestry trees on the same farms, ILRI
with livestock, Bioversity with bananas and AVRDC with
vegetables being in the pipeline.
Facilitation and learning
 Need for more inclusive facilitation
process
 Lack of process documentation
materials although minutes are
being recorded using pen and paper
 Lack of consistency in stakeholders
to steer research for development
agenda (different member
categories more active at one stage
than others)
Perez Muchunguzi
p.muchunguzi@cgiar.org ● Kampala, Uganda.
Prepared for a capacity development workshop of the
CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics, Nairobi, 29 April – 2 May 2014
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Characteristics
 Key stakeholders: Private sector, Local
government, Research, Civil society
organizations, Farmer organizations;
Female representation and participation
emphasized
 Covers two districts
 Activities are led by a committee chaired
by a representative from private sector
 Meeting space provided by Kiboga local
government
 Meals provided by World Vision
 HumidTropics takes care of the
communication and stationery.
Stakeholders attending the initiation workshop of
Humidtropics program in Uganda in August, 2013.
Kiboga inception meeting in
August 2013
Farmers planting Maize-
Soybean demonstration trials