addis_stakeholder_uptake

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Participants were asked to quickly share any ideas they had on technology 'uptake' in the Mega Program. Ideas included:


 * Technology should be robust enough to require minimum formal dissemination efforts
 * Identified constraints mostly did not need new technological inputs, rather uptake of existing technologies, approaches, practices
 * Previous experience shows that technologies get taken up when there is a robust link to markets and the whole value chain. I am optimistic about it if we use the approach/framework well.
 * Better integrated value chain and techology in changing markets
 * technology uptake calls for private sector/entrepreneur involvement
 * labour productivity needs to be assessed as well as labour allocatioon in households
 * generic and inexpensive medicine
 * deal with real problems
 * closer assessment of urgent needs of producers through value chains analysis
 * partnerships are key
 * incentives matter a lot / at different levels
 * private public partnership
 * effective extension network
 * develop/reinforce researcher/extensionist platform
 * integration by all value chain stakeholders in this consortium with members putting their expertise forward
 * engage stakeholders and actors at all stages
 * participatory approach to promote uptake
 * demand-driven technologies
 * consioder cultural values of communities
 * consultation with users from the start
 * involve end users more in setting up research agenda
 * need to involve a wider group of stakeholders, including farmers, in setting the research agenda