Agricultural Training and Education to Feed the Future: SANREM Educating for Sustainable Intensification.

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Agricultural Training and Education to Feed the Future: SANREM Educating for Sustainable Intensification

Outline Background/context Accomplishments to date Future challenges Lessons from university self-assessments Innovations in education and training OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Title XII Legislation Declaration of Policy-Sec. 296(a) (2) Improved human capacity and institutional resource development for the global application of agriculture and related environmental sciences. OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Comparative Advantage of Innovation Labs in Human Resource Development Integration of academic, research and outreach in degree training programs Focus on finding solutions to private and public sector problems Collaboration with diverse partners (e.g., agribusiness, government institutions, IARCs, NGOs, foundations, etc.) Long-term institutional collaborative relationships OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

CRSPs Degree Training Total across ten CRSPs Total Degrees (BS, MSc and PhD) awarded (1978–2014) 4,324 Total post-graduate degrees awarded (1978–2014) 3,397 Proportion of women among all trainees 36%

OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

SANREM CRSP Phase III-IV Degree Trainees Bachelor’sMaster’sPh.D.All Men Women TOTAL % Women OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

SANREM CRSP Phase III-IV Short-term Trainees CountryMenWomenTotal Bolivia 4,897 3,480 8,377 Cambodia Ecuador 3,805 2,129 5,934 Ghana Guatemala Haiti 1,495 1,054 2,549 Honduras India Indonesia Kenya Lesotho 1,601 1,451 3,052 Mali Mexico Mozambique 4,051 3,911 7,962 Nepal Peru ,375 Philippines 2,160 1,398 3,558 Tanzania Uganda 1,512 1,498 3,010 USA Vietnam Zambia 18,843 19,016 37,859 TOTAL 42,878 36,859 79,737 80,000 trainees 22 countries 46 % women OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Sustainable Intensification Pretty et al. (2011)2011 “……producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts and at the same time increasing contributions to natural capital and the flow of environmental services” Seven key components of successful sustainable intensification are: combining science and farmer inputs creating novel social infrastructure improving farmer knowledge and capacity engaging with the private sector focusing on women’s education ensuring availability of microfinance ensuring public sector support for agriculture To what extent are our traditional practices of agricultural education and technology transfer applicable to the promotion of sustainable intensification? OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

The Transition to Complex Adaptive Systems In the early 20 th century, Quantum theory taught us that (instead of being the objective observers of the universe) we are participants along with the objects of our observation. It is only now that the implications for the applied sciences are becoming apparent. This involves not only: the traditional sciences and new partners but also: interactions and feedback mechanisms across multiple systems and scales All partners are learning and adapting simultaneously OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

The Transition to Adaptive Management Farmers are the key actors. They face dynamically changing climate and markets. They need to appropriate new science and technology so that they can make sustainable adaptations Why does the farmer need to know about how agricultural technology works beyond simply how to use it? S/he may want to use it to solve another problem. Waiting for researchers to figure out what to do next will likely cost the her farm or his livelihood. OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Fostering Technical Change in Agriculture How does adaptive management change agricultural education and training? What is the role of learning in the process of innovation? –Is learning a matter of information transfer resulting in adoption of innovations? –Or, is learning a matter of developing capacities for on-going adaptation? Whose capacities should be developed? Where, in fact, does innovation occur?

The Educational Challenge  Change agent perspectives Agricultural change agents are trained in conventional production practices and that are conveyed as memorized scientific “facts”  Farmer agro-ecological perspectives agro-ecological knowledge and its application in production informs farming discourse at the local level  Conservation agriculture requires adaptation CA doesn’t fit well with that memorized knowledge and challenges conventional farming wisdom OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Lessons from institutional self-assessments Instructional quality is characterized by: A lack of syllabi (and their use) A lack of coherence between Learning objectives Pedagogical practices Student assessment Although experiential learning is valued and emphasized by faculty and administrators, the tradition of memorization is profoundly engrained. Quality control efforts are only just beginning across Africa. OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Lessons from institutional self-assessments Underfunding agricultural education leads to low morale and rent-seeking behaviors of talented faculty members. Individuals take on teaching assignments across multiple institutions leading to instructional reliance on non- permanent faculty. Others seek and win externally-supported research projects that don’t compensate the institutions for the time lost to instruction. There is a lack of incentives for quality (student-oriented) teaching suggesting that even minimal rewards may help to re-focus efforts. OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Innovations in Graduate Training 1.New models for graduate degree programs –Joint or dual institutional degree programs –Sandwich programs –Distance education programs –Life-long professional development programs 2. Changes in Graduate Program Structure –Professional training vs. research focus –Multidisciplinary vs. disciplinary –Value Chain vs. subsector focus –“Designer” graduate programs for target populations 3. Value Addition to Host Country Graduate Programs –Research opportunities in U.S. university laboratories –Internships in U.S. agribusinesses –Participation in U.S. university outreach programs (Land-Grant Model) –U.S. university faculty instruction of courses at HC universities OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Innovation networks configure actors to facilitate the flow of information and access to resources and services Composed of: – Farmers – Farmer organizations – Extension – Input suppliers – Researchers – Agencies – Policymakers Innovation Networks OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Innovation Platforms Create a forum for social learning Establish a foundation for negotiation Facilitate network connections Foster farmer-market connections OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Innovations in learning for agricultural professionals (from suppliers to producers to processors to consumers) 1. New models for local innovation –Innovation networks –Cluster development among value chains –Peer-to-peer training; farmer field schools –Public/private partnerships 2. Developing communities of practice –Bridging across localities –Connecting local with regional and national partners –Creating spaces for innovation 3. Negotiating new roles and skills for facilitators and learners –Local leadership development –Support and sustain new brokerage roles –An enabling national policy environment OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Innovation Brokers Main Functions of Innovation Brokers: Analyzing the context and articulating demand Bringing together stakeholders into networks Facilitating interaction for innovation Challenges include: Formal education still reinforces top-down approaches Acquiring and maintaining funding Maintaining neutrality OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

21 st Century Land Grant Legacy Leaves behind: –Intellectual leadership in transdisciplinary negotiation –Strategic and creative partnerships involving all stakeholders –An engaged next generation of agricultural leaders Integrates research/teaching/action into locally responsive institutions –Existing models appear to be largely NGO-led Maintains the role of the ‘honest broker’ –Educated negotiation –Communicative competence of all partners is critical OIRED/Virginia Tech - SANREM

Thank you for your attention. Comments/questions welcomed