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US - Nov2018 Updated
US - Nov2018 Updated
Transdisciplinarity: crosses
and fades disciplinary
boundaries to create a holistic
approach, blends methods and
assumptions to create a new Soil science
methodology in which
conclusions relating to one Social science Development
discipline reckon with the
Communication
implications for the other
disciplines
Agronomy Agribusiness
Communication functions: platform
for dialogue, facilitation of collective
planning and decision making
Case study: maize production in NW Vietnam
Case study: maize production in NW Vietnam
Maize production
dramatically reduced
poverty in NW Vietnam
Case study: maize production in NW Vietnam
But economic
development was offset by
large scale soil degradation
Case study: maize production in NW Vietnam
Resulting in unsustainable
production in the long term
Case study: maize production in NW Vietnam
ACIAR NW Vietnam
Research project 2009-2013
Farmers: H’mong,Thai & Kinh farmers from Tam Duong (Lai Chau province)
9 Dao, Thai & Kinh farmers from Mai Son & Moc Chau (Son La province)
Framework ‘Innovation for Sustainable Development’
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BASIC / APPLIED
RESEARCH
ADAPTIVE
RESEARCH
Impact CHANGE DIAGNOSTIC -Adaptation of Development
-Capability
human, social,
- Behaviours
RESEARCH innovation model
economic, -Outreach and describing content
- Communitie
environmental, institutionali- and process
s
physical sation model
DEVELOPMENT
- Capacity building
- Services, inputs,
infrastructure
Development system
providing access to learning,
innovations, services, infrastructure
Framework ‘Innovation for Sustainable Development’
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BASIC / APPLIED
RESEARCH
ADAPTIVE
RESEARCH
Impact CHANGE DIAGNOSTIC -Adaptation of Development
-Capability
human, social,
- Behaviours
RESEARCH innovation model
economic, -Outreach and describing content
- Communitie
environmental, institutionali- and process
s
physical sation model
DEVELOPMENT
- Capacity building
- Services, inputs,
infrastructure
Development system
providing access to learning,
innovations, services, infrastructure
Framework ‘Innovation for Sustainable Development’
12
BASIC / APPLIED
RESEARCH
ADAPTIVE
RESEARCH
Impact CHANGE DIAGNOSTIC -Adaptation of Development
-Capability
human, social,
- Behaviours
RESEARCH innovation model
economic, -Outreach and describing content
- Communitie
environmental, institutionali- and process
s
physical sation model
DEVELOPMENT
- Capacity building
- Services, inputs,
infrastructure
Development system
providing access to learning,
innovations, services, infrastructure
System-wide facilitation of change Communities
Project partners
Change in a VC actors
local subsystem, Local Gov, NGOs
higher level sub-systems
are the context
Provincial government
Provincial DARD
MARD
VAAS
Ministry of Planning
and Investment
System-wide facilitation of change Communities
Project partners
Transformative VC actors
change-change Local Gov, NGOs
across the system
Representative
of advisory Provincial government
group Provincial DARD
MARD
VAAS
Ministry of Planning
Advisory and Investment
committee
Mechanisms to operationalise transdisciplinary R4D
15
PM&E developed and applied in NW project
Steps in PM&E
o Planning meeting
Wider community, trial objectives agreed upon,
farmers researchers chosen
16
PM&E developed and applied in NW project
Steps in PM&E
o Participatory assessments of yield in experimental plots
Reach agreement between farmers and researchers
on yield estimates
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Lessons learned
18
Lessons learned
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Lessons learned
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Lessons learned
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