Title:
Dossier "RAAKS : multi-stakeholder learning in agricultural innovations systems"
Corporate author(s):
ILS - Department of Information & Library Services
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
Royal Tropical Institute. Department of Information & Library Services
Year:
2012
PAGE:
[20]
Language:
eng
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords:
agriculture
,
capacity building
,
innovation
,
knowledge management
,
sustainable development
Abstract:
This KIT dossier provides free online access to the full content of the RAAKS Resource Box. RAAKS stands for Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems and provides guidance for conducting
participatory action-research in a multi-stakeholder context. In the world of development co-operation, many agricultural projects are more than simply technical interventions. It is crucial to recognize when different stakeholders have different views on what actually constitutes the problem. In such a case the problem can only be defined by simultaneously looking for the solution. This requires procedures to structure a process of learning and inquiry, which Checkland (1981) eventually named soft systems methodology. The classical premise that 'if you carefully analyse the problem, you are likely to find the solution' has been reversed to: 'If you don’t collaboratively learn to find the solution, you will never define the problem.' For large, multi-faceted development projects such as
'social learning' approach is increasingly recommended to achieve effectiveness and sustainability.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Category:
General
Right:
© 2012 KIT
Document type:
Other
File:
488787.pdf