Jolisaa

JOLISAA co-organized with KARI, the PROLINNOVA network, CCAFS, and FSIFS-AusAID an international workshop  (the Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa or AISA workshop ) in Nairobi on 29-31 May 2013. During this workshop, about 100 selected participants from different horizons shared their experiences and reflected on concepts, results and lessons about agricultural innovation processes and systems involving African small holders.  They also formulated a number of concrete recommendations for policy-makers and other institutional decision-makers.

The objectives of the AISA workshop were:

• To learn jointly about agricultural innovation processes and systems in Africa
• To identify policy implications and develop policy-dialogue strategies and messages
• To explore perspectives for collaborative action research on innovation in smallholder farming.

The AISA workshop was held on 29-31 May 2013  in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of an international week devoted to Agricultural innovation in Africa. 

The AISA workshop focused on active social learning among participants, developed a collective "living keynote" about the following six issues:

1. Innovation drop zones? Dealing with interventions ‘parachuted’ into situations without due appreciation of, and embedding into local realities
2. Life under the hedge? Missing endogenous innovations under the radars of innovation ‘experts’
3. Follow the bright lights? Fitting current enthusiasms, e.g. for market-driven innovation, to all circumstances
4. Surf the wave? Balancing more directed and output-driven innovation projects with more opportunistic outcome-oriented innovation processes
5. Brain gain? Strengthening capacities for innovation and for facilitating innovation processes
6. Suspended motion? Monitoring, evaluating, adjusting, learning and reflecting on innovation results, outcomes and impacts
7. Ripples of change? scaling innovation, up and out

• Please visit the AISA wiki site for latest information and initial outcomes,:  http://aisa2013.wikispaces.com/ais+workshop    

• You can download the compilation of paper & poster asbtracts here: (try again later or visit the AISA wiki site!)