Assessing needs and decision contexts: RISA approaches to engagement research

Simpson, C. F.; Dilling, Lisa; Dow, Kirstin; Lackstrom, Kirsten; Lemos, Maria Carmen; Riley, Rachel

doi:10.1002/9781118474785.ch1

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“…Interviews were held during each cropping season and combined with our own field observations, enabling triangulation of data. We question the feasibility of speeding up the gathering of such information through, e.g., a rapid rural appraisal or on-farm group discussions, which may limit the understanding of community and within-group complexities (Simpson et al, 2016;Townsley, 1996).…”

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

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Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages

Paresys

Malézieux

Huat

et al. 2018

Agricultural Systems

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In sub-Saharan Africa, unexploited land and water resources in wetlands represent an important potential for intensified, sustainable and food-secure farms through rice production and market gardening. The lack of uptake of cropping in wetlands may be related to the ways in which resources are divided between family fields and individual fields. The management system on sub-Saharan African farms comprises a family management unit or a combination of a family management unit and one or more individual management units. The family management unit or the farm head controls production in family fields to satisfy family needs while the individual management units control production in individual fields to satisfy individual needs. Our objective was to investigate the diversity in farm management systems and the resulting uptake of cropping in wetlands for different farm types, as the first step towards suggestions for enhancing rice production and market gardening in wetlands. We studied farms in two case-study villages in Benin: Zonmon in the southern part and Pelebina in the north-western part. Farm typologies were developed based on random samples of 51 out of 134 farms (38%) from Zonmon and 50 out of 146 farms (34%) from Pelebina by combining principal component analysis and Ward's minimum variance clustering. Variables included in the PCA were related to levels of resource endowment (e.g., amounts of land, family labour, cash for purchasing chemical inputs and hiring labour) and to resource-use strategies including resource division between family fields and individual fields, and between uplands and wetlands. We identified 3 farm types in Zonmon and 5 farm types in Pelebina based on differences in resource-use strategies and in resource endowment. We found no trade-off between the existence of individual fields and the area under rice and market garden crops in wetlands. Labour abundance was the main factor driving both the occurrence of individual fields and the expansion of cropping in wetlands. Differences in labour division strategies between family and individual fields among farm types reflected differences in food and cash division strategies. Land use appeared strongly motivated by food self-sufficiency objectives and labour productivity, leading to prioritisation of upland over wetland areas. In wetlands, most farm types opted for cultivating market garden crops during the dry season when labour demand for upland fields was low. Our results indicate that increasing labour productivity in food crops and in rice and market garden crops would enhance the uptake of rice and market garden crops in wetlands. Creating credit facilities would increase the labour resource and allow farmers to hire labour, further contributing to wetland use. We discuss the relevance of a systemic farm analysis that enables distinguishing family and individual fields for understanding farm uptake of rice and market garden crops in wetlands. (Résumé d'auteur

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Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages

Paresys

Malézieux

Huat

et al. 2018

Agricultural Systems

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“…Although this preliminary work requires time, initiating the translational process with an awareness of each participant's biases (eg what forms of knowledge each participant prioritizes) and constraints is key to creating trust, sustaining collaborations, and reducing potential conflicts (Simpson et al . ).…”

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“…Discussions early on can also help participants fully understand and articulate their own needs, allowing them to negotiate a research plan that can meet these needs (eg negotiating the timeline or study design, gap filling on grants, etc). Although this preliminary work requires time, initiating the translational process with an awareness of each participant's biases (eg what forms of knowledge each participant prioritizes) and constraints is key to creating trust, sustaining collaborations, and reducing potential conflicts (Simpson et al 2016). Equally important is maintaining a regular dialogue throughout all stages of the work .…”

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Navigating translational ecology: creating opportunities for scientist participation

Hallett

Morelli

Gerber

et al. 2017

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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Interest in translational ecology (TE) -a research approach that yields useful scientific outcomes through ongoing collaboration between scientists and stakeholders -is growing among both of these groups. Translational ecology brings together participants from different cultures and with different professional incentives. We address ways to cultivate a culture of TE, such as investing time in understanding one another's decision context and incentives, and outline common entry points to translational research, such as working through boundary organizations, building place-based research programs, and being open to opportunities as they arise. We also highlight common institutional constraints on scientists and practitioners, and ways in which collaborative research can overcome these limitations, emphasizing considerations for navigating TE within current institutional frameworks, but also pointing out ways in which institutions are evolving to facilitate translational research approaches.

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“…Estos términos no son sinónimos, ya que tienen enfoques distintos relacionados específicamente con la adaptación que van más allá del apoyo técnico. Estos diversos esfuerzos podrían • considerar el contexto y la necesidad en las primeras fases de desarrollo para aumentar la adecuación científica y respetar los procesos de creación de conocimiento en los que participan personas con valores y experiencias vividas diversas 211,221,222,223,224,225 ;…”

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Cap. 31. Adaptación. En: La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima

2023

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Cambio institucional; cambios en la dieta y el desperdicio de alimentos; diversificación de los medios de subsistencia y las fuentes de ingresos; adaptación de las prácticas agrícolas, pesqueras o ganaderas (Recuadro 29.5); mejora de las variedades de cultivos; almacenamiento, distribución y seguridad de los alimentos; reducción del riesgo de desastres; migración permanente, retirada planificada o reubicación (KM 21.3, 24.4); movilidad estacional o temporal; redes de seguridad social y cohesión; protección social adaptativa; uso y demanda de agua; técnicas de gestión del suelo o de la tierra; almacenamiento posterior a la cosecha; recolección de agua de lluvia; ampliación de la gestión integrada de plagas; retirada estratégica de la costa (KM 9.3); protección de la tierra; cambios en los hábitos de transporte; mejora de la salud pública (KM 23.5). TecnologíaDesarrollo de tecnologías nuevas o ampliación de las existentes para permitir y avanzar en la adaptación; tecnologías de mejora del uso del agua o del acceso al agua; capacidad de energía solar; energía eólica; almacenamiento de energía; biogás; purificación del agua; producción de sal solar; microrredes; inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje automático. Número de actividades de adaptación documentadas públicamente (2018-2022)El nivel de actividad de adaptación documentada de los sectores público y privado varía mucho entre los estados y territorios estadounidenses.

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Assessing needs and decision contexts: RISA approaches to engagement research

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages

Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages

Navigating translational ecology: creating opportunities for scientist participation

Cap. 31. Adaptación. En: La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima

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