Lessons for research, capacity development and policy in agroforestry for development

Callo-Concha, Daniel; Denich, Manfred; Hassan, Muhammad Mehmood Ul; Place, Frank; Wardell, D.A.

doi:10.1007/s10457-017-0085-6

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“…municipal, Fig. 4 Composition of the ego-networks of 3 key players in CAFS upscaling in a Cesar and b Caquetá regional, national, and international) supporting CAFS regionally, as previous studies also evidenced (Callo-Concha et al 2017). However, most of these actors had relationships with few others in their respective regional networks, and, thus, low density.…”

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Upscaling agroforestry in the tropics through actor-networks: a comparative case study of cacao farming systems in two regions of Colombia

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Agroforestry systems (AFS) upscaling has the potential to integrate sustainability and resilience objectives into agriculture. However, this is a daunting task requiring multi-actor collaboration across public and private sectors at multiple governance levels, coupled with innovative approaches to jointly managing AFS knowledge. Understanding such multi-actor interactions from a network perspective may help to unravel how social structures, created by relational patterns enhance or hinder AFS upscaling. Our paper aims to comparatively explore the role of regional actor-networks on AFS upscaling for a selected farming system. By conducting semi-structured interviews, we collected information about the ties of 86 actors supporting cacao agroforestry systems (CAFS) across two regions of Colombia. We use social network analysis (SNA) to comparatively visualize and understand the general structure of these networks, find relational patterns between the diverse categories of actors involved, and identify a set of key players bridging the majority of the actors within these networks. We find highly centralized networks that connect multiple actors by a low number of mostly non-reciprocal ties. Within these networks, we identify a predominance of bridging ties over bonding ties, homophily patterns among research and education institutions, and heterophily configurations among farmer-based organizations. We also find that the composition of the sets of key actors and the platforms where they converge varies substantially from region to region due to decentralized agricultural policies and differing characteristics across regions. Our approach provides key entry points for promoting multi-actor coalitions that can effectively expand the benefits of AFS in tropical agricultural systems.

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Section: General Structure Of Cafs Regional Actor-networkmentioning

confidence: 70%

Upscaling agroforestry in the tropics through actor-networks: a comparative case study of cacao farming systems in two regions of Colombia

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“…Although specific agricultural and natural resource management laws are needed for AFS scaling-up, no established framework or specific law for AFS exists in Colombia, just as in other countries (Macke et al 2021 ). However, as Callo-Concha et al ( 2017 ) point out, given its diverse practices, AFS is affected by multiple policies. Thus, a legislative framework that comprehensively supports AFS is a policy challenge to address at the national level.…”

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Analyzing influencing factors to scale up agroforestry systems in Colombia: A comparative ex-ante assessment of cacao farming and cattle ranching in two regions

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Agroforestry systems (AFS) are proved to enhance sustainable land management. Thus, there is increasing demand for effective ways to scale up AFS so that more people can benefit. Consequently, this study assesses the scaling-up potential of agroforestry systems (AFS) using cacao farming and cattle ranching in Caquetá and Cesar, Colombia, as examples. An ex-ante assessment using the ScalA tool is conducted through interviews with AFS experts from institutions promoting AFS. Using a comparative approach, results reveal that AFS have different scaling-up potential depending on the type of farming system and location characteristics. In our case, it is slightly higher for cacao farming than for cattle ranching in both regions and it is higher in Caquetá than in Cesar for both systems. Factors hindering the scaling-up potential for both regions are economic conditions at the local and regional levels since there is a lack of stable and differentiated markets to absorb AFS products. In contrast, the scaling-up potential in both regions is increased by the factors related to the capacity of the organizations that promote AFS and the attitudes of local communities toward them. The study generates information about factors that may hinder or foster AFS scaling-up, including not just the capacities and mechanisms to promote them but also the enabling conditions. This contributes to prioritizing AFS interventions and better allocating their resources to increase their chances of successful scaling-up.

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“…While capacity itself is internal to individuals and organizations, its further progress can be supported by external actors, such as FTA partners, through appropriate interventions and networks. However, as these external interventions form only a small part of change processes, they require constant adaptation to internal and external contextual changes (Callo-Concha et al 2017). The (then) CGIAR community of practice on CapDev developed a CapDev framework that specified key elements of capacity development (Box 1).…”

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Lessons for research, capacity development and policy in agroforestry for development

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Cited by 7 publications

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Upscaling agroforestry in the tropics through actor-networks: a comparative case study of cacao farming systems in two regions of Colombia

Upscaling agroforestry in the tropics through actor-networks: a comparative case study of cacao farming systems in two regions of Colombia

Analyzing influencing factors to scale up agroforestry systems in Colombia: A comparative ex-ante assessment of cacao farming and cattle ranching in two regions

Capacity Development Plan of Action 2020-2021

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