Overview of the Kiboga-Kyankwanzi platform in the Lake Victoria Crescent Uganda

P. Muchunguzi , R. Bakadde, M. Tenywa, A. Sole, P. Van Asten, J. Wandera, R. Kamugisha, B. Ekesa, A. Birungi, I. Mugisa, R. Gaseka, P. Lusembo, C. Muyanja, D. Pezo

Context and background Kiboga-Kyankwanzi platform was first one in

Uganda Lake Victoria Crescent action site.

Area is both crop and livestock dominated. Entry points selected were: Maize soybean rotation within banana-agroforestry systems for human consumption, animal feed and manure-crop dominated zone and Improved productivity and profitability Milk/dairy cows- livestock dominated area.

Opportunities and constraints Opportunities: The interactions between different

stakeholders encouraging Introduction of soybean: soil improvement,

human and animal nutrition, income generation and cropping diversification

Added value from planning and working and thus learning together.

Constraints: Limited involvement of the private sector Limited knowledge and market access for

soybean Group/self interests at different levels and

business as usual Lack of sustainability and independence

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Conclusions and ways forward An exciting as well as challenging process with some actors

already reaping from the interactions at the platform, ‘…Life

project is working much better ever since we started platform

meetings’, Annet, World Vision. How do we track/quantify such

changes?

Need for regular guided meetings to define the agenda right

from the start and strengthen participatory monitoring and

mutual learning.

Need for capacity building on Systems as well as Humidtropics

approach.

The process is as exciting as it is challenging

Progress Inception meeting-22nd August 2013 after a series of

consultation meetings with key local stakeholders Platform initiated on 6th February 2014 Monthly platform meetings Stakeholder analysis, 38 farmer participatory trials initiated Post harvest and marketing strategies being discussed ICRAF- promoting agroforestry trees on the same farms, ILRI

with livestock, Bioversity with bananas and AVRDC with vegetables being in the pipeline.

Facilitation and learning Need for more inclusive facilitation

process

Lack of process documentation

materials although minutes are

being recorded using pen and paper

Lack of consistency in stakeholders

to steer research for development

agenda (different member

categories more active at one stage

than others)

Perez Muchunguzi

p.muchunguzi@cgiar.org ● Kampala, Uganda.

Prepared for a capacity development workshop of the

CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics, Nairobi, 29 April – 2 May 2014

http://humidtropics.cgiar.org/

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April- May 2014

Characteristics Key stakeholders: Private sector, Local

government, Research, Civil society organizations, Farmer organizations; Female representation and participation emphasized

Covers two districts

Activities are led by a committee chaired by a representative from private sector

Meeting space provided by Kiboga local government

Meals provided by World Vision

HumidTropics takes care of the communication and stationery.

Stakeholders attending the initiation workshop of Humidtropics program in Uganda in August, 2013.

Kiboga inception meeting in August 2013

Farmers planting Maize-Soybean demonstration trials