Collective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approach

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.creator.identifierDouglas Horton: 0000-0002-3452-6284en_US
cg.creator.identifierAndré Devaux: 0000-0002-2340-197Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierGraham Thiele: 0000-0002-3739-0431en_US
cg.creator.identifierGuy Gaston HAREAU ALGORTA: 0000-0002-8458-9259en_US
cg.creator.identifierMiguel Ordinola: 0000-0002-4789-6276en_US
cg.creator.identifierSarah Mayanja: 0000-0002-9698-0036en_US
cg.creator.identifierThomas Bernet: 0000-0002-4089-0218en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4160/02568748cipwp20201en_US
cg.issn0256-8748en_US
cg.numberSocial Sciences Working Paper/2020-1en_US
cg.placeLima, Peruen_US
cg.subject.cipCROP AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES CSSen_US
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
dc.contributor.authorHorton, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDevaux, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorThiele, Grahamen_US
dc.contributor.authorHareau, Guyen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrdinola, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLópez, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMayanja, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBernet, T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-04T20:43:45Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-06-04T20:43:45Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113865en_US
dc.titleCollective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approachen_US
dcterms.abstractResearch and development approaches that incorporate elements of collective action, agricultural innovation systems, and value-chain development (VCD) are increasingly popular, but there has been little systematic analysis of their use and results. In this paper, we analyze experiences with a participatory approach for stimulating inclusive innovation in agricultural value chains, known as the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA). Guided by a conceptual framework for analyzing PMCA interventions, we examine cases where the PMCA was applied in value chains for aquaculture, coffee, organic and typical regional products, potatoes and vegetables in Albania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Indonesia, Nepal, Peru and Uganda. We find that the uses and results of the PMCA were strongly influenced by attributes of the external environment, the targeted value chain and the intervention in which the PMCA was applied. The PMCA has generally produced the most significant results where: (a) the agricultural and policy environment favored agricultural innovation and VCD; (b) the value chain offered significant potential for value addition or cost reduction; and (c) the PMCA was implemented with a high degree of fidelity to its basic principles in the context of a broader development effort. The active involvement of diverse stakeholders – not only smallholder producers but entrepreneurs along the value chain and relevant service providers – was crucial for stimulating innovation. Because innovation processes are complex and emergent in nature, local teams needed to develop flexible implementation plans and procedures that were adjusted over time in response to emerging opportunities and results. And because the PMCA requires the active engagement of value-chain actors and service providers with diverse, sometimes conflicting, interests, effective facilitation was crucial to the success of PMCA interventions. We found significant benefits of the PMCA frequently emerged long after the intervention had been implemented. This finding highlights the value of assessing interventions that support inclusive innovation several years after project funding ends. Notwithstanding the demonstrated utility of the PMCA in stimulating inclusive innovation in agricultural value chains, the approach has only achieved limited use beyond its original developers. This finding also reflects the both the lack of institutional support and an effective scaling strategy for the PMCA and the enduring challenges to mainstreaming participatory systems approaches in agricultural research and development organizations.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.available2020en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHorton, D., Devaux, A., Thiele, G., Hareau, G., Ordinola, M., López, G., Mayanja, S., and Bernet, T. (2020). Collective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approach. Social Sciences Working Paper No. 2020-1. Lima, Peru: International Potato Center.en_US
dcterms.issued2020en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectcollective actionen_US
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural researchen_US
dcterms.subjectmarketingen_US
dcterms.subjectpartnershipsen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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