Overcoming constraints of scaling: Critical and empirical perspectives on agricultural innovation scaling

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierAmare Haileslassie: 0000-0001-5237-9006en
cg.creator.identifierAnnet Mulema: 0000-0003-4192-3939en
cg.creator.identifierLulseged Tamene: 0000-0002-4846-2330en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251958en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1932-6203en
cg.issue5en
cg.journalPLOS ONEen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriINNOVATION SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriINTENSIFICATIONen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.subject.ilriSCALINGen
cg.volume16en
dc.contributor.authorGebreyes, Millionen
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Kinduen
dc.contributor.authorThorne, Peter J.en
dc.contributor.authorBezabih, Melkamuen
dc.contributor.authorAdie, Aberraen
dc.contributor.authorMulema, Annet A.en
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Seiden
dc.contributor.authorTamene, Lulseged D.en
dc.contributor.authorAmede, Tilahunen
dc.contributor.authorHaileslassie, Amareen
dc.contributor.authorGebrekirstos, Asteren
dc.contributor.authorMupangwa, W.T.en
dc.contributor.authorEbrahim, Mohammeden
dc.contributor.authorAlene, Temesgenen
dc.contributor.authorAsfaw, Addisuen
dc.contributor.authorDubale, Worknehen
dc.contributor.authorYasabu, Simreten
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-30T13:54:09Zen
dc.date.available2021-05-30T13:54:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113829
dc.titleOvercoming constraints of scaling: Critical and empirical perspectives on agricultural innovation scalingen
dcterms.abstractScaling is a ubiquitous concept in agricultural research in the global south as donors require their research grantees to prove that their results can be scaled to impact upon the livelihoods of a large number of beneficiaries. Recent studies on scaling have brought critical perspectives to the rather technocratic tendencies in the agricultural innovations scaling literature. Drawing on theoretical debates on spatial strategies and practical experience of agricultural innovation scaling in Ethiopia, this paper adds to the current debate on what constitutes scaling and how to overcome critical scaling constraints. The data for the paper came from a qualitative assessment using focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and document analysis on scaling work done in Ethiopia by a USAID-funded research for development project. The paper concludes with four broad lessons for the current understating of agricultural innovation scaling. First, scaling of agricultural innovations requires a balanced focus on technical requirements and associated social dynamics surrounding scaling targets, actors involved and their social relations. Second, appreciating the social dynamics of scaling emphasizes the fact that scaling is more complex than a linear rolling out of innovations towards diffusion. Third, scaling may not be strictly planned; instead, it might be an extension of the innovation generation process that relies heavily on both new and long-term relationships with key partners, trust, and continuous reflection and learning. Fourth, the overall implication of the above three conclusions is that scaling strategies need to be flexible, stepwise, and reflective. Despite the promises of flourishing scaling frameworks, scaling strategies it would appear from the Africa RISING experience that, if real impact is to be achieved, approaches will be required to be flexible enough to manage the social, processual and emergent nature of the practice of scaling.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2021-05-27en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGebreyes, M., Mekonnen, K., Thorne, P., Bezabih, M., Adie, A., Mulema, A., Ahmed, S., Tamene, L., Amede, T., Haileslassie, A., Gebrekirstos, A., Mupangwa, W.T., Ebrahim, M., Alene, T., Asfaw, A., Dubale, W. and Yasabu, S. 2021. Overcoming constraints of scaling: Critical and empirical perspectives on agricultural innovation scaling. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251958.en
dcterms.issued2021-05-27en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectinnovation systemsen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectintensificationen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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