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Overcoming the Barriers – Building Infrastructure, Partnerships and Capaci;es and Mobilizing Investments for Up/Out-scaling Research and Increasing Impact
A NOVEL BUSINESS MODEL t INCREASING IMPACT OF RESEARCH ON PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME OF RURAL POOR MARC BERNARD, AFRICARICE [email protected]
Invest into Youth !
HOW? • How do we achieve impact at scale? • What investment is needed - resources, inputs and capaci;es? • How do we integrate ac;ons in par;cular loca;ons/ contexts and align different ac;vi;es in the Innova;on Webs?
The AfricaRice approach for scaling innova;ons Value Chains
R&D
Knowledge
Knowhow
Training
Pillar 1: Experimental sites IARCs and NARS carry out adapTve research to develop products and protocols facilitaTng adopTon
Services
Business
Pillar 2: Services for out-scaling Young professionals provide InnovaTon Support Services in collaboraTon with experts and local organizaTons on the basis of prices of the local economy
FoundaTon: an InformaTon and CommunicaTon System for InnovaTon ü Seamless documenta;on in near real ;me ü Short feedback loops to op;mize knowledge genera;on and knowledge applica;on A demand and result oriented Business Model
Principle of the business model
Turning the needs of the target group into market effec;ve demand and cut out the middleman Subsidy of the offer - push -
Subsidy of demand - pull -
Investor
Investor
Contract
Report
Service fund
Service Provider Service
Target Group Info
Target Group
Info
Payment upon delivery
Request
Service Provider
Service
Cut out the middleman
Example of the Informa;on Exchange Service IARCs / NARS Design services
1
2
3 Field agent
4
Internet café
Quality check, data entry and publica3on of request www.runetwork.org
Records farm data and iden3fies a problem
Interviews expert and publishes an answer
20€
10€
10€
5
6
7 IARCs / NARS
Experts analyse data and share results with all actors in the innova3on system
Total 59€
Knowledge manager
Service Fund
Controlling and payment of agents upon delivery !!!
9€
Field agent
Explains answer and evaluates the answer
10€
How to define a service? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Idea;on on the basis of research results Define the purpose, product and outcomes Define a workflow (tasks, deliverables, skills, …) Elaborate procedures and instruc;ons Define quality control procedures Work out forms and ques;onnaires Calculate costs based on local prices Op;mize according to feedback
Some other services Service
Result/Products
Unit price Euros
#
Link communiTes
Give Farmers a voice; Trained field agent and data entry 585 agent assure exchange community R&D
>40
Community profile
Detailed informa;on on the agro-ecological and socioeconomic situa;on in a community online
473
>40
InformaTon exchange
Q&A - Report produc;on constraints; Provide solu;ons from experts; Farm-household data
66
> 3000
Form nat. VC expert team Value chain experts iden;fied and fit for dialogue
362
> 30
Form loc. VC expert team Value chain experts iden;fied and fit for dialogue
106
> 40
IdenTfy innovaTon opportuniTes
Documenta;on of local prac;ce; Assessment of 711 performance; Innova;ons proposed by experts; dialogue
> 64
Radio program
15 minutes program in different local languages
550
> 40
Community Fair
Promote, share and exchange informa;on & ideas
463
> 20
Establish local archive
People can view all informa;on any;me (paper)
320
> 40
Promote archives
Increased number of users; Feedback (one month)
20
>300
Gather market prices
Weekly commodity prices online (one month)
30
>300
The Green InnovaTon Center a one stop shop
for innovaTon support and business development services Knowledge management
Community development
Training Environment Rice Technology OrganizaTon
MarkeTng EducaTon Advocacy
Business Development
Framework for Innova;on in the Food Sector - FIFS Investors
Various Funding Sources
Define target group, thema;c and geographic scope and development goal
Service fund Payment upon delivery
Value Chain Expert Networks
Develop services and training courses, analyze feedback, monitor progress, evaluate impact and provide advice
Agricultural colleges
Investment funds
Train young professionals
Young Professionals & Local IniTaTves
Viable businesses
Business planning
Provide development services for training, business development, technical assistance knowledge management and advice
Value Chain Actors
Iden;fy and adopt innova;ons to realize business opportuni;es Products & Services Income & Expenditures
CommuniTes & OrganizaTons
Create an enabling environment for innova;on
Market
Drives development
Happy Livelihoods
InformaTon and communicaTon system for seamless documenta;on of the process allowing short feedback loops
Role of the Green InnovaTon Centre in FIFS ilize b o M
es c r u Reso
How to funds? Bring down transac;on costs by switching form occasional to con;nuous opera;onal exchange, coordina;on and collabora;on Research insTtuTons
A
B
C
Scaling partners
1
2
3
Research insTtuTons
A
B
C
GIC
Green InnovaTon Center Scaling partners
1
2
3
15 occasional connec;ons
6 con;nuous opera;onal connec;ons
Thank you!
A NOVEL BUSINESS MODEL t INCREASING IMPACT OF RESEARCH ON PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME OF RURAL POOR MARC BERNARD, AFRICARICE [email protected]
Invest into Youth !
HOW? • How do we achieve impact at scale? • What investment is needed - resources, inputs and capaci;es? • How do we integrate ac;ons in par;cular loca;ons/ contexts and align different ac;vi;es in the Innova;on Webs?
The AfricaRice approach for scaling innova;ons Value Chains
R&D
Knowledge
Knowhow
Training
Pillar 1: Experimental sites IARCs and NARS carry out adapTve research to develop products and protocols facilitaTng adopTon
Services
Business
Pillar 2: Services for out-scaling Young professionals provide InnovaTon Support Services in collaboraTon with experts and local organizaTons on the basis of prices of the local economy
FoundaTon: an InformaTon and CommunicaTon System for InnovaTon ü Seamless documenta;on in near real ;me ü Short feedback loops to op;mize knowledge genera;on and knowledge applica;on A demand and result oriented Business Model
Principle of the business model
Turning the needs of the target group into market effec;ve demand and cut out the middleman Subsidy of the offer - push -
Subsidy of demand - pull -
Investor
Investor
Contract
Report
Service fund
Service Provider Service
Target Group Info
Target Group
Info
Payment upon delivery
Request
Service Provider
Service
Cut out the middleman
Example of the Informa;on Exchange Service IARCs / NARS Design services
1
2
3 Field agent
4
Internet café
Quality check, data entry and publica3on of request www.runetwork.org
Records farm data and iden3fies a problem
Interviews expert and publishes an answer
20€
10€
10€
5
6
7 IARCs / NARS
Experts analyse data and share results with all actors in the innova3on system
Total 59€
Knowledge manager
Service Fund
Controlling and payment of agents upon delivery !!!
9€
Field agent
Explains answer and evaluates the answer
10€
How to define a service? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Idea;on on the basis of research results Define the purpose, product and outcomes Define a workflow (tasks, deliverables, skills, …) Elaborate procedures and instruc;ons Define quality control procedures Work out forms and ques;onnaires Calculate costs based on local prices Op;mize according to feedback
Some other services Service
Result/Products
Unit price Euros
#
Link communiTes
Give Farmers a voice; Trained field agent and data entry 585 agent assure exchange community R&D
>40
Community profile
Detailed informa;on on the agro-ecological and socioeconomic situa;on in a community online
473
>40
InformaTon exchange
Q&A - Report produc;on constraints; Provide solu;ons from experts; Farm-household data
66
> 3000
Form nat. VC expert team Value chain experts iden;fied and fit for dialogue
362
> 30
Form loc. VC expert team Value chain experts iden;fied and fit for dialogue
106
> 40
IdenTfy innovaTon opportuniTes
Documenta;on of local prac;ce; Assessment of 711 performance; Innova;ons proposed by experts; dialogue
> 64
Radio program
15 minutes program in different local languages
550
> 40
Community Fair
Promote, share and exchange informa;on & ideas
463
> 20
Establish local archive
People can view all informa;on any;me (paper)
320
> 40
Promote archives
Increased number of users; Feedback (one month)
20
>300
Gather market prices
Weekly commodity prices online (one month)
30
>300
The Green InnovaTon Center a one stop shop
for innovaTon support and business development services Knowledge management
Community development
Training Environment Rice Technology OrganizaTon
MarkeTng EducaTon Advocacy
Business Development
Framework for Innova;on in the Food Sector - FIFS Investors
Various Funding Sources
Define target group, thema;c and geographic scope and development goal
Service fund Payment upon delivery
Value Chain Expert Networks
Develop services and training courses, analyze feedback, monitor progress, evaluate impact and provide advice
Agricultural colleges
Investment funds
Train young professionals
Young Professionals & Local IniTaTves
Viable businesses
Business planning
Provide development services for training, business development, technical assistance knowledge management and advice
Value Chain Actors
Iden;fy and adopt innova;ons to realize business opportuni;es Products & Services Income & Expenditures
CommuniTes & OrganizaTons
Create an enabling environment for innova;on
Market
Drives development
Happy Livelihoods
InformaTon and communicaTon system for seamless documenta;on of the process allowing short feedback loops
Role of the Green InnovaTon Centre in FIFS ilize b o M
es c r u Reso
How to funds? Bring down transac;on costs by switching form occasional to con;nuous opera;onal exchange, coordina;on and collabora;on Research insTtuTons
A
B
C
Scaling partners
1
2
3
Research insTtuTons
A
B
C
GIC
Green InnovaTon Center Scaling partners
1
2
3
15 occasional connec;ons
6 con;nuous opera;onal connec;ons
Thank you!
