The Project's methodology will be based on the following five approaches:
(a) Key informant surveys of grass-root institutions and clustering of best bet science and
technology as a basis for business transformation options;
(b) Validating of Research to Business (R2B) of gender responsive best bet matured
elements for adoption through piloting and demonstration ensuring appropriateness for
rainfed and irrigated agroecosystems;
(c). Analysis of the service delivery agencies in the private and public sectors and linkages
between farmers organization (FO) and service providers and identified regulatory and
-policy constraints that hinder the acceleration of best bet packages dissemination to the
end users;
(d) Developing capacity of farmers, extension, support services and development staff as
well as business interested representatives through focused training of trainers with due
consideration to gender aspect, customized knowledge products, and demonstration
plots in partner and fanner's fields:
(e) Conducting knowledge sharing and exchange workshops to further refine matured
technologies for wider dissemination and commercialization through the IFAD
strengthening rural institutions of technology users and service providers groups towards
an enabling environment for growth.
