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Presented by Genevieve Renard and Esther Gacheru (ILRI) to the ASARECA/ILRI Workshop on Mitigating the Impact of Napier Grass Smut and Stunt Diseases, Addis Ababa, June 2-3, 2010.
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Sharing results: communication within the Napier grass disease resistance
project
Presented at the ASARECA/ILRI Workshop on Mitigating the Impact of Napier Grass Smut and Stunt Diseases, Addis Ababa, June 2-3, 2010
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion
that it has taken place
G.B.Shaw, 1925
• Our job: To put research results into words and images while collaborating with our partners
• Strategies for knowledge sharing in the project:– Internal communication and
exchange– Knowledge sharing information
Did communication take place in our project? And how?
• Project launch in KARI, Kenya in 2008 relayed by Kenyan newspapers, KARI newsletters, leaflets, radio shows, etc.
• Project launch in Uganda in 2008 • Over 3 years, workshops, stakeholder
meetings, posters, agricultural shows, scientific reports, etc
Thanks to the information disseminated by our partners we know now that:
• Farmer’s knowledge on Napier stunt disease has increased
• Napier stunt disease incidence on farms has reduced and,
• Fodder yields have improved thanks to best management practices
Food for thought
• Did one ever wonder about the other country’s stakeholder meetings?
• How was it set up? What were the interactions like?
Website http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
• To raise awareness about the Napier grass diseases
• To link between the project partners, donors, coordinators and stakeholders
• To have a wider audience to share the project’s ongoing work and outputs
• To show visibility to donors
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
Structured navigation layout throughout the site makes it easy for users to locate their position in the website and move back and forth between the pages.
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
Google sites integrate with other Google products e.g. Google docs. This makes it easy to embed documents in a webpage.
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
Search function that makes it easy for users to search for information in the site.
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
Links to the other social media tools used
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
http://sites.google.com/site/napiergrassdiseaseresistance/
RSS feeds that you can subscribe to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilri/sets/72157623669425897/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilri/sets/72157623669425897/
http://mahider.ilri.org/handle/10568/840
http://ongoing-research.cgiar.org/napier-grass-smut-and-stunt-resistance
http://www.slideshare.net/ILRI/presentations
Food for thought
• Did we create a community of practice around Napier grass diseases in the region that will survive the lifespan of the project?
• How can knowledge sharing and communication play a role in reinforcing the community of practice?
• When the project finishes, in terms of practices, research findings, etc only drive and commitment from people will create a community of practice
• A community of practice is considered a rich potential source of helpful information
• Let us start by exchanging e-mails and hope to share information and practices about Napier grass outside of this meeting!