Lessons learned from international to national scales 3rd all africa horticulture congress 07– 12 AUGUST 2016, IITA IBADAN, NIGERIA

1. 3RD ALL AFRICA HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS
07– 12 AUGUST 2016, IITA IBADAN, NIGERIA
Importance of partnership platforms to
meet the needs of horticultural enterprises:
Lessons learned from international to national scales
Dr. Rémi Kahane1 & Prof. Karamoko Diarra2
1 Agrinatura /CIRAD, Département Persyst, Campus de Lavalette, 34398 Montpellier cedex 5, France
2 Facultés des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar - UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal

2. PAEPARD Partners

3. t
Users Led
Process for
Consortia
Incentive
Funds for
Consortia
Competitive
Funds
Strategy of
communication
and capacity
strengthening
FOUR INSTRUMENTS ELABORATED BY PAEPARD

4. PAEPARD learning approach
for a users led process (ULP)
Users
Led
Process

5. 5 sub-regional ULPs
4 led by a Farmers Organization
1 led by a professional organization
19 consortia in 17 African countries
Example of
ULP-PROPAC
Urban agriculture: convert
environment constraints
into market opportunities
Identify the needs and set priorities

6. - 1 desktop study,
- 2 concept notes,
- 3 proposals submitted, and
Annual dialogue OP-Research

7. 20 Agricultural innovation facilitators trained
55 concept notes and proposals drafted
Translate the needs into
research questions and
identify funding
opportunities
Innovative use of mango
wastes in cosmetics

8. Example of a production unit of
Trichoderma soil-borne fungi
for the management of soil fertility in
vegetable farming in Burkina Faso
21 project proposals funded since 2010
Convert concept notes into research
proposals and sustainable fund
sourcing

9. Dgroups and blogposts with
> 6,000 followers
> 500 participants in training sessions
Proposal writeshops
Consultation & reflection workshops
Internet and Intranet
Identify and fill the gaps in
information, communication,
partnership management

10. Case study in Senegal:
Master GeDAH, UCAD
Master on sustainable management of horticulture-based
cropping systems (agroecology)

11. The LMD system at UCAD
Development of training in horticultural
agroecology (Master GEDAH) to raise
awareness and contribute to good
agronomic practices
11
- Ignorance of pests and auxiliaries
- Contamination of vegetables by pesticide
residues and huge flows of unauthorized
pesticides (60 kg / ha / year in Dakar)
- Secondary salinization of soils related to the
use of raw sewage
The starting point

12. Targets
Professionals in horticulture
o COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
o SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
o MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS
(FARMERS ORG., NGOs, PRIVATE SECTOR,
NARS, SENEGALESE CLUSTER IN
HORTICULTURE)
Improve the
- career plans of corporate executives
- curricula to meet the horticultural
business sector needs
Skills match jobs

13. Achievements(1)
GEDAH
(CLASSROOM
TRAINING)
STUDENTS
FIRST PHASE : 2006-2011
o Initiated in 2006 between
UCAD and CIRAD (FR)
o Training of future trainers in
2008
o First round of students in
2010 (11 Senegalese and 1
French)
o Second round in 2011 (11
from Senegalese and 1 from
Niger)
o End of the support of CIRAD
in 2011
UNIVERSITY CHEIKH A. DIOP
(UCAD) + CIRAD

14. Achievements(2)
UNIVERSITY CHEIKH A. DIOP
INCUBATOR
PRIVATE CONSULTING
OFFICE
YOUMANN
GEDAH
(CLASSROOM
TRAINING)
INNODEV
STUDENTS
SECOND PHASE : 2012-15
 Academics in horticultural
agroecology to promote the
development of healthy and
sustainable agriculture
 Innovative business projects
run by students in a research
environment (laboratories,
stations, farms)
 Expertise and know-how to
train students to
entrepreneurship

15. UNIVERSITY CHEIKH A. DIOP
INCUBATOR
Achievements(3)
PRIVATE CONSULTING
OFFICE
YOUMANN
GEDAH
(CLASSROOM
TRAINING)
INNODEV
STUDENTS
SECOND PHASE : 2012-15
Professionalization of the curricula
(consolidation and autonomy):
 Management training modules
 Initiation to entrepreneurship
 Partnership with/as private
sector
 Employment opportunities
 Growing support from the
State
 Financial sustainability

16. Indicators of success
 Follow-up of the graduates
 Evolution in the recruitment of students
PhD Education
Project management
(NGO)
Private sector
2010 5 2 1 3
2011 2 5 0 5
2012 1 6 3 5
2013 3 7 1 2
2014 2 3 4 5
 Follow-up of the projects and business plans
• 8 likely incubated projects
• 8 bankable business plans

17. PRIVATE CONSULTING
OFFICE
Perspectives
YOUMANN
GEDAH
(CLASSROOM
TRAINING)
FOAD GEDAH
(E-LEARNING)
INNODEV
STUDENTS
THIRD PHASE (2016-2020 )
E-learning (FOAD) funded
by the AUF (Francophone
University Agency) to start
in September 2016 :
 Registration of students
from Benin, Senegal,
Togo, Haiti, Burundi,
Congo Dem. Rep.,
Burkina Faso, Comoros,
Niger, Chad, Ivory Coast,
Cameroon
 80% are professionals
from the horticultural
sector
UNIVERSITY CHEIKH A. DIOP
INCUBATOR

18. Lessons learned
1. University to take the initiative to adapt to the business world
Develop negotiation capacities to set up well balanced
partnerships: academics for technicity
2. Develop professionalizing curricula
Re-invest resources into the curriculum
Validation of the curriculum (offer) by the demand pressure
3. Scaling up the curricula
E-Learning as a response to professionals
Synergy with other education/training institutions
Benefits from an enabling environment in Senegal
• University reform (openness and flexibility)
• Needs from the horticultural sector
• Dedicated staff well supported

19. Joint conclusions
www.paepard.org
 Perspectives of GEDAH: inception of ISAE and
the Horticulture Cluster
o Visibility
o Sustainability
o Scaling up/out
 Perspectives of PAEPARD
o More new consortia
o Scaling up/out the existing consortia
o Enabling the environment for innovation in
ARD >>> Higher education and training