1. ELKS Enhancing livelihoods through livestock
knowledge systems
Knowledge Management for Results
Sharing & Learning from Experiences on Livestock Services
1st KM4Results Workshop for NER
Guwahati 7th-9th April 2010

2. Context & Rationale
 In the last 20 years livestock sector has been growing faster
than other agricultural sectors in India
 Livestock rearing is a key risk mitigation strategy for the
poorest in rain-fed regions, such as in the NE
 Support to livestock rearing contributes significantly to
women empowerment at household and village level
FAO, SOFA 2010

3. TATA-ILRI Partnership Programme on
“Livestock Research for Development”
ILRI Support
SRTT livestock based
•On overall approaches, strategies livelihood programme
and policies on livestock based
livelihood initiatives Himmotthan
•Conduct applied research, test NEI
Uttaranchal
pilots, carry out field trials, market
studies and institutional innovations Dairy Nagaland, Mizoram,
Arunachal
•Facilitate stakeholder collaboration
and synergy CInI
Piggery
•Build partner capacities Jharkhand
•Facilitate knowledge sharing Goatery Piggery
and exchange
Enhancing livelihoods

4. KM4Results : Orientation
The Knowledge Ladder : Going Up – Value Adding / Going Down: Strategic Objectives
Information
is about the
Results
who, where,
what and
Competency + Decision
when; making
Innovation + Learning
Knowledge Know How + Experiment
is about the Demand-based KM:
how and Knowledge + Action (Strategic orientation)
why.
Information + Context
Supply- based KM
Data + Meaning (Operational orientation)
After K. North, 1991:41

5. KM4Results : Approach
Results 1. Articulate demand
for identifying what
topic matters
2. Identify stakeholders
9. Pilot new ideas for
for scanning key
stakeholders’ action-
Learning learning & results
experiences on the
topic
Competency
8. Share products with 3. Identify exemplary
other platforms cases for
Local interested into the topic comprehensive analysis
at different levels of the topic
solutions KM4Results
Knowledge
use & action 4. Share cases in a
7. Develop knowledge
learning workshop for
products to systematise
joint understanding of
experiences
the topic
Innovation
Knowledge 6. Identify ICT solutions 5. Develop success
for continuous factors for consensus on
Products exchanges action (Why & How)

6. KM4Results : A Common Framework to Guide Action
What it is-what’s for
Implementation
guide based on
experiences Success Factor
Success Factor
4.
A way to distill & 3.
organise
experiences
Success Factor Success Factor
Holistic, systemic 2. 5.
Organise
stakeholders to
work in a different
way
Success Factor Success Factor
1.
Objective X
Open and process
oriented

7. Common Framework: What is each Success Factor about?
For each success factor: XYZ
Outcome:
What should be the situation at the end of a successful intervention in this factor?
Key components (or key questions):
What are the necessary ingredients to realise the successful situation?
Strategies:
What is it that has worked at best in different contexts and should be put into action?
Actors:
Who are the different players that can turn the ideal situation into reality?
( public, private , NGOs and others)
Know-how resources:
What are the relevant experiences and where can be found?