Multi-stakeholder dialogue space on farmer-led irrigation development in Ghana: an instrument driving systemic change with private sector initiatives

Private sector actors bring expertise, resources, and new perspectives to agricultural development, but the tendency to short-term approaches and market-based orientation has been unable to drive a systemic change in the development agenda. We explore how multi-stakeholder dialogues can capitalize on and trickle systemic change through private sector involvement. Analysis from the farmer-led irrigation development multi-stakeholder dialogue space (FLI-MDS) in Ghana shows the need for a physical and institutional space to cater for and merge different stakeholder interests. For all stakeholders, the institutional space is a multi-level-playing institution which can trickle systemic change by leveraging the private sector’s investments with multi-stakeholders’ collaboration, interactive learning, and potential support for commercial scaling of FLI. For private sector actors, a physical space for collaboration is crucial. It enables them to envisage their commercial interests, opening up opportunities for collaboration and mobilization of resources. Ensuring long term sustainability of an FLI-MDS requires catering for the private sector needs for a physical dialogue space to trickle systemic change and accelerate commercialization in farmer-led irrigation development.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Thai Thi Minh, Cofie, Olufunke O., Lefore, Nicole, Schmitter, Petra S.
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2020-10-01
Subjects:	farmer-led irrigation systems, irrigation management, multi-stakeholder processes, private sector, agricultural development, investment, business enterprises, supply chains, value chains, smallholders, institutions, innovation scaling,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109855 https://www.km4djournal.org/index.php/km4dj/article/view/489/608
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