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Farmers’ competencies for transforming agricultural livelihoods: A competency model approach for designing, implementing, evaluating, and adapting capacity-strengthening initiatives

dc.contributor.authorGottret, Maria Verónica
dc.contributor.authorBest, Rupert
dc.contributor.authorPage, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorRosenow, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-16T20:26:30Z
dc.date.available2024-12-16T20:26:30Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAccess to information, capacity strengthening, and on-farm experimentation—key functions of agricultural extension and innovation—are needed for smallholder farmers to restore and protect their land, improve the productivity and resilience of their production systems, engage with markets, and ultimately achieve sustainable livelihoods. This requires deliberate efforts to strengthen smallholder farmers’ competencies for success in smallholder agriculture. A competency model approach to inform the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and adaptation of capacity strengthening activities provides a practical framework for improving the effectiveness of capacity building strategies and activities. It allows goals and objectives to be explicitly defined and clearly communicated, guides the structure and content of training materials, and frames the assessment of competencies to inform their delivery. This paper summarizes the experience of Catholic Relief Services in using a competency model approach to build Skills for Marketing and Rural Transformation (SMART Skills) in Southern and Eastern Africa and Central America, and in evaluating outcomes and impacts.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/8xd4-xj41
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/116200
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2nd International Conference on farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe Second International Conference on farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation (OFE2, 2023)
dc.relation.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/116178
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleFarmers’ competencies for transforming agricultural livelihoods: A competency model approach for designing, implementing, evaluating, and adapting capacity-strengthening initiatives
dc.typeconference papers and proceedings
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