Innovation systems proposition with actors and their role for new CLCA site, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Maria Boa Alvarado, Lennart Woltering, Santiago López Ridaura. (1/3/2020). Innovation systems proposition with actors and their role for new CLCA site, Oaxaca, Mexico. Mexico: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
Abstract
The agricultural innovation systems (AIS) proposition with actors and their role for Mexico is an output
under Component 2: Development of a delivery system/participatory farmer-led extension system to
accelerate adoption. This component deals with the articulation of the innovation system model and a
knowledge management (KM) strategy to ensure the design, development, and use of an effective
delivery system for locally adapted CLCA systems and practices. The innovation systems proposition aims
to contribute to foster solutions to the needs of smallholders of small ruminants and maize systems in the
Mixteca Alta region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
AIS is a social system that depends on the context and engages different actors in order to tackle priority
challenges, and to jointly uncover opportunities for mutually beneficial outcomes by linking efforts. We
build on the infrastructure and experience generated in the Oaxaca hub innovation platform. In the case
of the Mixteca Alta, water scarcity and soil degradation are recognized as major challenges to smallholders
of crop-livestock systems. Some of the perceived root causes of the soil erosion and degradation are water
scarcity, loss of organic matter, unsustainable farming practices, and poor management of natural
resources. The potential opportunities for the AIS to tackle those challenges rely on the application of the
scaling principles, some of the most evident ones are: (i) acknowledging lessons learned and good
practices of local knowledge and past experiences, (ii) strengthening local networks and strategic spaces
of exchange, innovation, and research (such as platforms and modules), and (iii) developing capacities of
key stakeholders of the value chain.
