Platform champions
The NIC provided links with the platforms. This was achieved through members acting as champions:
The platform champions do more than advocacy. For example the potato Platform Champion IMPUYAKI, a registered farmers cooperative based in Gicumbi District, is developing a partnership with a local NGO and the national agricultural research institute. They will initiate production of potato basic seeds (mini-tubers) in green houses, starting in January 2010. This will be run as a business and provide to seed producers the initial stocks of material they are currently lacking.
The partnership will imply transfer of know-how by the NGO while ISAR will provide vitro-plants and ensure quality control. The RIU Programme will provide gap-filling funding as Platform grants.
The NIC provided links with the platforms. This was achieved through members acting as champions:
- ISAR local research centres (all platforms)
- RDO field support officers (Cassava and Maize Platform)
- ROPARWA members (IMPUYAKI Cooperative for the Potato platform)
The platform champions do more than advocacy. For example the potato Platform Champion IMPUYAKI, a registered farmers cooperative based in Gicumbi District, is developing a partnership with a local NGO and the national agricultural research institute. They will initiate production of potato basic seeds (mini-tubers) in green houses, starting in January 2010. This will be run as a business and provide to seed producers the initial stocks of material they are currently lacking.
The partnership will imply transfer of know-how by the NGO while ISAR will provide vitro-plants and ensure quality control. The RIU Programme will provide gap-filling funding as Platform grants.
| Ian Maudlin, RIU Director, introduces Research Into Use, explains its aims and outlines the impacts the programme hopes to achieve. November 2009 (3:55) |  |
Related information
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Who champions putting research into use? Author: Andy Hall April 2010 (PDF 70KB) |
