RIU Practice notes
These short syntheses bring together key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling research from 19 key reviews. Each synthesis of a selected topic provides background information and key points, while the lessons learned are illustrated using examples and case studies. These aim to bring the lessons to life for those involved in establishing an innovations systems approach to agriculture, fisheries and natural resources management.

Before reading the 'lessons' syntheses below, please read the following introduction:

RIU Practice note: Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from DFID's RNRRS studies and research 2008 (250KB)

Research management

		1 Innovation systems: concepts, approaches and lessons from RNRRS Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		2 Managing agricultural research for poverty alleviation Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 90KB)
		3 Rates of return to research Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		4 Monitoring and evaluation Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 90KB)
		5 Participatory research approaches Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 90KB)
		6 Fisheries and poverty reduction Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		7 Common pool resources: management for equitable and sustainable use Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)

Policy and governance

		8 Linking research, policy and livelihoods: challenges and contradictions Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		9 Understanding policy processes: a review of IDS research on the environment Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 90KB)
		10 Effective policy advocacy Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		11 Fisheries and economic growth Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		12 Fisheries and governance Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)
		13 Signposts to more effective states: Think and operate politically Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 90KB)

Communications

14 Communication for research uptake promotion: learning from practice Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)

Capacity building

		15 Capacity development Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 110KB)
		16 Gender and the DFID Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 90KB)

Case studies

		17 Pro-poor seed systems in East Africa Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 70KB)
		18 Plant breeder and farmer partnerships Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 80KB)

Poverty mapping

19 Poverty measurement, mapping and analysis Lessons for out-scaling and up-scaling from... 2008 (PDF 400KB)