From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations

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dc.creatorCosmas Kweyu Lutomia
dc.creatorDessalegn Molla Ketema
dc.creatorEileen Bogweh Nchanji
dc.date2024-09
dc.date2024-11-07T15:17:57Z
dc.date2024-11-07T15:17:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:26:56Z
dc.descriptionAlthough social innovations are recognized as important to enabling technology use, when implemented, they are often considered as an afterthought or rarely co-designed with beneficiaries. The study used data collected from 783 farmers in three counties of Kenya to assess effectiveness co-designed socio-technical innovation bundles (conservation agriculture practices and inclusive, gender-sensitive, and policy-supported innovations) in enhancing climate resilience and productivity. Results indicate significantly higher resilience capacities among users of sociotechnical innovation bundles than non-users. Significant differences in agricultural output were reported, with users demonstrating higher productivity in maize (545 kg/acre vs. 398 kg/acre) and beans (237 kg/acre vs 187 kg/acre) under climate change. The effect of bundles on productivity was higher when co-designed for both crops – maize (556 kg/acre vs 520 kg/acre) and beans (240 kg/acre vs. 231 kg/acre). However, no significant differences were reported regarding the effect of co-designed socio-technical innovation bundles on farming households’ capacity to obtain support from community/local groups in times of climate-related shocks. These findings underscore the importance of co-designing and integrating socio-technical innovations into agricultural programs.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159395
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/59718
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNchanji, E., Lutomia,C.,Ketema,D. 2024.From Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations. conference. Tropentag 2024
dc.subjectsocio-technical innovation
dc.subjectclimate resilience
dc.subjectresilient capacities
dc.subjectco-design
dc.subjectadaptation
dc.titleFrom Afterthought to Forefront: Transforming Agricultural Resilience through CoDesigned Socio-Technical Innovations
dc.typeConference Paper

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