Browsing by Author "Lamb, Jennifer"

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    Agricultural mindsets across social networks in four African countries
    Moore, Keith M.; Fornito, M.; Gunter, J.; Lamb, Jennifer; Sikuku, Dominic Ngosia; Shibonji, D.; Bashaasha, Bernard; Marake, Makoala V.; Keita, Moussa; Lambert, Dayton M.; Norton, James B. (2014)
    This PowerPoint presents research examining agricultural mindsets and social networks in Kenya, Uganda, Lesotho, and Mali. It identifies three agricultural mindsets exist which characterize farmer goals, values, and identities. These are: conventional agriculture (market-oriented production involving mechanical implements, agrochemical use and mono-cropping), risk-averse agriculture (livelihood diversification, distribution of risk, avoidance of market dependence), and conservation agriculture (minimal tillage, maintaining a soil cover and crop rotations). Mindsets of farmers and non-farm agents are explored through survey data. Relationships between actors, and mindsets of key actors are displayed in maps of social networks in Kenya and Uganda. The presentation concludes by emphasizing that agro-ecological, socio-cultural, and historical context matters, and calls for the development of an innovation system that is catalyzed by innovation brokers.
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    From technology transfer to adaptive management: Knowledge networks for technological change in agriculture
    Lamb, Jennifer (2010)
    This presentation describes a research framework to combine structural and semiotic approaches of network analysis toward a more comprehensive research program for technological change in agriculture.
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    Predisposition for Conservation Agriculture in North West Ghana
    Moore, Keith M.; Lamb, Jennifer; Yahaya, Iddrisu (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 2011-09)
    The adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) practices is not only dependent upon the suitability of the land and crop, but also upon the farmer him/herself. Changing the perspectives or technological frames of farmers is a necessary first step in implementing CA. The purpose of this research is to determine the local perspectives of farm men and women in the North West Province of Ghana and to identify any relationships between the extension services they received (gender of agent, level of contact) and those perspectives. Two hundred men and 157 women were interviewed in 2010 concerning their level of agreement with 20 agricultural perspectives and their level of contact with their local extension agent. Although more analysis is needed, current results suggest that neither farm men or women's technological frames are dependent upon extension agent contact, and a significant proportion of farm men and women who are considered "Risk Averse" would be most open to CA practices.
  • Pursuing community forestry in Liberia
    Lamb, Jennifer; Moore, Keith M.; Smith, R. L. (Wiley Interscience, 2009)
    This article examines the current situation with forest governance in Liberia. From 1990-2003, Liberia suffered a painful civil war funded, to a large extent by revenues from illegally harvested timber in an extreme example of a natural resource curse. Drawing upon the resource curse literature, the paper offers a case study of forest policy reform in Liberia, focusing on the historic development of tensions over land tenure, three C's policy of commercial, conservation, and community forestry, and examines current conditions of community engagement.
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    Research framework for technology network and gendered knowledge analyses
    Lamb, Jennifer; Moore, Keith M.; Christie, Maria Elisa (Blacksburg, VA: Office of International Research and Development, Virginia Tech, 2010)
    This paper presents a detailed framework for connecting people and turning innovation into the implementation of conservation agriculture (CA) at the smallholder level through the use of networks, participatory processes, and data collection. With the use of adaptive management, we can effectively work together with actors in a technology network and begin to develop sustainable solutions to address the food security problem. To allow for adaptive management and the extension of knowledge networks, we need to map social relations to improve networks and spread conservation agriculture techniques.
  • Technology networks for conservation agriculture: Bungoma, Kenya
    Lamb, Jennifer (2012)
    This presentation, given in Bungoma, Kenya in February 2012 was given as part of a feedback workshop sponsored by the Technology Networks Cross Cutting Research Activity. The main goal of the presentation was to summarize research findings regarding farmer networks, key actors in the agricultural production network, and beliefs and perceptions about conservation agriculture held within locality.
  • Technology networks for conservation agriculture: Kapchorwa, Uganda
    Laker-Ojok, Rita; Sikuku, D.; Lamb, Jennifer (2012)
    The presentation was concerned with farmer networks research findings, locally-held perceptions and beliefs about conservation agriculture, and integral stakeholders in the agricultural production network. The study included focus groups and surveys
  • Technology networks for conservation agriculture: Kitale, Kenya
    Lamb, Jennifer (Office of International Research, Education, and Development: Blacksburg, VA, 2012)
    This presentation, given in Kitale, Kenya in February 2012 was given as part of a feedback workshop sponsored by the Technology Networks Cross Cutting Research Activity. The main goal of the presentation was to summarize research findings regarding farmer networks, key actors in the agricultural production network, and beliefs and perceptions about conservation agriculture held within locality.
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    Technology networks for conservation agriculture: Tororo, Uganda
    Lamb, Jennifer (2012)
    This presentation, given in Tororo, Uganda, in February 2012 was given as part of a feedback workshop sponsored by the Technology Networks Cross Cutting Research Activity (CCRA) of the SANREM CRSP. The main goal of the presentation was to summarize research findings regarding farmer networks, key actors in the agricultural production network, and beliefs and perceptions about conservation agriculture held within locality.
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    Technology networks: Project design and some preliminary results
    Moore, Keith M.; Lamb, Jennifer; Moore, L. (2011)
    The following poster provides an introduction to the Technology Networks Cross-Cutting Research Activity (CCRA) within the SANREM CRSP. The purpose of this CCRA is to promote the scaling up of Conservation Agriculture activities among smallholders through increased understanding of the knowledge networks that can promote or hinder their adoption. Preliminary research results from Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya are explained.