Scaling-up Uptake and Effective Use of Climate Resilient Innovations to Address Challenges Affecting Youth-led Agribusinesses in the Chicken Value Chain in Uganda and Burundi
Barbara Mugwanya Zawedde of the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) in Uganda and partners will facilitate increased uptake and effective use of climate resilient innovations to address challenges affecting youth-led agribusinesses in the chicken value chain in Uganda and Burundi. Youth have invested along the chicken value chain as a feasible source of income and employment, however, many are discouraged due to limited output resulting from use of technologies that are not adapted to the ever-changing climate. They will strengthen existing multi-stakeholder innovation platforms use them to identify, co-learn and reprioritize climate resilient innovations for the chicken value chain. They will use a Resilient Innovation Plan Model (RIPM) to optimize and recommend resilient options for different scenarios for the targeted agro-ecological zones. They will produce translated audio-visuals about the prioritized climate resilient innovations, and use digital solutions at Farmers Service Centers to disseminate the information to rural communities
