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PRA in St. Lucia

Strengthening the Capacity of Extension in St. Lucia. PRA in St. Lucia. Training Round 1 Round 2 Interim Workshop Next Steps?. TIMELINE. INITIAL RECONNAISSANCE May 25 - 26 TRAINING May 31 – June 6 PRA ROUND 1 June 8 – July 13 PRA ROUND 2 July 13 – August 2

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PRA in St. Lucia

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  1. Strengthening the Capacity of Extension in St. Lucia PRA in St. Lucia

  2. Training • Round 1 • Round 2 • Interim Workshop • Next Steps?

  3. TIMELINE • INITIAL • RECONNAISSANCE May 25 - 26 • TRAINING May 31 – June 6 • PRA ROUND 1 June 8 – July 13 • PRA ROUND 2 July 13 – August 2 • INTERIM WORKSHOP August 9 - 10 • NEXT STE PS August, 2000 - ?????

  4. TRAINING

  5. ROUND 1 FIELD-WORK DEBRIEFING

  6. System 6: Root crop production CENTRALMARKET PASSING BUYERS cash Lorry (hauling) Minivan (Passenger) Root crops Dasheen Labour Food 17 Years 25 years Beans Vegetable Crops Tree Crops Hired Labour Livestock MAFF/Extension Officers

  7. MAFF/Extension SLBC Extension System 4: Banana SLBC JQ’S Central Market cash Vegetables: Okra labour food Banana food labour cash Hired labour

  8. Sample Diversity Matrix

  9. System Type: Vegetables

  10. ROUND 2 FOCUS GROUPS

  11. Prioritizing Constraints

  12. Problems and Opportunities Matrix for Livestock Focus Group

  13. INTERIM WORKSHOP

  14. FARMER CONTACTS:

  15. 46 Ministry Staff Trained in PRA • 280 Farmers interviewed in 8 regions • 24 Focus group meetings • 216 Farmers participated in focus groups • 496 Farmer contacts in less than two months • 31 Front-line officers including Regional Heads • 5 Commodity Coordinators • 7 Ministry Personnel • 6 Project Team Members

  16. ESSENTIAL OUTCOMES • Farmer constraints, problems, and opportunities for diversification identified. • Establishment of actions to be taken by individual farmers and farmer groups to address their constraints. • Establishment of actions to be taken at the Extension level to address farmer constraints. • Identification of Demonstration possibilities to address farmer constraints, by region. • Farmer constraints and concerns more fully integrated in Extension programme planning process.

  17. Extension Programme Planning Before and After PRA BeforeAfter Farmer’s input was limited, top- down, based on Ministry policy, guidelines and directives. No need assessment undertaken. farmers not fully aware of Ministry policy and what role they have to Play. More abstract programmes designed by Extension Officers based on their own perceptions of farmer constraints. More farmer involvement and participation from bottom-up. More inward looking, more farmer centered. Programs have more input from the farming community. Constraints analysis, farmer identified solutions and actions ensure more realistic programmes.

  18. Next Steps:

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