Project Manager: Jacob Van Etten
Scaling RTB Crop Variety Validation and Diffusion using Farmer Citizen Science in Ghana and Rwanda (Scaling Tricot)
Summary
Promote the triadic comparisons of technology (tricot) innovation. Tricot is an approach of crowdsourced citizen science used here for on-farm variety evaluation. It is a simple, scalable field trial format, supported by digital tools, and delivering location-specific insights on variety performance. Sustainable Development Goals Contribution
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Enhanced genetic resources
Improved livelihoods at scale
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution
Countries
Research Areas
Enhanced genetic resources
Improved livelihoods at scale
Objectives
Improve the efficacy of RTB variety targeting by institutionalizing the gender-responsive tricot citizen science approach for on-farm RTB variety evaluation at scale in the public sector for sweetpotato in Ghana, and private sector for potato and cassava in Rwanda contexts.
GOALS
Scaling RTB Crop Variety Validation and Diffusion using Farmer Citizen Science in Ghana and Rwanda
By 2022, we will have directly and indirectly exposed about 150,000 farmers to improved sweetpotato varieties in Ghana and have exposed about 100,000 farmers to improved cassava and potato varieties in Rwanda. We assume at least 20% adoption over a 4-year period. In Ghana, we expect 30,000 farmers to adopt improved sweetpotato varieties. In Rwanda, we expect 10,000 farmers to adopt improved cassava varieties, and 10,000 farmers to adopt improved potato varieties by 2024.
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Date of project: From 2020 - To 2021
Crops:
Cassava 
, Potato 
& Sweetpotato 
Funds: USD 967,891
, Potato
& Sweetpotato
Funds: USD 967,891
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